Born in Ohrid, Macedonia, Blaze trained as a mechanical engineer before moving to Australia and completing a Bachelor of Fine Art (Sculpture) at Sydney’s National Art School.

Blaze has won many prizes and special awards throughout his career, most recently winning the Mosman Festival of Sculpture, the Blacktown City Gallery’s Art Reference Group Prize and the Jaguar Artist’s Subsidy through Sculpture by the Sea.  Blaze has been commissioned by Macquarie Bank and the Wolli Creek/Rockdale Council to create works for outdoor spaces to be enjoyed by the public. Most recently was selected to place a significant works in the Crown Resorts Casino in Barangaroo, Sydney via ARTPark Australia

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