Stoil Mirchev

Stoil Mirchev was born in 1950 in Sliven. He graduated in Applied Graphics from the National Academy of Art, studying under Professor Aleksandar Poplilov. His artistic career includes 43 solo exhibitions, numerous group exhibitions, and participation in over 60 painting and sculpture plein-air events in Bulgaria and abroad. He is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award (Veliko Tarnovo, 2001), the First Prize for Painting for the "Amsterdam" series, the Sofia Mayor’s Award (2012), and a painting award for the work "Mood" (Sofia). His paintings are held in the collections of the National Gallery, the Sofia City Art Gallery, and galleries in Kyustendil, Sliven, Gabrovo, and Burgas, as well as in Greece, Turkey, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Saint Martin, and Tenerife.