Hristo Panev

Hristo Panev was born in 1942 in Krepost village, Haskovo district, Bulgaria. Graduated from Veliko Turnovo Univercity "St.St.Kiril and Metodii" in 1969 - subject black and white drawing. In 1976 - he became a member of the Union of the Bulgarian artists.

Hristo Panev is a recognized author in the contemporary Bulgarian art. He works in the sphere of paintings, graphics, illustration, book design and monumental art.
His paintings are characterized with expressionism, rich colorful gamma, genre and theatrical variety. It is influenced from the Bulgarian icon and mainly from the Bulgarian fresco. Typical for his cycles: Frescos, Mythological scene, Bible subjects, Life subjects: Love, motherhood, music.
His graphic drawings are with clear line and closer to the poetry.
His monumental art are in technicks - sgraffito and dry fresco.
Hristo Panev is eternally seeking, a restless spirit in the contemporary Bulgaria art.

Graduated from Veliko Turnovo Univercity "St.St.Kiril and Metodii" in 1969 - subject black and white drawing. In 1976 - he became a member of the Union of the Bulgarian artists.Exhibitions in Bulgaria: Pernik /1973/, Dimitrovgrad /1977/, Pavlikeni /1983/, Haskovo /1989/, Ruse /1997/, Dimitrovgrad /2000/, Veliko Turnovo /1971, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002/, Sofia /1987, 1996, 2002, 2003/.

One man shows in Europe: Germany - Hammeln /1991/, Hannover /1992, 1996/, Munster /1992/, Hammelburg /1993/, Mossingen /1997,1998/, Switzerland - Bern /1993/, Bremgarten /1993/, Austria - Viena /1994/, Mossingen /1997,1998/, Hungary - Budapest /2003,2004/, Croatia - Groznian /2005/, Italy - Roma /2006/.

International salon of invention and innovation: Sofia /1997/-gold medal, USA - Pittsburgh /1998/ - gold medal, Cyprus /1998/ - gold medal, Casablanca /1998/ - silver medal. Work of the artist are in possession of galleries and private collections in Austria, Belgium, Germany, India, Mexico, France, Switzerland, Turkey, Japan, USA, Bulgaria, Greece etc. ,