Biography
I was born in 1952 in Varna, Bulgaria, of Armenian descent and has been living in the U.S. since 1991. Education: 1990 -Entitled to practice visual arts – equal to a bachelor’s degree as a certified member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists. 1972-1976 – College of National Economics, Varna, Bulgaria Bachelor’s degree: Data Processing of Economic Information, Varna, Bulgaria 1993 – Freelance artist for Marvel and DC Comics, NYC. I have exhibited in more than 20 national juried exhibitions in Bulgaria and also in The Netherlands, Poland, UK, Germany Canada, Russia and more. I have shown my work in more than 25 solo exhibitions. My art is shown in more than 100 juried and invitational exhibitions in USA. I have Prizes and Awards for my work in Painting, Sculpture, Drawings and Photography. My work is used in several motion pictures and TV shows. Many articles and interviews have been published in journals, newspapers and web blogs. My work is included in the collections of Collection of OSTEN BIENNAL of drawing. Skopje, Macedonia, Minot State University’s permanent collection, Permanent collection of UT at Tyler, TX, Permanent Collection of The College of New Jersey, Print club of Albany, NY, Permanent collection, The Bulgarian National Art Museum, The Sofia City Art Museum, Bulgaria, The Museum of Prints, Varna, Bulgaria, The Walker Group, Amoco Art Collection, Barnes Associates, Westinghouse Art Collection and Museums University’s and private collections in more than 15 countries as France, Germany, Canada US, UK and Japan.
