Špelca Mladič

Eleonora Magdalena Mladič Tavčar, also known as Špelca Mladič, (19 December 1894 – January 1981) was a Slovenian painter, teacher, and writer.

Early life and education She was born on 19 December 1894 in Vienna into a prosperous Slovenian family. Her mother was Gizela Mayer and her father was Janez Mladič. Alongside , she was for over a decade the most active contributor to the fashion supplement of Ženski svet (Women's World), the first fashion supplement in what is now Slovenia. During the 1920s, she devoted considerable attention to Slavic national ornamentation.

Exhibitions She was a member and co-founder of the Grohar Art Club, whose members included painter Henrika Šantel, general and poet Rudolf Maister, teacher, painter and printmaker Avgusta Šantel, Czech painter , and sculptor and printmaker Nikolaj Pirnat. With the club, she exhibited watercolor and tempera paintings. In 1921, she also participated with them in the First Art Exhibition in Maribor. She also exhibited at the large regional exhibition Ljubljana in Autumn in Ljubljana. She also collaborated with the Little Women's Entente, exhibiting with the group in Belgrade. withdrew from public life. This withdrawal may have been related to changing political circumstances in Yugoslavia. Her husband died in 1971.