Stojan Ćelić

Painter, art critic and professor who successfully modernized Yugoslav fine arts and introduced them to the close context of European and world creativity of that era. He was born in Bosanski Novi and as a 12 year old went to Belgrade to pursue his artistic talent. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and became professor. He was also dean o for several years. In addition to painting, he dealt with numerous disciplines of artistic creation: graphics, drawing, pastels, watercolors, tapestries, mosaics, scenography, book illustration. He was a full member of the Serbian Academy or Arts and Science. He held a large number of exhibitions and won dozens of awards.