Biography

Pavel Florjančič focused on painting in his studio, surrounded by framed still life artworks.

Pavel Florjančič was born in 1947 in Škofja Loka, Slovenia. He attended the School of Design in Ljubljana (Department of Applied Graphics) and later continued his studies at the Faculty of Education, Department of Art Education, in Ljubljana. From 1970 to 1975, he taught art at the primary school in Škofja Loka.

In 1975, he obtained the status of independent cultural worker – painter, and the following year received a work scholarship from the Cultural Community of Slovenia. In 1977, he was awarded a national scholarship from the Moša Pijade Fund for the Advancement of Fine Arts (Belgrade), which enabled him to pursue further studies in Paris. Since 1986, he has collaborated with Art Collection Gallery in Munich. He lives and works in Škofja Loka.

Pavel Florjančič is regarded as one of Slovenia’s leading representatives of photorealism and hyperrealism. Among painters from the Škofja Loka region, he is known for his exceptional technical mastery and highly distinctive style. His work reflects the artistic movements of the late 1960s and 1970s, marked by a precise understanding of form, light, and material.

While his paintings may evoke photographic clarity, they transcend mere imitation, transforming ordinary still-life scenes into profound reflections on perception and reality. His painter’s eye reveals subtle spatial and tonal nuances that often escape casual observation. Florjančič’s ability to render the intimate world of objects with such purity and focus gives his work a timeless, contemplative quality, recalling the dramatic tension found in classical landscape painting.

Pavel Florjančič painting a still life of potted flowers on an easel in his art studio, wearing a white painter’s coat.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

1975 – Idrija Gallery, Idrija
1979 – Likovni Salon, Ravne na Koroškem
1990 – Galerie in der Prannerstrasse, Munich
1992 – Galerie Bilder Prat, Linz
1992 – Galerie in der Prannerstrasse, Munich
1993 – Galerie Reinhagen, Bad Oeynhausen
1994 – Galerie Malerwinkel, Braunschweig
1996 – Galerie in der Prannerstrasse, Munich
1998 – Galerie in der Prannerstrasse, Munich
2000 – Galerie in der Prannerstrasse, Munich
2003 – Kolar Gallery, Slovenj Gradec
2005 – Haček Cultural Center, Klagenfurt
2005 – Galleria Rettori Tribbio 2, Trieste
2007 – Ivan Grohar Gallery, Škofja Loka
2010 – Galerie Bilder Prat, Linz
2012 – Berghammer Galerie, Linz
2015 – Gallery Steiner Wien, Vienna
2016 – Artifact, New York, USA
2019 – Šivčeva hiša Gallery, Radovljica
2019 – Galleria Rettori Tribbio, Trieste
2020 – Sokolski dom, Škofja Loka
2025 – Gunclje Gallery, Ljubljana–Šentvid

Selected Group Exhibitions

1973–1981 – 7th–11th Biennial of Young Artists, Museum of Modern Art, Rijeka
1976 – Young Yugoslav Art, Cuba and Panama
1976 – 1st Biennale INTART, Udine, Klagenfurt, Ljubljana
1979–1991 – 7th–13th Zagreb Exhibition of Yugoslav Drawing, JAZU Graphic Cabinet, Zagreb
1979 – Graphik aus Slowenien, Tiroler Kunstpavillon, Innsbruck
1981–1982 – Younger Yugoslav Art, Budapest, Łódź, Poznań
1984 – 9th International Exhibition of Original Drawing, Museum of Modern Art, Rijeka
2003 – My Little World, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Celje
2005 – Masterful Trio, Bilder im Hof, Flensburg
2014 – The Power of Perception II, Artspace Gallery, New York
2014 – 1st Biennale Européenne Paris, Paris
2014 – Spectrum Miami, Artifact New York, Miami
2015 – 2nd Biennale Internazionale d’Arte di Palermo, Palazzo Sant’Elia, Palermo
2015 – Florence Art International ArtExpo, Palazzo Guicciardini, Florence
2015 – Recent Painting and Sculpture in the Škofja Loka Region, Sokolski dom, Škofja Loka
2015 – Architectural Digest Home Design Show, Art UpClose, New York
2015 – Art Expo New York City, Art UpClose, New York
2015 – Spectrum Miami – Contemporary Art Show (during Art Basel), Artifact, Miami
2016 – Architectural Digest Home Design Show, Art UpClose, New York
2016 – Art Monaco, Artifact New York, Monaco
2021 – 4th Triennial Exhibition of Visual Arts in Rome, Palazzo Velli Expo, Rome

Publications and Features

Books

  • Monograph: Pavel Florjančič – Poesie in Bildern, Art Collection, Gallery in der Prannerstrasse & Druckerei Gebr. Gierl, Munich, 2001 (pp. 1–113)

  • Contemporary Art of Excellence, Global Art Agency, Oxford, 2015 (pp. 64–65)

  • A Survey of Contemporary Art – World Edition 2015, Art UpClose, New York, 2015 (p. 126)

  • Inspiration International Art Book, Contemporary Masters Collection, Portland–London, 2016 (p. 182)

  • Inspiration International Art Book, Contemporary Masters Collection, Portland–London, 2017 (p. 99)

  • Atlante dell’Arte Contemporanea, Start Roma, De Agostini Novara, 2019 (p. 973)

Magazines

  • The New Heirs of Rembrandt – Historical Paths of Figurative Art, Effetto Arte, Palermo, May/June 2014 (p. 61)

  • A Portrait for Great Art’s Masters, Effetto Arte, Palermo, Sept./Oct. 2014 (p. 91)

  • Roma Imperiale International Prize, Effetto Arte, Palermo, May/June 2015 (p. 77)

  • Aesthetica – The Art & Culture Magazine, York, Oct./Nov. 2015 (p. 158)

Selected Awards and Recognitions

1976 – 1st Biennale INTART, Centro Friulani Arti Plastiche, Purchase Award, Udine
1977 – Likanale, Purchase Award, Gospić
1984 – Grohar Scholarship, Škofja Loka
1987 – 11th Zagreb Exhibition of Yugoslav Drawing, Purchase Award, Zagreb
2014 – 1st Biennale Européenne Paris, for emerging artistic talent, Paris
2015 – Sandro Botticelli Prize, for stylistic excellence, Florence
2015 – Roma Imperiale International Prize, for stylistic excellence, Rome
2016 – Palm Art Award, Certificate of Excellence for outstanding originality and quality, Quedlinburg
2020 – Grohar Award, Association of Artists Škofja Loka & Municipality of Škofja Loka

Nominations

2008 – Nominee for the Professional Award of the ZDSLU (Association of Slovenian Fine Artists)
2017 – Nominee for the Rihard Jakopič Award