Petar Chinovsky

Petar Chinovsky was born in 1988 in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 2006 he graduates from a High School of Interior Design with a degree in Interior Design, and in 2008 he graduated from the Art College of Visual Arts in Sofia. He graduated in 2012 at Veliko Tarnovo University "St. St. Cyril and Methodius” with a degree in "Graphics". He has two solo exhibitions at the Cultural Center in Cologne, Germany (2016) and at Asparuhovo Gallery, Varna (2018). He has participated in many national and international exhibitions and competitions for bookplates and small graphics, some of which are the 14th International Biennial of Graphics in Wielkopolska, Poland (2011), the International Biennial of Graphics in Yunnan, China (2012), the 7th International ex-libris competition in Shanghai, China (2013), International Exlibris Competition, Varna (2014, 2016, 2018), 9th Biennale "Duero" in Portugal (2018) and others. Winner of several awards from his participation in national and international competitions, some of which: second prize at the National Student Exhibition, Blagoevgrad (2012), first prize for ex-libris at the DEG competition in Würzbach, Germany (2013), first prize at the competition "The Spirit of Spring" in Yambol (2012), first prize for graphics in the second edition of the International Exhibition "Enter into Art" in Cologne, Germany (2016), etc. In 2014, Petar Chinovsky won the Young Artist Award in the first edition of the International ExLibris Competition, Varna, organized by Largo Art Gallery. He lives and works in Varna.