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| Photo: © Isidora Cvetkovska, 2017 |
LADISLAV CVETKOVSKI was born in Skopje in 1965. In 1990 he graduated from the Department of Printing Art and Graphic Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje. In 2003 he became Master of Fine Art, in the field of digital printing art at the “Ss. Cyril and Methodius University” in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje. For more than 20 years Ladislav Cvetkovski has been engaged in the fields of fine arts and graphic design.
Currently, he is working as a university professor at the Faculty of Fine Art in Skopje, simultaneously continuing with his career as a fine artist and designer as well. Over the last two decades, he has extensively been researching the electronic media technological possibilities and theory of colour, focusing on the digital art. The results of the undertaken research were presented as a thesis prepared for the postgraduate final exam and exhibitions realised in the period 2002 to present. As an art director and graphic designer, he has been cooperating with the most significant institutions and organisations in the Republic of Macedonia.
During his extensive career, he has worked as a designer at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Skopje (from 1994 to 1998) and at the Design Studio Skenpoint A. D. Skopje (from 1998 to 2008).
In the period 2006 - 2009 he was engaged by the University American College Skopje in a capacity of visiting professor. Since 2006, Ladislav Cvetkovski is working at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje at the “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, and in 2015 he became an Associate professor. In the period 2009-2019 he was Head of Printing Art department. Additionally, from 2008 until now he holds lectures at the Industrial Design Department in the frame of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the same University.
From 2020 to 2023 was president of the Board of the National Gallery of North Macedonia.
His main expression language in the last few years is in the form of a social poster. He publishes these visual comments on the social networks. Some of the posters are related to particular events, persons, mentality or culture in Macedonia or the Balkans, while others treat global issues. Yet, the general idea of the posters is to send clear messages applicable to the wider context. The author tends to give his personal comment on some universal occurrences related to the broader social and political ambient in the society.
2009 – "Blindet", digital print 100x70, Museum of Conteporary Art – Skopje
2013 – "Matres", digital print, Alijo, Portugal, Lamego Museum and Douro Museum
2013 – "Analfabet", digital print, Belgrade, Serbia, EX-YU konkurs za grafiku
2015 – Triptych "Globalisation in blue", digital print 100x460, Museum of Conteporary Art – Skopje
2016 – "Fontana", digital print on canvas, Treviso, Italy, Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection
2010 International Skopje Student Poster Competition, Republic of Macedonia
2015 Poster for tomorrow, international poster competition, France
Awards:
2021 – Knight's Order of Merit "Star of Italy", awarded by the President of the Republic of Italy, Sergio Mattarella
2005 – Won an Award for best graphic design for publication for the year 2004 for the monographic edition "Icons from the Museum of Macedonia", awarded by Open Society Institute Macedonia
1991 – Award for drawing at the Third Biennial of Young Artists Third Biennial of Young Artists, Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje
1991 – Award for drawing at the Third Biennial of Young Artists Third Biennial of Young Artists, Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje
Works in collections of:
1991 – "Untitled" Inc on paper Drawing 100x70, Museum of Conteporary Art - Skopje2009 – "Blindet", digital print 100x70, Museum of Conteporary Art – Skopje
2013 – "Matres", digital print, Alijo, Portugal, Lamego Museum and Douro Museum
2013 – "Analfabet", digital print, Belgrade, Serbia, EX-YU konkurs za grafiku
2015 – Triptych "Globalisation in blue", digital print 100x460, Museum of Conteporary Art – Skopje
2016 – "Fontana", digital print on canvas, Treviso, Italy, Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection
2016 – “Food”, “Megaphone”, digital print on canvas, Montebelluna, Italia, Associazione Nazionale Incisori Contemporanei
2016 – Collection of 27 social posters, Maribor, Slovenia, Galleria RRRudolf, Literarna Hiša – Maribor
2017 – "Birtd of Peace", Seoul, Republic of Korea, The Corea Forum of Design (COFOD)
2018 – “rUN” Paris, France, Poster for Tomorrow,
2018 – “Help people in Lombok island, Indonesia”, Worldwide Graphic Designers (WGD), Indonesia.
