Veliko Marinchevski

Veliko Marinchevski

Born in Sofia

Education:

Graduated the National Academy of Arts, M.F.A. – Printmaking Department, Sofia (2005);
Assistant Professor, PhD, Printmaking Department, National Academy of Art (2016 – 2023);
Member of the Management Board of The National Culture Fund Bulgaria (Chairman – the Minister of Culture – 2021-2023);
Vice Chairman of International Printmaking Organizations Alliance – IPOA, China;
Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists;
Honorary Villager of Guanlan Printmaking Base, China (2016);
– Curator of “Treasures”- China Printmaking Museum Collection Exhibition of Contemporary and Modern Printmaking Masters”(2023-24);
– Curator of ‘Interlocution’ – Printmaking in Central and Eastern Europe Exhibition, China Printmaking Museum, Shenzhen (2020); – Curator of Contemporary Bulgarian Printmaking Exhibition at China Printmaking Museum, Shenzhen (2018);
– Selected and appointed from China National Arts Fund and China Printmaking Museum as a Professor at Training Course of National Print Technicians (15 selected Assistants from different Academies) Guanlan, Shenzhen (2016);
– Co-Curator of Contemporary Bulgarian and Italian Artists Exhibition “Parallels/Confronti”, Sicily, Italy; Sofia and Ruse, Bulgaria (2019-2020);

Masterclasses at Academies of Fine Arts – Florence, Venice, Bologna; at Il Bisonte Foundation for Art and Printmaking – Florence; at China Printmaking Museum(2021-2025).
– Erasmus+ Teaching Programme at The Academy of Fine Arts Florence and at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp – Printmaking workshops and lectures (2019-2021); –

Lectures – Shenzhen Polytechnic University; Hubei Institute of Fine Arts (2023) and others.

Selected Participations in International Exhibitions:
-‘Vision of Interaction – International Contemporary Printmaking Ecosystem’ 2003-2005 – China, Anhui, Lianyungang and Huai’an Art Museums, China;
– Win-Win Cooperation – Belt and Road International Printmaking Exhibition, Beijing 2019, Dunhuang and Sofia (Coordinator for Sofia), 2017;
– Teachers Exhibitions – Central Academy of Fine Arts – CAFA, Beijing and National Academy of Art Bulgaria, Taimiao Gallery Beijing and National Gallery – The Palace, Sofia 2018-2019;
– Guanlan Printmaking Base International Exhibitions – Stones From Other Mountains; ‘Impact’; ‘Fusion’; ‘Growing Wisdom’; China Printmaking Museum; Touring Print Exhibition – Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau, Tokyo; ‘Tokyo Prints‘, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan, 2007 and others. Yoseido Gallery Mini Print, Tokyo;

Contemporary Bulgarian Print Exhibitions:
China Printmaking Museum, Shenzhen 2018; LOC Gallery Sicily, Villa Benzi Zecchini, Italy; Ateneo de Madrid Gallery, Madrid, Spain, 2014; Art Salon Sarria, Spain, 2008;
Graphic Museum Shreiner, Bad Steben, Germany, 2007; KaadeKUNST Gallery, Amsterdam, 2007; Kunstlerhous, Vienna, Austria, 2006; International Modern and Contemporary Art Fair- MIART Milano, Italy,2006; Kyoto, Tokushima, Tokyo, Japan, 2003 and others.

International Print Biennials and Triennials:
Guanlan, Beijing, Wuhan, Lingshi – China; Tokyo, Kochi, Awagami – Japan; Frechen – Germany; Sint Niklaas, Belgium; Saint-Maur – France; Cremona, Itally; Vancouver, Canada; Grenchen, Switzerland; Lodz, Poland; Sofia, Varna – Bulgaria and others.

Solo Exhibitions (twenty five):
China Printmaking Museum (China); Epreuve d’Artiste Gallery (Belgium); Graficki Kolektiv Gallery (Serbia); Akiruno, Tokyo (Japan); A. J. Bellocq Gallery (USA); Station Contemporary Art Gallery (Slovakia); Rakursi Art Gallery (Bulgaria) and others.

Selected Awards:
– The Distinctive Award of the Ministry of Culture – ‘Outstanding Achievements in the Development of Bulgarian Art and Culture’, 2021;
– Jean Couy Prize on 8th International Biennale de l’Estampe, France 2017;
– National Man of The Year Award, Art Category, 2017;
– Award for The Best Print on International Biennial Sint-Niklaas- Belgium, 2013;
– Grand Prix- Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition- BIMPE VI, Vancouver, Canada, 2010;
– Honorary Medal – 13th International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms, Poland- Lodz, 2008;
– Union of Bulgarian Artists Award on National Mini Print Exhibition 2001 and others.

Artists-in-Residence:
China Guanlan Printmaking Base – China, 2024 – 2009 (invitations); China, Tianjin – Dongjiang YAC – 2017 (invitation);
Italy, Venice – Scuola Internazionale di Grafica – 2017 (invitation);
Japan -Tokyo, Akiruno – 3 months, 2008 (Competition);
France, Paris – Cite Internationale des Arts, 2 months, 2008 (Competition);
Austria, Vienna – The Ministry of Culture BMUKK, 3 months, 2007 (Competition);

Selected Collections:
China Printmaking Museum; Guanlan Original Printmaking Base, China; The National Art Museum of China – NAMOK, Beijing; Plantin Moretus Museum Antwerp, Belgium; Sakima Art Museum, Japan; The Municipal Art Gallery in Lodz, Poland; Civic Museum Cremona, Italy; Bulgaria’s National Gallery and others.

Harmony in nature, the depth of space, man’s feeling of a connection with these are the states I explore. I choose etching as a technique since it gives birth to both darkness and light.

Moonlight reflections, etching, aquatint, 72/30, 2016       Moonlight reflections, etching, aquatint, 72/30, 2016