PlamenMonev livesand works in Varna. He graduated from the Art High School inKazanlak, and in 1988 from the National Academy of Arts - Sofia,majoring in painting. Works in the field of painting, graphics,illustration. According to his project, the mosaic icon of the patronof the city St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, at the lighthouse in theport of Varna. Over the past 25 years, he has held more than 20exhibitions in Varna, both in the Varna City Art Gallery and invarious private galleries in the country, and has also receivedinternational recognition with his successful solo exhibitions andparticipation in Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Russia,Germany, Great Britain , USA, Canada, etc. His works are owned by theNational Art Gallery in Sofia, the City Art Gallery in Varna, privatecollectors from Bulgaria, Europe, Russia and the USA. Its panels andthe color solution of the space give the appearance of the Museum foryoung and old opened in 2013 at RIM - Varna. Awarded in 2021 with the"Varna" award in the field of visual arts.
Hismost important participations in group exhibitions:
• 1989, 1993 - International Biennial of Graphics - Varna 1989 - 1991 - Toronto, Canada 1991 - Gabrovo 1993 - Maastricht, the Netherlands 1993 - Strasbourg, France 1994 - Krakow, Poland 1994 - Belgrade 1994 - Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 1995 - Sofia and Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1998 and 2001 - Varna.
• In 1993 he was awarded the Prize of the World Foundation at the VII International Biennial of Graphics - Varna, and in 2016 - with the Schminke Prize at the First Edition of the International Triennial of Watercolor.
• The drawings and historical reconstructions made by him gave the appearance and the interior solution of the museum "For young and old", part of the "Archaeological Museum of Varna".
• According to his project is the mosaic icon of the patron saint of the city St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, at the lighthouse in the port of Varna. He also received public recognition in 2021, when he was awarded the prestigious Varna Prize in the field of visual arts.
Soloexhibitions:
1989 - Varna, Academica Gallery
1990 - Odessa, Ukraine
1991 - Lonigo and Verona, Italy
1994,2007, 2021 - GHG, Varna
1996 - Feldmailen, Zurich, Switzerland
2001 - Tingul, Sundalsora, Norway
2001 - MГјlheim an der Ruhr, Max Planck Institute
2003,2004, 2007 - YuKA Gallery, Varna
2005 - Budapest
2006 - Art Museum "G. Velchev ”
2007 - Vitra Gallery, Varna
2007 - Concert Studio, Radio Varna.
2008 - The concert studio of Radio Varna.
2009 - Active Art Gallery, Varna
2009,2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021 - LePapillon Art Gallery, Varna
2017,2019 - Tea Alba Gallery, Sofia
2011 - Anniversary exhibition at the GHG, Balchik.
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