Tome Serafimovski

Tome Serafimovski (July 14, 1935 – March 3, 2016) was a Macedonian sculptor, author of more than 500 sculptures of durable materials – wood, bronze and marble – 100 miniatures, as well as 40-odd notable monuments across the country and around the world.

There he created more than 400 drawings, figures, portraits and sketches, and also made sculptures out of bronze, marble and wood.

His religious work was also appreciated; during his life he created a sculpture of Mother Teresa in both Skolje and Nuremberg and a monument dedicated to the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius in Ohrid.

Throughout 45 years he had exhibitions in both Macedonia and abroad, ranging from Gostivar, Karlovac, Mostar, Ohrid, and Split to Belgrade, Las Palmas, New York City, Paris, and Nuremberg.

Since 1992 he was a member of the Publishing Board in Sofia and from that year to 1999 held the same position at the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, where he was elected on October 7, 1988.

Serafimovski's sculpture of Saint Clement of Ohrid in Ohrid