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(*1978 in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, living and working in Vienna and Paris)
2007 Sommerakademie “Situation and Spectacle” at the Paul Klee Centre ( lecturer: Cerith Wyn Evans), Bern(CH)
2006-2009 Cooperation with the Artist Group Gelitin (Several projects)
2002-2007 Studies of Art History at the University of Vienna, Vienna (AT)
1999-2004 Studies in Fine Arts at the Faculty of Visual Arts, Veliko Tarnovo (BG)


GRANTS/ RESIDENCIES

2024 Artist in residance of BKA, NY (US)
2019 Artist in residence, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris (FR)
2018 Drawing Now Paris_Art Award_ 2018(FR)
2017 Austrian State Scholarship for visual art (AT)
2015 Artist in residence, alberg1800RESORT, Alberg (AT)
2015 34. Austrian graphic award/ lower austria (AT)
2013 School of Happiness Award, Viennafair (AT)
2013 Video Spot Competition "20 SECONDS FOR ART", KÖR/Infoscreen (AT)
2013 Red Carpet Award (AT)
2013 Artist in residance of BKA, Cite Internationale des Arts,Paris (FR)
2011 MTL Award for Bulgarian Contemporary Art (nominated) (BG)
2011 Walter Koschatzky Preis (nominated) (AT)
2010 Artist in residence of BKA, Rom (IT)

