email: r_popa@abv.bg
phone(s): 062 622362
address: Veliko Tarnovo
R U M E N M I H O V D I M I T R O V / P O P A /
C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
1965 – born in Opaka, BULGARIA1984 –finished the High school of Art in the town of Kazanlak
1992 –graduated from Veliko Tarnovo–St.st. Cyril and Methodii University in the
specialty Art of painting / Master of Art
1999 –establish the DUPPINI Art Group
2000 –elected member of the UBA( Union of the Bulgarian Artists )
P R E S E N T A T I O N S / S Y M P O S I A / W O R K S H O P S
1991 – happening, PAINTING ROCKS, Sinemorez village, Bulgaria
1992 –students Workshop in Nitra, Slovakia
1999 –International Plain-air in Arbanasi village and Veliko Tarnovo
2000 –International Art Colony: Lesnovo; Mihailovo & Ohrid”Momir”, Macedonia
1st International Symposium in Duppini village
2001 –International Art Colony: Mihailovo & Ohrid “Momir”, Macedonia
International Symposium Duppini,Plain-air Petrich &”PleOner”Kjstendil, Bulgaria
International Art Symposium, Gellivare, Sweden
2002 –International Symposium Duppini, Plain-air ”PleOner-2”, Bansko, Bulgaria
International Workshop in Zadar, Chroatia
International Sculptural Symposium /wood - Yasna Polyana
International Sculptural Symposium in Plovdiv
International Symposium for plastic and performing arts in Yasna Polyana village
2003- International Sculptural Symposium /sand stone – Vejprty, Czech Republic
International Symposium Duppini ; Plain-air Shkorpilovtzy
2004 – Plain-air- Albena, Plain-air -Balchik, International Symposium Duppini, Bulgaria
International Process Space Festival - Balchik, Bulgaria
International Sculpturral Symposium /wood - Prostejov, Czech Republic
2005 – International sculpture Symposium “Stone in the Galilee”,Israel
International Art-in-nature Symposium, Natuurkunst Drenthe, The Netherlands
International Plain-air “Zlatjo Bojadziev”, Plovdiv
International Lake Vyrnwy sculpture Symposium, Wales
Art in Public space, Donumenta Festival, Regensburg, Germany
2006 – International sculpture Symposium “Stone in the Galilee”, Israel
International sculpture Symposium Saksala, Finland
9th International Sculpture Symposium, Borkel en Schaft, The Netherlands
Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, South Korea
Residency at Valparaiso Foundation, Mojacar, Spain
2007 – Symposium International de sculpture, Morges, Switzerland
Self Caerleon Arts Sculpture Symposium, Wales
Internationales NaturKunst Forum, Licherode, Germany
Art Camp in Lazar castle, Lazarea, Harghita Country, Romania
International Troyan ceramics Symposium, Troyan, Bulgaria
International Art Camp, Salt stone, Sovata, Romania
2008 – 6th International Bressuire Symposium, France
Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, South Korea
1st International Art Passage, Bad Schlema, Germany
A W A R D S / P R I Z E S
1998 – Award from the Open Society from the Autumn Exhibition - V. Tarnovo
1999 – First Prize for Art of painting from Union of Bulgarian Artists on National Young
Artists Exhibition
2000 – Award for perspective young artist of the Artea Gallery , Varna
2000 – Award on group Duppini on National young Artists Exhibition – V. Tarnovo
2003 – Second Prize for Sculpture from Radio Free Europe on the International Sculpture
Symposium-Sandstone in Vejprty, Czech Republic
2003 – Award from Union of Bulgarian Artist from the Autumn Exhibition- V. Tarnovo
S E L E C T E D O N E - P E R S O N E X H I B I T I O N S
1993 –Spektar Gallery, Veliko Tarnovo
1997 –Sirakov Gallery, Veliko Tarnovo; Art Club, Popovo
1998 –Artea Gallery, Varna
1999 –Spektar Gallery, Veliko Tarnovo
2000 –Ethnographic Museum, Plovdiv
2001 –Exhibition Hall,Dobrich; Artea Gallery, Varna; Exhibition Hall, Shoumen
2002 –Spektar Gallery, Veliko Tarnovo; Artea Gallery, Varna; Exhibition Hall, Vidin
2003 –Artamontzev Gallery, Sofia; Zograf Gallery, Varna
2004 – Seasons Gallery, Sofia
2005 – The Dandolov Houses Art Gallery, Sevlievo
2006 – Juka Gallery, Varna
S E L E C T E D G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S & E V E N T S
1993 –LUD ART GALLERY, London (with students from Sofia & Veliko Tarnovo )
1999 –14th International Biennial of humour and satire in the arts, Gabrovo;
Exhibition Hall, Veliko Tarnovo(with DUPPINI)
2000 –Exhibition Halls, Veliko Tarnovo; Plovdiv & Vidin ;Action to save a tree (D)
“One generation with some Differences”, Vidin/ Curator Bogdan Aleksandrov
The Camp Action in Vidin,”Viaduct”( with art group Viaduct )
2001 –Exhibition Halls, Sofia; Veliko Tarnovo & “Future for Bulgaria”,Plovdiv (D)
”The Viaduct-2”,The Sredets Hall, Sofia
Action”Sand”, Kranevo(with DUPPINI );Performance,”Egofrenia”(DUPPINI )
International exhibition at the Gellivare Municipal Museum, Sweden
2002 –Bulgarian Painting after 1989 –Salon of Arts Sofia / Curator Ruen Ruenov &
Stefania Yanakieva
Action ”The Portrait” (with DUPPINI)
Biennial of small forms, Pleven;
Action,”Sign & light” ECO ART, Russe (with DUPPINI )
2003 –International exhibition “Europa Rekonstruiertes”, Exhibition Hall, Russe;
Salon of Arts, Sofia ; Vienna, Austria
Banya Starinna, Plovdiv (with DUPPINI );The Sredets Hall, Sofia (with DUPPINI)
16th International Biennial of humour and satire in the arts, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
2005 – Project, “Locked Spaces “, Art Gallery Dobrich
2006 – August in ART, Varna festival of visual arts, Varna, Bulgaria
B U L G A R I A
5000 Veliko Turnovo
25, Velcho Djamjiata str.
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