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Alexander Valchev

Born in 1973 in Sofia, Bulgaria, lives and works in Sofia.

Education:

1998 - MFA in Sculpture, National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria

2013 - MFA in Photography, New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2018

Brick by Brick - Arosita Art Gallery, Sofia, BG

2015

A New Life - Goethe-Institut, Sofia, BG

2014

The Sculpture as a Hobby – Arosita Art Gallery, Sofia, BG

2012

For a Few Dollars More or Nine Portrait – Sofia Arsenal – Museum for Contemporary Art, Sofia, BG

2011

We Love the Dogs and the Dogs Love Us - Goethe-Institut Bulgarien, Sofia, BG

2009

Reminiscences- Photon Gallery, Ljubljana, SL

2007

Reminiscences & Un/Usual Suspects - Month of Photography, Bratislava, SK

2005

Reminiscences - curator Stefania Yanakieva - Sofia City Art Gallery, BG

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2018

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever – curator Carolina Lio, Goethe-Institut Bulgarien, Sofia, BG

Danube Dialogues festival - A New Life – Novi Sad, RS Works of Art from Bulgaria - Council of the European Union, Brussels, BE

2017

The Reality Despute - curators K. Vassilev, S. Pamukchiev, P. Tsanev, Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA,

Sofia, BG

Valchev, Bistrichki, Nedev, Simeonov - group exhibition, Pleven Art Center, Pleven, BG

Valchev, Bistrichki, Nedev - group exhibition, Stubel Gallery, Sofia, BG

2016

In the Labelling Gap– curator Daniela Radeva, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, BG

The painting technology in the contemporary art – symposium and group exhibition, curator Sasho

Stoitzov, City Gallery, Blagoevgrad, BG

Topos - Topographies - ...topias - curator Slav Nedev, Raiko Alexiev Gallery, Sofia, BG

UAMO Festival - Fortress - group exhibition, Munich, DE

Situation Sofia – organized by Goethe-Institut, Art Gallery ACADEMY, Sofia, BG

2015

Focus Bulgaria @ viennacontemporary - curated by Iara Boubnova and Vessela Nozharova,

viennacontemporary, Vienna, AT

Save the Dreams – contemporary Artists from Bulgaria - Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection,

Fodazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, IT

The Fortress - curator Nadezda Dzhakova, UAMO Festival & Sofia Arsenal - Museum for

Contemporary Art, BG

Art for Change 1985- 2015 – curator PhD Maria Vassileva, Sofia City Art Gallery, BG

2014

New Shades in Contemporary Art – curator Sasho Stoitsov, City Gallery, Blagoevgrad, BG

What happened? – Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, BG

Conceptual Photography Weeks 2014 – Gallery Synthesis, Sofia, BG

Unusual Evidences - Sofia Underground Performance Art Festival 2014 - curator Yovo Panchev

Optical Confusion - curator Elena Panajotova, Basement Wien Gallery, Vienna, AT

2013

ESSL Art Award CEE 2013 – Nominee Exhibition – Art Gallery ACADEMY, Sofia, BG

Sofia Underground Performance Art Festival 1997 - 2003 Files – Sofia arsenal – Museum for

Contemporary Art, Sofia, BG

2012

Communications – curator Yovo Panchev, Vivacom Art Hall, Sofia, BG

Justified Actions - Sofia Underground Performance Art Festival 2012 – curator Yovo Panchev, Sofia

Arsenal - Museum for contemporary art, Sofia, BG

Dachshund in Bulgarian Contemporary Art – curator Elena Panajotova, Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA,

Sofia, BG

2011

Digital Print - curator Ivo Bistrichki , Industrialna 11 Gallery, Sofia, BG

Re - Production - curators Alla Georgieva, Nadezda Dzhakova, Sofia Arsenal - Museum for

contemporary art, Sofia, BG

THE CHOICE /43 art historians - 43 works/ - the project curator PhD Maria Vassileva – Sofia City

Art Gallery, BG

2010

Renaissance Nostra / Private View art platform /- curator Maja Skerbot, guest by Gallery Jarmuschek

+ Partner, Berlin, DE

A Border Situation - Drawing in the Contemporary Art - curator Yovo Panchev,

Industrialna 11 Gallery, Sofia, BG

2009

Reality - Fiction - section Painting of UBA, Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, BG

Phodar - Photographic Biennial, 6th

edition; Pleven, BG

Wenn Werte Form Werden – curator Stefan Bohnenberger, supported by Goethe-Institute Bulgaria

