CURRICULUM VITAE
Assen Zahariev
E-mail: assen_zah@abv.bg
WWW: http://www.ablen.com/personal/Assen.Zahariev/Born on June 19, 1953 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
1981 - Graduated mural painting class of prof. M. Ganovski from the National Art
Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2002 Fragments Of The Visual Substrate #504A4 installation, curator Boris
Danailov, Exhibition hall Sredets – Euro-Bulgarian Cultural Centre, Sofia, Bulgaria2000 The global village installation, National Palace of Culture, within the 5th
Salon of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria 1998 Emotion of Discovery, objects, National gallery for international art,
“Stulbata” gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria1997 Installation, Art Studio, Sofia, Bulgaria1996 Postcard Action, Sofia, Bulgaria1996 The Two Sides of the Mirror, installation in art studio, Sofia, Bulgaria1996 Concepts, works on paper, BNP-Dresdner Bank (Bulgaria) AD, Sofia, Bulgaria1996 Dialogues, paintings on paper, Art Studio, Sofia, Bulgaria1995 Installation, project Autumn Exhibitions, curator Boris Danailov, Hindliyan
House, the old city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria1995 The Perfect Silence of the Visual World, works on paper, within Cultural
Programme for presentation of Bulgarian artists organized by Dr. Klaus Schrameyer and Dr.
Norbert Riedel, German Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria1994 Installation in three parts, Treuhand GmbH office, Sofia, Bulgaria1994 Wood and painting, installation, Art Studio, Sofia, Bulgaria1994 Surfaces, mixed media, Art 36 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria1993 Mega Installation, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria1990 Objects, UBA gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria1987 Paintings, “108 Rakovski” gallery, Sofia, BulgariaSelected Group Exhibitions
2002 The Male Body, curator Rumjana Konstantinova, National Arts Centre – Shipka
6 2001 Informal, curators Boris Klimentiev and Dimitar Grozdanov, “Raiko
Alexiev” Gallery – UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria2001 7th Artist’s Book Exhibition, curators Denis Collins and Andi
McGarry, Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford, Ireland2001 Solitary Pursuits, curator Iskra Fidancheva, The Elizabeth Foundation for
Arts, Second Floor Gallery, New York, USA2000 6th Artist’s Book Exhibition, Wexford Arts Centre and exhibition
tour: Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh,Co.; West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork; The
Gathering Festival, The Waterside, Derry., Ireland2000 Korea – Bulgaria joint exhibition of modern paintings, Hang-Lk. University,
Department of Fine Arts, Seoul, Korea2000 6th Artist’s Book Exhibition, curators Denis Collins and Andi
McGarry, Wexford, Ireland2000 Location of point, installation, curator Roumen Serafimov, museum Geogri
Velchev, in the program of the festival August in Art, Varna, Bulgaria2000 Bulgaria – Korea – joint exhibition of modern paintings, curators Philip
Zidarov and Prof. Lee Doo-Shik, Sofia Municipal Gallery of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria1999 5th Artist’s Book Exhibition, curators Denis Collins and Andi
McGarry, Wexford, Ireland; exhibition tour: South Tipperary Arts Centre, Clonmel Co.
Tipperary, Charles Macklin Autumn School, Culdaff Co. Donegal1999 Project North Sea – Black Sea, curator R. Serafimov, Dordrecht, Holland1999 Aspects of the Bulgarian art, curator D. Grozdanov, Book Fair Leipzig,
Germany1997 Paintings, “Vula” gallery, Athens, Greece1995 Works of a Generation, National Gallery of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria1994 12 Artists from Bulgaria, curator Rumen Serafimov, Cultural Centre in
Schaffhausen, Switzerland1994 Bulgarian Fine Art, curator Boris Klimentiev, Europarliament, Strasbourg,
France1994 Abstraction, 6 Shipka Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria1993 Works on paper and collages, “Bayer” Gallery, St. Paul –Minneapolis,
USA1993 Visual Arts Symposium, “The Yellow River” – installation, town of
Vurshetz, Bulgaria1993 Idea for a Bulgarian painting, curator Ruen Ruenov, gallery Ata-Rai, Sofia,
Bulgaria1991 Art Expo ’91, Budapest, Hungary1990 Charity exhibition, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria1989 XIII Biennial of Painting, Szczecin, Poland1989 Symposium of Fine Arts, installation, Kamen Pomorski, PolandPrizes
2001 Testimonial of Contemporary Art Museum of Hang-Lk University, Seoul, Korea2000 Special Prize of the 5th Salon of Arts – Sofia, Bulgaria1991 First prize in Fine Arts, ArtExpo’91, Budapest, Hungary1988 First prize in painting, “South Spring” Competition for young artists,
Haskovo, Bulgaria His Works are Property of:
National Gallery of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia Municipal Gallery of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria Peter Ludwig Museum, Aahen, Germany Ludwig Collection, National Gallery of Fine Arts, Budapest, HungaryBudapest Art Expo Foundation, Budapest, Hungary The National Museum of Fine Arts, Szczecin, PolandWexford Arts Centre Artists’ Book Collection, Wexford, Ireland Contemporary Art Museum of Hang-Lk University, Seoul, KoreaPrivate collections