Hristo Hristov

BIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCE

Christo Christov is born on May 22, 1963 in the city of Varna. In 1982 graduated from the Specialized School for Artistic Stone Processing in the village of Kunino. 1994 graduated from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, majoring in sculpture in the class of Prof. Dimitar Boykov. Since 1994 is a member of UBA.

Since 1995 exhibits his works at the Georg Gallery on the island of Sult, Germany.

Completed projects:

Since 1997 until 2020 inclusive, he annually produces the annual Sports Icarus Awards of the Bulgarian Sports Foundation.

2019 - Makes a monumental sculpture, which is placed in the "Open Air Museum" on the square "Atlantic Solidarity" near the City Art Gallery in Varna.

Since 2010 - regularly makes sculptures for the International Wrestling Federation FILA.

Since 2008 - regularly prepares the awards of the basketball club "Spartak" - Moscow.

2006 - His sculpture "Higher than the sun" became a symbol of the resort "Golden Sands".

Since 2006 - regularly produces award plastics for the European Basketball Federation FIBA.

2003 - Makes a monumental sculpture, which is placed in the yard of the National Music School "Lyubomir Pipkov", Sofia.

2003 - Participation in the International Symposium - Stone, Wunsidel (Germany)

2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 - Participation in the Symposium on Sculpture "Sea of Shapes", resort complex "Golden Sands"

2002 - Participation in a joint exhibition in the building of the European Parliament in Brussels (office of the EU Commissioner for Enlargement Mr. Günther Verheugen)

Awards:

2020 - Award of the Jury in the Biennial of Small Forms - Pleven '2020.

2015 - Award of the First Independent Awards for Culture - Varna

2010 - First prize in the Allians Bulgaria Regional Sculpture Awards competition

2010 - First prize Biennial of Small Forms - Pleven 2010.

2006 - First prize in the Symposium on Sculpture "Sea of Shapes", Golden Sands Resort.

2000 - Golden Pen Award for contribution to Bulgarian culture

Exhibitions:

2021 - solo exhibition, Art Center, Pleven

2021 - solo exhibition, Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna

2020 - solo exhibition, Art Museum "Georgi Velchev", Varna

2018 - solo exhibition, City Art Gallery - Varna

2018 - solo exhibition, Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna

2015 - solo exhibition, Astry Gallery, Sofia

2016 - solo exhibition, Upark Gallery, Plovdiv

2015 - solo exhibition, Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna

2015 - solo exhibition, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Vienna, Austria

2015 - solo exhibition, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Prague, Czech Republic

2013 - solo exhibition, Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, The Hague, The Netherlands

2013 - solo exhibition, Benedictine Spiritual Center, St. Adalbert Abbey, The Netherlands

2011 - solo exhibition, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Berlin, Germany

2011 - solo exhibition, Art-36 Gallery, Sofia

2010 - solo exhibition, Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna

2009 - solo exhibition, gallery "1908", Sofia

2009 - solo exhibition, Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna

2009 - solo exhibition, Arosita Gallery, Sofia

2008 - solo exhibition, Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna

2007 - solo exhibition, Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna

2007 - joint exhibition, Classic Gallery, Sofia

2006 - solo exhibition, City Hall of Bonn (Germany)

2005 - solo exhibition, Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Berlin (Germany)

2005 - solo exhibition, Artamontsev Gallery, Sofia

2004 - solo exhibition, BulART Gallery, Varna

2002 - solo exhibition, Artamontsev Gallery, Sofia

2001 - presents his works at the Celine Gallery, Paris (France)

2001 - solo exhibition at the Hilton Hotel,

2000 - solo exhibition, Tsar Osvoboditel Gallery, Sofia

2000 - solo exhibition, BulART Gallery, Varna

1999 - solo exhibition, Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Berlin (Germany)

1998 - participation in the National Exhibition "Sculpture", Shipka Gallery 6, Sofia

1998 - solo exhibition, gallery "3.14", Bergen (Norway)

1997 - solo exhibition (sculpture and drawings), Makta Gallery

1996 - solo exhibition, United Bulgarian Bank, Sofia

1996 - solo exhibition (sculpture and drawings) Makta Gallery

1995 - participation in the "Autumn Salon", "Rayko Alexiev" Gallery, Sofia

1994 - participation in the National Exhibition "Sculpture", Dosev Gallery, Sofia