Born on August 19,
1946 in the village of Tsonevo, near Varna.
Graduated from the Sofia Art School in 1969.
Since 1970 has taken part in almost all art exhibitions in the country,
as well as in representative exhibitions of Bulgarian graphic art abroad:
USA, France, Norway, Germany, Argentina.
Biennials and triennials: Print Triennale, Krakow, Poland - 1972, 1978,
1991;
Miniprint Triennale, Lodz - 1996;
Chamalieres, France – Miniprint Triennale – 1994;
Ljubljana - Print Biennale – 1971, 1975, 1991, 1993;
Frechen - Print Triennale – 1972, 1974, 1989;
Fredrikstad - Print Triennale – 1980, 1995;
Kanagawa, Japan - Print Biennale – 1992, 1995;
Tokyo - Miniprint – 1995;
Belgrade - Print Biennale – 1994, 1996;
Stockholm – International Print Exhibition – 1997;
Grabado, Spain – International Print Biennale – 1996;
Gorni Milanovac - International Biennale of Miniature Art – 1996,
1998;
Ibiza, Spain - International Biennial of Graphic Art – 1994, 1996,
1998;
Cadaques, Spain - International Miniprint Exhibition - 1997;
Budapest - International Miniprint Exhibition - 1998;
Varna - International Print Exhibition – 1991, 1997;
Quebec - International Exhibition of Miniature Art – 1998;
Kuala Lumpur - International Print Exhibition – 1998;
Sofia - Print Triennale – 1995, 1998, 2001;
Belgium – Felix Ropps Namur International Exhibition/Competition
– 1998;
Ujice - International Print Biennale - 2001
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Munchengladbach – 1991;
Plovdiv – Starinna Gallery – 1996;
Plovdiv – National Autumn Exhibitions – 1998;
Prague – Gallery 2000 – 1996;
Bratislava – Bulgarian Cultural Centre – 1997;
Sofia – Krida art gallery – 1996; Shipka 6 gallery ‘Drawings’
– 1997; Sharon gallery – 2001;
Vienna – Dom Wittgenstein – 1997;
AWARDS
1980 – Graphic Award of the Rome Academy
for Foreign Art;
1989 – First prize and silver plaque at the 5th Print Biennial,
Varna;
1993 – First prize for print – Autumn Salon, Sofia;
1997 – First prize for drawing at the National Drawing Exhibition,
Sofia;
1997 – Gold medal at the International Print Exhibition, Stockholm
‘97;
2001 – Silver Drypoint Plaque, International Drypoint Biennale,
Uzice, Yugoslavia
His works are in the possession of:
Library of Congress, Washington;
The Ludwig Collection, Cologne;
Print rooms Sofia, Varna, Krakow, Kanagawa, Tokyo and others;
Many private collections in Bulgaria, France, Germany, Poland, Hungary.
Lives and works in Sofia.
