Octopus Industries

Born: 1979 in Varna, Bulgaria. Lives and works in Varna

Education:

2008 Specialization in Graphics, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Lodz, Poland

2007 MA in Graphics, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria

2006 BA in Graphics, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria

1998 Economic College G.S.Rakovski, Varna, Bulgaria

Professional Activities:

2008 Founding Member of the Menzo Art Group

Solo Exhibitions:

2008 “System Error” Exhibition Engraving, FOF Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria

Exhibition Ex Libris, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Lodz, Poland

2007 “Kokimoto in the Insane Land” Exhibition Collage, Comics Club, Perde Association, Varna, Bulgaria

2006 “Permanent Drawings”, Museum Yanaki Manasiev, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2008 1^st International Printmaking Biennial Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey

XXXII International Ex Libris Congress in Beijing, China

1^st Contemporary Art Festival “Puzzle”, Burgas, Bulgaria

2007 Glagolic Dictatorship Utopian Art Project, Veliko Turnovo,

curators Konstantin Denev and Atanas Totlyakov

The 48^th Annual Japan Print Society Exhibition, Sakima Art Museum Okinawa Prefecture, Tokyo

7^th “Iosif Iser” International Contemporary Engraving Biennial Exhibition, Romania

13^th Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and The Mediterranean, Puglia, Italy

3rd International Experimental Engraving Biennial, Ilfov, Romania

5^th International Triennial of Graphic Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria

27^th Mini Print International Exhibition, Cadaques, Spain

6^th Lessedra World Art Print Annual Exhibition, Sofia, Bulgaria

12^th International Biennial of Small Graphic Forms, Ostrow Wielkopolski, Poland

23^rd International Ex Libris Biennial Exhibition Sint Niklaas, Belgium

2^nd International Ex Libris Exhibition, Ankara, Turkey

21^st International Biennial Exhibition of Modern Ex Libris, Malbork, Poland

5^th Arte e Il Torchio Exhibition Contemporary Bulgarian Engravers, Cremona, Italy

The First Frisian Small Print Biennial Exhibition, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

17^th ShinKohanga Ex Libris Exhibition,Tokyo, Metropolitan Art Space, Japan

14^th international Print Biennial Exhibition, Varna, Bulgaria

2006 2^nd International Printmaking Exhibition Tabula Rasa, Istambul, Turkey

3^rd International Ex Libris Exhibition, Lomazzo, Italy

26^th Mini Print International Exhibition, Cadaques, Spain

The Iowa Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Miniature Prints, USA

Fine Arts International Exhibition Antonio Gualda Composer, Granada, Spain

4^th Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition, BIMPE IV, Canada

Awards:

2008 Award for young Artist, National Exhibition of Small Graphic Forms, SIBANK Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

Grand Prix, 4^th International Biennial of Mini Prints, Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia

Silver Medal and Merit Diploma, 2^nd Remo Palmirani’s Prize,

Museo Ex Libris Mediterraneo, Ortona, Italy

2007 Honour Prize, VII International Ex Libris Competition Gliwice, Poland

1^st Award for Engraving, Bulgaria Part of the European Puzzle,

National Campaign of Meglena Kuneva, Sofia, Bulgaria

2006 2^nd Award for Drawing, Fine Arts International Contest

Antonio Gualda Composer, Granada, Spain

2^nd Award for Painting, Fine Arts International Contest

Antonio Gualda Composer, Granada, Spain

2005 1^st Award for Engraving, Annual Exhibition University of Veliko Turnovo

Kim Downs -KimBo – Brighton, UK