DIMITAR HINKOV, PhD, b.1972
Essen, Germany
EDUCATION
2014 PhD in Art – New Bulgarian University , Sofia, Bulgaria
1999 Cite International des Art – Paris, France
1998 Cite International des Art – Paris, France
1998 Master Degree in Art of Painting – National Art Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
1991 Secondary Art School – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 Jarsbo Art, Aaborg, Denmark
Hafenliebe Galerie, Hamburg, Germany
2017 Berlin-Baku Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Hafenliebe Galerie, Hamburg, Germany
2016 Lambrand Galerie, Berlin, Germany
2015 Beyond The Wall – B.AGL, Berlin, Germany
2014 Autumn In My Garden – ICI Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2013 “Three Generations – Hristo Boyadjiev, prof. Anna Boyadjieva and Dimitar Hinkov”
Art Center Pleven, Hristo Boyadjiev Hall, City Gallery Pleven, Bulgaria
Art exhibition of paintings “The aesthetic phylosophy of the form” – Uzina Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Art exhibition of paintings – Sredets Gallery , Ministry of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
Art exhibition of paintings- European Night of Museums, Ministry of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
2009 „Experiments“ – Sredets Gallery , Ministry of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
2007 „Sound, Structure, Colour“ – City Art Gallery, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
2006 „Structures“ – City Art Gallery, Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
„The Old Houses“ – Ikar Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Modulor Gallery, Haskovo, Bulgaria
Hemus Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2005 Didier Dourat Gallery – Malaga, Spain
Hilton Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
2004 Via Larga Gallery – Florence, Italy
„Painting and Objects” – Regart Gallery – Paris, France
„Bulgaria in the world“ – Performance, BTA, Sozopol, Bulgaria
Hilton Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2003 Didier Dourat Gallery – Malaga, Spain
Elektra Gallery – Toremolinos, Spain
Deivis Gallery – Washingotn, USA
2002 Barry Gallery – Washington, USA
Irida Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
Elektra Gallery – Toremolinos, Spain
2001 Fondation “Casa de Cantabria” Gallery – City Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Ikar Gallery presents Dimitar Hinkov at Private Galleries Exhibition – Moscow, Russia
East – West Art Connection Gallery- Malaga, Spain
Fondation “Casa de Cantabria” Gallery – City Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain
„Women Bodies“ Installation – Tsar Osvoboditel Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
Solers Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
Gavriloff Gallery, Switzerland
2000 „The body“ – Tsar Osvoboditel Gallery- Sofia, Bulgaria
Regart Gallery – Paris, France
Solers Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
Gavriloff Gallery, Germany
Gavriloff Gallery, Switzerland
1999 Regart Gallery – Paris, France
Gallery 11- Sofia, Bulgaria
Dosev Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
Vitosha Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
1998 Chaine Des Rotisseur, Fresco – Sofia, Bulgaria
1997 Prometey Fondation- Sofia, Bulgaria
Irida Gallery- Sofia, Bulgaria
1996 Young Bulgarian Artists – Sofia Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
1992 Starinna Gallery- Plovidv, Bulgaria
Plovdiv Gallery- Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1991 Starinna Gallery- Plovidv, Bulgaria
1990 Novotel Plovdiv- Plovidv, Bulgaria
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Galerie Ulrich Gering – Frankfurt, Germany
2018 Steel Door Gallery – Portland, USA
Art Fair Luxembourg – Luxembourg
Zeitgeist Galerie – Nuremberg, Germany
Hafenliebe Galerie – Hamburg, Germany
Fines Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
Savov Gallery – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2017 Galerie Berlin-Baku – Berlin, Germany
Schöneberger Art 2017 – Berlin, Germany
Hafenliebe Galerie, Hamburg, Germany
2015 Salon D’Automne – Paris, France
Exhibition Dimitar Hinkov & Students – St.Luka, Sofia, Bulgaria
Drawings – Large-sized, Professors’ Exhibition – St.Luka, Sofia, Bulgaria
46ème Salon artistique de Sainte Maure de Touraine, France
Exposition de Perros-Guirec, France
2014 Salon D’Automne – Paris, France
August Collection Saatchi Art Gallery, Curated by Rebecca Wilson
Selected for Group Exhibition Future Identities-Bodies. Places. Spaces – Venice, Italy
Art Fair – Hangzhou, China
Zhejiang Art Museum – Hangzhou, China
2012 National Art Exhibition of Paintings– Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artists Union, Sofia, Bulgaria
