BIOGRAPHY

 

 The artist was born in Varna, Bulgaria on 22 July 1960, in a family of artists. 

 

1979 – He completed the “Ilia Petrov” High School of Arts in Sofia. 
1986 – He graduated from the National Academy of Arts, Sofia, majoring in Wood Sculpture. 

 He is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists. 

 

 Solo exhibitions: 
1987 – Varna, Bulgaria - painting, wood sculpture, drawings 
1991 – Pont - Aven, France - Gallery Du Verneur, painting 
1992 – Pont - Aven, France - Gallery Du Verneur, painting 
1995 – Sofia, Bulgaria - Gallery Seasons, painting 
2013 – Varna, Bulgaria - Gallery YUKA, oil painting, prints 
2021 – Varna, Bulgaria - City Art Gallery - a retrospective exhibition 
2022 – Varna, Bulgaria - Gallery YUKA - oil painting, drawings, prints - sponsored by the National Fund Culture 
2023 – Varna, Bulgaria - Gallery YUKA - oil painting, prints - sponsored by the National Fund Culture 

 

 Representative group exhibitions: 
1987 – Varna, Bulgaria - national exhibition “Sculptures and decorative outdoors statues” 
1988 – Gdansk, Poland - National Museum, “Contemporary Artists from Varna” 
1988 – Sofia, Bulgaria - national exhibition “Wood Sculpture” 
1989 – Sofia, Bulgaria - national painting exhibition “Ecology” 
1992 – Geneva, Switzerland - Euro Art, painting 
1993 - 2016 – Pont-Aven, France - participation in 16 group exhibitions at Gallery Du Verneur - painting 
1994 – Sofia, Bulgaria - Vitosha Gallery, painting 
1994 – Schaffhausen, Switzerland - Kammgarn Cultural Centre, “12 artists from Bulgaria” 
1994 – Sofia, Bulgaria - Union of Bulgarian Artists’ Exhibition Centre, Autumn Salon, painting 
1995 – Sofia, Bulgaria - Vitosha Gallery, painting 
1997 – Solothurn, Switzerland - City Exhibition Hall, Contemporary Bulgarian Artists 
1998 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Romfeia Gallery, group exhibition “Chain Reaction”, painting, sculpture 
1998 - 2009 – Varna, Bulgaria - participation in group exhibitions at Art Museum Georgi Velchev - painting 
1999 – Sofia, Bulgaria - Union of Bulgarian Artists’ Exhibition Centre, National exhibition Surrealism 
1999 – Dordrecht, The Netherlands - Exhibition Contemporary Bulgarian Artists 
2002 – Birmingham, Great Britain - Art fair, painting 
2002 – Bishop's Startford, Great Britain - Waytemore Art Gallery, painting group exhibition 
2003 – Bishop's Startford, Great Britain - Waytemore Art Gallery, painting group exhibition 
2000 - 2023 – Varna, Bulgaria - participation in six editions of the Visual Arts Festival “August in Art” 
2003 - 2023 – Varna, Bulgaria - Le Papillon Art Gallery - 10 editions - painting and woodwork 
2008 – Sofia, Bulgaria - Gallery Arte 
2008 – Stara Zagora, Bulgaria - participation at the Balkan Quadrennial of Painting 
2015 – Varna, Bulgaria - Gallery YUKA, painting 
2011 - 2018 – Varna, Bulgaria - Graphite Gallery, painting 
2016 – Dobrich, Bulgaria - City Art Gallery - exhibition “Familia Vekovi” - painting, woodwork 

 

 Awards: 
1988 – 2nd prize in the National Competition for the Aestheticization of the Urban Environment, Sofia 
1994 – The prize for painting in the Man and the Sea Competition, Varna 
1997 – Prize in the contest of the sponsors of the Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia 
2023 – Prize for painting of the Municipality of Varna 

 

 Art works in the public environment: 
1986 – Village of Partizani, Bulgaria - Ceremony Hall, wall decorative sculptures, wood carving 
1987 – Varna, Bulgaria - School of Yordan Yovkov, mural Medieval Bulgaria, dry fresco technique 
1988 – Oceanographic Research Vessel “Akademik” of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – decorative wood paneling 
1989 – Varna - Scientific and Technical Unions, decorative wood paneling 
1989 – Concarneau, France - exterior relief - wood carving in a Breton specialty shop 
1990 – Varna, Bulgaria - Vocational School of Todor Kableshkov, mural History of Organisms, dry fresco technique 
1995 – Golden Sands Holiday Resort, Bulgaria - Galera Park Facility, wood, exposed concrete 
1996 – Golden Sands Holiday Resort, Bulgaria - monument Obelisk, glazed ceramic mosaic and decorative stone 
2006 - 2013 – Varna, Bulgaria - layout with painting and sculpture in the interior of shipping agency Cosmos Shipping 
2015 – Varna, Bulgaria - exterior relief Bird of Paradise, ceramics 
2020 – Varna, Bulgaria - park sculpture Amphora, ceramics 

 

 Art works in the field of cultural and historical heritage: 
2002 – Varna, Bulgaria - Archaeological Museum, lobby, layout and display of bust sculptures of the Shkorpil Brothers. 
2004 – Varna, Bulgaria - Archaeological Museum, scale model The Citadel of Medieval Varna 
2006 – Varna, Bulgaria - History of Varna Museum, design of the entrance and foyer (secession style), wood and glass 
2007 – Varna, Bulgaria - Gallery Club Roman Road, interior design with sculptural compositions (characteristic of the antique and medieval style), ceramics, brass, wood 
2009 – Varna, Bulgaria - sculpture of the head of God Darzalas (replica), created as a prize of the Municipality of Varna 
2011 – City of Byala, Bulgaria - Archaeological Museum, reconstruction and display of a ceremonial temple table (marble) from a basilica, 5th century 
2011 – City of Byala, Bulgaria - Archaeological Museum, copy of an Old Bulgarian runic inscription on a stone from the area of the city 
2013 – Varna, Bulgaria - Archaeological Museum, reconstruction and display of an early Christian tombstone 
2013 – Varna, Bulgaria - Archaeological Museum, scale model of late antique furnaces for household and building ceramics from the region of Varna, project of the Directorate of Culture and Spiritual Development of the Municipality of Varna 

 

 Works created by Deyan Vekov are owned by museums and galleries in Bulgaria and private collections in Germany, France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Sweden, USA, etc. 
The artist lives and works in Varna.