Rumen Dimitrov

Rumen Dimitrov graduated from the High School of Art in Kazanlak, Bulgaria, and holds an M.A. degree from St. St. Cyril and Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo. He is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists.
In 1999, he founded the DUPPINI Art Group Association. Since 2011, as chairman of the Duppini Association (a non-governmental organization), he has organized numerous international and national art initiatives, including the International Art-in-Nature Symposium “Art – Nature Gabrovtsi” (2012–2023) and the mini-festival for contemporary art “The Old Post or the Contemporary Means of Communication.” He also initiated the project “Master, Journeyman and Apprentice” within the “Debuts” program of the National Culture Fund, as well as the “DuppiniLIKE” project at the Old Post Office in Veliko Tarnovo (2012–2013). Dimitrov regularly leads workshops in nature art and sculpture for various art education charities.
In 2017, he became the director of the GLOBAL NOMADIC ART PROJECT EUROPE (GNAP) in Bulgaria. The Duppini Art Group is one of the organizers of GNAP together with the Korean association YATOO.
He has participated in major international nature art and land art events, including the International Nature Art Seminar at Nat...

1984 – finished the High school of Art in the town of Kazanlak
1992 – graduated from Veliko Tarnovo–St.st. Cyril and Methodii University / Master of Art
1999 – establish the DUPPINI Art Group
2000 – selected member of the UBA( Union of the Bulgarian Artists ) artist of AIAP / UNESCO
2011 – chairman of DUPPINI Art Group Association

A W A R D S / P R I Z E S
2017- Public vote Award, Biennale de Sologne, France
2013 – Award for sculpture on 21 st International Biennial of Humour and Satire in the Arts, Gabrovo
2012 – Special conferring on honorary of citizenship, Icheeon, South Korea
2011 – Special Selection Award international competition for Sea Art Festival, Busan Biennale, South Korea
2009 – Award for sculpture on National exhibition of Allianz Bank Awards
2008 – Award at the National Exhibition in Woodcarving
2007 – Award from Union of Bulgarian Artist at the Autumn Exhibition- V.Tarnovo
2003 – Second Prize for Sculpture from Radio Free Europe at the International Sculpture Symposium-Sandstone in Vejprty, Czech Republic
2000 – Award for perspective young artist of the Artea Gallery, Varna
1999 – First Prize for Art of painting from Union of Bulgarian Artists at National Young Artists Exhibition
1998 – Award from the Open Society at the Autumn Exhibition - V. Tarnovo

S E L E C T E D G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S & E V E N T S
2014 - Small monuments, Castle Hamburg , Gallery Mucha , Gallery Müller & Petzinna,/ Germany
2013 – Installation Exhibition in Pilar & Joan Miro Foundation, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2010 – Art show Zuri...