Atanas Stamenov

A member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists (UBA - 6 “Shipka” str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria)

Born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1949. During the communist regime he embarked along the road to Visual arts in 1962 when he enrolled in the renowned drawing course at the National Pioneer Palace . During the training he had a predilection for watercolor and Indian ink. In 1964 he started studying at a vocational school of drawing and decorating of ceramics and glass. He studied 6 semesters at the National Academy of Art, major - Design of Porcelain and Glass (with an additional profile - Sculpture). At the beginning of his career as an artist (from 1971 at the “Balkanturist”/Balkantourist” Tourism Complex) Atanas Stamenov is working in the field of graphic design (it was then when his first poster on the topic of “Attractions and Tourism”, advertising materials and vinyl record covers), ceramics and painting. In this starting-up period of the 70s he also engaged in get-up of books as a contributor to the specialised “Prosveta”/”Education” publishing house.
In the middle of the 70s, Stamenov was working as a designer for commercial window displays in the “Hranitelni stoki”/”Foodstuffs” trust, where he realized dozens of modern artistic decision...

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (National / International)
2019, IX International Stage Poster Triennial, Sofia, Bulgaria
2016, VIII International Stage Poster Triennial, Sofia, Bulgaria
2015, summer, painting, Joint national exhibition – National Exhibition Centre, Bulgaria
2015, satirical drawing – Tolentino Festival, Italy
2014, August, painting, “Priyateli na moreto”/”Friends of the Sea” National Exhibition, Burgas, Bulgaria
2014, September, painting, VII National Small Shapes Biennial, Pleven, Bulgaria
2014, November, painting, VI „Peyzazh”/”Landscape” National Exhibition, Vidin, Bulgaria
2013, November – “Brainwashing” International Caricature Competition, Slovakia
2012, September –“Transform” International Exhibition, Thessaloniki, Greece
2012, September – painting, V “Priyateli na moreto”/”Friends of the Sea” Biennial, Burgas
2012, April – painting, National “Allianz” Bulgaria Competition, Sofia, Shipka 6
2011, December – painting, Национална изложба “Салон на изкуствата”, Sofia
2011, December –“Ideal and Idealism” International Satirical Drawing Competition, Slovakia
2011, September – „Peyzazh”/”Landscape” National Exhibition, Vidin
2010, National Competition – Exhibition, „200 Years Frédéric Chopin”
2010, September – V...