Sinisha S. KASHAWELSKI

 

Born in 1969 in Kumanovo, Macedonia.

 

• Finished a College of Applied Arts in Skopje, Macedonia, where he also graduated at the Faculty of Fine Arts

• A  member of   DLUM (National Artists   Association of Macedonia)

• A  member of   ,, Societe des Artistes Francais"

• A member of   ,, SOCIÉTÉ DU SALON D’AUTOMNE -Paris "

• A member of     Académie des Arts-Sciences-Lettres de PARIS

• A member of   "MONDIAL ART ACADEMIA"

• An author of many individual projects and exhibitions in Macedonia and abroad

 

-  Awards:

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    1998 -     "Konstantin Mazev‚‚      painting small format КИЦ Скопје                        

    2012 -     "Medaille de bronze ‚‚  Salon   des Artistes Francais /Grand Palais /Paris

    2013 -     "Medaille d`argent,,       Salon  des  Artistes Francais /Grand Palais /Paris

    2014 -     "Medaille d`or,,            Salon   des Artistes Francais /Grand Palais /Paris

    2015 -     "Medaille d`or,,              Salon  National des Beaux Arts   / Louvre / Paris

    2015 -     "Dimitar Kondovski"      DLUM (National Artist   Association of Macedonia)

    2016 -     ''Prix ADAGP ''                Le Salon des Beaux Arts   / Louvre/ Paris

    2016 -      1st PRIZE WINNER of PALM ART AWARD / Germany

    2017 -      1st Absolute Prize in the Paintings section / Marchionni Prize / Italy

    2017 -      Kitz Award 2017  /  Austria

    2018 -      TOP 10 Artist of the Year    Award from Circle Foundation  /France 

    2018 -      Winner of Art Expo Venice / Italy 

    2018 -      Golden Medal of Merit and Contribution to Art in 2018 by French 'Société       Académique' Arts-Sciences-Lettres/ France

    2019 -      Golden Medal in category "surrealism and symbolism"    awarded   by the Mondial Art Academia

    2019 -      Golden Medal in   "all categories" awarded   by the Mondial Art Academia 

    2019 -      "ISMAIL LULANI' International Award , Second Prize winner VIZart International Biennial "Self -Portrait " Tirana/Albania

    2020 -      Winner in Oil Medium (Artist Category) , Jumbish World Art Competition 5.0 - Portrait theme / India

    2020 -      Grand Winner (Artist Category),  Jumbish World Art Competition 5.0 - Portrait theme / India

    2020 -      2ND PLACE-TIE  AMERICAN ART AWARDS 2020 /CATEGORY- POLITICAL COMMENTARY / USA

    2020 -      Catalogue Prize - Malamegi Lab16 - art prize / Italy 

    2023 -      Grand Prix du Conseil Departamental des Vosges. du 37e Salon de Peinture et sculpture de Vittel / France

    2023 -      Prix Taylor /Le Salon des Beaux Arts /Réfectoire des Cordeliers / PARIS /   septembre 2023

    2023 -      Top Figurative Art Masters Year end 2023 TOP ART AWARDS / USA

    2024 -      Golden Medal in category "CONTEMPORARY FIGURATION CATEGORY"    awarded   by the Mondial Art Academia

    2024 -      2nd Place Award / The CFA Artist of the Year Award 2023-2024

    2024 -      GRAND PRIZE / BEST PAINTER OF THE YEAR  at the Best Art Awards 2023 competition

    2024 -     ,,Premio Special Artelibre Award" on ModPortrait  MEAM · Museu Europeu d’Art Modern / Barcelona

    2024 -      The Special Prize of the Scientific Committee of the MAGMMA Museum "for the international dimension reached in the last years",  – Italy  

    2024 -      Médaille d’Argent / Le Salon des Beaux Arts 2024  / Le Salon d’Été à l’Orangerie du Sénat, / Paris  / France

    2024 -      Prix ODI Song Dong / Le Salon des Beaux Arts 2024  /  Le Salon d’Été à l’Orangerie du Sénat / Paris  / France

    2025 -      ARC Salon Purchase Award / Art Renewal Center’s 17th International Salon / USA

    2025 -      DLUB Award for Painting at the Annual Exhibition in Bitola, 2025

    2025 -      SILVER AWARD - TARTGET Awards 2025/ Ateneo de Madrid / Spain

    2026 -     Honorable Mention, Imaginative Realism 18th Art Renewal Center (ARC) Salon / / USA

    2026-      OSTEN ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2025  /  Skopje / N.Macedonia

    2026 -     Honorary Mention in the 13th Edition of the International Painting and Drawing Competition in the Portrait Category – ModPortrait 2025.

    2026 -     Honorable Mention in the fourth edition of the International FiKVA Award for Painters 2026./Antwerp - Belgium

  

• Commissioned to do a number of paintings for Museum of the Macedonian Struggle-Skopje  , Macedonia

• Commissioned to paint the ceiling of the National Theatre in Skopje Macedonia    

 

     - Lives and works as an independent artist in Saint-Paul-de-Vence - France  and  Kumanovo - Macedonia

 

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 Artistic approach 

 

        -My art is predominantly based around surrealism, finely knitted with

motives  which come out from the reach Macedonian tradition. My works unite
elements structured of realism of the old masters coupled with surrealistic elements
structured around our past, present and future. Most of my works are done in
oil on canvas, however I do endeavour to use my skills in producing icons on
wood done in the very best traditional Byzantine style; something that is
still present and well preserved in my country. I also do mix media works
staging both traditionalism and surrealism.

 

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