David Ivić

David Ivić was born in Pazin in 1958. He studied art education at the Pedagogical Academy in Rijeka. He worked as an art teacher at several primary schools and at the „Juraj Dobrila“ Grammar School in Pazin. From 1986 to 1988, he headed educational activities at the Pazin Open University. Between 1988 and 1990, he worked at Atelier Božin in Klagenfurt as an illustrator, painter and designer. In 1992, he became head of the Pazin branch of the Croatian Health Insurance Fund (HZZO), later heading its office in Knin after the Croatian War of Independence. Together with his colleague Ivo Vrtarić, he designed the poster for Pope John Paul II’s first visit to Croatia, a poster marking the 100th anniversary of the School of Graphic Arts in Zagreb, the book „Novska u domovinskom ratu“, as well as materials for numerous exhibitions and catalogues. He has held several solo and group exhibitions and has designed and laid out more than 1,000 books, catalogues, CDs, posters and other publications. He is president of the Pazin branch of Matica hrvatska. From 2020 to 2024, he worked as a graphic editor at the publishing house AGM.