top of page
Rumen Dimitrov - sculptor
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
bottom of page