Nikšić Krešimir – Festive

He was born in Zagreb in 1961. He completed the authorial painting school under prof. Dino Trtovac, after which he enrolled at the College for Visual Arts in Ljubljana, graduating under assoc. prof. PhD Tanja Mastnak and prof. PhD Darko Slavec. He occasionally works as an illustrator, designs interiors, and theater scenography. The publishing house Znanje in Zagreb published his monograph Portrait of the Artist. He lives and works in Zagreb. Under the auspices of UNESCO, he exhibited at the prestigious Espace Pierre Cardin gallery in Paris (1998). He won first prize for painting at the 13th International Art Biennale of Friuli Giulia (2002). He is a member of professional associations HDLU and HZSU.