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1965 – born in Opaka, BULGARIA
1984 – finished the High school of Art in the town of Kazanlak
1992 – graduated from Veliko Tarnovo–St.st. Cyril and Methodii University / Master of Art
1999 – establish the DUPPINI Art Group
2000 – selected member of the UBA( Union of the Bulgarian Artists ) artist of AIAP / UNESCO
P R E S E N T A T I O N S / S Y M P O S I U M S / F E S T I V A L S
2023 – South Links Arts Festival, Taiwan
Horizons, Sancy, France
COA – Corridor of Arts Festival, Portugal
2022 - VignArt, France ,
SIEAF International Experemental Arts Festival, South Korea
Expo Beaux Lieux, Beaulieu-les-Loshes, France
2021 – Gangwon Triennale, South Korea
Cahors Juin Jardins Festival, France
2020 - Art Ephemeras Project, Marseille , France,
Sentiers dArt, Ciney, Belgium
Identity Project, Forest Art Path/ Waldkunstpfad , Darmstadt, Germany
2019 - Ledro LANDART , Italy
L Art Est Dans les Bois, France
Agya Nappa sculpture Symposium, Cypr􀀀
Kaá, the Yvy Maraey Institute’s International Artist-in-Residence, Brazil
Global Nomadic Art Project, "SACBE - WHITE ROAD", Riviera Maya, Mexico
2018 - Open Sites. SPOREN, Ypres, Belgium
Bewegter wind, Windkunst in Nordhessen, Germany
Expo Beaux Lieux, Beaulieu-les-Loshes, France
Festival Phonies Bergeres, Accous, France
2017 - X sites Land Art Project, Sweden
           9th Monumental Sculpture Symposium, Makrana, India
           International Symposium of Sculpture, Ateliere Brancusi, Târgu-Jiu, România
           Biennale de Sologne, France
           Gare Art Festival, Luxembourg
2016 - Residency at Caza dOro , France
           L Art Est Dans les Bois, France
           Land Art Festival Savins, France
           Abiko Open AirExhibition,Japan
           Tsukuba International Artist in Residence, Japan
2015 – Land Art Project Alingsås, Sweden
            Spirit of nature project, Bulgaria
           Land Art Festival, Poland
           Bienale des Arts Sisteron, France
           Tsukuba International Artist in Residence, Japan
           Sculpture Project, Bobrice, Kiev, Ukraine
           Global Nomadic Project, India
           1st sculpture Symposium”R”, Mark Rothko Art Center, Daugavpils, Latvia
2014 – Scolpire in Piazza, Santippolito, Italy
            Art Biotops Project, Darmstadt, Germany
            Degirmendere Zuhtu Muridoglu sculpture Symposium, Turkey
            Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, South Korea
            Humus Park, Pordenone, Italy
2013 - Guandu Sculpture Festival, Taiwan
            FLUR Bildhauersymposium, Germany
            Sculpture Symposium Wilkendorf, Germany
            5th International Sculpture Symposium Teheran, Iran
2012 – Icheon International sculpture Symposium Commission, Icheon, South Korea
           Ostraka Sculpture Symposium, Cairo, Egypt
           Alanya Sculpture Symposium, Turkey
           DRIFT Kunstbroedplaats, art in nature project, The Netherland
            Un p’tit brin d’art, Chaourcois, France
2011 – Sea Art Festival, Busan Biennale, South Korea
           Cheng Long Wetlands Environmental Sculpture Project, Taiwan
           International Stone Sculpture Symposium, marble, Montenegro
           International Stone Sculpture Symposium, granite, Panevezys, Lithuania
           Ellesmere Sculpture Trail, Commission, England       
           International Stone Sculpture Symposium, granite, Stone Age 7, Lithuania
           Art in Public Space, Muzeum De Arta, Constanta, Romania
2010 – Exhibition at Dorasan Peace Park, DMZ, South Korea 
           Bildhauersymposien kunst in Behringen, sandstone, Germany
           YATOO Air, Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, South Korea
           Children Labyrinth Project, Saksala Art Radius, Finland
           International sculpture Symposium “Stone in the Galilee”, Israel             
           Land art event, TOLCSVAI LAND ART MŰVÉSZTELEP, Hungary
2009 – DORPSGEZICHTEN PROJECT, Drenthe, the Netherlands
           9th International stone Sculpture Symposium, Morges, Switzerland
           International stone Sculpture Symposium, Vattis, Switzerland
           International Sculpture Symposium Matran, Switzerland
2008 – 1st International Art Passage, Bad Shlema, Germany
           6th International Bressuire Sculpture Symposium, France
           Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, South Korea
2007 – International Sculpture Symposium, Morges, Switzerland
