Milko Bozhkov

He has held more than 100 solo exhibitions in Bulgaria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and France. He participated in more than 150 group exhibitions and biennials of graphics, drawing and painting in Bulgaria, USA, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Holland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Russia, former Yugoslavia. His works are in the possession of the Library of Congress - Washington, USA Art Museum - Portland, Oregon, USA National Library – Paris, France Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, Japan Museum of Contemporary Art - Szczecin, Poland Nelimarkka Museum – Alajarvi, Finland National Art Gallery – Prague, Czech Republic Peter Ludwig Collection – Budapest, Hungary Hugo Wooten Collection, Belgium Svetlin Rusev collection – Sofia, Pleven National Art Gallery - Sofia and private collections in the country and abroad. He is the winner of numerous painting awards, among them are the National Painting Award "Zahari Zograf" (2002) and the Annual National Painting Award "Vladimir Dimitrov - Master" (twice). In 2016, he was awarded the Order of St. St. Cyril and Methodius" - first degree. He is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists.