Nikola Vitkovic

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Born 1976. Lives and works in Belgrade. Published in Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Belgium and France.

education
• High school for industrial design, Belgrade 1995
• Faculty of applied arts and design, Belgrade 2001

selected comics
• Kauboj Džo [Tron 1991]
• Kako to da ovu ulicu nisam ranije primetio? [self published 1998]
• Spirit of the age [Cittadellarte online, Italy 2000]
• Cruciform: The Defiance [Mah Media 2002, Dreamcatcher Interactive 2006], developed into computer game Genesis Risings: The Universal Crusade

selected illustration
• Dejan Ðonovic: Odlicna ideja [Kreativni Centar 2004]
• Trevor Romain: Klanovi [Kreativni Centar 2007]
• Angela Johnson: Ptica [Kreativni Centar 2007]
• H. P. Lovecraft: Necronomicon [Everest Media 2008]
• Lautreamont: Collected works [Utopia 2009]
• Vladimir Jovanovic: U doba prvog srpskog ustanka [Kreativni Centar 2009]

other selected work
• Directed, designed and animated 'Na mostu' [animated movie, Dunav Film 2000]
• Residence artist in Michelangelo Pistoletto's Cittadellarte - Unidee [Italy 2000]
• Concept art for Genesis Rising: The Universal Crusade [Metamorf / Dreamcatcher Interactive 2006], based on Nikola's Cruciform graphic novel
• Art director for illustrated magasine 'Bager' [Mah Media 2001]
• Colours for Luc Besson's Taxi: Gangstars graphic novel [Septième Choc 2008]
• Music producer under aliases 'Alone' and 'Ilegalne emocije'
• Founding member of serbian underground comics group 'Momci'

selected awards
• Special prize for innovation in comics, Niš 1997
• 1st prize for comics without words, Patagonija magazine, Vršac 1997
• Golden medal of Belgrade for best animation, Jugoslovenski festival dokumentarnog i kratkometražnog filma Belgrade 2000
• Grand prix for best animated movie for 'Na mostu', Bienale animacije Cacak 2001
• Special prize for innovation in comics, SKC salon stripa, Belgrade 2005

selected exhibitions
• Zub vremena [with group 'Momci'] SKC, Belgrade 1998
• Yu bienale stripa, Stara kapetanija gallery, Zemun 1994, 1996, 1998
• Oktobarski salon, Belgrade 1998
• Break21 festival, Kud France Prešern, Slovenia, 1998
• 'Xer, international comics festival, Rex cultural centre, Belgrade 1998
• Kraj epizode Belgrade, Ulus 1999
• 1h59m, Angouleme 2000, Centre de Yu culture Paris 2000
• Golden pen of Belgrade, 1995, 1996... 2009