EXHIBITIONS AND SELECTED PROJECTS

2024 Ground to Overhead, re.riddle/Minnesota Street Project, (solo), San Francisco (US)
2023 Dust to dust, Carlone Contemporary, Belvedere, (solo), Vienna (AT)
2023 Bye-bye Confidence, MUSA, Vienna (AT)
2023 Self-brainwashing#3, Heerz Tooya/TAM, Veliko Tarnovo (BG)
2023 Metareserves,  Gallery Rafael Mihaylov, Veliko Tarnovo (BG)
2023 The Work, Museum of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo (BG)
2023 On the other side, Project space Viktor Bucher, (solo), Vienna (AT)
2023 On the other side, Kunstraum Lakeside, (solo),  Klagenfurt (AT)
2023 The collected drawing, Drawing House, Paris (FR)
2022 Self-brainwashing#2/ Bulgarian Pavilion at the 59th International Art exhibition- La Biennale di Venezia 2022, University Ca Foscari, Venice (IT)
2022 La langue des oiseaux, Jeune Creation/Espace Niemeyer, Paris (FR)
2022 Just keep on going, 1m²Art, (solo), Veliko Tarnovo (BG)
2022 Sensitvity Training, 25.Gabrovo Biennial of Humor and Satire in Arts, Gabrovo (BG)
2022 There you are / Bulgarian Pavilion at the 59th International Art exhibition- La Biennale di Venezia 2022, (solo), Venice (IT)
2022 Symbols & Icons, Projektraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna (AT)    
2021 FUTURE UNFORGETTABLE - PHASE III UNDER DECONSTRUCTION, Sarieva Gallery, Sofia (BG)
2021 Alegoria Sacra, Gallery of UBA Shipka 6, Sofia (BG)
2021 Nagi Contemporary Arts Project,  Nagi MOCA Tea Room, Gallery FIXA, Nagi Terrace, Studio Moim, Nagi (JP)
2021 Abrakadabra, comme des castors, Cabane Georgina, Marseille (FR)
2021 a brief affair, 5020 Galerie, Salzburg (AT)
2021 Self-brainwashing, (solo), +359Gallery, Sofia (BG)
2021 Natura artis magistra#2, Galerie Jeune  Création, Paris (FR)
2021 Virusological, SCOPE BLN/LIGHT YEAR, Berlin/NY
2021 keeps falling on my head, (solo), Projektraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna (AT)
2021 Gloss over, re.riddle, (solo), San Francisco (US)
2020 EN ETRE/Jeun Creation 70,   Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac/Paris-Pantin (FR)
2020 Falling Up, re.riddle/Ars Electronica, Linz (AT)
2020 AU, Flat 1, Vienna (AT)
2020 Cruel Summer Camp, Exile gallery, Vienna (AT)
2020 Craving nothing, Structura gallery, Sofia (BG)
2020 Round squares, LLLLLLI, (solo), Vienna (AT)
2020 #selfisolation, Sariev Gallery, Plovdiv (BG)
2020 Le pouvoir se charge de vous, Galerie Jeune Création, Paris (FR)   
2019 Dripping ceiling, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, (solo), Vienna, (AT)
2019 Pour the Line, re.riddle/Abacus Row, San Francisco (US)
2019 La mascarade du chemin du mauvais pas sous la rose, Cabane Georgina, Marseille (FR)
2019 Partie de campagne, Jeun Creation/ Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac/Paris-Pantin (FR)
2019 headspacing#3, Drawing Now Art Fair, Paris (FR)
2019 ROOM FOR FALIURE, Piero Atchugarry Gallery, Miami (US)
2019 I am everywhere, Drawing Lab Paris,(solo), Paris (FR)
2019 Dust to dust, Untitled, re.riddle, (solo), San Francisco (US)
2019 Best of 20 Years, Projektraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna (AT)
2018 Im Schwarm der Objekte, Cite internationale des arts, Paris (FR)
2018 VIVRE une exposition de Michel Nuridsany, ICI.gallery, Paris (FR)
2018 Extraterrestes, Cabane Georgina, Marseille (FR)
2018 Rinomina Polar Edition, Rinomina, Artorama, Marseille (FR)
2018 Money in the art, Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg (AT)
2018 headspacing#2, FLUCA, Austrian Cultural Pavilion, (solo), Sofia (BG)
2018 headspacing#1, k48, (solo),Vienna (AT)
2018 DRAWING NOW PARIS/VIENNA, Projektraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna (AT)
2018 DRAWING NOW PARIS, Le Salon Du Dessin Contemporain,Pprojektraum Viktor Bucher, Paris (FR)
2017 BONE 20 performance art festival, Bern (CH)
2017 Let them draw II(drawing and withdrawing), Sariev Contemporary, Plovdiv (BG)
2017 Allegoria sacra, Gallery Rafael Mihaylov, Veliko Tarnovo (BG)
2017 Images in Language and the Language of Images, Dom Museum, Vienna (AT)
2017 Attention! Promised place-contesting common grounds, FLUCA, Austrian Cultural Pavilion, Plovdiv (BG)
2017 Pareidolie/Projektraum Viktor Bucher , International contemporary drawing fair, Marseille (FR)
2017 You want Truth or Beauty, Kunsthalle Nexus, Salzburg (AT)
2017 Wien von oben. Die Stadt auf einen Blick, Wien Museum, Vienna (AT)
2016 Abbild::Realität!?, Projektraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna (AT)
2016 The Observatory, Special Astrophysical Observatory, Karachay-Cherkess Republic (RU)
2016 The eaten apple, Viennacontemporary, Vienna international art fair, Zone1 (solo), Vienna (AT)
2016 The Chicken Thief, Sotheby's,(solo), Vienna (AT)
2016 On site hohenems: bock auf kunst, Hohenems (AT)
2016 34.Austrian graphic award, South Tyrol Institute of Culture, Bozen (IT)
2016 Drawing and intermedia, Gallery Raiko Alexiev, Sofia (BG)
2015 dust to dust, RCShowroom, (solo),Vienna (AT)
2015 Chasing Max Mustermann, Art in public space Graz, Graz (AT)
2015 34.Austrian graphic award, Gallery in Taxispalais, Innsbruck (AT)
2015 Urbanauts/Destination Wien, Kunsthalle Wien/Projektraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna(AT)
2015 Super Edition#3, Kunstraum Super/Selecto Planta Baja, Vienna/Los Angeles (AT/US)
2014 Lichtblick, Paviljon Nob, Slovenia, Trzic (SLO)
2014 Take off your shoes II, Projektraum Viktor Bucher, (solo),Vienna (AT)
2014 The Dignity of Man …, The Brno Haus of Arts, Brno (CZ)
2014 Hans im Glück, Kunstraum Niederösterreich, Vienna (AT)
2014 The Dignity of Man …, Art gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo (BIH)
2014 Dance with us, Projektraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna (AT)
2014 Grau-Wi Sa So, National Academy of Arts, Sofia (BG)
2014 Versus…Wiener Szene (1952-2014). ", Viertelneun Gallery, Vienna (AT)
2014 Grau-Wi Sa So, Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg (AT)
2013 Videopresantation curated by Jan Middelbos, la Générale en manufacture, Paris (FR)
2013 Bulgarian Artists in Vienna. Contemporary Practices at the Beginning of the 21st Century, Sofia City Art
Gallery, Sofia (BG)
2013 The Rabbit, Red Carpet Award, Viennafair, (solo),Vienna (AT)
2012 The Keyhole of Mr. Wittgenstein, Haus Wittgenstein, Bulgarian Institute of Culture, Vienna (AT)
2012 Magnet and Antimagnet, ICA-Sofia Gallery, Sofia (AT)
2012 Urban Dreams, Center of contemporary art, Plovdiv (BG)
2012 (No) standing anytime, Art in public space, Graz (AT)
2012 Time Geometry-practices in public environment, Plovdiv History Museum and Department for
Contemporary History, Bulgaria, Plovdiv (BG)
2012 Common History and Its Private Stories., Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia (BG)
2012 Exit order - new situation, Glockengasse 9, Vienna (AT)
2012 Absolut Vienna", Wien Museum, Vienna (AT)
2011 Unlimited, Mtel Award For Bulgarian Contemporary Art, BenchMarkBusiness Center, Sofia (BG)
2011 living on the edge of a silver future, 5020 Galerie, Salzburg (AT)
2011 Dvd Project, Loop Festival, Barcelona (ES)
2011 Walter Koschatzky Preis, exhibition of all nominated works, MuMoK, Vienna (AT)
2010 Video presantation curated by Jennifer Lacey, Les Laboratoires d'Aubervilliers, Paris (FR)
2010 You won't make a (nation)state with us, Kunstraum Niederösterreich, Vienna (AT)
2010 Dvd Project, 3e Festival International de Videoarte, Madrid (E)
2010 Video art from Bulgaria, 3H+K Gallery, Finland, Pori (FIN)
2010 Transltion is a mode, Kunstraum Niederösterreich, Vienna (AT)
2010 Blickwechsel. Österreichische Fotografie Heute", Westlicht, Vienna (AT)
2009 Ich fergebe dir, intervention in public space, das weisse Haus, Vienna (AT)
2009 Imagineering, Forum Stadtpark, Graz (AT)
2009 Queer Lisboa, film festival, Lisbon (PT)
2009 Value point, Hilger Contemporary, Vienna (AT)
2009 KunstKunst, 5020 Galerie, Saltzburg (AT)
2009 Common History and Its Private Stories., MUSA,Vienna (AT)
2009 Queer Performativities, Identities, film festival, Vienna (AT)
2008 Austria contemporary, Essl Museum, Austria, Klosterneuburg (AT)
2008 Queerelanti, Galleria Neon, Italy, Bologna (IT)
2008 Seems to be., Kunstpavillon, Austria, Innsbruck (AT)
2008 Rush Hour, periscope: project: space, Austria, Salzburg (AT)
2007 Situation and Spectacle, Paul Klee Centre, Bern (CH)


