Biography:

                           Born 1979 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

                           2007-  Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists.

 Education:

                          1999 - 2005     - National Academy of Fine Arts –“Graphic Department”, Sofia.

                          1993 - 1998     - National School of Fine Arts Sofia.

 

 Selected Participations in:

 

 Contemporary Bulgarian Print Exhibitions:

                       - Vilnius Lithuania, Graphic Art Centre, 2011    Warsaw, Poland, 2011;

                        - Coburg, Germany, Painting and Graphic, 2010; 

                        - Art Salon Sarria, Spain, Painting, Sculpture and Graphic, 2008

                        - Technohoros Gallery, Athens, Greece, 2008;

                        - Graphic Museum Shreiner, Bad Steben, Germany, 2007;

                      - KaadeKUNST Gallery, Amsterdam,The Netherlands, 2007;                                     

                        - Kunstlerhous, Vienna, Austria, Painting, Sculpture, Graphic, 2006;
                                 - International Modern and Contemporary Art Fair- MIART Milano, Italy,2006;        

                         - Skopje, Macedonia, Museum of Modern Art, 2005;

                         - Prague, Czech, BCC, 2005

                         - Warsaw, Poland, 2004;

                         - Kyoto, Tokushima, Tokyo, Japan, 2003

                         - Art Institute Chicago, USA, 2003;

 

  International Exhibitions:

                                - International Small Engraving Exhibition, “Avagami”, Japan, 2013;
                                - International Exhibition “Fusion”, China, 2012;

                        -5th Beijing International Art Biennale, China 2012

                        - Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition- BIMPE VI, Vancouver, Canada, 2012;                           

                         - International Small Engraving Salon Carbunari, Florean Museum, Romania, 2012;

                         - Guanlan Printmaking Base International Touring Exhibition-

                          Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau, Tokyo, 2011- 2010;

                         - International Mini Print Cadaques, Spain, 2010;

                         - Printforum Saitama, Higashi Chichibu, Tokyo, Japan, 2009;

                         -The 48^th Annual Japan Print Society Exhibition, Bulgarian Prints,

                           Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 2007;

                         - Allianz Bulgaria Exhibition for Painting, Sculpture and Graphics, Munich, Germany, 2009;

                         - International Print Exhibition  “Tokyo Prints”, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan, 2007;

                         - Real Spaces- Small plastics and Drawing, House Wittgenstein, Vienna, 2007,

                           House of Arts”, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2006;                                                                           

                         - Lessedra World Art Print Annual Mini Print, Sofia: 2010- 2002;

                         - International Graphic Exhibition “Little- m” in Vilnius, Lithuania 2006;

                         - International Mini Print Exhibition, Sarajevo, 2005;

                         - National Mini Print Exhibition, Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, 20010- 2000;

                         - 1st International Miniature Exhibition, Thessalloniki, Greece, 2003;

 

International Print Triennials:

                           Grenchen- Switzerland, 2012,     Kochi- Japan, 2005;    Lodz- Poland, 2008, 2005;

                          Tetovo- Macedonia, 2006, 2003;  Sofia- Bulgaria, 2010, 2004;

 

 

 

 

International Print Biennials:  

                         Beijing, China- 2013, Lingshi, China- 2013,  Sint Niklaas, Belgium-  2013 ,

                                  Cremona- Itally, 2011, 2007;  Vancouver- Canada, 2012, 2010;     

                         Guanlan- China, 2011, 2009;  Bitola- Macedonia, 2009, 2003;    Veles- Macedonia, 2004, 2002, 

                         Gabrovo, Bulgaria- 2011, 2009;  Varna- Bulgaria, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2001;     

                         Pleven- Bulgaria, 2010, 2006, 2004, 2002; 2nd International Ex-libris Biennial, Bulgaria 2006;

Solo exhibitions- 14:

                        - Graficki Kolektiv Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia, 2011;

                        - Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2010, 2009, 2007;

                        - Vazrazdane Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 2010;

                        - Art Studio Itsukaichi, Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan 2008;

                        - A. J. Bellocq Gallery, Ruston, Louiziana, USA, 2008;

                        - Blattgasse 6, Vienna, Austria, 2007;

                        - Astry Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria,  2010, 2007 and 2005;

                        - Festa Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2006 and 2003;

                        - III Lessedra Art Print World Annual Mini Print, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, 2004;

 

Selected Awards:

                        - Award for the best print  on International Biennial Sint-Niklaas- Belgium , 2013

                        - Grand Prix- Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition- BIMPE VI, Vancouver, Canada, 2010; 

                        - Nomination on International Small Engraving Salon, Florean Museum, Romania, 2010;        

                        - Honorary Mention - 15^th International Print Biennial Varna, Bulgaria, 2009;                   

                        - Honorary Medal - 13^th International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms, Poland- Lodz, 2008;

                        - Lions Club Baden-Helenental, Austria, 19^th International Biennial of Humour and Satire in the Arts,

                          Gabrovo, 2009;

                        - Grand Prix for Graphic- National Competition “Allianz Awards” for Painting, Sculpture,

                          Graphic, Sofia, 2008;   

                        - First Prize for Graphic- Regional Competition “Allianz Awards” for Painting, Sculpture,

                          Graphic, Sofia, 2008;   

                        - 15^th National Mini Print Exhibition, Union of Bulgarian Artists Prize, Sofia, 2004;

                        - Lessedra World Art Print Annual Mini Print, National Palace of Culture - Sofia 2003;

 

Artists-in-Residence:

                       - Guanlan, China, 3 months, 2012, 2009  (Recommendation/ Invitation);

                       - Tokyo,  Japan - 3 months, 2008 (Competition);

                       - Paris, France- 2 months, 2008 (Competition);

                       - Vienna, Austria- 3 months, 2007 (Competition);   

Selected Collections:

                  The National Art Museum of China - NAMOK, Beijing;  Guanlan Original Printmaking Base, China

                    The Municipal Art Gallery in Lodz, Poland;             Civic Museum Cremona, Italy                                                  

                    Sakima Art Museum, Japan;      Akiruno City Tokyo, Japan;

                    Florean Museum, Romania,     Republic of Bulgaria Institute for Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.