Stanimir Stoilov

About Me

Stanimir Stoilov
stanimirstoilov@gmail.com

EDUCATION

1982-1988
University of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria, Master Degree
1975-1980
High School of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria, Diploma in Fine Arts

WORK EXPERIENCE

1986-1990
University of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
Assistant Professor in Illustration; taught courses in theory and practice of painting and drawing
1988-1990
Major Publishing Houses, Sofia, Bulgaria
Freelance Artist; illustration and layout of 17 book from Bulgarian and foreign authors

EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

Sept. 1989
National Illustration Exhibition, Sofia, Bulgaria
Award for the illustrations of Arthur Rimbaud’s Poems

Sept. 1990
National Illustrations Exhibition, Sofia, Bulgaria
Award for illustrations of children’s books

Oct. 1990
Gallery OST, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Solo Exhibition, oil paintings, etchings, lithographs and watercolors

March 1991
Kursana Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
Solo Exhibition, oil paintings, etchings and watercolors

May 1991
Christina Parker Gallery, St. John’s, NF
Solo Exhibition, oil paintings and watercolors

Oct. 1991
Max Hufshmidt Gallery, Wittenwil, Switzerland
Solo Exhibition, oil paintings, etchings and watercolors

1991
Literary Magazine “Tickle Ace” St. John’s, NF
Published illustrations on N. V. Gogol’s short stories

1992
Department of Geology, Memorial University of Newfoundland,
St. John’s, NF
Mural painting

March 1993
J. Baird Gallery, Toronto, ON
“Oil Paintings by Newfoundland Artists”

Feb. 1994
Robert Delaney Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Solo Exhibition, watercolors, pastels and oil paintings

May 1995
Atticus Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Solo Exhibition, watercolors and pastel

August 1995
Gallery Janet, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Solo Exhibition, watercolors, oil paintings and pastels

1995-1997
Public Dreams Society “Illuminaires”, “Parade of the Lost Souls”, “Circus of Dreams”, Vancouver, BC
Large scale installations

1997
Atticus Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Solo Exhibition, acrylic paintings

March 1999
Bulgarian Consulate, New York, N.Y.
Solo Exhibition, watercolors and acrylic paintings

March 1999
Ward-Nasse Gallery, SoHo, New York
"Side Show" acrylic paintings

December 2000 Envision Gallery, Vancouver
Solo exhibition watercolors and acrylic paintings

September 2002 Jim Baird Gallery, St-John’s Newfoundland
Group exhibition

November 2002 Gallery Bianca, St-John’s Newfounland
Solo exhibition, oil paintings

July 2003 Victoria Hall Gallery, Westmount Quebec
Two man show, oil paintings and water colors

November 2003 Kiril Tzochev Gallery, Long Island, New York
Solo exhibition, water colors and mixed media on paper

December 2003 La Galerie 1637
Group exhibition of Bulgarian artists in Montreal

October 2004 Vancouver Art Gallery, Auction

July 2005 Raiffeisen bank headquarters, St-Gallen, Switzerland
Mural paintings, project of Sol Lewitt

April 2007 Verdun Cultural Center, Montreal, Canada
Solo exhibition, water colors and acrylic paintings

September 2010 Art Center Forum, Sofia, Bulgaria
'' Sofia Now'' Solo exhibition, Oil paintings

2011 Cégep de Saint Laurent , Montréal, Canada
Mural Painting

March 2012 Art Center Forum, Sofia, Bulgaria
Solo exhibition , Oil and Acrylic paintings

2013 Georg Papazov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Solo exhibition, Acrylic and Oil paintings

2014 Art Center Forum,Sofia,Bulgaria
Group Show, Acrylic on canvas