2015

Exhibition in Lessedra Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
December 15th 2015 – February 28th 2016

December 15th – Official ceremony for the opening of the exhibition
with visiting artists and jury members:

  • Leonardo Rial, Spain – First Prize Winner from the 5th Painting & Mixed Media Competition
  • Simone Carole Levy, Switzerland – artist and educator
  • Prof. Elif Çimen, Balikesir Universitesi, Guzel Sanatlar Fakultesi, Turkey
  • Prof. Nuray Gümüştekin, Balikesir Universitesi, Guzel Sanatlar Fakultesi, Turkey
  • Assist. Prof. Selivihan Kılıç,Balikesir Universitesi, Guzel Sanatlar Fakultesi, Turkey
  • Research Assist. Esra Aydın, Balikesir Universitesi, Guzel Sanatlar Fakultesi, Turkey
  • Research Assist. Altay Aldoğan, Balikesir Universitesi, Guzel Sanatlar Fakultesi, Turkey
  • Anna Yaneva, Bulgaria – Professor of Art New Bulgarian University


Тhe catalogue

General View of the exhibition

General View of the exhibition

General View with Featured Artist (in front) Heinz-Peter Kohler, Switzerland

Special Presentation of Brock University, Canada

Presentation of the First Prize Winner of the 5th exhibition Leonardo Rial, Spain

Featured Artist Gisela K. Wolf, Switzerland

Special Presentation of Balikesir University, Turkey

Jury

Elif Çimen
Nuray Gümüştekin
Selivihan Kılıç
Esra Aydın
Altay Aldoğan
Ana Yaneva
Visiting Artists and Jury members
Anna Yaneva is a jury member from the first exhibition and she knows well how difficult it is
Elif Çimen, explains to Altay how responsible you have to be as a jury member
Nuray Gümüştekin is impressed by so many good works
Selivihan Kılıç - close your eyes to imagine the prize winners

Opening reception

Rada with her friend are happy in the exhibition
Study for a group portrait by the opening
In front of the Special Presentation of New Bulgarian University
Opening reception with the wines from Lovech winery specially donated by the director Rossen Daskalov

Visits in Sofia

In the printmaking studio of the Art School in Sofia with teacher Snezhina Bisserova
Selvihan, Elif and Nuray look happy in the printmaking department of Sofia Art Academy
Elif talking to Yohan Yotov
Nuray is happy to see in Sofia a solo show of his friend artist HAMDI GOKOVA
Elif, Nuray and Esra in the printmaking exhibition in Sofia City Art Gallery with Bulgarian artist and chief curator Svetla Georgieva
Elif trying to find out _secrets_ in the Etching of Ljuben Dimanov
Nury is impressed by the works of Roumen Skorchev in Sofia City Art Gallery
Selvihan with the Dry Point works of Petar Chuklev
Selvihan and Esra in front of the works of Ljuben Dimanov and Michail Petkov in Sofia City Art Gallery
Elif, Altay and Esra in the exhibition of Lyuben Zidarov in Sofia City Art Gallery