The artist / Biography
Rusen Doykov.
Contemporary sculptor. Artist and educator.
Asenovgrad, Bulgaria.
A life in sculpture.
Born in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria, in 1974, Rusen Doykov works with sculpture as a way of exploring form, colour and the perception of space. He lives and works in Asenovgrad.
He studied sculpture at the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, in the studio of Acad. Krum Damyanov, completing his bachelor’s degree in 2003 and master’s degree in 2005. In 2011, he defended his doctoral thesis, ‘Some Aspects of the Perception of Time in Sculpture’, supervised by Assoc. Prof. Hristo Dobarov.
His teaching career includes sculpture at the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts, work at Tsanko Lavrenov National Secondary School of Art, and part-time teaching at Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv.
His solo exhibitions include Autograph Gallery in Plovdiv (2005), A Cube Contemporary Gallery in Sofia (2019), and Chris Gallery in Asenovgrad (2022). He has participated in group exhibitions in Sofia, Plovdiv and Burgas, and in an international art festival in Golden Sands.
In 2016, he received the contemporary sculpture prize at the Allianz–Bulgaria regional competition and a nomination at its final national competition. His work has also received sculpture nominations at Friends of the Sea in Burgas and the National Sculpture Exhibition in Sofia.
2005 — 2024
Exhibitions & recognition.
2024, December
U PARK GALLERY, Plovdiv
2024, August
Petko Zadgorski Art Gallery in Burgas, Biennial for Contemporary Bulgarian Fine Art Friends of the Sea, nomination for sculpture
2023 September, Sofia, Bulgaria
Rusen Doykov with a sculpture nomination in “National Sculpture Exhibition 2023”, Sofia city, Shipka 6 str.
2023 May, Razgrad, Bulgaria
Rusen Doykov with a sculpture nomination in “Ludogirie 23” exhibition, Razgrad city.
2022, September
City Art Gallery Plovdiv, permanent exhibit Mexican Art, sculpture exhibition within the framework of Autumn Exhibitions Plovdiv 2022 Shared Spaces, curated by Professor Galina Lardeva
2022, August
Petko Zadgorski Art Gallery in Burgas, Biennial for Contemporary Bulgarian Fine Art Friends of the Sea, nomination for sculpture
2022, March
Chris Art Gallery in Assenovgrad, solo sculpture exhibition
2020, September
Petko Zadgorski Art Gallery in Burgas, Biennial for Contemporary Bulgarian Fine Art Friends of the Sea, nomination for sculpture
2019, 18 June/ 17 July
Solo sculpture exhibition at A Cube Contemporary Gallery, Sofia, 9 Lyuben Karavelov Street
2019, 19 February
Participation in 100 Plovdiv Studios, curators’ project of Resonance Art Gallery, Plovdiv
2018, 25 September/ 20 October
Red Pony Art Gallery, Plovdiv, 5A Doctor Chomakov Street, joint exhibition with Yordan Kalchev (painting)
2018, September
National Art High School Tsanko Lavrenov, Plovdiv, participant in the international educational project Wet Fresco, led by Jovka Yurukova and Mario Fait
2017, 13 May
Resonance Gallery, Plovdiv 4000, 14 Parchevich Street; International Art Fest Sea Resonance LIGHT, Golden Sands
2016, 06 October/ 29 November
The Gallery of the Union of Bulgarian Artists at 6 Shipka Street, the final round of the competition of Allianz-Bulgaria, nominated for the National Award for Sculpture
2016, 12 May/ 02 June
CAG – Plovdiv, regional competition of Allianz-Bulgaria, Contemporary sculpture prize
2015
Participation in Ten Plovdiv Sculptors, A+ Art Gallery in Plovdiv, curated by Kostadin Otonov
2014
Participation in serigraphy exhibition in S-studio, Balabanova House, Plovdiv, Old Town
2014
City Art Gallery Plovdiv, participation in the collective exhibition of the teachers at Tsanko Lavrenov National Art High School in Plovdiv
2012, 10 September
Participation in the Annual Exhibition 15X5 of the Union of Plovdiv Artists at 32 Gladston Street Exhibition Hall
2012, May
Participation in the Art Competition Allianz-Bulgaria, City Art Gallery Plovdiv
2012, 08 May/ 22 May
Joint sculpture exhibition with Yordan Kalchev (painting) at the Red Pony Gallery in Plovdiv
2006, 17 April/ 10 May
Joint sculpture exhibition with Galina Pavlova (painting) in Sofia, Bulgaria Art Gallery, 1 Benkovski Street
2005, 15 November/ 30 November
Solo sculpture exhibition at Autograph Gallery in Plovdiv, 1 Fourth of April Street
2005, 27 October/ 17 November
Participation in the collective exhibition Synonyms of Relief at Circle + Art Gallery in Sofia, 5 Budapest Street
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