Atanas Parushev

Atanas Parushev - Shoka was born in Sliven on April 7, 1958. From 1972 to 1977 he studied at the Art High School in Kazanlak. In 1985, he graduated in painting at the Art Academy under Prof. Ivan Kirkov. He has been a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists since 1991. He participated in all general art exhibitions (1985-1991). There are over 50 solo exhibitions, numerous participations in collective exhibitions at home and abroad. His works are owned by the National Art Gallery, the Sofia City Art Gallery, the Sliven Dimitar Dobrovich Gallery, private collections and art museums abroad.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2023 - Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna

2023 - Art Gallery "Vladimir Dimitrov - Master", Kyustendil

2022 - "Stubel" Gallery, Sofia

2022 - "Impulses of Time", "L'Union" gallery, Plovdiv /together with Svilen Blazhev/

2022 - Dimitar Dobrovich Art Gallery, Sliven /together with Ivan Kirkov/

2021 - Exhibition, National Art Gallery

2020 - "Passions", Gallery 8, Varna

2019 - "Passions", "Yordan Kyuvliev" gallery, Sliven

2018 - Painting exhibition, "Stubel" gallery, Sofia

2015 - "Abstract", Stubel Gallery, Sofia

2011 - "Verticals", Art-36 gallery, Sofia

2009 - "Agora Art" gallery, Sliven

2007 - "Verticals", "L'Union" gallery, Plovdiv

2004 - "Abstraktno", "Cultural Tourism Club" association, Sliven

2001 - Pi Artworks Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey; Art-36 Gallery, Sofia

1995 - Art Salon "Agora Art"

SELECTED COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS:

2014 - "Untold Abstraction" painting and sculpture, Exhibition Center of the SBH, Sofia

2012 – Exhibition of the SBH representative office in Sliven, SBH Exhibition Center, Sofia

2009 - "Oh wine... and not only", Central exhibition hall "Manezh", Moscow

2006 - "Ivan Kirkov and students - 20 years after the beginning", SBH Exhibition Center, Sofia

2006 – international art exhibition "Eastern Neighbors", Cultural Center "Babel", Utrecht, Netherlands

2005 - "Personal Mythologies", National Exhibition Center, Sofia

2004 - exhibition of plein air artists "Kabile 2004", Bogoridi Gallery, Burgas

1990 - "Moderate avant-garde within the framework of tradition", SBH Exhibition Center, Sofia

DISTINCTIONS:

2021 - The National Award for Painting "Vladimir Dimitrov – Master"

2007 - annual award "Dobri Chintulov", Sliven

2002, 2000 – Sirak Skitnik award, Sliven

1997 - accompanying award "Skytnik Orphan"

1993 - second prize for painting, Autumn Salon, Sofia

Participation in plein air:

2012 – Nikolaevo, Triavna Balkan

2006 - "The Balkans: autumn and passions", Kostenkovtsi village, Gabrovo

2000, 2003, 2008 - "Sound and Color" organized by Darik Radio