To The Artworks

7 February - 5 March 2019

Largo Art Gallery presents a wonderful collection of graphic artworks from all over the world that have participated in the third edition of the International ExLibris Competition Varna 2018. In this year's edition over 310 artists from 38 countries sent more than 770 artworks for participation. We will also be presenting graphics and exlibris artworks of incredible collectible value, acquired during our visit to the 37th FISAE Congress in Prague in August 2018.
This is the fourth time that Largo Gallery has organized the exhibition "Exlibris Reload". This year’s exhibition will include unpublished works from the third edition of the International ExLibris Competition Varna, which took place in August 2018. Four outstanding artists will also participate in this edition of "Exlibris Reload" - Veliko Marinchevski, Vladimir Zuev (Russia), Vladimir Chukich and Kaloyan Iliev- Kokimoto.

Veliko Marinchevski: Born in 1979 in Sofia. From 1999 until 2005 he studied at the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, where he graduated with a major in Graphics, Master's degree.
In 2016, he was invited by the National Arts Fund of China to be a lecturer in the National Course on Assist Training, selected by 15 academies and universities in China (June-August 2016). He has more than 18 solo exhibitions, including the National Museum of Graphics in China, Shenzhen, Akiruno Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, A. J. Bellocq Gallery, Rostown, Louisiana, USA and others.
His artworks are owned by galleries and private collections in China, Belgium, Japan, Italy, Poland, Bulgaria and others.

Vladimir Zuev: Born on 05.08.1959 in Russia. He has been a member of the Union of Russian Artists since 1989. Between 1976 and 1981 he studied at the Art-Graphic Faculty of the Nižhtagilla State Pedagogic Academy, where he currently teaches. He works in the field of graphics and is a world-renowned master of exlibris. He has participated in more than 250 international exhibitions and competitions, has over 70 awards including 15 Grand Prix and first prizes. Zuev has 22 solo exhibitions in Russia, Europe, USA, Canada, Japan and China. His works are owned by eight state museums and galleries in Russia and 14 state and private galleries in Europe and the United States, including the Shamalie Association of Contemporary Art, France; The Art Gallery in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia; Davis Museum, Massachusetts, USA; The Museum in Malbork, Poland; Museum of Contemporary Art, Ibiza, Spain; International Ex Libris Center, Sint Niclas, Belgium; National Museum of Krakow, Poland; Sakima Art Museum, Okinawa, Japan; The Art Gallery in Lodz, Poland and others. He lives and works in Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Vladimir Chukich: Born October 10, 1958 in Haskovo. In 1977 he graduated from the Art School in Kazanlak with the specialty "Graphics and Illustration".
She has participated in national and international biennials on the graphics, including Kanagawa, Japan (1988, 1989, 1990), Ljubljana, Slovenia (1985, 1987), Belgrade, Serbia (1991), Grado, Italy.
He has more than 25 solo exhibitions and numerous awards in competitions, including First Graphic Award - Biennale of Graphics, Varna (1987), Award for the Graphics of the Competition of Alliance Bulgaria (2008), Prize of Diakov Gallery ", Plovdiv (2010), Grand Prix at the International Exhibition of Graphics, Minsk (2009). He lives, plays JAZZ and works in Kardjali.

Kaloyan Iliev - Kokimoto: Born in 1979 in Varna. He graduated from Veliko Tarnovo University "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" in majoring in Graphics in 2007 and specialized in Graphic Design at the Academy of Arts in Lodz, Poland in 2008.
He has more than 35 solo exhibitions in Bulgaria and abroad and over 60 participations in group exhibitions.
He has won numerous awards, some of which are: Second Prize for Painting at the International Competition of Arts "Antonio Gualda", Granada, Spain (2006), Graphic Award in "National Campaign Bulgaria - Part of the European Puzzle" Sofia, Bulgaria , Graphic Award, Higashi Chichibu, Sitema, Japan (2008) and others.
His artworks are owned by galleries and private collections in Italy, Japan, Thailand, China, Uruguay, Spain, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Serbia and others.
He lives and works in Varna.

The opening of the exhibition will be on 07 February, Thursday at 6:30 PM atLargo Art Gallery on 8^th Han Krum Street, Varna. The exhibition runs until March 5th.