Artistic Statement
Individual Exhibitions
(selection)
2018
“Traces”, Kvadrat 500 Gallery, Sofia
“Traces”, Sirak Skitnik Gallery, Sliven
2017
“What is inside us”, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia
2013
Retrospective Exhibition 55 Fragments at Sirak Skitnik Gallery, Sliven and at Georges Papazov Gallery, Yambol.
2012
Exhibition at Yordan Kjuvliev Gallery, Sliven.
Exhibition Untethered Luminous paintings at Rakoursi Gallery, Sofia.
2011
Pironessa Gallery, Plovdiv, collage
Yordan Kjuvliev Gallery, Sliven, collage/assemblage
Illuminated pathways (collage/assemblage) at Rakoursi Gallery,Sofia.
2010
Reconstructions (collage/assemblage) at Georgi Velchev Art Museum, Varna.
2009
Transit (collage), Bulgarian Cultural Center, Paris, France;
Scenes, at Agrion Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2008
Visible – Invisible, Rayko Alexiev Gallery, Sofia.
2007
Raphael Mihailov Art Hall, Veliko Turnovo and Debut Gallery, Sofia.
2006
National Art Gallery, Sofia, Collage/Assemblage;
National Autumn Exhibitions in Plovdiv (Old Town), Collage.
2005
Conversions (collage), Circle+ Gallery, Sofia.
2004
Art Connections Gallery, Davis, California, USA, Collage.
2003
Georgi Velchev Art Museum, Varna, Collage
Remile Gallery, Giesen, Germany;
Gallery of the Library for Science fiction Literature, Vezlar, Germany;
Municipality of Giesen, Giesen, Germany;
Chris Gallery, Sliven, Collage.
2001
Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, Collage and paper plastic pieces.
2000
Sirak Skitnik Gallery, Sliven.
1999
Spectrum Gallery, Veliko Turnovo.
National Autumn Exhibitions in Plovdiv (Old Town).
1998
Amare Gallery Stavanger, Norway.
Sting Gallery, Stavanger, Norway, jointly with Krassimir Dobrev, May Gallery, Sliven;
Dissonance Gallery, Plovdiv.
1997
Rayko Alexiev Gallery, jointly with Konstantin Denev.
Sliven Drama Theater, Summer Theater University.
1996
May Gallery, Sliven.
Akrabov Gallery, Plovdiv.
1995
Artos Gallery, Sofia.
Bonart Gallery, Sofia.
1994
Aruid Gallery, Russe.
May Gallery, Sliven.
1993
Bulgarian Cultural Center in Warsaw, Poland.
1992
Europe Gallery, Sofia.
May Gallery, Sliven.
1991
Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
Serdika Gallery, Sofia.
May Gallery, Sliven.
1988
National Art Center for Contemporary Art, 6, Shipka street, Sofia.
Group, International, National and Representative Exhibitions of Contemporary art
(selection)
2020
“Minimalism BG”. 15th May – 7th June 2019 “Rafael Mikhailov” hall in Veliko Tarnovo. 2nd – 29th September 2019 in “2019” hall in Plovdiv. 5th March – 2nd April 2020 “Chipka 6” hall in Sofia.
2019
“Donations 2015-2018” , the Bulgarian National Gallery.
2016
“Rediscovery” Curator project for the 20 years of the creation of iconography section in the National Art College “Dimitar Dobrovicth”, Sliven
2015
“50 contemporary bulgarian artists” collection of Darik Radio, Bulgarian cultural institute, Prague
2014
“The untold abstraction” National Art Center for Contemporary Art, 6, Shipka street, Sofia. Curators : Stanislav Pamukshiev & Peter Tsanev
2013
Exhibition of artwork by award recipients from the 2008-2013 Allianz-Bulgaria National Competition, Sofia City Gallery.
Immortal Time, exhibition of Professor Stanislav Pamukchiev’s class of 1983, Khan Hadzhi Nikoli Gallery, Veliko Turnovo.
2012
Exhibition of the Sliven Representation of the Union of Bulgarian Painters, National Art Center for Contemporary Art, 6, Shipka street, Sofia.
2011
Joint exhibition of paintings by Krassimir Russev and Yordan Parushev, Khan Hadzhi Nikoli Gallery, Veliko Turnovo.
Three years later – Yordan Parushev and his students, Sirak Skitnik Gallery, Sliven.
Section 13, Exhibition of unconventional art, National Art Center for Contemporary Art, 6, Shipka street, Sofia.
XX International Biennial of Humor and Satire in the Arts, Hall of Humor and Satire, Gabrovo.
Three generations – with some differences, (jointly with Krassimir Russev, Tsvetan Kolev and Daniel Dimitrov, Eve’s Gallery, Varna.
Identities, 9th Exhibition of contemporary art, The Mosque Art Gallery, Dupnitsa.
Joint exhibition of professors at Veliko Turnovo University, Vranya, Serbia.
2010
Final round of the National competition for the Allianz-Bulgaria Award, National Art Center for Contemporary Art, 6, Shipka street, Sofia.
Auctioning of paintings, Rakoursi Auction house, Sofia.
Annual exhibition by painters from Veliko Turnovo,
Raphael Mihailov Art Hall, Veliko Turnovo (visiting painter).
Exhibition of collages together with students from the Department of Fine Arts at Veliko Turnovo University, Atelier 307.
5th Biennial of small scale art forms, Pleven.
RAGE, joint exhibition of painters from Bourgas, Yambol and Sliven
Sirak Skitnik Gallery, Sliven.
Sliven, the town that I love, small format exhitibition, Dimitar Dobrovich Art Gallery, Sliven.
Group exhitibion, Khan Hadzhi Nikoli Gallery, Veliko Turnovo.
2009
Reality – Fiction, National exhibition of the members of the Section “Painting’’ at the Union of Bulgarian painters, National Art Center for Contemporary Art, Shipka 6, Sofia.
Allianz award for contemporary Bulgarian art, national exhibition at the Yambol City Art gallery, (nominated for painting).
Exhibition of the winners of the annual Award of the Georgi Velchev, Art Museum, Varna. (curator: Rumen Serafimov).
Man is not a commodity, (art installation-performance), jointly with Stefan Kirov Drama Theater, Sliven.
Dialogue of the generations, exhibition of watercolors from the outdoor painting event, organized by the Dechko Ouzounov Museum, National Palace of Culture, Sofia.
Exhibition of selected works from the International quadrennial The myths and legends of my nation, Stara Zagora.
Painters from Sliven, exhibition of paintings from the collection of the Art Gallery-Sliven, Art Gallery, Radnevo, Bulgaria.
White in white, joint exhibition in Bourgas. (curator: Georgi Dinev).
National exhibition Sculptures, National Art Center for Contemporary Art, Shipka 6, Sofia. (curator: Bogomil Nikolov).
Exhibition of selected works from the International quadrennial The myths and legends of my nation, Stara Zagora, Hall of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria.
2008
Roots, European Commission, Berlaymont, Brussels, Belgium.
Local/Global – Global/Local, Biennial of visual arts Art in Agust, Varna. (curator: Philip Zidarov).
Self-portrait – the visible image of hidden meaning, City Art Gallery, Sofia.
Apollonia Festival of Arts, Sozopol, Bulgaria.
4th Biennial of small scale art forms, Pleven.
Friends of the sea, Biennial for contemporary art, Bourgas.
Roots,Kristofor Stankovic Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia.
Identities, National Art Center for Contemporary Art, Shipka 6, Sofia.
Exhibition, part of the final round of the National competition for the Allianz-Bulgaria Award, National Art Center for Contemporary Art, Shipka 6, Sofia.
Diametrical dimensions, Museum of History, Veliko Turnovo, (curator: Krassimir Russev);
Colors in the air – Sirak Skitnik and 24 painters, Bulgarian National Radio, Sofia.
Exhibition of watercolors, Bulgaria Hall, Sofia. (curator: Olympia Nikolova).
2007
Ilindenci, Circle+ Gallery, Sofia.
13 Europеan Artists, Georgi Velchev Art Museum, Varna.
Roots – Sredetz Gallery, Ministry of Culture, Sofia.
MTel Awards for Contemporary Bulgarian art, National Palace of Culture, Sofia.
Contemporary Bulgarian Painting, Baden, Austria. (curator: Boris Klimentiev).
Plastic / Conceptual – Contemporary Bulgarian Painting, Brussels, Belgium; Bratislawa, Slovakia; Innsbruck, Austria; Portscha Palace, Vienna, Austria; Baden, Austria; Trier, Germany;
Babel Culture Centre – Utrecht, Netherlands; Warsaw and Wroclaw, Poland. (curator: Chavdar Popov)
2006
Gallery Seasons, Sofia.
Gema Gallery, Vidin.
3rd Biennial of small scale art forms, Pleven.
Friends of the sea, Biennial for contemporary art, Bourgas.
Exhibition by professors at the Department of Fine Arts, Veliko Turnovo University, Niš, Serbia.
2005
Personal Mythologies, National Art Center for Contemporary Art, Shipka 6, Sofia.
Apollonia Festival of Arts, City Art Gallery, Sozopol, Bulgaria.
Winners of Award of the Georgi Velchev. Art Museum, Varna.
We come into being – and end to be, Cibank Gallery, Sofia.
National Exhibition of artists-pedagogues, Rafael Mihailov Art Hall, Veliko Turnovo.
