Born in Kladovo, Serbia, Yugoslavia on April 8, 1938.
He graduates from Academy for Visual Arts in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1963., in classof Prof. Djordje Andrejevic. He does his Postgraduate Studies under guidance of famous artist Krsto Hegedusic in Zagreb, Yugoslavia between 1963. and 1965.
He is member of Serbian Visual Arts Guild since 1964. and member of Art Community Lada since 1968. He was one of the founders of Art Group Kranjski Krug in Negotin, Yugoslavia. He is also founder of Gallery Pena at Djerdap, Yugoslavia in 1975.
Radislav Trkulja had more than 50 individual exhibitions throughout the world, as well as many hundreds of group exhibitions, receiving many important awards. He is well known for participating in various Art Colonies in Yugoslavia.