Vladimir Veličković (Belgrade, 1935 – Split, 2019)
Vladimir Veličković graduated from the University of Architecture in Belgrade. During 1962 and 1963 he was an associate of the Master workshop of Krsta Hegedušić in Zagreb. He started exhibiting in 1951. From 1966, he lived and worked in Paris. From 1983 until 2000, he was a professor at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris. He has been a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts from 1984, and in 2005 he was elected to be a member of the French Academy of Fine Arts.
He was awarded with the highest French accolade in culture and art, the Commandeur dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2007 and the Decoration for artistic work in 1984, also one of the highest French accolades. He initiated the Vladimir Veličković drawing awards in cooperation with the Haos gallery. His works are found in many museums and private collections worldwide.
He won numerous awards including the Award for painting at the October salon in 1963, the Award for painting at the Nadežda Petrović memorial awards in 1968 and 1978, the Award for painting at the Sao Paolo Biennale in 1977 and the Golden quill in Belgrade in 1979.