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Danijela Krha Purssey
PositionCo-Founder & Editor-in-Chief
JoinedJanuary 14, 2019
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Danijela Krha Purssey is an entrepreneur, & the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Australian based international contemporary art magazine, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. She is deeply passionate & committed to her vision to help shift the paradigm in the global contemporary arts industry regarding what is defined and accepted as contemporary art. Danijela has created a carefully curated, unique contemporary arts experience via all the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine touch points that inspires & champions emerging & mid-career creatives both locally & around the world. Proudly, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine has inspired creatives to pursue a life & career in the arts & helped artists’ careers grow through Beautiful Bizarre Magazine’s exposure of their work. Danijela founded Beautiful Bizarre Magazine in 2013 with her husband, Richard Purssey. In the 6 years since the launch of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine she has released 26 issues, published over 2,000 web articles, launched the interactive digital magazine, curated 10 successful exhibitions in 4 countries, launched the international Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize which embraces traditional, digital & photographic representational art across all modern styles from realism to pop surrealism & lowbrow art, and shared the work of countless creatives from all corners of the globe. Danijela has forged global connections with artists, collectors, gallery owners & their communities to further her vision for the new contemporary art scene & to help galleries & creatives thrive. The Beautiful Bizarre Magazine social media platforms have grown to over 980,000 followers. In late 2016 Danijela was awarded the prestigious AMP Foundation ‘Tomorrow Makers’ Award, & grant funding to expand Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
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