INTERNATIONAL ARTIST-in-RESIDENCE PROGRAM – MAISON des ARTISTES NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT USA Pentcho DOBREV 2013 International Artist-in-Residence Bulgarian-American Creative Society Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria “Embrace” Date Acquired: 07/2013, Date Created: 07/2013 Framed Dimensions: n/a Picture Dimensions: 7.5 x 2.5 x 2” Medium: Glazed Ceramic INTERNATIONAL ARTIST-in-RESIDENCE PROGRAM – MAISON des ARTISTES NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT USA PENTCHO DOBREV 2013 International Artist-in- Residence Bulgarian-American Creative Society from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria Born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria - 1960 Graduated the Academy of Fine Arts, specialty – sculpture 1987 Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists from 1992 Professor in the Academy of Fine Arts since 1995 One-man shows: 1990 – Art Gallery “Hemus”, Sofia, with V. Anguelov 1993 – “Sheraton Sofia Hotel”, with M. Marinova 1994 – Party Club, Sofia, with M. Marinova 1994 – Art Gallery “Den Heeck”, Bornem, Belgium, with M. Marinova 1995 – Art Gallery “Palace 2”, Varna, Bulgaria, with M. Marinova 1996 – Art Gallery “Melon”, Sofia, with V. Anguelov 1997 – Art Gallery “Lomi”, Sofia, with G. Pavlova 2003 – Art Gallery “Galeros”, Sofia 2004 – Art Gallery “Burgas”, Burgas, Bulgaria, with I.Stratiev and J. Jordanov 2004 – “Hindilian House”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1990 – Monument of the soldiers and antifascists in Skalitza, Bulgaria 1987 – 2005 – participated in many national and international exhibitions, concourses, biennales, art – fairs Basel, Frankfurt and Essen 2005 – Symposium of wood sculpture in Hoer, Denmark Awards: 1984 - First Award and realization of the project in the concourse for murals and architectural reconstruction of two of the facades of the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia , Bulgaria 1987 – First Award in the National Concourse “Estatic of the Urban Environment” /with arch. I. Dimov 1988 – Award of magazine “Architecture and Society” at the International Symposium “Problems of the cultural and environmental dialogue in Plovdiv” / together with G. Todorov/ 2005 – First Award in the Symposium of snow sculpture, Bansko, Bulgaria / with P. Kondov .