Alenka Gerlovič (17 September 1919 – 9 December 2010) was a Slovene

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

. Gerlovič was born in Ljubljana in 1919. She studied art at the

Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts The Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb ( hr, Akademija likovnih umjetnosti u Zagrebu or ALU) is a Croatian art school based in Zagreb. It is one of the three art academies affiliated with the University of Zagreb, along with the Academy of Dramatic Art ...

. During the Second World War she joined the partisans. She died in Ljubljana in 2010. She won the

Levstik Award The Levstik Award ( sl, Levstikova nagrada) is a literary award in Slovenia awarded for achievements in children's literature. It has been bestowed since 1949 by the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House, making it the first literary award established ...

in 1968 for her book ''Likovni pouk otrok'' (Art Classes for Children). She won the Prešeren Foundation Award in 1981 for her artistic achievements.

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