KOLJO MISHEV
Koljo Mishev was born in 1960, in Strumitsa, Northern Macedonia.
In 1986 he graduated the National Academy of Arts in Skopje, Northern Macedonia.
In 2011, together with Kalina Atanassova and Milena Misheva, he founded “Atelie 42” – a small art space in the picturesque borough of Kapana in the hearth of Plovdiv.
His works can be seen in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Skopje, Northern Macedonia, in the National Gallery – Skopje, in the City Art Gallery – Plovdiv, and in many private collections in Bulgaria, Northern Macedonia and around the world.
His sphere of professional interest includes paintings, sculptures and mosaics.
Individual Exhibitions:
2011 – “Zhorzh Papazov” art gallery, Plovdiv
2010 – “Trakart” gallery, Plovdiv
2009 – “Vidima” art gallery, Sevlievo
2008 – National Autumn Exhibitions, Plovdiv
2007 – “Krug +” gallery, Sofia
2006 – “Art Alley” gallery, Sofia
2002 – “Astri” art gallery, Sofia
2001 – “Art 36” gallery, Sofia
2000 – National Autumn Exhibitions, Plovdiv
2000 – “Taxim Tepe” gallery, Plovdiv
2000 – “Nailona” club, Plovdiv
1999 – “Argo” art gallery, Plovdiv
1998 – “Gamma” art gallery, Plovdiv
1998 – City Art Gallery – Strumica, Norther Macedonia
1995 – “Balabanov House” gallery, Old Town, Plovdiv
1994 – National Art Gallery – Skopje, Northern Macedonia
1991 – Writers’ Club, Skopje, Northern Macedonia
1989 – Writers’ Club, Skopje, Northern Macedonia
1987 – “Amadeus” Club, Maribor, Slovenia
Selected participations in curated projects, international and group exhibitions:
2020 – “5/6/7” Exhibition – “Kapana” Gallery, Plovdiv
2019 – “Balkan Bridges” International Exhibition of Mosaics, “Plovdiv” Hall, Group of Plovdiv Artists
2019 – “Minimalism BG” Curated Project, Veliko Tarnovo, Plovdiv, Sofia
2008 – Salon D’Automne du Grand Palais de Paris a’Sarria (Galice), Paris, France
2007 – Mtel Awards for Contemporary Bulgarian Art, Sofia
2004 – “Varna Summer”, City Art Gallery, Varna
2004 – “Beyond Paper”, City Art Gallery, Dobrich
2003 – “10x5x3”, “Shipka 6” art gallery, Sofia
2002 – “Bulgarian Paintings after 1989”, Saloon of Arts, Sofia
1997 – “12 Contemporary Macedonian Artists”, City Art Gallery – Ljubljana, Slovenia
1997 – “Aspects of the Contemporary Macedonian Art”, Riverside Studio, London, United Kingdom
1996 – “Aspects of the Contemporary Macedonian Art”, Palaco Rospoli, Rome, Italy
1996 – “Mediterranean Influence on the Macedonian Painting and Textile”, City Art Gallery, Skopje
1996 – “Week of the Macedonian Youth”, New York, United States of America
1996 – “Human – Document”, Week of Contemporary Art, Plovdiv
1996 – First International Triennial of Painting, Sofia
1995 – “Contemporary Macedonian Art”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje
1994, 1993, 1992 – “Winter Saloon” art gallery, Skopje
1994 – “Days of the Macedonian Youth”, Strasbourg, France
1994 – “Process – Space” – Balchik
1993, 1991 – “Biennial of Young Artists”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje
1991 – “Yugoslavian Drawing”, Zagreb, Croatia