Nedeljko Tintor – View of Rab

Nedeljko was bom in Koreničani near Daruvar in 1942. In 1965 he graduated from the Academy of Teacher Education (painting) in the class of Professor MladenVeža and in 1970 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in the class of Professor Raul Goldoni. As a French government scholarship student he attendedECOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS (atelier of the Prof. Gustav Stagier) in 1973/74. Nedeljko worked as a teacher of painting in an elementary school for 38 years, until retirement. He occasionally works in set design and has participated in numerous art colonies and received awards and acknowledgements for the works he had donated. He was given a bronze medal in 1981 (GmbišnoPolje). He has exhibited his works in over 60 exhibition shows and a hundred group shows in the country, Europe and USA: Paris 1974 and 1986, Toronto 1990, Konigswinter and Ittenbach (Germany) 1992, Raciborz (Poland) 1998, San Felice and Cremona (Italy) 1999, Den Haag (The Netherlands) 2000, Buenos Aires (Argenttaa)2000. He also works in illustration and runs drawing and painting courses in Zagreb and GmbišnoPolje. For a number of years he has been copying icons, presenting that ancient form of painting at exhibitions around Croatia. His project, that is, an educational workshop has received support from the Croatian Association of Artists (HDLU). Nedeljko is a member of both HDLU and LIKUM (Visual Arts Society). He lives and works in Zagreb.