SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL “THE ART OF MINIATURE” RUSE
2019, Ruse, Bulgaria
Realized with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Municipality of Ruse.
Organizers of the event are the Municipality of Ruse, Art Gallery – Ruse, Union of Bulgarian Artists, Society of Ruse Artists. 188 artists from Bulgaria, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Great Britain, Germany, Israel, India, Spain, Canada, Cyprus, Korea, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia, and Turkey sent their works to participate in the competition. On October 2, 2019, a jury chaired by Bojidar Plazinic, Serbia – artist, curator; Irena Petrova – Director, Culture and Education Directorate; Ivan Velchev – representative of SBH; Branko Nikolov – artist and Elena Velikova – director of HG – Ruse, selected the works and announced the winners in the categories of painting, graphics, drawing, sculpture and photography, as well as the winner of the Grand Prize of the Municipality of Ruse. According to the regulations of the competition, additional prizes are provided by public organizations and sponsors.
Nominations for Painting:
- Malvina Cieslik, Poland
- Nikolay Buzov
- Martina Karaivanova
- Ivan Shishkov
- Nikola Stoimenov
- Mitko Ivanov
Graphics Nominations:
- Rumen Nechev
- Denitsa Ivanova-Aleksandrova
- Dimitar Karatonev
- Eva Chong-Fux, Spain
- Katerina Mushanova
- Dimitar Anastasov
Nominations for Drawing:
- Kamil Klonowski, Poland
- Ivan Kashlakov
- Ali Kılıç,, Turkey
- Lora Yaneva
- Kantcho Kanev
- Ekaterina Ivanova
- Petya Stoynova
Nominations for Sculpture:
- Georgi Pasev
- Vyara Guneva
- Gue Schmidt, Austria
- Krasimir Yakov
- Nihad Dabeet and Ruth Horam, Izrael
- Denitsa Dakova
Nominations for Photography:
- Andrew Maximilian Niss, Germany
- Adriana Badescu, Romania
- Petya Vasileva
- Sonya Stankova
- Mladen Milanov
- Veselina Marinova
AWARDS:
Grand Prize: Malvina Cieslik, Poland – Kissing the Wind
Award for painting: Nikolay Buzov – Hexaflexagon V
Graphic Award: Katerina Mushanova, Zen Buddhist hieroglyph IX
Prize for drawing: Kantcho Kanev – Return II
Sculpture Award: Nihad Dabeet and Ruth Horam, Izrael – War and Peace
Photography award: Petya Vasileva – Freedom
Audience Award: Hedva Reuven, Israel
Union of Nulgarian Artist Award: Gue Schmidt, Austria – Deconstruction C
Ruse Art Gallery Award: Adriana Badescu, Romania – Memorial I
Award of the Ministry of Culture: Zyuhtyu Kalit, Portrait of I. (my wonderful muse)
Award of the Society of Ruse Artists: Manyo Manev, Veselka Doichinova, Tsvetan Simeonov, Veselin Nikolov
Econt Foundation Award: Denitsa Ivanova – Aleksandrova
Lombardi Hotel Award: Velin Dechkov
Voxprofile EOOD award: Roman Iliev
“Danini” EOOD award: Janet Levordashka
Megachem Award: Vladimir Angelov
“Retro Art” Award – Ruse: Nikola Stoimenov
