Ivan Velkov (born April 22, 1930, in Vranje — died May 26, 2008, in Skopje) was a Macedonian painter and university professor. His oeuvre, which spans figuration, Art Informel (Enformel), and geometric abstraction, is particularly significant for the development of Macedonian painting in the 1960s.
He graduated in 1953 and earned his master’s degree in 1955 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade. In 1960, he completed a specialization in Paris.He was a professor at the Faculty of Architecture in Skopje and a member of the art group “Mugri” (Dawns).
Beginning in 1955, he presented his work in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Skopje, Mexico, Dijon, Rijeka, Rome, Turin, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Belgrade, Bolzano, Ferrara, and others.
