Atanas Hranov

Atanas Hranov was born in Plovdiv on October 11, 1961. He lives and works in Plovdiv.

Hranov has held more than 60 solo exhibitions and taken part in numerous group initiatives and curatorial projects.

Works of his are held at the National Art Gallery in Sofia, many other museums across Bulgaria, and private collections in Bulgaria and elsewhere.

Atanas Hranov has several awards:
2001 – Plovdiv Arts Award
2004 – Dyakov Gallery Award
2007 – ″Amethyst Rose″ Award for High Artistic Achievements
2016 – Friends of the Sea Contemporary Art Biennale Painting Award, Burgas

He is an passionate sailor.

Atanas Hranov studied at the National Arts School in Kotel (1980) and graduated from Prof. Anton Donchev's Woodcarving class at the National Academy of Arts in Sofia in 1987.
Hranov's works range from sculpture to painting, often representing an organic fusion of genres. His preferred materials include wood, handmade paper, canvas, bronze, silver, and polymer coated metal structures.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
1.1992 – Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2.1993 – Center of contemporary art Bania Starinna, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
3.1993 – Institut Français, Sofia, Bulgaria
4.1993 – Gallery 88, Luxembourg
5.1994 – Center of contemporary art Bania Starinna, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
6.1994 – Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
7.1995 – Gallery 88, Luxembourg
8.1995 – Dosev Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
9.1996 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
10.1996 – Lucas Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
11.1996 – Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
12.1997 – Lucas Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
13.1997 – Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
14.1997 – Melina Mercouri Gallery, Hydra, Greece
15.1999 – Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
16.1999 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
17.1999 – Lucas Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
18.2000 – Lucas Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
19.2000 – Artin Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
20.2001 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
21.2001 – Gallery 88, Luxembourg
22.2001 – Art 36 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
23.2002 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
24.2002 – Yuka Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
25.2003 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
26.2003 – Prolet Gallery, Burgas, Bulgaria
27.2003 – Naturelle Gallery, Munich, Germany
28.2004 – Dyakov Gal...