           Caerleon International Sculpture Symposium, Wales
           Internationales NaturKunst Forum, Licherode, Germany
           Art Camp in Lazar castle, Lazarea, Harghita Country, Romania
           International Troyan ceramics Symposium, Troyan, Bulgaria
           International Art Camp, Salt stone, Sovata, Romania
2006 – International sculpture Symposium “Stone in the Galilee”, Israel
           International sculpture Symposium Saksala, Finland
           9th International Sculpture Symposium, Borkel en Schaft, The Netherlands
           Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, South Korea
           Residency at Valparaiso Foundation, Mojacar, Spain
2005 – International sculpture Symposium “Stone in the Galilee”, Israel
           International Art-in-nature Symposium, Natuurkunst Drenthe, The Netherlands
           International Lake Vyrnwy sculpture Symposium, Wales
           Art in Public space, Donumenta Festival, Regensburg, Germany
2004 – International Process Space Festival, Balchik, Bulgaria
           International Sculpturral Symposium /wood - Prostejov, Czech Republic
2003 – International Sculptural Symposium /sand stone – Vejprty, Czech Republic 
2001 – International Art Symposium, Gellivare, Sweden
 
A W A R D S   /   P R I Z E S
2017 -  Public vote Award, Biennale de Sologne, France
2013 – Award for sculpture on 21 st International Biennial of Humour and Satire in the Arts, Gabrovo
2012 – Special conferring on honorary of citizenship, Icheeon, South Korea
2011 – Special Selection Award international competition for Sea Art Festival, Busan Biennale, South Korea
2009 – Award for sculpture on National exhibition of Allianz Bank Awards
2008 – Award at the National Exhibition in Woodcarving
2007 – Award from Union of Bulgarian Artist at the Autumn Exhibition- V.Tarnovo
2003 – Second Prize for Sculpture from Radio Free Europe at the International Sculpture Symposium-Sandstone in Vejprty, Czech Republic
2000 – Award for perspective young artist of the Artea Gallery, Varna
1999 – First Prize for Art of painting from Union of Bulgarian Artists at National Young Artists Exhibition
1998 – Award from the Open Society at the Autumn Exhibition - V. Tarnovo

S E L E C T E D   G R O U P   E X H I B I T I O N S   &   E V E N T S 
2013 – Installation Exhibition in Pilar & Joan Miro Foundation, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2010 – Art show Zurich, Switzerland
           Exhibition at Geumgang International Nature Art Center, South Korea 
2009 – Contemporary art weekend, “Stone objects” , Varna
2006 - August in ART, Varna international festival of visual arts, Varna, Bulgaria
2005 – Project, “Locked Spaces “, Art Gallery Dobrich
2003 – International exhibition “Europa Rekonstruiertes”, Exhibition Hall, Russe; Salon of Arts, Sofia ; Vienna, Austria; Banya Starinna, Plovdiv (with DUPPINI );The Sredets Hall, Sofia (with DUPPINI)
          16th International Biennial of humour and satire in the arts, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
2002 –Bulgarian Painting after 1989 –Salon of Arts Sofia / Curator Ruen Ruenov & Stefania Yanakieva
          Action ”The Portrait”, Action, ”Sign & light” ECO ART, Russe (with DUPPINI)
2001 – Exhibition Halls, Sofia; Veliko Tarnovo & “Future for Bulgaria”,Plovdiv (D)”The Viaduct-2”,The Sredets Hall, Sofia; Action”Sand”, Kranevo(with DUPPINI );Performance,”Egofrenia”(DUPPINI )
           International exhibition at the Gellivare Municipal Museum, Sweden
2000 – Exhibition Halls, Veliko Tarnovo; Plovdiv & Vidin;Action to save a tree (D)
1999 – 14th International Biennial of humour and satire in the arts, Gabrovo;
1993 – LUD ART GALLERY, London (with students from Sofia & Veliko Tarnovo )
S E L E C T E D   O N E  -  P E R S O N   E X H I B I T I O N S
1993 – Spektar Gallery, Veliko Tarnovo ;1997 – Sirakov Gallery, Veliko Tarnovo; Art Club, Popovo
1998 – Artea Gallery, Varna; 2000 – Ethnographic Museum, Plovdiv
2001 – Exhibition Hall,Dobrich; Artea Gallery, Varna; Exhibition Hall, Shoumen
2002 – Spektar Gallery, Veliko Tarnovo; Artea Gallery, Varna; Exhibition Hall, Vidin
2003 – Artamontzev Gallery, Sofia; Zograf Gallery, Varna; 2004 – Seasons Gallery, Sofia
2005 – The Dandolov Houses Art Gallery, Sevlievo; 2006 – Juka Gallery, Varna
2011 – Underground Space at Sculpture department in Veliko Tarnovo University
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