2008

Contemporary Bulgarian Scene - curator PhD Beate Reifenscheid - Ludwig Museum im

Deutschherrenhaus, Koblenz, DE

M-tel Awards for Contemporary Bulgarian Art - "SHORTLIST 2007"

Close Distance - section Painting of UBA - Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, BG

А-А-Н! All About Him! - Curator V. Zankov, supported by Goethe Institute Bulgaria, Sofia, BG

Viennafair - Photon Gallery, Vienna, AT

2007

Photonic Moments III – curator Dejan Sluga, Month of Photography, Ljubljana, SL

Vienna, AT - Month of Photography - 2008

Graz, AT - 2008

Sarajevo, BA - 2007

Ljubljana, SL - 2007

Gaudenz B. Ruf Award for new Bulgarian art - "SHORTLIST 2007"

25 Years Anniversary Exhibition of “St.St. Cyril and Methodius “International Foundation – National

Art Gallery, Sofia ,BG

Traffic - section Painting of UBA - Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, BG

One Day and Night on Shipka 6. Remember Sofia Underground! - curators Rouen Rouenov, Yovo

Panchev, Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, BG

Phodar - Photographic Biennial, 5th

edition; Pleven, BG

2006

AWOL - Biennial of Contemporary Young artists - 2nd

edition Bucharest, RO

Visual Immortality - Biennial of Contemporary art, 2nd

edition - curators Elena Panayotova, Peter

Tsanev, Shumen, BG

Selected Grants, Awards & Residences:

2013 - ESSL Art Award CEE – Nominee

2012 - Grant, Gaudenz B. Ruf Award for new Bulgarian art

2008 - Shortlist 2007 - M-tel Awards for Contemporary Bulgarian Art

2008 - Residence CCN, Graz, Austria

2007 - Shortlist 2007 - Gaudenz B. Ruf Award for new Bulgarian art

2005 - Grant, “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” International Foundation

2004 - Residence Cite Internationale Des Arts, Paris, France

Selected Bibliography (References):

Catalogue Archives 2011 – 2017 - Sofia Arsenal - Museum for Contemporary Art, 2018

Catalogue Topos - Topographies - ...topias, 2017

Culture newspaper, LIX, 44 /2832/ 18.12.2015

Catalogue Save the Dreams – contemporary Artists from Bulgaria - Imago Mundi, Luciano

Benetton Collection, 2015

Catalogue Art for Change 1985 - 2015 - Sofia City Art Gallery, 2015

Culture newspaper, LVIII, 41 /2786/ 05.12.2014

Catalogue The Choice /43 art historians - 43 works/ - Sofia City Art Gallery, 2011

Catalogue Contemporary Bulgarian Scene - Ludwig Museum im Deutschherrenhaus, Koblenz,

Germany 2008

Catalogue Phodar - Photographic Biennial, 2007 and 2009

Catalogue Gaudenz B. Ruf Award for new Bulgarian art - Shortlist 2007

Catalogue AWOL - Biennial of Contemporary Young artists, Bucharest, Romania, 2nd

edition, 2006

39 Grams newspaper - 21 / 15-30.07.2006

Culture newspaper, ХLIX, 8 /2358/ 04.03.2005

Art In Bulgaria, IX, / 90 - 92/, 2002, Art In Bulgaria, VII, / 75 - 77/, 2000

Contact: cell phone: +359 88 883 90 51, e-mail:alvalchev@abv.bg, http//www.alexandervalchev.com

Boxes II / Massimo Dutti /

as part of The Reality Despute exhibition 2017

curators K. Vassilev, S. Pamukchiev, P. Tsanev,

Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, BG

Boxes II / Massimo Dutti / - drawings with black pencil on cardboard unfolds, cardboard boxes, 2017

as part of The Reality Despute - curators K. Vassilev, S. Pamukchiev, P. Tsanev,

Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, BG

The Making of Boxes II / Massimo Dutti / - drawings with black pencil on cardboard unfolds, 2017

as part of The Reality Despute - curators K. Vassilev, S. Pamukchiev, P. Tsanev,

Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, BG

The Making of Boxes II / Massimo Dutti /

detail - drawings with black pencil on cardboard unfolds, 146/62 cm each part, 2017

