1925. – Exposition internationale des Arts décoratifs
1927. – izložba Djela, Zagreb
1934. – Izložba umjetničko-obrtnih radova Branke Frangeš Hegedušić, samostalna izložba, Zagreb
1934. – V. izložba Zemlje, Umjetnički paviljon, Zagreb
1935. – VI. izložba Zemlje, Beograd
1936. – Grupa savremenih hrvatskih grafičara, Banja Luka
1947. – II. izložba ULUH-a, Zagreb
1949. – V. izložba ULUH-a, Zagreb
1951. – Umjetnost XIX. i XX. stoljeća, Zagreb
1955. – I. zagrebački triennale, Zagreb
1957. – Izložba primijenjene grafike
1968. – Branka Hegedušić, samostalna izložba, Rijeka
1969. – 1929-50, Nadrealizam, Socijalna umetnost, Beograd
1970. – Secondo bienalle internazionale della grafica Firenza, la grafica tra le due guerre 1918-1939, Firenca
1971. – 6. zagrebački salon – retrospektiva „Zemlje“, Zagreb
1991. – Hrvatski politički plakat (1940-50), Hrvatski povijesni muzej, Zagreb

Frangeš Hegedušić Branka — painter, artist and university professor
(1906, Zagreb — 1985, Zagreb)

She received a degree in painting in 1928 at the Royal Academy of Arts in Zagreb. She trains to be a lace-maker in Prague and perfects her skills at the Gobelin Tapestry Manufacture in Vienna, working at the Jansen Interior Design Studio. In 1930 she returns to Zagreb, where she continues her artistic work. Frangeš Hegedušić was the first and only female member of the Zemlja group (artistic collective), who help set up her exhibition from 1934 to 1935. She was the founder and co-creator of the education program of the Academy of Applied Arts (APU) in Zagreb and her first and only Head. At APU, she establishes the first academic study program for textiles and costume design. She takes part in the establishment of the Croatian Association of Artists of the Applied Arts (ULUPUH) in 1950 in Zagreb. In 1930, she publishes a brochure titled Prilog upoznavanju i unapređenju hrvatskoga kućnog obrta (“A Contribution to the Familiarization with and Promotion of Croatian Household Crafts”), which shows her exquisite knowledge of lace-making. Through this publication, Frangeš Mihanović advanced the craft of lace-making not only theoretically but also in practice, by providing readers with a self-made blue-print for lace production.

Exhibitions

1925 – Exposition international des Arts décoratifs (“International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts”), Paris
1927 – exhibition Djela (“Works”), Zagreb
1934 – Izložba umjetničko-obrtnih radova Branke Frangeš Hegedušić (“Exhibition of Branka Frangeš Hegedušić’s Artwork and Craftwork”), solo exhibition, Zagreb
1934 – 5th exhibition of the Zemlja (“Earth”) group, Art Pavilion, Zagreb
1935 – 6th exhibition of the Zemlja (“Earth”) group, Belgrade
1936 – Grupa savremenih hrvatskih grafičara (“Group of Contemporary Croatian Graphic Artists”), Banja Luka
1947 – 2nd ULUPUH exhibition, Zagreb
1949 – 5th ULUPUH exhibition, Zagreb
1951 – Umjetnost XIX. i XX. stoljeća (“19th and 20th Century Art”), Zagreb
1955 – 1st Zagreb Triennial, Zagreb
1957 – Izložba primijenjene grafike (“Exhibition of Applied Graphics”)
1968 – Branka Hegedušić, solo exhibition, Rijeka
1969 – 1929. do 1950., Nadrealizam, Socijalna umetnost (“1929 – 1950: Surrealism, Social Art”), Belgrade
1970 - Secondo bienalle internazionale della grafica Firenza, la grafica tra le due guerre 1918 – 1939, Florence
1971 – 6th Zagreb Salon – A Zemlja (“Earth”) Group Retrospective , Zagreb
1991 – Hrvatski politički plakat (1940. – 50.) (“Croatian Political Posters (1940 – 1950)”), Croatian History Museum, Zagreb