PUBLICATIONS

2022 Sensitvity Training, 25.Gabrovo Biennial of Humor and Satire in Arts, Gabrovo (BG)
2022 There you are / Bulgarian Pavilion at the 59th International Art exhibition- La Biennale di Venezia 2022, Venice (IT)
2020 NO PLACE BY CHOICE, Art collections, Vienna Insurance Group, Vienna (AT)
2020 Craving nothing, Structura gallery, Sofia (BG)
2019 Kunsthalle Exnergasse 2019, Vienna (AT)
2018 Money in the art, Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg (AT)
2017 Images in Language and the Language of Images, Dom Museum, Vienna (AT)
2017 Wien von oben. Die Stadt auf einen Blick, Wien Museum, Vienna (AT)
2017 The Observatory, Special Astrophysical Observatory, Karachay-Cherkess Republic (RU)
2016 Kunst-Arbeit-Gesellschaft, Kunstprojekte der Arbeiterkammer Wien und ihre Sammlung (AT)
2016 Chasing Max Mustermann, Art in public space Graz, Graz (AT)
2015 Hans im Glück, Kunstraum Niederösterreich, Vienna (AT)
2014 Public Art Vienna Kunst im öffentlichen Raum 2010-2013, KÖR, Vienna (AT)
2014 Public Art. Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Steiermark 2012-2013, Graz
2014 24Artists to watch, Modern Painters, New York (UK)
2014 The Dignity of Man …, MUSA, Vienna (AT)
2014 Michail Michailov 2010-2013, Grau-Wi Sa So, Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg (AT)
2013 Bulgarian Artists in Vienna. Contemporary Practices at the Beginning oft he 21st Century, Sofia (BG)
2012 (No) standing anytime, Zweieintopf, Graz (AT)
2012 Time Geometry-practices in public environment, Bulgaria, Plovdiv (BG)
2012 Unlimited, Mtel Award For Bulgarian Contemporary Art, Sofia (BG)
2011The don't you dare issue, Parabol Art Magazine#6, section.a, Vienna (AT)
2011 Content | Form | Im-material, CON3XT.NET, Vienna
2011 Nous ne notons pas les fleurs, dit le géographe, bétonsalon, Paris (FR)
2011 You won't make a (nation)state with us, Kunstraum Niederösterreich, Vienna (AT)
2011 Art in public space Styria, Springer Wien/New York (AT/US)
2010Translation is a mode, Kunstraum Niederösterreich, Vienna (AT)
2010 Blichwechsel. Österreichische Fotografie Heute, Westlicht, Vienna (AT)
2010 Imagineering, Forum Stadtpark, Graz (AT)
2009 Common History and Its Private Stories, MUSA,Vienna (AT)
2009 Value point, Hilger Contemporary, Vienna (AT)
2009 The value issue, Parabol Art Magazine#4, section.a, Austria, Vienna
2008 Austria contemporary, Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg
2008 La Journal for the exhibition La Louvre - Paris of Gelitin in Musée D´art moderne de la ville de Paris,
Paris (FR)