Act & Art

25.06 - 07.07.2011
An exhibition by Gencho Petkov
Opening: 25.06.2011 at 19:30
Art Rustica

Gencho Petkov, AFIAP, photographer-artist.
Born in 1957 in Veliko Tarnovo.
School of Printing and Photography, Karl Marx Shtadt, DDR – 1987.
Professional and advertising photographer since 1985.
Teaching "Digital Photography" in "St. St. Cyril and Methodius, 2006.

Photographic titles:
1984 Photographer-artist since 1985, with thematic portfolio "Nude".
1989 Artist of the World Federation of Photographic Art (AFIAP), since 1989.

Exhibited art photos:
1980-2011 – Germany, France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, SSHA, Canada, India, Turkey, East Germany, USA, Greece, Poland, Yugoslavia, Holland, Luxembourg, San Marino, China, Romania, Mexico, Latvia, Lebanon, Russia.

Individual photographic awards:
International – over 25 national – over 50, online (internet based) – 2.

Participation in salons, photo competition and exhibition, 2011:
International – More than 50 national – 70.

International copyright exhibitions:
Norway – Oslo, 1992, Russia – St. Petersburg, 2006

Copyright National Exhibitions:
1979 Veliko Tarnovo, 1981 Blagoevgrad, Sofia 1982, 1985 Oasis, 1998 Plovdiv – Old Town, 1999 Plovdiv – Fair Office, 2000 Upper Oryahovitsa, 2011 – Veliko Tarnovo.

Art works in private collections:
1979 – 2011 in USA, Germany, Austria, Israel, Bulgaria.

Interests in photography:
- Art – acts, portrait, architecture.
- Advertising – Political Portrait (presidential, parliamentary and mayoral campaigns), industrial and product photography, stock.
- Projects – publishing and databases of digitized works of art and cultural heritage.
- Education – training sessions, workshops.

Contact:
Tel.: +359 899172808
www.gencho.com
e-mail:gencho.petkov@gmail.com