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Atanas Hranov

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Atanas Hranov
Атанас Хранов
Atanas Hranov (2017)
Born (1961-10-11) 11 October 1961 (age 63)
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
NationalityBulgarian
Known forPainting, Sculpture

Atanas Hranov (Bulgarian: Атанас Хранов) is a Bulgarian painter and sculptor.

Life and career

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Atanas Hranov was born in Plovdiv on October 11, 1961. He 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. Hranov has held more than 60 solo exhibitions and taken part in numerous group initiatives and curatorial projects.[1]

Center of contemporary art Bania Starinna, Plovdiv

He is involved in joint projects with poets Vesselin Sariev and Alexander Sekulov.

Hranov lives and works in Plovdiv.

Works of his are held at the National Art Gallery in Sofia, many other museums across Bulgaria, and private collections in Bulgaria and elsewhere.[2]

Atanas Hranov is an avid seafarer.

Solo exhibitions

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  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 Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  29. 2004 – Naturelle Gallery, Munich, Germany
  30. 2005 – Plovdiv City Art Gallery, Bulgaria
  31. 2005 – Fragmenti, George Papazov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  32. 2005 – Prolet Gallery, Burgas, Bulgaria
  33. 2006 – A Page from a Passport and a Little Hand Luggage, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  34. 2006 – Yuka Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
  35. 2006 – George Papazov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  36. 2007 – George Papazov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  37. 2007 – The Little Female Saints of Valparaiso, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  38. 2007 – Yuka Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
  39. 2007 – Prolet Gallery, Burgas, Bulgaria
  40. 2008 – George Papazov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  41. 2008 – Fragments from my Room, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  42. 2009 – The Astronomy of Cherries, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  43. 2009 – Prolet Gallery, Burgas, Bulgaria
  44. 2010 – Curriculum Vitae, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  45. 2010 – The Seventh Hill, Resonance Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  46. 2010 – The Land of Dreams, Le Papillon Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
  47. 2011 – The History of Halos, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  48. 2011 – The Seventh Hill Project, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  49. 2012 – Both Your Faces I Love, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  50. 2012 – Little Favourite Portraits, Eva's Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
  51. 2013 – Gallery 88, Luxembourg
  52. 2013 – A Voyage to the Isla Negra, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  53. 2013 – Paintings, L'Union Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  54. 2014 – Seducing the Orient, L'Union Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  55. 2014 – The Summer of my Bays, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  56. 2014 – The Boris Christoff Project, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  57. 2014 – Prolet Gallery, Burgas, Bulgaria
  58. 2015 – The Chaldeans, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  59. 2015 – A Return to Chaldea,[3] Le Papillon Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
  60. 2016 – Balthazar's Kettles,[4] Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  61. 2016 – Balthazar's Diaries,[5] Philippopolis Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  62. 2017 – The Clear Outlines of Mr. H.,[6] Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  63. 2017 – Portraits from a Journey,[7] Le Papillon Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
  64. 2017 – Paintings,[8] U PARK Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  65. 2018 – Breakfast in the Studio,[9] Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  66. 2018 – Probable Landscape,[10] Prolet Gallery, Burgas, Bulgaria
  67. 2018 – Paintings,[11] Philippopolis Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Group exhibitions and projects

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  1. 1992 – 100 Gallery, Malta
  2. 1994 – Burgwedel Gallery, Burgwedel, Germany
  3. 1994 – De Leile Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
  4. 1994 – Art Expo, Budapest, Hungary
  5. 1995 – Oh, Gods, Art 36 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  6. 1996 – The Man and the Document, Center of contemporary art Bania Starinna, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  7. 1997 – Bulgarian Art, Kuwait
  8. 1997 – Campo & Campo, Antwerp, Belgium
  9. 1999 – Dublin, Ireland
  10. 1999 – Gorcum Museum, Gorinchem, Netherlands
  11. 2001 – Spirit and Matters – August in Art, Georgi Velchev Art Museum, Varna
  12. 2002 – Vinizki Gallery, Munich, Germany
  13. 2003 – ″K″ Gallery, Munich, Germany
  14. 2003 – 10/5/3 – Painting and Matters, National Exhibition Center for Contemporary Art, Sofia
  15. 2004 – Re-Paper, Sariev Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  16. 2004 – Don Quixote, George Papazov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  17. 2004 – ″K″ Gallery, Munich, Germany
  18. 2004 – Slapansky & Slapansky Gallery, Munich, Germany
  19. 2004 - Schloss von Hohenstein Gallery, Germany
  20. 2005 – Salzburg Gallery, Salzburg München Bank, Munich, Germany
  21. 2005 – City and Colour, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  22. 2005 – Primitivism and Tradition, National Autumn Exhibitions
  23. 2005 – Classics – Contemporaries – Future Artists, Aspect Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  24. 2005 – Nasko H. Stories involving Rum, Ginger, Raisins, and Honey: a collection of paintings and stories (with poet Alexander Sekulov)
  25. 2006 – Classics – Contemporaries – Future Artists, Aspect Gallery, #2007 – Nasko H. The Little Female Saints and the Black Pepper Men: a collection of paintings and stories (with poet Alexander Sekulov)
  26. 2008 – The Floating City and the Black Pepper Men (with poet Alexander Sekulov), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Travelling Exhibition, Apollonia Arts Festival 2008
  27. 2008 – The Cyrillic Script Project, European Parliament, Brussels
  28. 2009 – The Bulgarian Culture Days in Russia, Manege, Moscow
  29. 2011 – The Fourth of Plovdiv, Eva's Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
  30. 2012 – Entirely Useful Things (with poet Alexander Sekulov), Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  31. 2012 – Pushkin & Plyushkin. Collecting House for Entirely Useful Things (with poet Alexander Sekulov), Eva's Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
  32. 2016 – Friends of the Sea Contemporary Art Biennale, Burgas, Bulgaria

Awards

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  • 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

Sources

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  1. ^ Atanas Hranov: I Dance with Cinderella at Night, Delyana Lukova, Maritsa Daily, October 12, 2016
  2. ^ Atanas Hranov – the Artist Struck by Three Lightnings Archived 2017-07-04 at the Wayback Machine, Maria Lutsova, Maritsa Daily, March 18, 2017
  3. ^ Le Papillon Art Gallery Presents Atanas Hranov – A Return to Chaldea, Kulturni Novini (Cultural News), July 21, 2015
  4. ^ Atanas Hranov and Balthazar's Kettles, Teodora Konstantinova, artnewscafe, April 8, 2016
  5. ^ Balthazar's Diaries – Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of Atanas Hranov, Teodora Konstantinova, artnewscafe, September 17, 2016
  6. ^ The Clear Outlines of Mr. H., Nadezhda Usheva, Duma, April 28, 2017
  7. ^ Le Papillon Art Gallery Presents Atanas Hranov – Portraits from a Journey, Kulturni Novini (Cultural News), July 3, 2017
  8. ^ Atanas Hranov Presents New Scale Pictures in U PARK Gallery, Bulgarian National Television 1, The Day Begins with Culture, December 4, 2017
  9. ^ Atanas Hranov Presents Breakfast in the Studio, Sofiapress, April 15, 2018
  10. ^ Artist Atanas Hranov Visits Burgas with Exhibition Probable Landscape, Bulgarian News Agency, July 12, 2018
  11. ^ „Atanas Hranov“, Programata, September 13, 2018
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