King's College - Rylands Art Prize 2026
09 February - 16 February, Cambridge, United Kingdom
13 February 2026
King's College - Rylands Art Prize 2026
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Happy to announce that my monotype 'Gaza 2023' has been awarded second prize of King's College Ryland Art Prize 2026.
The Rylands Art Prize is an annual College competition in memory of Dr G.H.W Rylands (known as Dadie Rylands), a former Fellow of the College. You can view all of this year’s entries in the main Art Room (at the top of A staircase) until 16 February. https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/news/2026-rylands-art-prizes-awarded |
AKA Contemporary - Spring Group Exhibition.
15 March - 13 April, Cambridge, United Kingdom
12 March 2024
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I am delighted to announce that two of my works has been selected for this year's Spring Show 2024 at AKA Contemporary Fine Art Gallery. The exhibition is focused on showing a diverse range of artist's from all disciplines of art. You can view the exhibition from 16th of March till 13th of April 2024. For more information https://www.akafineart.co.uk/spring-show-catalogue |
'The monkey's dream' - Collaboration with Elitsa Ganeva
10 September 2022
'The monkey's dream' - 139cm x 50cm, mixed media on a 143gsm linen fabric.
'The fabric prints are depiction of the House of the Monkey - Once a place for vivid dreaming - the man/monkey/ contemplating the streets and the surroundings; Nowadays mysterious entity - a building serving the Union of Scientists, an antique shop, or once again a missed opportunity to become a space for culture and art, archive of architectural documents or else.' - Elitsa Ganeva
This collaboration came in very 'organically' as me and Elitsa are both connected with the town of Veliko Tarnovo and its rich history. This project was a part of WTAR #6 ½ Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. The exhibition was held at TaM art space.
More about the project here
This collaboration came in very 'organically' as me and Elitsa are both connected with the town of Veliko Tarnovo and its rich history. This project was a part of WTAR #6 ½ Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. The exhibition was held at TaM art space.
More about the project here
From the Archives - Lao Tzu and Rumi
1 April 2020
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I don’t think I have ever shown this work publicly before. It dates back to my student years, when I was working in a supermarket to support myself. One day, I noticed that a number of advertising vinyl banners were about to be thrown away, and I happily salvaged them.
At first, I had no clear idea of what I wanted to do with the material. Around that time, I was discovering the music of Stephan Micus, and inside two of the CD booklets were short quotes by Rumi and Lao Tzu. I was struck by how the arrangement of the words formed a shape that, in my view, visually embodied the essence of the quotes themselves. Using the salvaged vinyl, I made two works, each approximately two meters long. Every letter had to be manually adjusted, and the font modified. The letters were transferred by hand and individually cut by myself on a kitchen floor; the black paint was added afterwards. Unfortunately, I no longer have a photograph of the second piece. The text in this work reads: “The way that can be followed is not the true way” (Lao Tzu). The other piece, if I remember correctly, used the words: “There are ten thousand ways to bow and kiss the earth” (Rumi). |
New works and new sections added
28 March 2020
Rural Murals Residency #1 - Liubnitsa, Bulgaria 2019
14 November 2019
Photo by Raquel Rocky Natalicchio
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I was invited to take part at the first edition of Rural Mural Residency in the village of Liubnitsa, Bulgaria. There are hundreds of abandoned buildings in my homeland of Bulgaria. The project's idea is to revive some of them with the help of selected international artists. What was once a school, now a sad ruin, became a canvas for us to explore and re-imagine with our visions and ideas.
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Exhibition 'Natural Conditions'
20 September - 20 October, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
22 September 2018
I am happy to announce the opening of the art exhibition 'Natural Conditions' ('Природни състояния'), where I am showing two of my most recent works. The show is hosted by the Regional Library in the city of Stara Zagora and it will be open for the public till the 20th of October. I am delighted to inform you that the event is also part of the program of Night of the Art's in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
I was kindly invited to participate by my fellow artist Dilyan Bakalski, who plays an important role in the city's art life.
I was kindly invited to participate by my fellow artist Dilyan Bakalski, who plays an important role in the city's art life.
