Born in Sofia, Bulgaria 1975
Lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria
Education:
2003 – BA, Graphic arts – National Art Academy, Sofia.
Awards and nominations:
2011 Unlimited Project 2011 “Award for contemporary Bulgarian art of M-tel”, Shortlisted
2010 “Follow Fluxus – After Fluxus 2010”, nominated by Art Today Association, Plovdiv
2009 “Sofia City Award for visual art”, nominated by Union of Bulgarian Artist
2009 “1989–2009/20 Years After”, MOYA – nominated by Sofia City Art Gallery
2009 Selection to “BAZA Award for contemporary art 2009” – Sofia City Art Gallery
2007 Selection to Project “Gaudenz B. Ruf Award” for new bulgarian art – Shortlist
2006 II award for painting “National competition for a young artists and critics”,
International Fondation “Saint. Kiril and Metodii”, Sofia
2006 “Awards for bulgarian contemporary art of M-tel”, Shortilst 2005
2004 “Prize for a young Bulgarian artist” – Association “Art Dialogue” Paris,
Individual exhibitions :
2016 “O.N.”, works on paper, A-cube Contemporary, Sofia 08.04.2016
2010 “and so on” – space installation, Basement Gallery, Vienna 12.11.2010
2009 “Long live the King”, space installation, Sariev Gallery, Plovdiv 22.12.2009
2009 tHE BUSINESS COMES Project, objects, Vaska Emanouilova Gallery, Sofia 24.04.2009
2007 “Shoot God”, painting, studio Dauhaus independent art space, Sofia 23.04.2007
2006 “1”, painting, National Art Gallery, Sofia 15.09.2006
General exhibitions:
2018.
• “Mechanical culture mixing. Painting symposium Blagoevgrad 2018”, curated by S. Stoitzov – Blagoevgrad City Art Gallery
• “Support paper”, organized by Advertising Artists and Trafic d’Arts, curated by Tsevetelina Anastasova and Alain Eschenlauer – Archives Municipales de la Ville de Strasbourg
• “Staichki”, curated by S. Stoitzov, Contemporary Art Spring Festival 2018, Blagoevgrad
• “Paperchase/Support paper”, organized by Advertising Artists and Trafic d’Arts, curated by Tsevetelina Anastasova and Alain Eschenlauer – Contemporary Art Space San Stefano Plaza, Sofia
• “ Chasing evil spirits”, curated by Y. Panchev, I. Dakova, E. Panayotova – Rayko Aleksiev Gallery, Sofia
2015.
• “Redefining the space of everyday life”, curated by Irina Batkova and Ezgi Bakçay – Gaia Gallery, Istanbul
2011.
• “Unlimited Project – Award for contemporary Bulgarian art of M-tel”, curated by Irina Batkova,
BenchMark Business Center, Sofia
• “WAREHOUSED ART”, Sariev Gallery in /+/ SKLADA, Sofia
2010.
• “It’s All Right Man”, curator: Vladiya Mihaylova – Bulgarian Institute of Culture, Hamburg
• ”A borderline situation: the drawing in modern-day art” – BIC, Prague
• „Privet collection Bulgarian contemporary art – 50 years Emil Mirazchiev” – Koridor Gallery, Plovdiv
• „ An exhibition” A borderline situation: the drawing in modern-day art” at “ Industrialna 11” Gallery, Sofia
2009.
• “Etwas Kleines”/something small/, curated by Claudia-Maria Luenig – Basement, Vienna 27.11.2009
• “Reflections of Tomorrow”, curator: Emil Mirazchiev, co-curator: Jakob Racek – Center for Contemporary Art – Plovdiv, The Ancient Bath
• “1989–2009/20 Years After”, MOYA – Museum of young art, Vienna 18.06–02.07.2009
• Competition “BAZA Award for contemporary art 2009” – Sofia City Art Gallery
• “When the valiues acquire form” – curated by Stefan Bonenberger,
– AKTO contemporary art festival, Macedonia 11-16.08.2009
– Corridor gallery – Plovdiv
– Goethe Institut Sofia 06.04 – 06.05.2009
• MOBILITY – curated by Boris Danaylov, National Art Gallery Sofia 22.01. – 22.022009
2008.
