EDUCATION

1964 – 69

Bulgarian National School of Fine Arts “Ilia Petrov”, Sofia

1970- 75

Bulgarian National Academy of Fine Arts “Nicolay Pavlovich”, MA in sculpture

1985 – present

Member of the Union of the Bulgarian Artists

AWARDS

1977

Receives a lifetime achievement award by the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense

CREATIVE WORK

2002 – 12

Collaborates with interior designers and creates plastic arts for private collectors

2011

Creates the sculpture “Flash” which is annually awarded by the EATON Corporation (a global technology leader in electrical components and systems for power quality, distribution and control)

2000

Creates a sculpture trophy awarded as the honorable prize of the Satirical Theatre “Aleko Konstantinov”, Sofia

1998

Creates the sculptures “Icarus” and “Nike” given as gifts by the President of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Japanese Emperor and to the Minister of State Affairs of Japan

1996 – 97

His sculptures were bought by private collectors in Japan, Sweden, The Netherlands, France, China and Canada

1995- present

Creates the sculpture “Flame” which is annually awarded by the Union of the Bulgarian Architects and the “Arh Art” architectural studio to the Best Bulgarian Architect of the Year

1993

Creates the sculptural composition “The Victims of the People’s Court”

1977

Creates limited edition of sculptures and medals awarded to the honorable foreign guests of the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture and the Bulgarian Ministry of Physical Education Sports

1980

Part of the team that reconstructed and modernized the cultural and the administrative centers in the cities of Smolyan and Devin on the occasion of Bulgaria’s celebration of 1300 years of statehood

1982 – 84

Creates sculptures and medals requested by the Bulgarian Ministry of Physical Education Sports for national and international sport events prizes and for the interior decoration of the Bulgarian Sports Academy “Vassil LevskI”, Sofia

1985

Creates a bronze sculpture “Icarus” awarded to the President of the United States of America by the Bulgarian Institute of Inventions and Innovations


EXHIBITIONS

1995

Solo exhibition in the Bulgarian Parliament

1990 – 93

Solo exhibitions in Stuttgart, Leon berg, Frankfurt and Pforzheim1978Participates in the annual Bulgarian Exhibition and is invited by the Union of the Bulgarian Artists and by the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture to participate in the biennales in Prague, Budapest and Berlin