Jože Ciuha (26 April 1924 – 12 April 2015) was a

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n painter.

Biography

Jože Ciuha was born in

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. In 1950 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in

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. During his career he traveled extensively, his artistic style influenced by time spent in Macedonia as a student, as well as

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and the

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in the 1950s, and North and South America during the 1960s. Ciuha taught at the International Summer Academy in

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in the 1970s, as well as

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, and the International Graphic School in

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and Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. Ciuha worked with a variety of media, including watercolour, drawing, illustration, mosaic, and tapestry. He also produced poetry and other writings. His work has been exhibited prolifically, and it is held at several major international art institutions.

References

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