VISUAL ARTS

Macedonia is a country whose monasteries and churches hold most outstanding works of the mediaeval masters of fresco and icon-paintings. It is only natural that Macedonia has some of the most outstanding gifted painters, sculptures and graphic artists.
The work of the founders of modern Macedonian visual art such as Lazar Licenoski, Nikola Martinoski and Dimitar Pandilov in painting, and Dimo Todorovski in sculpture has been successfully continued by Borka Lazwski, Dimitar Kondovski, Petar Mazev, Vasko Taskovski, Vangel Naumovski, Gligor Cemerski and many others painters, the graphic artists Risto Kalcevski, Simon Semov, Dimitar Malidanov and Dimce Nikolov, as well as the sculptors Petar Hadzi Boskov, Boro Mitrikeski and Tome Serafimovski
Most of these Macedonian artists have had one-man and group exhibitions in many world cities such as London, New York, Paris, Rome, Stockholm and Dresden.
Artists from all parts of the world are welcomed to Macedonia. Some of the most famous artists take part in the International Painters' Colony in Strumica and Star Dojran, and many others participate in the International Sculptors' Colony in Prilep, the Ceramics Colony in Resen, or in the Graphic Artists' Colony in Gevgelija. Skopje is also the host of the World Cartoon Gallery which is the only event of this kind in the world.
The best collections of paintings, drawings graphics and sculptures by Macedonian and world artists are exhibited in the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Daut Pasha Baths in Skopje. There are also many other galleries and museums in other towns in Macedonia.
Most of the Macedonian artists receive their education at the Skopje Art Academy.

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