2018 – “Women's rights are human rights”, Budapest, Hungary, Hungarian Poster Association
2018 – “Global worming”, Seoul, Republic of Korea, VIDAK (Visual information design association of Korea)
2018 – “Madkind”, Poland, Eco Poster
2019 – “Love in Korea”, Seoul, Republic of Korea, The Corea Forum of Design (COFOD)
2019 – “Life and liberty”, Seoul, Republic of Korea, International Art & Design Association (IADA)
2019 – “Human VS Humanity”, Gwangju, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Gwangju Design Biennale 2019
2019 – “Unifying Diversity”Gwangju Communication Design Association of Korea
2020 – “Hope”, Seoul, Republic of Korea, International Invitational Exhibition: Design and Finding Hope, 2020 KICD Winter International Conference and International, Korea Institute of Cultural Product and Design, Cyber Exhibition Hall
2021 – “Help! I am Burning”, Calanca, Swiss, "Biennale di Calanca 2021", Svizzera
2021 – “METAVERSE + DESIGN”, Seoul, Republic of Korea, KICD Summer International Conference and International Invitational Exhibition: METAVERSE + DESIGN KICD (KOREA INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL PRODUCT AND DESIGN).
2022 – "Birthplace", digital printart, Mirror face to face, Vicenza, Italy
2022 – "Birthplace", digital printart, Mirror face to face, Bitola, Cultural and information center, Bitola
2022 – “Floating Through Quzhou“, Quzhou, China, Tradition Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism / Propaganda Department of CPC Quzhou Municipal Committee / Quzhou Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau
2016 – Collection of 27 social posters, Maribor, Slovenia, Galleria RRRudolf, Literarna Hiša – Maribor
2017 – "Birtd of Peace", Seoul, Republic of Korea, The Corea Forum of Design (COFOD)
2018 – “rUN” Paris, France, Poster for Tomorrow,
2018 – “Help people in Lombok island, Indonesia”, Worldwide Graphic Designers (WGD), Indonesia.
2018 – “Women's rights are human rights”, Budapest, Hungary, Hungarian Poster Association
2018 – “Global worming”, Seoul, Republic of Korea, VIDAK (Visual information design association of Korea)
2018 – “Madkind”, Poland, Eco Poster
2019 – “Love in Korea”, Seoul, Republic of Korea, The Corea Forum of Design (COFOD)
2019 – “Life and liberty”, Seoul, Republic of Korea, International Art & Design Association (IADA)
2019 – “Human VS Humanity”, Gwangju, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Gwangju Design Biennale 2019
2019 – “Unifying Diversity”Gwangju Communication Design Association of Korea
2020 – “Hope”, Seoul, Republic of Korea, International Invitational Exhibition: Design and Finding Hope, 2020 KICD Winter International Conference and International, Korea Institute of Cultural Product and Design, Cyber Exhibition Hall
2021 – “Help! I am Burning”, Calanca, Swiss, "Biennale di Calanca 2021", Svizzera
2021 – “METAVERSE + DESIGN”, Seoul, Republic of Korea, KICD Summer International Conference and International Invitational Exhibition: METAVERSE + DESIGN KICD (KOREA INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL PRODUCT AND DESIGN).
2022 – "Birthplace", digital printart, Mirror face to face, Vicenza, Italy
2022 – "Birthplace", digital printart, Mirror face to face, Bitola, Cultural and information center, Bitola
2022 – “Floating Through Quzhou“, Quzhou, China, Tradition Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism / Propaganda Department of CPC Quzhou Municipal Committee / Quzhou Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau
2022 – "Meet point D", Seoul, Republic of Korea, VIDAK
2022 – “Sun for everyone”, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Kyung Hee University, Korea Art Design Gallery, KICD, Republic of Korea
2022 – "Rhythm and beats", Nantong, China, Nantong International Music and Beer Festival / China
2022 – “Flower of peace”, Nagoya, Japan, PIN association of innovators who love peace.
2022 – “New wind of spring”, Seoul, Republic of Korea, VIDAK [Visual Information Design Association]
2022 – “Sun for everyone”, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Kyung Hee University, Korea Art Design Gallery, KICD, Republic of Korea
2022 – "Rhythm and beats", Nantong, China, Nantong International Music and Beer Festival / China
2022 – “Flower of peace”, Nagoya, Japan, PIN association of innovators who love peace.
2022 – “New wind of spring”, Seoul, Republic of Korea, VIDAK [Visual Information Design Association]
Exhibitions Juried:
2009 International Skopje Student Poster Competition, Republic of Macedonia2010 International Skopje Student Poster Competition, Republic of Macedonia
2015 Poster for tomorrow, international poster competition, France
Membership in professional organizations (Professional Affiliations):
Since 1990 Association of Fine Art Artists of Macedonia, Republic of N.MacedoniaSince 2008 Institute Dante Alighieri in Skopje, Republic of N.Macedonia
Since 2010 Rotary Club Skopje Center, Republic of N.Macedonia
Since 2014 member of the Association „Cluster for innovative and creative industry” in Skopje, , Republic of N.Macedonia