Art Exhibition of Paintings – Uzina Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
Allianz National Prices- Sofia, Bulgaria
80 years of the Bulgarian Artists Union Establishment, Curator‘s project of Vesela Radoeva „The Bread“ – Sofia, Bulgaria
„The painting“ – Exhibition of Art teachers from St. Luka National High School for Arts – Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 Gallery Fines- Sofia, Bulgaria
„Good Morning, Sofia“ , Uzina Gallery- Sofia, Bulgaria
6th International Bienele of Small Forms , City Gallery, Pleven, Bulgaria
2011 Conteporary Art Competition, Museum of Contemporary Art- Sofia, Bulgaria
„ The Generations“ – Curator‘s Project of Dimitar Grozdanov, City Art Gallery – Varna, Bulgaria
„Sculputure, Painting“ – Shipka Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
International Bienele of paper-Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artist Union, Sofia, Bulgaria
Contemporary Bienele Art – City Gallery- Varna, Bulgaria
2006 „The Brushes“ Installation – Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artist Union – Sofia, Bulgaria
2005 „The Art Card”-Contemporary Art Museum – UAE
2004 National Art Exhibition of Paintings – Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artist Union – Sofia, Bulgaria
Young Bulgarian Artists“Painting“ – Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artist Union- Sofia, Bulgaria
„Art of the Street” Installation- a project of UN and EU
The New Realists, Sculpture and Painting – Foreign Art Gallery- Sofia, Bulgaria
„Harmony and Dissonance“- Sofia City Art Gallery- Sofia, Bulgaria
„Harmony and Dissonance“- City Art Gallery – Varna, Bulgaria
2003 Creighton- Davis Gallery- Washington, USA
2002 Barry Gallery – Washington, USA
Bulgarian Contemporary Art , Barry Gallery – Marimount University, Arlington, USA
Elektra Gallery – Toremolinos, Spain
National Art Exhibition of Paintings– Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artist Union – Sofia, Bulgaria
2001 Tsar Osvoboditel Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
Krida Art Gallery – Sofia
Solers Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
2000 Аrt CourGallerry – Paris, France
Regart Gallery- Paris, France
„Paper and Colour“ – Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artist Union- Sofia, Bulgaria
Solers Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
1999 Tsar Osvoboditel Gallery- Sofia, Bulgaria
Tsenitel Gallery- Sofia, Bulgaria
Kreda Art Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
Vitosha Gallery- Sofia, Bulgaria
1998 Dossev Gallery- Sofia, Bulgaria
National Art Exhibition of Paintings – Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artist Union – Sofia, Bulgaria
Young Bulgarian Artists“Painting“ – Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artist Union- Sofia, Bulgaria
1997 „The Painting“ – Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artist Union- Sofia, Bulgaria
Dossev Gallery- Sofia, Bulgaria
1996 Young Bulgarian Artists – Sofia Hall , Sofia, Bulgaria
100 years of the establishment of the National Art Academy- Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artist Union- Sofia, Bulgaria
International Trienele of Painting- Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artist Union – Sofia, Bulgaria
National Art Exhibition of Paintings – Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artist Union – Sofia, Bulgaria
1995 National Art Exhibition of Paintings – Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artist Union – Sofia, Bulgaria
1992 Autumn Exhibition of Art – Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artist Union – Sofia, Bulgaria
1991 Autumn Exhibition of Art – Shipka Gallery, Bulgarian Artist Union – Sofia, Bulgaria
AWARDS
2012 Nomination for Award in contemporary art – Allianz, Sofia, Bulgaria
2002 Best Young Artist Award of Elektra Gallery – Toremolinos, Spain
2000 Best Young Artists and Best Exhibition Award– Tsar Osvoboditel Gallery- Sofia, Bulgaria
1999 Best Young Artist Award – Cite International des Art – Paris, France
PUBLIC ART AND COLLECTIONS
Leonardo da Vinci Library Museum – Florance, Italy
Danner Fondation – Washington, USA
Young Bulgarian Talents Foundation- Sofia, Bulgaria
Museum of National Art Aacademy- Sofia, Bulgaria
St. St. Kiril and Metodii Foundation- Sofia, Bulgaria
Prometey Foundation- Sofia, Bulgaria
Ambassy of Israel- Sofia, Bulgaria
Ambassy of Tukey – Sofia, Bulgaria
Ministry of Labour – Sofia, Bulgaria
Cite International des Art Foundation- Paris, France
Ministry of Health – Sofia, Bulgaria
Presedency of Bulgaria
Ministry of Economics – Sofia, Bulgaria
Alpha Bank
Societe Generale Expressbank
MEMBERSHIP
2001 International Organisation for Plastics Arts – UNESCO, Paris
Rotary Club Sofia- Vitosha, Bulgaria
1999 Bulgarian Art Society (SBH)