Vladimir Veličković
Born August 11, 1935 in Belgrade, Serbia (then Yugoslavia)) is one of the most prominent Serbian painters. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Belgrade University. From 1963 to 1966, he was an assistant in Krsto Hegedušić’s Master workshop in Zagreb, Croatia, then in Yugoslavia, and in 1966 he moved to Paris. In 1983 he was elected professor at the École Nationale Superièure des Beaux Arts in Paris, until 2000. In 1985 he was elected as a member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He was honoured with the highest French award in the field of culture and art, Commandeur dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His paintings were exhibited in many countries in Europe and America since 1951.
Since December 7, 2005 he is member of Académie des beaux-arts, section I, seat #7.
Museum collections:
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum
Belgrade, Musée d'art moderne
Belgrade, Musée national
Bochum, Musée d'art moderne
Bologne, Musée civique
Bratislava, Slovenska Narodna Galerija
Brescia, Musée d'art moderne
Bruxelles, Musée royal des Beaux-Arts de Belgique
Caracas, Musée des Beaux-Arts
Châteauroux, Musée Bertrand
Chicago, Institut d'art contemporain
Copenhagen, Musée royal des Beaux-Arts
Cordoba, Musée des Beaux-Arts
Dresden, Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Dresde
Dunkerque, Musée d'art contemporain
Gand, Musée d'art moderne
Graz, Musée Johanneum
Helsinki, Musée Ateneum
Humiebaek, Musée de la Louisianne
Lausanne, Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts
Lignano, Galerie d'art contemporain
Ljubljana, Musée d'art moderne
Lodz, Musée Sztucki
London, Tate Gallery
Malmo, Musée d'art moderne
Marseille, Musée Cantini
New York, Musée d'art moderne - MOMA
Nîmes, Musée d'art moderne
Oslo, Fondation Henie-Onstad
Oslo, National Gallery
Palm Beach, Fondation Lannan
Paris, Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris
Paris, Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou
Paris, Bibliotheque nationale
Rijeka, Musée d'art moderne
Rotterdam, Musée Boymans van Beuningen
Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Fondation Maeght
Santiago de Chili, Musoe d'art moderne S. Allende
Skopje, Galerie d'art
Split, Galerie d'art
Strasbourg, Musoe d'art moderne
Tampere, Fondation Sara Hilben
Téhéran, Musée d'art moderne
Trondheim, Faste Gallery
Turku, Taidemuseo
Utrecht, Musée d'art moderne Von Hedendaagse
Venice, Musée d'art moderne Capesaro
Washington, Librairie du Congrés
Zagreb, Musée d'art moderne
FRAC, Champagne-Ardennes
FRAC, Alsace
FRAC, île de la Réunlon ---