XI International Triennial, New Delhi, India (curator: Ani Boyadzhieva).
Group exhibition at Top Art Gallery, Veliko Turnovo.
Artwork on paper, joint Bulgarian-Canadian project, Mexican House, Plovdiv and Art Gallery, Dobrich.
2004
Myths and Legends of my nation, Balkan Fine Arts quadrennial, Stara Zagora.
2nd Biennial of small scale art forms, Pleven.
Beyond paper – City Art Gallery, Dobrich.
Roads/ Enigma, Festival of visual arts Art in August, Varna. (curator: Elena Panayotova).
Social/Poetic Reality, National Art Center for Contemporary Art, Shipka 6, Sofia.
National exhibition of landscape painting, National Art Center for Contemporary Art,Shipka 6, Sofia.
Ciudad de Ceuta -Convocatoria international de arte postal, Ceuta, Spain.
2003
Joint exhibition with Peter Dochev, Angel Stanev and Asen Zahariev, Pro Pro Art Gallery, Sofia.
Who cares, Rayko Alexiev Gallery, Sofia.
10x5x3, National Art Center for Contemporary Art, Shipka 6, Sofia.
Donations, City Art Gallery, Sofia.
2002
Achroma, National Art Center for Contemporary Art, Shipka 6, Sofia.
First biennial of small scale art forms, Pleven.
Bulgarian Painting after 1989, National Palace of Culture, Sofia.
2001
Paper works, Pi Art works Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Desolate angels, International exhibition, collage, Liège, Belgium.
Contemporary Collage, International exhibition, Paris, France.
Picturesque, National Art Center for Contemporary Art, Shipka 6, Sofia.
Balkan art, Pi Art works Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.
2000
Contemporary painting Bulgaria-Korea, City Art Gallery, Sofia.
Contemporary painting Korea-Bulgaria, Contemporary Art Museum Seoul, South Korea.
Color and Paper, National Art Center for Contemporary Art,Shipka 6, Sofia.
Competition for La Cité internationale des Arts-Paris, National Art Center for Contemporary Art, Shipka 6, Sofia.
Art Collage, international symposium, National Art Gallery, Plovdiv.
1998
Representative exhibition of Bulgarian Art, Progress Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia.
1997
Representative exhibition of Bulgarian Art, Kuweit.
Group exhibition, Cultural center, Municipality of Keseriyani, Athens, Greece.
1996
International Triennial of Painting, National Art Center for Contemporary Art, Shipka 6, Sofia.
1995
Portrait of a generation, National Art Gallery, Sofia.
Collage, National Art Center for Contemporary Art, Shipka 6, Sofia.
1994
Lupke Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany.
1990
Representative exhibition of 18 young Bulgarian artists, Wittgenstein Gallery, Vienna, Austria.
1989
International Competition for Young Artists – National Art Center for Contemporary Art, Shipka 6, Sofia.
International Biennial of Humor and Satire in the Arts.
1985
International Biennial of Graphic Art, Varna.
1984
Representative exhibition of Contemporary Bulgarian Art, Moscow, Russia.
Specializations :
1986-87
Repin Academy of Art – Saint Petersburg, Russia
2001
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
Awards :
2012
Posthumously declared Honorary Citizen of the city of Sliven
2011
National Awards of Allianz-Bulgaria, Award winner for painting, Bourgas
Award for painting by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria, XX International Biennial of Humor and Satire in the Arts, Gabrovo
2009
Nomination for painting National Awards of Allianz-Bulgaria
2008
Award for painting, given by the Municipality of Stara Zagora, International quadrennial The myths and legends of my nation, Stara Zagora
Nomination for painting National Awards of Allianz-Bulgaria
2006
Dobry Chintulov Annual National Award for Literature and Art, Sliven
Prize for Painting of the Cyril and Methodius International Foundation and Hugo Vouten, Third Biennial of Small scale art forms, Pleven
2005
Sirak Skitnik, Annual Award for Art, Sliven
Award of the Union of Bulgarian Artists for Painting, National Exhibition of Artist-Pedagogues, Veliko Turnovo
2004
Honors Diploma, Second Biennial of Small scale art forms, Pleven
2003
Annual Award of the Georgi Velchev Museum, Varna
Sirak Skitnik Annual Award for Art, Sliven
2002
Honors Diploma, First Biennial of Small scale art forms, Pleven
2000
The Union of Bulgarian Artists Award, International Symposium – Art Collage, Plovdiv
1996
Sirak Skitnik – Annual Award for Art, Sliven
1989
Award for Painting in the International Biennial of Humour and Satire in the Arts, Gabrovo
1988
Award from the Young Artist Studio, Sofia
personal exhibitions
collective national and international exhibitions
Awards