Biography Bato Bostandzic is a European-American artist and art instructor, who has actively worked with oil on canvas for 35+ years and with sculpture for about 20 years. He has exhibited his work in Europe and California and has participated in many international shows in UK, Germany, Slovakia, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro. From 1998 to 2007, he lived and worked in Orange County, CA, where he co-owned Studio Gallery BOBA with one of his fellow artists in Santa Ana Artist Village. From 2007 to 2014, Bato lived in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina and worked as an art teacher. In August 2014, he moved back to California and became a member of LG Artist Association. Owned Art of Mine Gallery/Studio in Capitola. Currently lives and works in Southern California. Bato is an active member of ULUBIH (State Association of Artists of Bosnia and Herzegovina).