Tea Jurisic

Tea Jurisic is a Croatian illustrator and muralist working under the artist name TEA KVAR. Through murals, illustration, and large-scale public art, Tea explores storytelling, surrealism, and humor using both traditional and digital media. She holds a Master’s degree in Graphics from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb.

The artistic practice of TEA KVAR spans murals, illustration, and public art commissions, often combining elements of comics, narrative imagery, and playful visual storytelling. Over the years, Tea has created murals and exhibited work internationally, with projects appearing in countries including Taiwan, Switzerland, Norway, the United Kingdom, Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia.

Tea is the founder of KVAR Illustration Studio, collaborating with international brands and cultural institutions while continuing to develop an independent artistic practice. Outside the studio and mural walls, Tea is also a passionate mushroom forager, spending much of her free time exploring forests and learning about fungi—an activity that nurtures her curiosity about nature, observation, and organic forms that subtly influence her visual imagination.