Halil Tikveša

Halil Tikveša was born in Šurmanci in 1935. He is a visual artist and printmaker from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He completed the School of Applied Arts in Sarajevo in 1955, graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade in 1961 and completed postgraduate studies in 1964.

From 1976 until his retirement in 2000 he taught printmaking and drawing at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad. He was a visiting professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo from 2001 to 2010 and has held the title of professor emeritus at the University of Novi Sad since 2013.

Since 1962 he has exhibited drawings, paintings, prints, collages, assemblages and objects. He has held more than 100 solo exhibitions and participated in international exhibitions and biennials. He has received more than 25 awards. He lives and works in Belgrade, Sarajevo and Blace.