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