About me
VASIL KOLEV – VASSILLO
1979 Born in Sofia, Bulgaria. Lives and works between Sofia, Bulgaria and Venice, Italy
Since 2009 works as assistant professor in National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia- Department Graphic Art
EDUCATION:
2008 Graduated Academy of Fine Arts – Venice, Italy, Department Painting
2004 M.F.A- National Academy of Fine Arts-Sofia, Graphic Art
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2017 Award – “Guanlan International Print Prize” – 6th Guanlan International Print Biennial, Shenzhen, China
2017 Mention of Honor from the jury – “Premio ex libris, piccola grafica” Santa Croce sull’Arno, Italy
2017 Solo exhibition in “Brandstater gallery”, L.A., California, USA
2016 Lecture and workshop in the Printmaking Department, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou
2016 “Impresa Visiva”, Exhibition in the Cultural Center La Medusa (Este- Padova), Italy
2015 Interprint – 4th Bangkok Triennial International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Thailand
2015 “Apollonia” – Festival of arts – Solo exibition, Sozopol, Bulgaria
2015 L’arte e il torchio/Art and the printing press – 8th International Graphic Art exhibition, Cremona, Italy
2105 18th International Biennial of Graphic Art, Varna, Bulgaria
2015 5th Guanlan International Print Biennial, China,
2014 Equal award from the VII International Print Triennial, Sofia, Bulgaria
2014 Award for graphic art – National Competition for Contemporary Art, Allianz Bulgaria
2014 Award for graphic art, Biennial for Bulgarian contemporary fine art, Burgas, Bulgaria
2013-14 Corpo IN/Formazione – International Graphic Art exhibition, Gallery Academia, National Art Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria, curated by Alberto Balletti and Vasil Kolev- VASSILLO- presented- National Academy of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria, Academy of Fine Arts, Venice, Italy, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerpen, Belgium, University of Complutense – Faculty of Fine Arts, Madrid, Spain
2013 International Art Biennial, Beijing, China
2013 4-th Guanlan International Print Biennial, China
2013 I International Exhibition of Printmaking “In Search of the Lost Paradise”, Granada, Spain
2013 VI Biennial of Graphic Art “Giseppe Polanschi”, (VR), Italy
2013 XI International Biennal- Premio Acqui, Acqui Therme, Italy
2013 17th International Biennial of Graphic Art, Varna, Bulgaria
2012 Nomination for the award for graphic art – National Competition for Contemporary Art, Allianz Bulgaria
2012 International Print Triennial, Krakow, Poland
2011 4-th INTERNATIONAL PRINT EXHIBITION, ISTANBUL – Honorable mention
2011 3-rd Guanlan International Print Biennial, China
2011 International Print Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria
2011 First International Printmaking Triennial of ULUS, Belgrade, Serbia
2011 Corpo Ex/Posto – International Graphic Art exhibition, National Art Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria, curated by Alberto Balletti and Vasil Kolev- VASSILLO
2010 International Triennial of Graphic Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
2010 International printmaking workshop and exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Xi’an, China
2010 Corpo Ex/Posto – International Graphic Art exhibition, San Felice del Benaco – Fondation Cominelli (Brescia), Italy, Academy of Fine Arts, Venice, Italy, curated by Alberto Balletti and Vasil Kolev- VASSILLO
2009 Graphic art – An ambassador, Gallery of the Union of bulgarian artists, Shipka 6, Sofia, Bulgaria
2009 V- th International Biennial of Grafic Art, Monsummano Terme, Italy
2009 Presented by the Zero Gallery – Fiera Internazionale di Varese, Milano, Italy
2009 Penetration – Bulgarian Cultural Center, Paris, France
2008 Corpo/Reo, Art Print Exhibition, De Portesio, San Felice del Benaco, Italy
2008 Refusès – Mostra colletiva ad Arsenale di Venezia, Italia
2008 Avantgarde Gallery, London, UK
2008 “Le Salon De Fevrier”- Galerie Thuillier, Paris, France
2007 Atelier Aperti”, Atelier B, Accademy of Fine Arts, Venice, Italy
2007 VIII International Biennial of Engraving, Acqui Terme, Italy – Mention of Honor
2007 Biennial of Contemporary Art Print- Mirano, Venice, Italy – special prize of Association of Venetian engravers
2007 “Idee Nuove a Milano”- Galleria Artelier- Milan, Italy
2006 “Menu per la Colomba”-Gallery Bevilacqua La Masa – Venice, Italy
2005 International Biennial of Art Print, Varna,Bulgaria
2004 1st Art Project “Venice Village”- Palazzo delle Prigioni, Venice, Italy
2003 International Triennial of Print, Sofia, Bulgaria
2003 International Art Print Exhibition – Art Institute of Chicago, USA