Petar Petrov

Education

1970-1975 – National Academy of Fine Arts – Sofia, specialty “Painting”, with Prof. Nenko Balkanski.

Participation in exhibitions

1976 – 1990 – participation with graphics, painting, design, ceramics in all exhibitions of UBA Union of Bulgarian Artists Dobrich, regional and national exhibitions in the country
Participation in the Biennial of Graphics – Varna and Ljubljana
1984 – painting Exhibition – Dobrich
1990 – watercolor Exhibition – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2017 – a retrospective exhibition at the Art Gallery – Dobrich with works from the National Gallery, Sofia, Sofia Art Gallery, the galleries in Varna, Silistra, Targovishte, Shabla, Gen. Toshevo, Dobrich and the artist’s studio

Designers and decorative-monumental works 

1976-1990
– designs and executes the arrangement of museum collections
– modular photo exhibitions
– applied graphics work – projects for poster, cover, diploma, illustrations; plaques, folders with graphics and more.
– author of decorative and monumental panels and design solutions in Dobrich and the region.

Completed projects:

1977 – decorative grid – aluminum and ceramic panel – Dobrich Computing Center
1979 – plastic modular seating units, flower stands, decorative grids, decorative fences, decorative panels and fountains, kinetic metal plastic “Directions” – Dobrich Bus Station
1979 – decorative concrete fence – Healthcare worker house
1980 – decorative modular walls and permanent exhibition arrangement – Yordan Yovkov House-Monument, Dobrich
1985 – modular wall – Hotel “Bulgaria”, Dobrich
1985 – painting panel – Polyclinic, Dobrich
1987 – plastic panel /in team/ – House of Book, Dobrich
1987 – decorative grid – Dobrich Ritual House
1987 – plastic design in concrete – Tervel Coat of Arms
1988 – author’s ceramic plate for decorative design of walls and water areas – Varna Sports Hall
1999 – 2003
– decorative panels and columns – Hotel “Vihren”, Albena Resort
– sea floor decorative panel – painted ceramics and fountain in Hotel “Laguna Mare”, Albena Resort
– stained Glass – Hotel “Malibu”, Albena Resort
– concrete capitals and luminaries – Hotel “Magnolia”, Albena Resort
– decorative concrete floor plates – Balchik Center, Dobrich, Albena Resort
– Lapidarium – Dobrich and others.
– 2003 – present – author of unique designs of concrete plates for sites in Varna, Sofia, Balchik, Albena, Dobrich, Kavarna, General Toshevo and others.

Awards

1979 – incentive award in the competition “Aesthetization of the Urban Environment”
1980 – First prize – from the competition for the Yordan Yovkov Memorial Monument in Dobrich, in a team with the architects A. Koev, G. Mihaylov, N. Stoyanov and P. Ganchev
1983 – Anniversary medal “1300 years Bulgaria”

Professional membership and experience

since 1983 – member of Union of Bulgarian Artists
1989 – 1994 – Chairman of the Union of Bulgarian Artists
1991 – 1994 – member of the Board of Union of Bulgarian Artists – Sofia
1977 – 1990 – in different years he is a member of the Artistic Council of Union of Bulgarian Artists
– Dobrich
1986 – Chief designer of fashion house “Rilla” in Dobrich
1991 – Designer of Albena Resort