MONTEREY PENINSULA, CA, January 29, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Blagojce Stojanovski has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

There have been few artists in the past and the present who have the ability and talent to reach a level whereby their work is recognized without their signature. Blagojce Stojanovski is one of those elite few who has achieved such recognition. Having established a distinguished career as an artist, Blagojce has demonstrated expertise in painting, sculpture, frescoes, trompe-l'oeil, murals, graphic art, illustration, and poster art. He has completed numerous commercial and public artworks, exhibited in over 300 solo exhibitions, and created more than 60 posters for nonprofit organizations. His work and life have appeared in numerous publications and magazines, appearing in at least a dozen front covers. Blagojce's contributions extend beyond visual arts into literature, further establishing his reputation as a multifaceted creator. As an author, he has published six books reflecting his insights into art and creativity.

Born in the city of Bitola, Macedonia, Blagojce was first publicly recognized for his inherent talent at the age of twelve by leading art critics at the International Children's Exhibition for Fine Art. He went on to acquire his formal education in Art, Architecture, and Aviation in Macedonia.

After serving in the Yugoslavian Army, Blagojce was given charge of leading a construction company whose architectural projects included conservation and restoration work on ancient buildings and artifacts in Macedonia. Continuing to Croatia on the island of Krk, he was appointed Technical Director of an architectural company whose work also included conservation and restoration work on antique buildings and architectural artifacts.

In 1988, Blagojce traveled to the United States, where he established himself in the Fine Art world on the East Coast. In 1995, he relocated to the West Coast in Monterey, California, and furthered his education at various colleges, universities, and art schools, including studies in anatomy at Stanford University in California and prestigious art schools such as Studio Incamminati School for Contemporary Realist Art, Scottsdale Art School, Pilchuck Glass School, Alameda Art Institute, Loveland Art Institute, Mendocino Art Center, The Crucible, and Faux Effects School of Fine Finishes. He engaged in private studies under internationally recognized Master Artists such as Bruno Luchesi, David Leffel, Thomas Buechner (official historian for Norman Rockwell), Sandro Martini, Kathleen Friedenberg, David Class, Michael Carter, and James Sulkowski. Through the years Blagojce himself would become established as a Master Artist with international recognition.

In Monterey, soon after he arrived, Blagojce became the official Cannery Row Sketch Artist from 1995 to 1998 in the historic Cannery Row, the Playground of John Steinbeck and Doc Ricketts. At the same time, Blagojce was the official Sketch Artist of Monterey Fisherman's Wharf and Santa Cruz Boardwalk. As such, Blagojce has become a timeless character of Cannery Row and a part of its vibrant history.

In 2001, Blagojce supervised the execution of the John Steinbeck Mural in Salinas, California, one of the largest murals in the state. That same year, he completed the final work on the 40-foot Totem Pole, permanently installed at the Bronx Zoo in New York as a gift from the People of Monterey County to the People of New York, further highlighting his versatility and skill across diverse artistic media.

Blagojce's passion for art is driven by his commitment to social causes. Throughout his career, Blagojce has been called upon by various highly acclaimed non-profit organizations in the United States and abroad to design posters, and through them, he entered another chapter in American history. His art posters celebrate organizations such as Toys-for-Tots, Boys & Girls Clubs, Art for Native American Spirits, Cancer Society for Children, The Women's International Perspective (WIP), Meals-on-Wheels, Make-a-Wish Foundation, San Francisco Youth Arts, The New York Firefighters Widows and Children's Fund, AIM (research for youths with mental disorders), Carmel Bach Festival, Children's Theater of Sun Valley in Idaho, Levi's Company Jacket Auction for 9/11 Victims' Children and Family, and many more. In 2011, he published his first book American Art Posters, a book representing 25 years of his humanitarian work. Blagojce is also co-founder of the non-profit organization for Native American youth at risk "Art for Native American Spirits." In 2012, Blagojce designed a Masters program for Painting, Drawing, and Sculptures for Woodbury University and Mendocino Art Center.

As an addition to his professional journey, Blagojce is founder of Carmel Valley Art Center and Carmel Valley Art Academy. Since 1995 to present, Blagojce maintained studios and galleries throughout Monterey Peninsula, Idaho, Michigan, and New York, and in November 2017, Blagojce founded Yosemite Fine Art Gallery near Yosemite National Park.

Blagojce's humanitarian spirit continues to present itself through his art, as seen in his sixteen-year project "Progress and Humanity," completed in 2025, a Series of 24 large paintings that portrays our human history as a dialectic of opposing destructive and generative impulses, with an eye of hope for humanity. Blagojce recently completed several Series of large paintings, including "Vivaldi's Four Seasons" and "The Harvest." His current projects include illustrations and paintings of Yosemite National Park and Historical Village of Coarsegold. In addition, Blagojce's Bronze Sculpture Series, "The Family Tree" and "Metamorfoza" are in their final phases of completion.

Blagojce has been involved in the movie industry as well. His latest work involves the costume, stage design, and storyboard illustrations for several movies, including Cawdor, a film based on the work by Robertson Jeffers, Weapons for Peace, and You'll Lose a Good Thing.

Blagojce's contributions extend beyond visual arts into literature, further establishing his reputation as a multifaceted creator. In 2018, Blagojce published his second book Memories of Seattle. He published his third book Mannequin in 2020, an artist's presentation of the twenty-first century through the image of the Mannequin. In 2021, his fourth book was published, Urban Elements, focusing on contemporary urban abstracts. And in 2022, Blagojce published his second book of Art posters, American Art Posters II, representing his Artwork and posters created for humanitarian organizations for the past thirty years.

Looking ahead, Blagojce's current focus includes various humanitarian projects. In 2020, he completed the blueprint drawings and designs for the Museum of Art and Humanity, a museum he designed to present exclusively those Artists who devoted their Art and life for the benefit of humankind. At this time, Blagojce is working on the architectural drawings and artistic designs for a Stained Glass Chapel.

A Master in both sculpture and painting, Blagojce embodies all that is meant by the term, mastering a wide variety of mediums including bronze, marble, wood, glass, painting, drawing, printmaking, graphic art, murals, and original frescoes. His drawings, paintings, and sculpture reveal his excellence as an artist capable of expressing his intellectual, spiritual, and philosophical views through any medium.

Blagojce's art integrates the styles of the ancient world and the modern with contemporary sensibilities. Through his elegant art style, he captures all aspects of the human spirit infused with power, energy, and movement. He shows particular insight into the emotional connections between humanity's spiritual and anthropological relationship with the values and principles of the universe.

Blagojce's work can be found in various corporate, private, and public collections, including museums.

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