Bulgarian Authors

Simeon Shivachev
Birth 1970, town of Bourgas, Bulgaria, live and work in Sofia,
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

1989- “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” Secondary Comprehensive School, town of Bourgas

EXHIBITIONS
Independent:

2007 – Gallery of the Union of Bulgarian Artists
2006 – “Testa” Gallery, city of Sofia
2003 – “Root Moon” Gallery, town of Bourgas
2000 – “Nessy” Gallery, Bourgas 1
997 – Gallery of the Union of Bulgarian Artists, town of Bourgas

Co-productions:

2006

- “Personal mythology”, “Shipka” Gallery 6, Sofia
- “Visual Communications” National Art Gallery, Sofia
- “Biennale of the Modern Bulgarian Art”, “Friends Of The Sea”, town of Bourgas
- “Coordinates”, Gallery of the Union of Bulgarian Artists, town of Bourgas
- “International Black and White Exhibition” (small format), “Lesendra” Gallery, Sofia
- Black and White Exhibition “To Art” Gallery, Veliko Tarnovo
- Painting competition “Schminke”, “Sibank” Gallery, Sofia
- Biennale of small forms – town of Pleven
- “Format 30x30”, “Astry” Gallery, Sofia
- International Black And White Exhibition
– small format, “Sibank” Gallery, Sofia

2005

- “The Body” “Shipka” Gallery 6, Sofia
- “Sea- shore” – Public Art Gallery, city of Varna, “A. Budevska” Dramatic Theatre, town of Bourgas
- “Monochromic” – “P.K. Yavorov” Library hall, town of Bourgas
- “Format 30x30” “Astry” Gallery, city of Sofia
- National Black and White Exhibition – small format, Hall of “Interpred”, Sofia

2004

- “Landscape” “Shipka” Gallery 6, Sofia
- “Friend Of The Sea”, Public Art Gallery, Bourgas
- “National Competition for Young Authors” of “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” Foundation, “Shipka” Gallery 6
- “National Black and White Exhibition – small format, “Art Aleya” Gallery, Sofia
- Balkan Quadrennial of paining “Myths and legends of my nation”, town of Stara Zagora”
- Common exhibition, organized by “Lion’s Club” “Wittgenstein” Centre, Vienna
- “International Biennale of Humour and Satire”- town of Garbovo /1997, 1999, 2001/
- International Biennale of Black and White Drawing – city of Varna /1997, 1999, 2001/
- International Black and White Triennial, Sofia
- International Mini-Print Triennial – Tokyo /1998/

Plain Airs:

2006

- VI Plain Air Black and White Drawing small format – town of Veliko Tarnovo 2003 - Black and white drawing meetings – Bourgas 2001
- Black and white drawing meetings – Bourgas

Prize:

Lion’s Club Prize, Baden – Helenental, Austria for Young Bulgarian Graphic Artists – Gabrovo 1997


Member of Union of the Bulgarian Artists

1998 – Black and White Drawing Section
2006 – “Painting” Section

BIRTHDATE:
15.12.1965, Sofia

EDUCATION:
1980-1984 Higt School of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
1990-1995 Bulgarian University of fine Arts, Sofia, - MA – Book design

TEACHING:
1996-University of Architecture, Sofia, Bulgaria Assistant Professor in Department of Art and Design

EXHIBITIONS:
ONE MEN SHOW:
1994-Interkonty Gallery, Sofia, Paintings
1995-Interkonty Gallery, Sofia, Paintings
1996-Ata - Ray Gallery, SHERATON, Sofia, Paintings
1997-Ata - Ray Gallery, SHERATON, Sofia, Paintings
1997-Polish cultural institute Gallery, Sofia
1998-Vitosha Gallery, Sofia
2000- Polish cultural institute Gallery, Sofia
2003- “Solers” Gallery, Sofia, Paintings
2003-“METRO MEDIA” virtual exhibition
2003-“Malovat” Gallery, Chicago, USA
2004-“MINERVA” Gallery, Sofia, Paintings

GROUP SHOWS:
1998-1990-International Biennale of Prints and drawings, La Corunia, Spain
1991-Exhibition in Italy
1991-1994 Group Shows of Paintings Vitgenstein Gallery, Lehar Gallery Vienna and galleries in Austria, Italy, Belgium and USA
1995-International Print Biennale, Varna
1996-International Print Biennale, Belgrad
1996-Group Shows of Paintings, Gallery NellyS, Chicago, USA
1997-Bularian painters, Duseldorf, Germany
2004-“Malovat” Gallery, Chicago, USA, Paintings
2004-“Murgash” Gallery, Sofia
2006-Bulgarian National Shows of nude body, “Shipka 6” Gallery