Seljak was born in
Idrija in 1927. During the
Second World War he joined the
Slovene Partisans as a young
military courier, where he met
Božidar Jakac and other artists who encouraged his artistic talent. After the war he studied at the
Academy of Fine Arts in
Ljubljana, from which he graduated in 1951. His main medium was painting, but he also illustrated numerous children's books. He won the
Levstik Award for his illustrations three times: in 1955, 1963, and 1976.[2] He also won the
Prešeren Foundation Award in 1975 for the exhibitions of his paintings.[3] He died in 1990.
Selected illustrated works
Koraki v svobodo (Marching to Freedom), written by
Peter Levec, 1945
Otrok črnega rodu (A Child of a Dark Race), written by
Jože Pahor, 1947
Tri hčere (The Three Daughters), Tatar folk tale, 1953
Posadka brez ladje (The Crew without a Ship), written by
Tone Seliškar, 1955
Knjiga o Titu (The Book about Tito), written by
France Bevk, 1955