Risto Stijović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ристо Стијовић; 8 October 1894 Podgorica, Principality of Montenegro – 20 December 1974 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFRY) was a Yugoslav and Serbian sculptor, considered to be one of the most original artists of his time.

In 1912 he enrolled in Serbian school of fine arts in the class of Đorđe Jovanović.

[1] After the war broke out he joined the Serbian Army and retreated across Albania to Corfu.

Considered one of the most talented sculptors of the early 1920s, he exhibited together with Picasso, Matisse, Pompon and Maillol.

In 1941 he was arrested and imprisoned in Banjica concentration camp, where he spent the rest of WW2.