Ivan Ninov

One of the most famous and most awarded artists in the field of graphic art in Bulgaria

Born 19^th August 1946 in Tsonevo village, Varna district,
Bulgaria. Lives and works in Sofia.

1960- graduated Art school in Sofia.

Ninov works
drawings and engravings performed in etching techniques, dry needle,
lithography. Since 1969, he participates in youth and general art exhibitions
and his first solo exhibition in 1972-73. His works are included in
international biennials and representative exhibitions of Bulgarian fine art
abroad: Belgrade, Budapest, Ibiza, Kanagawa, Krakow, Lodz, Ljubljana, Tokyo,
Ujce, Frdihshtadt, Fretten and others. 

Independent exhibitions abroad took
place in 1981 and 1996 in Prague, in 1981 and 1997 in Bratislava, in 1991 in
Munich, in 1997 in Vienna, Wittgenstein House, in 2014 in London, in 2017 in
Budapest, in Gallery 55, Niš,
Serbia 2019.

Ivan Ninov's works are owned by the National Art Gallery, the Sofia City
Art Gallery, the city galleries in Burgas, Varna, Vratsa, Pleven, Plovdiv and
others, the Library of Congress in Washington, USA, the Ludwig Collection in
Cologne, Germany, galleries in Krakow, Poland, and Kanagawa, Japan as well as
many private collections.

Recent exhibitions:

2019 – Self-exhibition
Gallery Art 55, Niš, Serbia

2018 – Group
Exhibition in China Printmaking Museum, Guanlan, China

2017 –
Self-exhibition, Gallery Nirvana, Sofia, Bulgaria

2017 –
Self-exhibition, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Budapest, Hungary

2016 – Self-exhibition,  Ministry of Culture Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

2013 –
Self-exhibition, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, London, UK

2013 –
Self-exhibition,  Wittgenstein House,
Vienna, Austria

2006 –
Self-exhibition, Rayko Alexiev Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

2006 – Self-exhibition,
Institut Francais, Sofia, Bulgaria

2001 –
Self-exhibition, Electra Gallery, Malaga, Spain

Participation in
international biennials and triennials of graphic:

2019 – Majska izlozba
grafike,  Graficki Collective, Belgrade,
Serbia

2019 – International
Lithography Triennial, Kielce 2018/1019

2017 – First Xuyuan
International Print Biennial, China

2017 – International
Printmaking Triennial, Belgrade, Serbia

2017 – Graphic Art
Biennial Uzice, Serbia

2017 – International
Biennial of Engraving, Sarcalles, France

2016 – International
Graphic Exhibition, Graficki Collective, Belgrade

2015 – Tokyo
International Mini Print Triennial, Tama Art University, Japan

2015 –  International Biennial of Engraving,
Sarcalles, France

2014  – Jogja Miniprint Biennial, Indonesia

2012  – International Print Exhibition Fushun

2012 – Yunnan International Print Exhibition, China

2011 – International
Triennial of Small Graphic Forms, Lodz, Poland

2011 – International
Printmaking Triennial, Beograde, Serbia

2011 – International
Print Biennial, Seoul, Korea

2011 – VII
International Small Engraving Exhibition, Cremona, Italy

2010 – International
Printmaking Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey

Graphic Awards:

2014 –  First prize, International biennial of
Miniature art, Gorni Milanovac, Serbia

2012 –  Graphic Award, National Contest “Allianz
Bulgaria"

2007 –  “Prof. Stoyan Stoyanov"award, 14^th
International Biennial of Graphics, Varna, Bulgaria

2007 –  Special award, Dry point International
Biennial Ujice, Serbia

2004 –  International Graphic Salon, Timishoara,
Romania

2002 –  First prize, International Graphic
Exhibition, Small format, Baia-Mare

2001 –  “Silver plaque" International Biennial of Dry
point, Ujice, Serbia.