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V. Petrov
Resume/Biography

1947-Born in Hissar,Bulgaria
1966-Graduated college of Fine Arts,Sofia,Bulgaria
1975-Graduated Academy of Fine Arts,Sofia,Bulgaria

Lecturer in the Fine Arts in the College of the Fine Arts,Plovdiv
Director of the City Gallery of Fine Arts,Plovdiv
Currently a freelance artist.

ONE MAN EXHIBITIONS:

1976-Michailovgrad, Bulgaria

1979-Plovdiv, Bulgaria

1990-Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Canada

1990-Sofia, Bulgaria

1992-Europ'Art 92, Geneva

1992-Galerij de Leiie, Antwerp

1993-Europ'Art 93, Geneva

1993-Sofia, Bulgaria,  Gallery Kati

1994-Plovdiv,  Gallery Jannet

1994-Europ'Art 94, Geneva

OTHER PARTICIPATIONS:

1989-Fourth Annual Int. Exhibition of Miniature Art, De Bello Gallery
Toronto,
Canada

1990
-First Int. Competition in Painting, Henry Tannas Gallery,Toronto,Canada

1992
-Fourth Annual Festival Int. de la Peinture, Chateau-Musee de
Cagne-sur-Mer,
France

1992-Societe des Artistes Francais, Paris,France

1993
-Societe des Artistes Francais-Grand Palais, Paris,France

1993
-Societe de Beaux-Art, Grand Palais, Paris,France

1993
-Bulgarian Art, Strasbourg,France

1993
-Bulgarian Art, Centre of Unesco, Paris,France

1993-Club of the Artists and Sculptors in Avignon, France

1994
-Prista Gallery, Washington,USA

1994
-Cincinnati, USA

1994
-Orama Gallery Thessaloniki, Greece

1994
-Club of the Artists and Sculptors in Avignon, France

1994
-International Competition - Murals, D'Abruzzo, Italy

1992
-National Museum of Fine Arts,Malta

1992
-National Historical Museum,Malta

1992
-Gallery 100,Malta

AWARDS:

1989
-GRAND-PRIX - Fourth International Exhibition of Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada

1990
-First Prize - First International Competition in Painting, Toronto, Canada

1993
-First Prize in Painting for Foreign Participation of the Societe de Beaux-Art -
Grand Pallais, Paris,
France

1994-Silver Medal in Avignon, France

1994
-Second Prize in the First International Competition - Murals, D'Abruzzo, Italy

V. PETROV
has participated in over 60 National Exhibitions of Fine Arts in Bulgaria

WORKS OF V. PETROV ARE OWNED BY COLLECTORS IN:

Mexico, Brazil, Great Britain, France, Belgium, Germany, Poland,
Spain, Austria, Russia, Canada, Turkey, Malta, Greece,
Switzerland and other countries.

16 NATIONAL GALLERIES have works of V. Petrov in
their collections.

V.PETROV works in the field of MURAL ARTS and
has over
15 FRESCOS, MOSAICS and CERAMIC MURALS in
different towns in
Bulgaria.

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