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Featured artists
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Ján Hoffstädter
Fine artist, sculptor, Slovakia
Former chancellor of the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava
After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts (VŠVU) in Bratislava and before the Velvet revolution in 1989, he worked as a teacher at a public school of art in Bratislava. At the same time, he was engaged in free sculptural work and organizational activities. In 1983-84, he completed art studies at the Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst in Vienna. From 1990 to 2021, he worked at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava/ Slovakia, where he led a sculpture studio S.O.S. /Sculptures Objectively Subjectively/ for several years. From the year 2000 to 2007, he became a chancellor of the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava.
He has held several solo exhibitions and participated in many collective shows and symposium at home and abroad. Part of his free work are objects, installations, medals, but he also devoted himself to projects and implementations in public space. From 2013 to 2021, he was a chairman of a "sculpture monument commission" in Bratislava. Over the last couple of years, he has been working with language of abstract forms of expression and the range of its representative signs and pictorial symbols. This allows him to express his ideas more easily- what he actually means and, moreover, to point it out with an accent. Within his last works, he creates minimalist objects in one stroke, with an open story, without forcing your version of content.
Fine artist, sculptor, Slovakia
Former chancellor of the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava
After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts (VŠVU) in Bratislava and before the Velvet revolution in 1989, he worked as a teacher at a public school of art in Bratislava. At the same time, he was engaged in free sculptural work and organizational activities. In 1983-84, he completed art studies at the Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst in Vienna. From 1990 to 2021, he worked at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava/ Slovakia, where he led a sculpture studio S.O.S. /Sculptures Objectively Subjectively/ for several years. From the year 2000 to 2007, he became a chancellor of the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava.
He has held several solo exhibitions and participated in many collective shows and symposium at home and abroad. Part of his free work are objects, installations, medals, but he also devoted himself to projects and implementations in public space. From 2013 to 2021, he was a chairman of a "sculpture monument commission" in Bratislava. Over the last couple of years, he has been working with language of abstract forms of expression and the range of its representative signs and pictorial symbols. This allows him to express his ideas more easily- what he actually means and, moreover, to point it out with an accent. Within his last works, he creates minimalist objects in one stroke, with an open story, without forcing your version of content.
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Kiril Bozhkov
Head of Department Painting, Prof.Dr. at The National Academy of Art Sofia
PhD in Art History
Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists from 1997 year
Kiril Bozhkov born in 1964 in Novi Han near Sofia. He became his MA and specialization in mural painting in the National Art Academy,Sofia and
in 1994 began teaching at the Department of Painting.
From 1981, until now, participation in over 250 group and 50 individual exhibitions in Bulgaria, Germany, Japan, Egypt, the United States, Poland, Serbia and Macedonia.
Works by Kiril Bozhkov are owned by the National Art Gallery, the Sofia City Art Gallery, the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus and
many galleries and private collections in Austria, England, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Egypt, Ireland, Cyprus, Norway, Russia, USA, Czech Republic, Slovenia, France, Netherlands,
Switzerland, Japan, Macedonia, Malaysia, Hungary, Italy, etc.
Awards:
2023 – 3rd place in the "PORTRAIT" category at the 1 st World Watercolor Contest "WATERCOLOR FOR ALL" IWS Atelier Gallery Santiago, Chile
2023 – 1st Place at the first international watercolor festival, Spain, Cordoba
2023 – Eskoda Award – 1st Japan Watercolor Triennale, Nadeshiko
2022 – Award of NEVSKAYA PALITRA of III International Watercolor & Spirit Triennial - Varna
2022 – Mention Award – 7th International ”Love, Tolerance and Peace Through” Watercolor Festival & Golden Brish Contest, Izmir
2021 – Gold Art Award – 1 st International Watercolor Biennale Hamyang, Korea
2019 – 1st Place - 2nd International Biennial of Watercolor KIPUS – BOLIVIA – LIGHTS OF THE WORLD
2019 – Top 6 Best portrait - Tirana International Watercolor Biennale 2019, thirds edition
2018 - International Category Winner - First Watercolor Biennale, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
2018 - Best Portrait Award at the 1st International Watercolor Festival "Tropical Watercolors" Costa Rica
2018 – In Top 100 – ranking for participation in the Universal Watercolor Exposition Online Contest, in Zhuji, China (the first World Watercolor Olympiad in the world)
2017 - In Top 20 - International Watercolor Contest “Thoughts made of Water”, Chihuahua , Mexico
2017 - 1st Place Best Portrait - 2nd TIRANA INTERNATIONAL WATERCOLOR BIENNALE 2017
2016 - In Top 30 artists in 2016 Taiwan World Watercolor Competition
2016 - The award of IWS Bulgaria for contribution to the development of world watercolor art - International Triennial of watercolor Warna, 2016
2016 - 3rd Award of Biennial International Fabriano Watercolor 2016
2016 - Award for best watercolor I International Art Festival 2016 - Bangladesh
2014 - Knight of the brush in 2013 (category knight of illusions) - Orchid Art Center
2012 - Award of the International Competition for watercolor, Karposh Municipality, Macedonia
1991 - 1st prize for painting at the National Academy about residence and work in Washington
1991 - Special prize for painting, the "Nude"
1990 - Award for composition of National Academy of Art, Sofia
1989 -1st prize in drawingof National Academy of Art, Sofia
Publications in national and international journals such as:
