Giorgi Dimovski, an Australian man with a Macedonian origin, found himself in Poland as a two year old refugee. Along with other children from Macedonian and Greek communists, he lived in Poland for the first 25 years of his life holding a passport of a “stateless person”. He finished secondary art school and this is where his exceptional talent became apparent, during classes in sculpture, drawing and painting. He continued his studies at the Academy of Art and at the Language Studies in Sofia (Bulgaria). In the meantime, he travelled extensively until he decided to permanently settle down in Melbourne, Australia.
Fascinated by the landscape he created a series of paintings entitled “Australia Bush”. Soon enough his imagination took him skyward, inspiring the intricate, exquisite and deep, if at times dark series entitled “Cosmos”, which undoubtedly makes an impression upon the viewer. All throughout has kept on painting beautiful female nudes, portraits and various countless drawings. He has also been awarded a few prestigious awards.
His true mastery lies in the portraits of children, in my opinion, in this category he can hold his own along with history’s greatest.
Giorgi Dimovski Timeline
1944 – Born in Greece. Mother and father from Florina, Greece
1948 – Migrated to Poland and lived in orphanage near the city of Szczecin
1958 – Was found by parents via the Red Cross and moved to them. They lived in Uzbekistan
1960 – Returned to Poland
1963 – Wroclaw, College of Fine arts
1968 - Wroclaw, Academy of Fine arts, major in illustration
1970 – Scholarship to Bulgaria, graphic art and iconography
1971 – Returned to Macedonia
1972 – Migrated to Italy where met wife Teresa, moved to Melbourne (Australia)
1975 – Birth of daughter, Georgina (Perth, Australia)
1979 – Australian citizenship and birth of 2nd daughter, Eva (Stevenage, UK)
1983 – Birth of 3rd daughter, Sophie (Melbourne, Australia)
1985 – Lost wife Teresa to cancer, single parent
1980-1988 – Artist / art teacher, Fitzroy Community School
1987-1989 – book covers and illustrations “Fine Line”
1990-2000 Illustrated “Cherry Ripe” by Carmel Bird
Designed poster for Melbourne Concert Hall and logo for Geminiani Chamber Orchestra
Graphic art work for Melbourne Music Library
Religious icon’s for Macedonian Orthodox Church, Preston
Prizes / Awards Include
1965 – Prize winner (water colour), National Art Competition, Poland
1982 – First Prize (oil painting). Shepparton Art Competition
1983 - First Prize (water colour), St Kevin’s College Annual Art Show
1983 - First Prize (water colour), Benalla Art Show
1984-1985 - First Prize (design and artistic presentation), Melbourne Moomba Festival
1988 - First Prize (pencil drawing), Corio 19th Annual Art Festival and Carrum Downs Art Exhibition
1989 - First Prize (water colour), Royal Melbourne Show
1990 - First Prize (water colour), Carrum Downs Art Exhibition