Born: 1959 in Smolyan, Bulgaria.
Education: 1978 - High School of Arts, Kazanlak, Bulgaria.
1986 – M.A. Degree in Graphic Arts at the St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria.
2006 – Specialization in Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
1990 – Member of Union of Bulgarian Artists
1992 – accepted as member of the Society of Artists in Plovdiv
2002-2005 – Chairman of the Society of Artist in Plovdiv.
Has participated in more than 25 international exhibitions between 1988 and 2008.
Selected solo-exhibitions:
1989 – Art Gallery, Pazardjik, Bulgaria
1993 – International Autumn Exhibitions, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1994 – Starinna Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1995 – Auerbach Gallery, Germany
1997 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1998 – Artin Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
1999 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv
1999 – Moon of Roots Gallery, Burgas, Bulgaria
2000 – Artin Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2001 – Boviel Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (with Sasho Anastasov)
2002 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv
2003 – Rompheya Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (with Itsko Maznev)
2003 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2003 – Yuka Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2005 – Graphic Circle Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
2005 – Stari Grad Gallery, Kotor, Montenegro
2005 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2005 – Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2006 – Nessie Gallery, Burgas, Bulgaria
2006 – Rakoursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2007 – Helmut Junger Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2007 – National Autumn Exhibitions, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2008 – Georges Papazoff Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Since 1988 he has participated in more than twenty international exhibitions and projects for graphic art and objects from paper.
Awards:
1986 – Annual Graphics Award, Pazardjik, Bulgaria
1991 – Second Award and Silver Plaque at the Sixth International Biennial of Graphics, Varna, Bulgaria
1997 – Annual Graphics Award of the Society of Artists in Plovdiv
1997 – Stanislav Dospevski Graphics Award, Pazardjik, Bulgaria
1997 – Rotary Club Annual Award, Pazardjik, Bulgaria
1999 – Special Award at the International Biennial of Graphics, Kluj, Romania
2000 – Award at the First International Graphics festival, Che-U, South Korea
2002 – Tribel Ex-libris Award, Belgrade, Serbia
2002 – First Award at the Biennial of Small-Size Painting, Pleven, Bulgaria
2002 – Third Award at the Annual Exhibition of the Society of Artists in Plovdiv
2003 – First Graphics Award at the International Biennial of Humour and Satire, Bulgaria
2003 – St. Cyril and Methodius Foundation Award at the Twelfth International Biennial of Graphics, Varna, Bulgaria
2004 – Honorary Diplom at the International Triennial of Graphics, Sofia, Bulgaria
2004 – Dyakov Gallery Annual Award, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2004 – Second Graphics Award of the Society of Artists in Plovdiv
2005 – Grant to Cité Internationale Des Arts, Paris, France
2006 – Second Award at the Annual Exhibition of the Society of Artists in Plovdiv
Some of his works are owned by:
National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria;
City Art Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria;
Helmut Müller’s Collection, Germany;
Auerbach Graphics Studio, Germany;
Graphics Studio at the Society of Artists in Plovdiv, Bulgaria;
Graphics Studio at the Society of Artists in Burgas, Bulgaria;
Graphics Studio at the International Biennial of Graphics,
Varna, Bulgaria;
Domestic and foreign private collections.
 selected works
exhibition 1, exhibition 2
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