Crna Trava, 1967
He studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, graduating in 1994. In 2001 he completed his postgraduate studies at the same school, specializing in mural painting. He teaches at the Faculty of Arts, University of Niš. His icon painting follows the Serbian tradition, strongly influenced by Palaiologan art. In his secular mosaics, as well as in his paintings, he adopts a more abstract and decorative spirit, emphasizing bright and luminous colors and pure forms. He has held solo exhibitions in Serbia and participated in many group exhibitions of contemporary Serbian art both in his country and abroad. Indicative exhibitions include ‟Heil Kunst!” (National Gallery of Vranje, 2013) and the exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of the Niš Faculty of Arts (‟Pavilion,” Tvrđava, Niš, 2018). He has executed monumental mosaics for the children’s park in Niš and systematically works on the painting of church interiors. In 2002–2003 he painted the episcopal chapel of Niš, and since 2016 he has been working in the Church of Pentecost, the city’s cathedral. He has also worked in the Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel (known as the “Small Cathedral” of Niš, 2006–2012), among others. He has received numerous awards for his monumental work. In 2013, he collaborated with prisoners on the decoration of the church of St. Stefan Uroš III within the Niš penitentiary.