About Us

The Art Atelier & Gallery UPEVCHE was opened in the old family house, where many works of Slavko UPEVCHE are exhibited as well as the works and mosaics of his son Nikola UPEVCHE, both graduated painters of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje.

Several independent solo exhibitions are organized in the gallery: Zlatka Pentova, academic painter from Sofia, Bulgaria; by Jasmina Tomovska, academic painter from Skopje; by Predrag Urosevic, academic painter from Skopje, the painter Dragan Risteski from Ohrid and other authors.

SLAVKO UPEVCHE

Born in Ohrid in 1951. Graduated at Fine Art Academy in Skopje.

He exhibits independently since 1969 and has realized 35 independent exhibitions in the country and abroad, as well as numerous group exhibitions.

He lives and works in Ohrid.

NIKOLA UPEVCHE

Born in Ohrid in 1978. Graduated at Fine Art Academie in Skopje.

He exhibits independently since 2002 and has realized numerous projects of contemporary mosaics and conservation and restoration treatments on ancient mosaics in the country and abroad, as well as numerous group exhibitions.

He lives and works in Ohrid.

Curriculum

2021 Mosaic “VELESTOVO POETRY NIGHTS”


2020 MOSAIC COLLAGUE One man show and workshop of mosaics

            “Robevi House” Museum and Lapidarium Ohrid

 

2019 -2020 Mosaic conservator and restorer

            NI Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments and Museum – Ohrid

 

2018 Mosaic map of city of Ohrid and Lichnid


February 2017

             Restoration of mosaics in situ 200m2

             Room 3, 4, 5 San Simon / Izola, Slovenia

 

2016 14-17 September, organizer

            “SEE MOSAICS III” Cultural Center “Grigor Prlichev” – Ohrid

            “New perspectives and challenges in mosaic conservation”

 

2015/2016 October / February

             Restoration of the background of ancient mosaic

             Removing and installing a new movable support

             Mosaic Hippocampus, Franjevacki Samostan, Pula, Croatia

 

November 2015

             Conservation of mosaics and frescoes, Katoro, Umag, Croatia

 

November 2015

             Detachment of ancient mosaic, Vrsar, Croatia

 

September 2015

             Detachment of ancient mosaics

             Room 3, 4, 5 San Simon / Izola, Slovenia

 

September 2015 Fountain decoration “Four rivers of paradise” Ohrid

 

 

November 2014

   Conservation, reconstruction of frescoes, church from the archeological site Skopsko Kale, 

   Archaeological Museum of Macedonia, Skopje

 

2014 August / October

Conservation, restoration and reconstruction of the floor mosaic from the presbytery of the basilica in the village of Suvodol, Archaeological Museum of Macedonia, Skopje

 

2013 02-06 September, organizer

               “SEE MOSAICS II” Cultural Center “Grigor Prlichev” – Ohrid

                Southeast Europe Mosaics Project: A Forum and Workshop on Mosaic Conservation and Conservation Training in Southeast Europe

                Phase Two: Developing a network of mosaic conservation professionals and promoting mosaic heritage in South East Europe

 

2012 01-27 August

                Documentation, conservation, restoration treatments of mosaics from the early Christian basilica Manchevci

 

2012 22-24 September, organizer

               “SEE MOSAICS” The house of Grigor Prlichev, Ohrid

                Southeast Europe Mosaics Project: A Regional Survey on Mosaic Conservation and Conservation Training in Southeast Europe

 

2011 13-21 June / 6-21 August

                Lecturer and consultant for conservation of ancient mosaics

                “Mosaic Workshop in San Simonov Bay”, San Simon / Izola, Slovenia;

 

2009-2010 Documentation, erection and return of mosaics on a new aluminum support;

                 Mosaic floor, Gjakonikon, early Christian basilica in the village of Oktisi, Struga;

 

2001 – 2010 Conservation, documentation, detachment and restauration of mosaics, mosaics and fresco fragments, Archaeological site Plaoshnik , Icon Gallery, Lapidarium, Archaeological site Manchevci in Ohrid;

 

o 2010 Mosaic taken out of a roll from the early Christian Basilica of Deboy (consolidation of a reel and transfer in the porch of the Icon Gallery, Perivleptos)

 

2010 “Rosette” opus sectile – Lapidarium, Robevci House Museum, (restoration)

 
 

2007, 2008 Cleon Bath (preventive conservation, documentation, presentation model, restoration)

 

2007, 2010 Third Early Christian Basilica (narthex?) (Conservation, documentation)

 
 

2007 The mosaic of the early Christian basilica Manchevci (conservation, documentation, restoration)

 

2007 Annex to the triconch early Christian basilica (conservation, documentation, detachment)

 

2007/2008 Deaconry and narthex of the early Christian basilica I (restoration of the mosaic, reconstruction)

 

2006 Fragment “Rooster” from the north nave of the early Christian basilica (conservation, documentation, detachment, presentation)

 

2006 Fragments of the basilica of S. Nikola Arbanashki

 
 

2006 Fragments of a wall mosaic from the “Four Paradise Rivers” baptistery

 

2005/2006 Documentation and drawings of megar cups, Pasko Kuzman

 

2006 Atrium fragments of the early Christian basilica I (conservation, documentation, erection, presentation)

 

2006 North Ship of the Early Christian Basilica I (conservation, documentation, erection)

 

2003/10 Three squares in opus barbaricum (conservation, documentation, digital restoration)

 

2001 Annex of the early Christian basilica I (conservation, documentation, erection, reconstruction (drawing))

 

2001 “Portrait of 11 Fragments” (reconstruction) narthex of tetraconchos

 

2001 Fragment around the cistern under the bell tower of the early Christian basilica I 

          (detachment of mosaic fragment)

 

2001-2004 Restoration of the mosaic floors of the two baptisteries from the early Christian basilicas from the archaeological site Plaoshnik, Ohrid;

 

Baptistery “Four Paradise Rivers”;

Baptistery “Lion with snakes and eels”;

 

2002 Restoration of frescoes in the church of the Assumption of the Most Holy Mother of God – Kamensko, Ohrid (collaborator)

 

2001 ~ Associate of the NI Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments and Museum – Ohrid

 
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