Dušan Tršar spent his childhood years in Planina near Postojna. Between 1952 and 1955 he attended the Blacksmiths’ School in Kropa. He graduated in sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. In 1966 he specialized in sculpture under the professor Boris Kalin. In 1979 he started lecturing sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana, where he also held the position of dean between 1989 and 1991. In 1991 he became full professor and he continued working as a lecturer in sculpture until his retirement in 2006.
To date, Dušan Tršar has held over fifty solo and numerous group exhibitions in Slovenia and abroad. He has received several major awards for his achievements in art, including the Zlata ptica (the Golden Bird, 1970), the Prešeren Foundation Award (1978) and the Golden Plaque of the University of Ljubljana (2003). In 2012 he became an honorary citizen of Kostanjevica na Krki. He lives and works in Ljubljana and Kostanjevica na Krki.
