Jože Ciuha
Illustration — Jože Ciuha in the 1960s Jože Ciuha (26 April 1924 – 12 April 2015) was a Slovenian painter.
Also recorded as Joze Ciuha
Jože Ciuha

Денис Гришкин · Mos.ru · CC BY 4.0
- Born
- 1924 · Trbovlje.
- Died
- 2015 · Ljubljana.
- Nationality
- Slovenia · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Occupation
- painter · printmaker · illustrator · graphic artist · textile artist
- Teachers
- France Mihelič · Gojmir Anton Kos · Slavko Pengov
- Honours
- Župančič Award · Prešeren Fund Awards · Jakopič Award · Hinka Smrekarja Award · Silver Order of Merit
- Languages
- Slovene
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Training under France Mihelič, Gojmir Anton Kos and Slavko Pengov is recorded. The recorded working language is Slovene. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Employment is recorded with Western Michigan University. Work by Jože Ciuha is recorded in the collections of Tate and National Gallery of Kosovo. Distinctions recorded are Župančič Award, Prešeren Fund Awards, Jakopič Award and Hinka Smrekarja Award.
Jože Ciuha was born in Trbovlje. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana in 1950. During his career, he traveled extensively. His artistic style was influenced by the time he spent in Macedonia as a student, as well as his stints in Paris and the Far East in the 1950s, and North and South America during the 1960s. Ciuha taught at the International Summer Academy in Salzburg in the 1970s, at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, at the International Graphic School in Venice, as well as the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. Ciuha produced artwork in various styles, including watercolors, drawings, illustrations, mosaics, and tapestries. He also wrote poetry and prose. Some of his works are still exhibited at several major international art institutions.
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