The Dzigurski Family

Alexander Dzigurski I, 1911-1995

Born in 1911, in Stari Becej, Vojvodina, Serbia. From Yugoslavia to the United States.

Born under the Austro-Hungarian Empire and raised in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Educated at the Art Academy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and The Art Academy of Munich, Germany, graduating with a Doctorate in Art.
Surviving the Second World War in Vienna, Austria, and then eventually having to flee the Yugoslav communist regime in 1945. Then escaping to Italy, Mr. Dzigurski, with his wife and daughter, lived as refugees. Living in Trieste, Rome, and Genoa.
After receiving a visa for immigration to the United States, Mr. Dzigurski and his family left Naples, Italy (on USS Marine Jumper) bound for New York.
Living at first in Detroit with a sponsor family. Learning English while seeking a way to sell his artwork. Moving to different parts of the country, living in New York City, Chicago and eventually settling in California in 1963.

An Amazing Individual

He was a very capable man. Talented, hard-working, and passionate about his art. He developed his own individual style with an emphasis on technical drawing, composition, brushwork, and color.
Many gallery owners and art dealers have commented on what an incredible colorist he was. He mastered an array of chromatic combinations from his palette. The mixtures that he put onto canvas were extremely natural.

Many years ago, the Chicago Tribune newspaper gave him the moniker “The Poet of the Sea”.
As a young man, he was a sailor in the Royal Yugoslav Navy. He developed a love of the sea that inspired his artistic talent even more. Initially painting the Adriatic, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas. Painting locations such as Dubrovnik, Budva, Kotor, and Rovinj along the Dalmatian Coast (Dalmatcija) as well as Trieste, Camogli (Liguria), and Capri in Italy.

*Sculpture by Marjorie Lester of San Francisco*

Interviews of Alexander Dzigurski I

The people that knew and loved Alex Dzigurski I share their experiences and
how his art made a difference in the world of landscapes, paint technique and he touched the lives of those he met.

Rasha Drachkovitch
Founder, CEO of 44 Blue Productions
Grandson
Stanford Alum

Alex Dzigurski II
Professional Fine Artist, Founder of Dzigurski Gallery
Son
American Academy of Art

The Dzigurski Art Studio

STUDIO WORKSTATION

The artist's easel, purchased in the 1950s in New York City. This is a real old "workhorse" and treasure.
1950s ARTIST EASEL

Easel worked on for sixty years by both Alex Sr. and Junior. A family heirloom.
STUDIO WORKSTATION

Taboret filled with Winsor Newton, Rembrandt, and Old Holland oil paints.

The Dzigurski Family

Alex II, Hali, daughter. Nick, son.
Alex II, Nick, son. Hali, daughter.
Alex II and son Nick.

Alex Dzigurski

SECOND GENERATION
Born in 1968, Mr. Dzigurski is the son of Alex Dzigurski Sr. (1911-1995), the internationally acclaimed seascape artist.

A 1990 graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Mr. Dzigurski continued his artistic education under the professional guidance of his late father. Painting from life, Mr. Dzigurski has forged a successful career in the world of fine art.
Nick Dzigurski

THIRD GENERATION

Nick has taken the artistic skills and talents of his family into the modern technical application of industrial design. A graduate of Californa College of the Arts, San Francisco. Receiving his degree in Industrial Design.

Initially working for Mighty Design Studios for 5 years, Nick is currently working for Stryker Medical designing endoscopes and painting in his free time.
Hali Dzigurski

THIRD GENERATION

A graduate of UC Davis in 2017 and then in 2020 receiving a graduate degree from the University of Washington in Prosthetics and Orthotics. Then completed her residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor.

Hali, is using art design and technical innovation in her field. She is currently working as a Prosthetist and Orthotist at Hanger Orthotics.