Ivan Kanchev
Ivan Kanchev was born on September 17, 1973, in Ruse. In 2000 he graduated in Ceramics at the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, and in 2006 in Psychology at the University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev". He defended his doctoral dissertation in art history and fine arts at the Department of Sculpture. Between 2010 and 2011, he was a part-time lecturer in sculpture at the Department of Ceramics at the National Academy of Arts. Ivan has had dozens of solo exhibitions of his work and participated in many group exhibitions in Bulgaria and in prestigious forums in Italy, Spain, Japan, Poland, Denmark, France, Belgium, Slovenia, Switzerland, China, Austria, Germany, Portugal, Croatia, Canada, the USA, and others. He has won over 30 national and international awards. His works are in prestigious galleries and museums around the world. In addition, he is the author of curatorial projects and several books in the field of sculpture and ceramics. He has been published in a number of prestigious international contemporary art journals („GOLD LIST”, „Art Market Magazine”, „The Woven Tale Press“, „Ceramics Now“, „Al-Tiba9“, „Aesthetica“, „CONTEMPORARY ART CURATORS“ and others). He currently teaches at the Department of Sculpture at the National Academy of Arts in Sofia.
