Dušan Muc

Dušan Muc (born 1952) is a Slovene painter, illustrator and costume designer. He is known for his illustrations for books for children and teenagers.[1]

Dušan Muc
Born	1952 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Nationality	Slovenian
Education	Academy of Applied Arts, Belgrade
Known for	illustrating, painting and graphic design
Notable work	Books illustrations
Awards	Levstik Award 1991 for Kronika ljubezenskih pripetljajev Hinko Smrekar Award 1995 The Smrekar Award for best illustration International Golden Pen of Belgrade 1996 Majski salon Honorary Award 2007

Muc was born in Ljubljana in 1952. He graduated from the Academy of Applied Arts in Belgrade in 1975 and has since worked as a costume designer, art teacher and illustrator.

He won the Levstik Award in 1991 for his illustrations in Kronika ljubezenskih pripetljajev (A Chronicle of Amorous Incidents).[2]

Selected works

• Dirin, dirin, duka (Dirin, Dirin, Duka ), children's songs from White Carniola, 2009
• Široko morje, beli breg (Wide Sea, White coast), tales from around the Mediterranean, 2009
• Ko snežna sova zacinglja (When the Snowy Owl Tinkles), written by Andrej Rozman - Roza, 2008
• Koncert (The Concert), written by Tone Pavček, 2005
• Pravljica o zlatem petelinčku (The Tale of the Golden Cockerel), written by Alexander Pushkin, 1997
• Kdo (Who), written by Neža Maurer, 1997
• Kronika ljubezenskih pripetljajev (A Chronicle of Amorous Incidents), written by Tadeusz Konwicki, 1990
• Temne mitne, svetle parne (Around Christmas Nights Dark, Hay-shed Light), proverbs from Carinthia, 2012
• Pirta, farca, fidinja, tales from Bovško, 2013
• Preprosto zeleno (Simply Green), text by Evelina Umek, 2014

References

1. Slovenia's Best for Young Readers by the Slovenian Book Agency Archived February 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
2. "The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-04-12.