Brick by Brick

solo exhibition, 2018

Arosita Art Gallery, Sofia, BG

Я памятник себе воздвиг … / A. S. Pushkin /

2017/2018, 210/130 cm

Brick by Brick – solo exhibition, 2018

Arosita Art Gallery, Sofia, BG

Brick by Brick – solo exhibition, 2018

Arosita Art Gallery, Sofia, BG

Brick by Brick – solo exhibition, 2018

Arosita Art Gallery, Sofia, BG

Some say that man was made out of clay, like brick

aquarelle pencil on Accademia / Fabriano / paper, 23/23 cm, 2018

Your own personal wall IV – black pencil, acrylic on Accademia /Fabriano / paper, 23/23 cm, 2018

Is there anybody out there? – black pencil, acrylic on Accademia / Fabriano / paper, 23/23 cm, 2018

Just another base – black pencil, acrylic on Accademia /Fabriano / paper, 23/23 cm, 2018

Just another brick in the head – black pencil, acrylic on Accademia /Fabriano / paper, 23/23 cm, 2018

Made of Scars I – Inkjet print on German Etching - mat fine art textured paper, 40 / 40 cm, 2018

Yellow / Red brick I - Brick by Brick series

acrylic on canvas, 50/50 cm, 2017

Upgrade

as part of In the Labelling Gap exhibition 2016

curator Daniela Radeva, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, BG

Upgrade series - installation view

as part of In the Labelling Gap – curator Daniela Radeva, 2016, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, BG

Upgrade series 2014/2016

Upgrade series - installation view

as part of In the Labelling Gap – curator Daniela Radeva, 2016, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, BG

Upgrade series 2014/2016

Upgrade series - installation view

as part of In the Labelling Gap – curator Daniela Radeva, 2016, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, BG

Upgrade series 2014/2016

Upgrade series - installation view

as part of In the Labelling Gap – curator Daniela Radeva, 2016, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, BG

Upgrade series 2014/2016

An Empty Base – 2014

Inkjet print on German Etching - mat fine art textured paper, black pencil, acrylic, 30 / 30 cm

Upgrade series 2014/2016

Untitled – 2016

Magazine page, black pencil, 30 / 30 cm

Upgrade series 2014/2016

Я памятник себе воздвиг нерукотворнй … – 2015 / 2016

Inkjet print on German Etching - mat fine art textured paper,

tracing paper, black pencil, acrylic, 42 / 30 cm

Upgrade series 2014/2016

Upgrade III – 2016

black pencil on Accademia / Fabriano / paper, 60/45 cm, Upgrade series 2014/2016

Fortress II

as part of The Fortress exhibition 2016

curator Johannes Blank, UAMO Festival, Munich, DE

Fortress II - cardboard boxes, approx. size 240/140/140 cm, 2016

as part of The Fortress – curator Johannes Blank, UAMO Festival, Munich, DE

Fortress II - cardboard boxes, 2016

as part of The Fortress – curator Johannes Blank, UAMO Festival, Munich, DE

Fortress II - cardboard boxes, 2016

as part of The Fortress – curator Johannes Blank, UAMO Festival, Munich, DE

A New Live

solo exhibition, 2015

Goethe – Institute Bulgaria, BG

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A New Live – installation view, 2015

solo exhibition, Goethe – Institute Bulgaria, BG

A New Live – installation view, 2015

solo exhibition, Goethe – Institute Bulgaria, BG

A New Live – installation view, 2015

solo exhibition, Goethe – Institute Bulgaria, BG

Untitled /Brick by Brick/ - black pencil on Accademia /Fabriano/ paper, 120/150 cm, 2015

A New Live series

Wall - I, Wall - II - 2015, video, 00` 25``, 02` 14``

Construction - 2015, video, 06` 51``

Deconstruction - 2015, video, 14` 28``

A New Live series

Untitled I

2015, galvanized tin, wood, 55/55/5 cm, A New Live series

Untitled II

2016, garland, wood, 55/55/5 cm, A New Live series

Situation Sofia

group exhibition 2016

organized by Goethe – Institute Bulgaria, Accademia Gallery, Sofia, BG

Situation Sofia – installation view, 2016

group exhibition organized by Goethe – Institute Bulgaria, Accademia Gallery, Sofia, BG

Temporary Monuments

Series 2014/2015

Temporary Monuments series - 2014/2015s part of A New Life exhibition

Inkjet print on German Etching - mat fine art textured paper, acrylic,pensil, 30/30

20150606_185529.TMP Monument

2015, Inkjet print on German Etching - mat fine art textured paper, acrylic,pensil, 30 / 30 cm

Temporary Monuments series - 2014/2015

20140522_202713.TMP Monument

2015, Inkjet print on German Etching - mat fine art textured paper, acrylic,pensil, 30 / 30 cm

Temporary Monuments series - 2014/2015

20150822_123258.TMP Monument

2015, Inkjet print on German Etching - mat fine art textured paper, acrylic,pensil, 30 / 30 cm

Temporary Monuments series - 2014/2015

Am I living in a Box?

as part of The Fortress2015

curator Nadezda Dzhakova

UAMO Festival & Sofia Arsenal - Museum for Contemporary Art, BG

Am I living in a Box? series – installation view, 2015

as part of The Fortress - curator Nadezda Dzhakova

UAMO Festival & Sofia Arsenal - Museum for Contemporary Art, BG

Small House in the Middle of the Street - Am I living in a Box? series – photography, 20/35 cm, 2014

as part of The Fortress - curator Nadezda Dzhakova

UAMO Festival & Sofia Arsenal - Museum for Contemporary Art, BG

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Am I living in a Box? series – mixed media, 30/30 cm each, 2015

as part of The Fortress - curator Nadezda Dzhakova

UAMO Festival & Sofia Arsenal - Museum for Contemporary Art, BG

The Sculpture as a Hobby

solo exhibition, 2014

curator Vera Mlechevska

Arosita Art Gallery, Sofia, BG

The Sculpture as a Hobby - solo exhibition

2014, installation view, curator Vera Mlechevska, Arosita Gallery, Sofia, BG

The Sculpture as a Hobby series – 2011/2014

The Sculpture as a Hobby - solo exhibition

2014, installation view, curator Vera Mlechevska, Arosita Gallery, Sofia, BG

The Sculpture as a Hobby series – 2011/2014

The Sculpture as a Hobby - solo exhibition

2014, installation view, curator Vera Mlechevska, Arosita Gallery, Sofia, BG

The Sculpture as a Hobby series – 2011/2014

The Sculpture as a Hobby - solo exhibition

2014, installation view, curator Vera Mlechevska, Arosita Gallery, Sofia, BG

The Sculpture as a Hobby series – 2011/2014

The Sculpture as a Hobby - solo exhibition

2014, installation view, curator Vera Mlechevska, Arosita Gallery, Sofia, BG

The Sculpture as a Hobby series – 2011/2014

Untitled /New “Endless” Column/

2014, acrylic, pencil, sellotape, 30 / 30 cm

The Sculpture as a Hobby series – 2011/2014

Untitled /IMAG0293/

2013, Inkjet print on German Etching - mat fine art textured paper, Ed. 5+1 a.p., 30 / 20 cm

The Sculpture as a Hobby series – 2011/2014

Untitled /Gravity I/

2014, pencil, aquarelle pencil, 30 /20 cm

The Sculpture as a Hobby series – 2011/2014

Untitled /IMAG0926/

2014, C - print, 15 / 10 cm

The Sculpture as a Hobby series – 2011/2014

Untitled /IMAG0862/

2014, C - print, 10 / 15 cm

The Sculpture as a Hobby series – 2011/2014

Untitled /IMAG0926/

2014, C - print, 15 / 20 cm

The Sculpture as a Hobby series – 2011/2014

Untitled /after IMAG0273/

2014, Inkjet print on German Etching - mat fine art textured paper, acrylic, pencil, 30 / 30 cm

The Sculpture as a Hobby series – 2011/2014

Untitled /after IMAG0273/

2014, Inkjet print on German Etching - mat fine art textured paper, acrylic, pencil, 30 / 30 cm

The Sculpture as a Hobby series – 2011/2014

Untitled /Objects/

2014, Inkjet print on German Etching - mat fine art textured paper, acrylic, pencil, 30 /40 cm.

The Sculpture as a Hobby series – 2011/2014

1300 Years of Bulgaria Monument - re-composing II

2011, Inkjet print on German Etching - mat fine art textured paper, 30 / 40 cm.

Objects & Spaces II series

1300 Years of Bulgaria Monument - re-composing III

2011, Inkjet print on German Etching - mat fine art textured paper, 30 /40 cm.

Objects & Spaces II series

Untitled /Sgrada_do_NDK_0028_03/

2014, Inkjet print on German Etching - mat fine art textured paper, 30 /20 cm

The Sculpture as a Hobby series – 2011/2014