Academic painter, sculptor, and educator Dimitrije Dima Paramendić

The project is dedicated to the exploration of the life and work of Dimitrije Dima Paramendić (Priština, 1911 – Belgrade, 1982), one of the first students of the newly established Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade. He studied painting in the classes of Beta Vukanović, Ljubomir Ivanović, Nikola Bešević, and Simeon Roksandić, as well as with Petar Palavičini and in the studio of Jovan Bijelić. Publicly, he advocated for the establishment of new cultural institutions and the restoration of existing cultural and artistic monuments in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija.

During World War II, he fought in Albania, and from 1941 to 1943, he was a prisoner of war in Italian camps in Ducénte, Avesa, Bolzano, and Vestone. His most notable achievements were in educational work, especially in the field of children's drawing, which he initiated in his studio in Belgrade. He was awarded the Order of Merits for the People with a Silver Star in 1965. He was an honorary citizen of the municipality of Pertica Bassa, a member of ULUS (Association of Fine Artists of Serbia), and the Union of Fine Artists of Yugoslavia. In 1986, a street in Belgrade was named after him. As a sign of respect, on August 15, 1972, he was awarded the Golden Medal of Gratitude and Friendship by the Municipality of Pertica Bassa, and he was also declared an honorary citizen.

As an academic painter, the majority of his oeuvre was created in two periods: during his stay in Italy, where he painted portraits and landscapes, and later, in the last 30 years of his life, when he painted portraits, landscapes, and still life. The project was realized with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia.