Born: : January 19Th, 1979 in Varna, Bulgaria

Kaloyan Iliev

Born: : January 19th, 1979 in Varna, Bulgaria

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Education:

2008 Specialization in Graphic Art Department, Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, Poland, Graphic Art Department 2007 MA in Printmaking, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria, Faculty of Fine Arts 2002 – 2006BA in Printmaking, Faculty of Fine Arts in St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria

Solo exhibition (selection):

2009 Contemporary cats by Kokimoto +, Gallery Sigvardson, Rodby, Denmark The Totaly New – Old Vision by Kokimoto Industry Project, Music Cafe Look Con.tempo – Weekend for Contemporary Art in Varna Identity Lost, 1908 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria You Are Involved… Just Like Me, Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria 2008 Showcase #1 - A Matter of Taste…, Octopus Industries Studio, Sofia, Bulgaria System Error, FOF Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria Small Graphic Forms, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Lodz, Poland 2007Kokimoto in the Insane Land, Comics Club, Perde Association, Varna, Bulgaria 2006 Permanent Drawings, Museum Yanaki Manasiev, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria

Selected group exhibitions:

2009LETTRA – Print and Letter, Curator: Teresa B. Frodyma, Krakow, Poland ARTVILNIUS, The First International Contemporary Art Fair in The Baltic States - Litexpo, Vilnius, Lithuania 15th international Print Biennial Exhibition, Varna, Bulgaria Contemporary Bulgarian Art Prints, Higashi Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan The First Alexandria Biennial for Miniature Graphics, Egypt 20081st International Printmaking Biennial Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey XXXII International Ex Libris Congress in Beijing, China 1st Contemporary Art Festival Puzzle, Burgas, Bulgaria XV International Naestved Exhibition of Contemporary Mini Prints Exhibition, Denmark 2007 The 48th Annual Japan Print Society Exhibition, Sakima Art Museum Okinawa Prefecture Tokyo 7th Iosif Iser International Contemporary Engraving Biennial Exhibition, Romania 13th Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and The Mediterranean, Puglia, Italy 3rd International Experimental Engraving Biennial, Ilfov, Romania 23rd International Ex Libris Biennial Exhibition Sint Niklaas, Belgium 5th Arte e Il Torchio Exhibition Contemporary Bulgarian Engravers, Cremona, Italy The First Frisian Small Print Biennial Exhibition, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands 17th ShinKohanga Ex Libris Exhibition,Tokyo, Metropolitan Art Space, Japan 14th international Print Biennial Exhibition, Varna, Bulgaria 20062nd International Printmaking Exhibition Tabula Rasa, Istambul, Turkey 3rd International Ex Libris Exhibition, Lomazzo, Italy 26th Mini Print International Exhibition, Cadaques, Spain The Iowa Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Miniature Prints, USA Fine Arts International Exhibition Antonio Gualda, Granada, Spain 4th Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition, BIMPE IV, Canada

Awards (selection):

2009Award for Contemporary Bulgarian Art Print, Higashi Chichibu Saitama Prefecture, Japan 2008Award for young Artist, National Exhibition of Small Graphic Forms, SIBANK Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria Grand Prix, 4th International Biennial of Mini Prints, Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia Silver Medal and Merit Diploma, 2nd Remo Palmirani’s Prize, Museo Ex Libris Mediterraneo, Ortona, Italy 2007Honour Prize, VII International Ex Libris Competition Gliwice, Poland 1st Award for Engraving, Bulgaria Part of the European Puzzle, National Campaign of Meglena Kuneva, Sofia, Bulgaria 20062nd Award for Painting, Fine Arts International Contest Antonio Gualda, Granada, Spain