CVETAN KRASTEV (1961)

Cvetan Krastev was born in 1961 in Varna. He graduated from the High School of Art in Kazanlak. He works in the field of conceptual art. He creates paintings, land art, performance, installations, objects, video art. He has participated in numerous exhibitions, festivals, biennials and forums of contemporary art in Bulgaria and abroad. He lives and works in Varna. Solo exhibitions: 2020 - SAMSI, Sofia, Bulgaria; 2019 - Georgi Velchev Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria; 2014 - Resonance Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria]: 2014 - Contemporary Space, Varna, Bulgaria; 2005 - National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria; 2003 - Georgi Velchev Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria; 2002 - YuKA Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria; 2001 - Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria; 1998 - TED Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria; Selected group exhibitions: 2019 Contemporary Bulgarian Art, Brancusi Gallery, Bucharest, Romania; 2019 -They do what they want, Contemporary Art from Bulgaria and Germany, Varna, Bulgaria; 2013 - International Short Forms Festival, Serbia; 2013 -10th International Film Festival, Naoussa, Greece; 2013 - 2nd Motion International Festival, Cyprus; 2012 - 5th Thermaikos International Festival, Thessaloniki, Greece; 2012 - 5th International Festival of Video Art in Public Spaces, Ekaterinburg, Russia; 2011 - Toronto City Film Festival, Canada; 2011 - One-Minute Film and Video Festival, Aarau, Switzerland; 2011 - 8th International Film Festival, Naoussa, Greece; 2011 - Magmart International Video Art Festival, Italy; 2011 - Expression Video Festival, Milan, Italy; 2011 - Giguk Video Art, Guben, Germany; 2009 - Progress Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia; 2008 - World One-Minute Video Festival, Beijing, China; 2007 - Visual Immortality, Contemporary Bulgarian Art Basel, Switzerland; 2006 - Contemporary Bulgarian Art, Nis, Serbia, 2001 - Contemporary Bulgarian Art, New York, USA; 2001 - International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Cairo, Egypt; 2000 - International Triennial of Plastic Arts, Aalborg, Denmark;1999 - Contemporary Bulgarian Art, Riga, Latvia; 1992 - Contemporary Bulgarian Art, Plymouth, USA;
AWARDS: 2003 - Audience Award, 10th International Film Festival in Naoussa, Greece; 2013 - Audience Award, International Short Film Festival, Serbia; 2011 - Award for Contemporary Bulgarian Art Unlimited MTEL, Sofia, Bulgaria;
2006 - Award for overall contribution to the culture of the country, Bulart Gallery, Varna; 2005 - Award of Stalker graphic design studio, Varna;
2003 - Award of Georgi Velchev House-Museum, Varna;