• A A H – all about him,curator V.Zankov.Final realization of the project – bilboard action in the Sofia city center, 22.09 – 06.10.2008 Sofia
• “New Cyrillic” – Bulgarian contemporary art, presented by KZK – Eindhoven, The Netherlands
• MOBILITY-curator Boris Danaylov
– Prague from 2 June to 14 September.The project is part of cultural supporting program of the International triennale of Contemporary Art 2008,Veletržní palác – National Art Gallery
– Helsinki,Finland 26.09.2008
– Lisbon,Portugal 15.11.2008
– Sofia,Bulgaria 22.01.2009
• Process – Space Art Festival 17th edition 14 to 28 June
• Close distance – section Painting of Union of Bulgarian Artists – National exhibition centre for contemporary art “Shipka 6” ,Sofia – 12.06.2008
• A A H – all about him,curators project of Venzi Zankov supported by Goethe-Institut Bulgaria
2007.
• The shadow of the stone – a remembrance of Petar Dochev – Irida Gallery, Sofia
• (Non)accidentally coincidences – paintings, prints, sculpture – Arosita gallery, Sofia
• Exhibition awarded artists from ”National competition for a young artists and critics” – National Gallery for Foreign Art, Sofia
• Project “Gaudenz B. Ruf Award” for new bulgarian art – Shortlist 2007 – Sofia Art Gallery, Sofia
• Exhibition objects “24” – curator’s project of Simeon Shivachev – gallery “Biblioteka”, Burgas
• Exhibition “Traffic”,section Painting of Union of Bulgarian Artists – National exhibition centre for contemporary art “Shipka 6” ,Sofia
• Exhibition for the new members of Union of Bulgarian Artists – National exhibition centre for contemporary art “Shipka 6” ,Sofia
2006.
• General annual exhibition – gallery “Astry”
• National competition for a young artists and critics – IF Saint. Saint “KIril and Metodii”- “Shipka 6”, Sofia
• Project “Bulgarian Contemporary Art” – “Kunstlerhaus” – Vienna
• International Fair of Arts “Impressia”- Plovdiv.
• Project “Awards for bulgarian contemporary art 2005” M-tel. – National exhibition centre for contemporary art “Shipka 6”
2005.
• General annual exhibition – gallery “Art Alley”
• “Exhibition prints’” – Bulgarian Culture Institute – Praga, Czech Republic
• “Beyond the alley, behind the cupboard” – Sofia
2004.
• “Fourth International Triennial of Graphic Arts” – National exhibition centre for contemporary art “Shipka 6”
2003.
• “Exhibition Art Prints” – editorial office “Standart”.
2002.
• “First Biennial of the small forms” – Art gallery “Ilia Beshkov”, Pleven.
• “Exhibition Art Prints” – Archeological and Historical Museum – Nesebar.
• “Exhibition Art Prints” – editorial office “Trud” .
• “First World Art Print Annual”- “Lessedra Gallery”.
2001.
• Exhibition “Mini Prints” – Sofia.
2000.
• General Christmas exhibition – German embassy, Sofia
• “Exhibition Art Prints” – “Galev Gallery” – Sofia.
Catalogues:
2011
• Unlimited ‘11– Award for contemporary Bulgarian art of M-tel”
2009.
• Represented artists 2004-2009, Basement Gallery Vienna
• MOYA Annuale, Young Art Europe & Young Art Global
• When the valiues acquire form – Goethe-Institut
2008.
• MOBILITY – International triennale of Contemporary Art 2008,Veletržní palace, National Art Gallery of Prague
• All about him – project of Goethe-Institut
2007.
• Shortlist 2007 – “Gaudenz B. Ruf Award” for new bulgarian art
• 5 years ”National competition for a young artists and critics”
2006.
• Personal catalog – portfolio.
• International Fair of Arts “Impressia”- Plovdiv.
• Bulgarian contemporary art 2005” M-tel
2004.
• Fourth International Triennial of Graphic Arts
2002.
• First Biennial of the small forms
• First World Art Print Annual – “Lessedra Gallery”.
Exhibition: Hotel