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Vesselin Kourtev – Gallery Director (http://www.kourtev.com)

Vesselin Kourtev has over 20 years of experience as a professional fine art artist. He graduated from Faculty of Fine Art at the University of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria. From 1989 until 2002 he worked in Art School of Scenography, Plovdiv and took part in the artistic life of Bulgaria. Participated in numerous one-man shows and international exhibitions.

In 2002, he moved to live in New Jersey, USA and currently actively working on oil and water color paintings and collages.

2006 – Group Exhibition, Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, New York City, NY, USA
2005 – Group Exhibition, Agora Gallery, New York City, NY, USA
2005 – Group Exhibition, Wilson Gallery, Mountain Lakes, NJ, USA
2005 – Group Exhibition, Millburn-Short Hills Art Center Exhibition, Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ, USA
2005 – Group Exhibition, Bergen Museum, Paramus, NJ, USA
2005 – Group Exhibition, Bernardsville Public Library Exhibition, “Let’s Read: Artists Inspiration from Literature”, Bernardsville, NJ, USA
2004 – Group Exhibition, Bergen Museum Art Festival, Paramus, NJ, USA
2004 – Group Exhibition, Gurkovo, Bulgaria
2003 – Group Exhibition, Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Red Bank, NJ, USA
2002 – Solo Exhibition, Luniol Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2002 – Solo Exhibition, Galerie de Langenhof, Zwolle, Nederland
2002 – Group Exhibition, Convent Ter Apel Gallery, Nederland
2001 – Solo Exhibition, Art Center Gallery, Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria
2001 – Solo Exhibition, Gerry Gallery, Kampen, Nederland
2000 – Solo Exhibition, Gallery 1C, Den Haag, Nederland
2000 – Solo Exhibition, Art Gallery, Kasteel de Essenburg, Hierden, NL – The exhibition was open by Bulgarian cultural attaché in Nederland
2000 – Solo Exhibition, Union Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2000 – Group Exhibition, Estland Gallery, Gendt, Nederland
2000 – Group Exhibition, Stadhuis Gallery, Culemborg, Nederland
2000 – Group Exhibition, Hedendaag, Nederland, The exhibition was open by Kamen Velichkov - Bulgarian ambassador in Nederland
1999 – Solo Exhibition, Gallery Kendros, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1999 – Group Exhibition, Jacob Jordaеns Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
1998 – Solo Exhibition, the Town Gallery, Kozloduy, Bulgaria
1997 – Solo Exhibition, Bulgarian Art Centre Gallery, Praha, CH
1997 – Solo Exhibition, the Town Gallery, Gianitsa, Greece
1997 – Solo Exhibition, Vuzrajdane Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1996 – Solo Exhibition, Vuzrajdane Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1996 – Solo Exhibition, Balaban House Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1995 – Solo Exhibition, Art Centre Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1995 – Solo Exhibition, The Old Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1994 – Solo Exhibition, Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany
1994 – Solo Exhibition, Spectrum Gallery, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria
1993 – Solo Exhibition, Europ’Art 1993 International Fair, Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland, represented by Gallery’100 – Malta
1993 – Solo Exhibition, Gallery Voice, Sofia, Bulgaria
1992 – Solo Exhibition, Art Centre Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1991 – Solo Exhibition, Art Centre Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1990 – Solo Exhibition, the Old Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1989 – Solo Exhibition, Art Centre Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
1988 – Solo Exhibition, Art Centre Gallery, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
1987 – Solo Exhibition, Art Centre Gallery, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

His works are owned by many galleries and private collectors worldwide including Bulgaria, Germany, France, USA, Malta, Greece, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and Turkey.