Ivan Tafrov
Bulgaria
BRIEF AUTOBIOGRAPHIC DATA
Ivan Tafrov Born in 1970 in Plovdiv Bulgaria
1989 - Graduated from the Art High School in Plovdiv
1997 - Graduated from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia 1992 - Wins a self-portrait competition at the National Academy of Arts
1993 - Won a competition - Drawing a naked body at the National Academy of Arts
2001 - Solo exhibition at the Gallery of Foreign Art (now the National Gallery Square 500)
2006 - Ranked in the Top 100 Finalists of the ARC salon in the United States, the most prestigious and popular competition for contemporary realism in the world
2007 - Qualified at the BP Portrait Award in London - the most prestigious portrait competition in the world organized by the National Portrait Gallery in London
2007 - Participates in exhibitions in National Portrait Gallery in London Manchester City Art Gallery Edinburgh National Gallery - Scotland
2009 - 2014 - 2017 Participates in three consecutive editions of the Portrait Gala Evening at the National Portrait Gallery in London, organized under the patronage of Kate Middleton
2017 - Solo exhibition at the San Stefano Gallery in San Stefano Plaza in Sofia His painting "Day" was selected and published in the prestigious album "500 portraits on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the BP Portrait Award" published by the National Portrait Gallery London
2017 - 2018 is invited and takes part in the annual celebration of the director of the National Portrait Gallery in London
2008 - The Tafrov Atelier project is launched, which is gradually developing into a popular school for studying the intricacies of fine arts
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