Ventsislav Markov
On the crest of the wave
Ventsislav Markov
Sculpture - 12 x 30 x 8 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 11.8 x 3.1 inch
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Biography
Ventsislav Markov was born on September 24, 1984 in Varna. In 2003 he graduated from National Art School Dobri Hristov in Varna, and in 2010 got his master's degree at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia, majoring in “Metal".
He works in the field of cavalry painting and small sculptures.
Ventsislav Markov has two sculpture exhibitions at Largo Gallery in 2010 and 2011, as well as solo exhibitions at Minerva Gallery, Sofia (2014), Classic Gallery, Sofia (2016), Hadwiger Collection, Vienna (2017) and solo exhibition - painting, metal and sculpture "Sea stories" at Largo Art Gallery (2019). He has participated in more than 50 prestigious exhibitions, the most important of which are: National Sculpture Exhibition, UBA, Sofia (2006), participation in the 30th Congress of Medal Sculpture, Colorado, USA (2007), exhibition of the Sculpture Section, Shipka Street 6, Sofia (2009), 2nd and 3rd International Art Forum "Without Borders", Balchik (2009).
He has won numerous awards, including: first place in the Unique Contest, Varna (2008), Varna Award with the Evolution Association (2012), Sculpture Award at the Tenets National Biennale in Montana (2016). Ventsislav Markov has 16 participations in international workshops and is a member of the Skenderman Artistic Network. Since 2014, he is a member of UBA. In the period 2015 - 2018. is the Chairman of the Association of Artists - Varna. He is one of the ten winners of the prize “Artist of the Decade 2008-2018 of Largo Art Gallery". He lives and works in Varna.