Denislav Mitkov

Visual Artist based in Valencia, Spain.

Denislav Mitkov was born in Bulgaria (Haskovo) in 1995. Since 2000 he lives in Spain, Valencia. Since childhood he showed curiosity and interest in art. At the age of 17 he decided to take a degree in Fine Arts at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. He is interested in many artistic fields, but mostly he makes sculptures and installations.

He has participated in national exhibitions (Madrid, Valencia, La Rioja, Salamanca, Barcelona, Seville, Segovia, Córdoba, Alicante, Ciudad Real, Melilla, Asturias, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha...) and international ones (Australia, Italy, Brazil, California and Bulgaria).

He has been selected in many competitions and he has won: Sculpture on the Edge. Arts Connect Inc. Flaton Gardens. Maleny, Sushine Coaast, Queensland, Australia.1st International Emerging Artist Award.
XXII Premio Internacional de Artes Plásticas Manolo Valdés. Sala de exposiciones Manolo Valdés. Altura, Castellón. 1st International Sculpture Prize.
PAM! PAM!21 Proyectos Artísticos y Multimedia. Reales Atarazanas, Valencia. Exhibition Award.
XXIII Concurso de Nuevos Creadores de Benidorm. Ayuntamiento de Benidorm. Alicante. 1st National Prize in the Sculpture Category.
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Academic background:
2021 - 2022 Master's Degree in Secondary Education Teaching at the University of Valencia.
2017 - 2020 Master's Degree in Artistic Production at the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
2013 - 2017 Degree in Fine Arts at the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
2015 - 2016 3rd year of the Fine Arts Degree at the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino, Italy.

Complementary training:
2022: Art therapy. Creating from the core. Activity coordinator: Miguel Corella Lacasa. Dept. of Audiovisual Communication, Documentation and Art History. Polytechnic University of
Valencia.
2021 Workshop with Daniel Canogar, as part of the exhibition: Imaginarios mecánicos y técnicos en la Colección del IVAM. LAB IVAM. Valencia.
2019 Training Course of "Formación Al Cuadrado": Art Gallery Management. Teacher: Carmen Ana Vicente Ruiz.
2017 Workshop: The composite portrait as an artistic strategy. With the artist: Sergio Luna, at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
2016 Workshop: Solid Music. With the artist: Emanuele Viscuso, at the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino, Italy.
2014 Collaborator with the children's falla of the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Valencia.

2023 XIV Certamen Nacional Transformarte. Sala de Exposiciones del Centro Fundación
Caja Rioja de Calahorra. La Rioja.
III Premio Nacional de Escultura María Belén Morales de la Universidad de la Laguna.
Sala Expositiva de la Universidad de la Laguna. San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Islas Canarias.
XXXIV Concurso de Nuevos Creadores Pintura y Escultura de Benidorm. Espai D'Art del
Ayuntamiento de Benidorm. Alicante.
XIV Certamen Nacional Transformarte. Sala Expositiva del Centro Fundación Caja Rioja de
Arnedo. La Rioja.

2022 II Certamen Nacional de Arte de Socuéllamos Carmen Arias. Centro Joven se
Socuéllamos. Socuéllamos, Ciudad Real.
XXXII Bienal de Escultura Jacinto Higueras. Ayuntamiento de San Sebastián del Puerto Jaén.
Museo de Escultura Jacinto Higueras. San Sebastián del Puerto, Jaén, Andalucía.
I Premio Trofeo a la distinción Alumni UPV destacado/a de la Universitat Politècnica de València.
Sculpture on the Edge. Arts Connect Inc. Flaton Gardens. Maleny, Sushine Coaast, Queensland, Australia.
XXXVI Certamen Artístico "Villa de Amurrio 2022. Sala de exposiciones La Casona". Amurrio, Ayala, Álava, País Vasco.
XXVI Concurso de Escultura Pere Jou. Ayuntamiento de Sitges. Miramar Centre Cultural. Sitges, Barcelona.
XXXVII Concurso...