2016 – Art Of Watercolor Magazine, 24 th number, Septembar - November 2016
K. Bozhkov is author of the book "Virtuosity and painting"(2015).
Head of Department Painting, Prof.Dr. at The National Academy of Art Sofia
PhD in Art History
Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists from 1997 year
Kiril Bozhkov born in 1964 in Novi Han near Sofia. He became his MA and specialization in mural painting in the National Art Academy,Sofia and
in 1994 began teaching at the Department of Painting.
From 1981, until now, participation in over 250 group and 50 individual exhibitions in Bulgaria, Germany, Japan, Egypt, the United States, Poland, Serbia and Macedonia.
Works by Kiril Bozhkov are owned by the National Art Gallery, the Sofia City Art Gallery, the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus and
many galleries and private collections in Austria, England, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Egypt, Ireland, Cyprus, Norway, Russia, USA, Czech Republic, Slovenia, France, Netherlands,
Switzerland, Japan, Macedonia, Malaysia, Hungary, Italy, etc.
Awards:
2023 – 3rd place in the "PORTRAIT" category at the 1 st World Watercolor Contest "WATERCOLOR FOR ALL" IWS Atelier Gallery Santiago, Chile
2023 – 1st Place at the first international watercolor festival, Spain, Cordoba
2023 – Eskoda Award – 1st Japan Watercolor Triennale, Nadeshiko
2022 – Award of NEVSKAYA PALITRA of III International Watercolor & Spirit Triennial - Varna
2022 – Mention Award – 7th International ”Love, Tolerance and Peace Through” Watercolor Festival & Golden Brish Contest, Izmir
2021 – Gold Art Award – 1 st International Watercolor Biennale Hamyang, Korea
2019 – 1st Place - 2nd International Biennial of Watercolor KIPUS – BOLIVIA – LIGHTS OF THE WORLD
2019 – Top 6 Best portrait - Tirana International Watercolor Biennale 2019, thirds edition
2018 - International Category Winner - First Watercolor Biennale, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
2018 - Best Portrait Award at the 1st International Watercolor Festival "Tropical Watercolors" Costa Rica
2018 – In Top 100 – ranking for participation in the Universal Watercolor Exposition Online Contest, in Zhuji, China (the first World Watercolor Olympiad in the world)
2017 - In Top 20 - International Watercolor Contest “Thoughts made of Water”, Chihuahua , Mexico
2017 - 1st Place Best Portrait - 2nd TIRANA INTERNATIONAL WATERCOLOR BIENNALE 2017
2016 - In Top 30 artists in 2016 Taiwan World Watercolor Competition
2016 - The award of IWS Bulgaria for contribution to the development of world watercolor art - International Triennial of watercolor Warna, 2016
2016 - 3rd Award of Biennial International Fabriano Watercolor 2016
2016 - Award for best watercolor I International Art Festival 2016 - Bangladesh
2014 - Knight of the brush in 2013 (category knight of illusions) - Orchid Art Center
2012 - Award of the International Competition for watercolor, Karposh Municipality, Macedonia
1991 - 1st prize for painting at the National Academy about residence and work in Washington
1991 - Special prize for painting, the "Nude"
1990 - Award for composition of National Academy of Art, Sofia
1989 -1st prize in drawingof National Academy of Art, Sofia
Publications in national and international journals such as:
2016 – Art Of Watercolor Magazine, 24 th number, Septembar - November 2016
K. Bozhkov is author of the book "Virtuosity and painting"(2015).
