Dimitar Malidanov (1946)

Malidanov was born in 1946 in Sarakinoi, Greece.

After finishing high school, he came to Slovenia, where in 1972 he graduated in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. In 1975, he also completed a graphics specialty at the same academy. Between 1976 and 1977, he specialized in lithography in Paris.

The artist received many awards and recognitions for his work (including the highest recognition of the Republic of Macedonia for achievements in art and numerous successes at the international graphic biennale).

He exhibits at many solo and group exhibitions in Europe and USA, and also regularly participates in art workshops.

Malidanov works with graphics, illustration, painting, and has been a profesor at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje for several decades.