About the Author:
Petar Meseldžija began his career in 1981, publishing the comic strip "Krampi" in the Stripoteka, one of the best known comic magazines in the country. This was followed by a series of short comics and his work on Tarzan.
In 1991 he moved to the Netherlands. Soon after, he dedicated himself to illustration and painting. During the 1990s he painted posters and greeting cards, illustrated a few books, had his first solo exhibition, and participated in many group exhibitions in various galleries and museums in Serbia, the Netherlands and the U.S. His work has been published in a variety of books and periodicals all over the world.
Petar has also collaborated on 2 books from the Diablo III series, published by Blizzard/Insight Editions, doing a number of drawings for this project. He worked for Scholastic Inc., US, creating 11 covers for their two children’s fantasy series, Children of the Lamp, by P.B. Kerr, and The Unicorn Chronicles, by Bruce Coville. Previous books include collections of his sketches and drawings; a book of his Tarzan comics, The Legend of Steel Bashaw as well as the art book The Art of Petar Meseldzija.
Among many awards which he received for his work are: Plaque The International Golden pen of Belgrade, 1994”, Yugoslavia (Serbia); The Art Show Judges Choice Award” 59th World Science Fiction Convention, Philadelphia, 2001, US.; Two Silver Awards from Spectrum 4 and Spectrum 10 The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art”, U.S.; Gold Award Spectrum 16 The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art”, U.S.
Petar is currently working on a series of paintings for private collectors, as well as planning his new book projects. His original work is to be found in the museum and private collections in Serbia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France , U.S., Canada, Hong Kong and Indonesia.
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