MILEN IVANTCHEV VASSILEV
25 May 1968 - Born in the town of Yambol, Bulgaria.
2000 - Graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria,
Master's Degree of Fine Arts, Speciality Sculpture,
with pedagogical qualification,
1987 - Graduated from the High School of Applied Arts, Troyan,
Bulgaria, Specialty Ceramics, with pedagogical qualification
Lives and works in the town of Vratsa, Bulgaria
2023 - Monumental Sculpture in Wood for the Village of Trigrad, Devin, Bulgaria
2023 - National Symposium in Wood, Oreshak, Troyan, Bulgaria
2023 - International Sculpture Symposium in Stone, Rayuvtsi, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
2023 - Monumental Sculpture in Wood for the Village of Rayuvtsi, Bulgaria
2022 – Monumental Sculpture in Wood for Vratsa Municipality, Bulgaria
2022 - National Sculpture Symposium in Stone, Rayuvtsi, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
2022 - Paints the altar icons in the church "ST.AP. PETER AND PAVEL", Devene, Bulgaria
2022 – Monumental Sculpture in Wood for Vratsa Municipality, Bulgaria
2021 – National Sculpture Symposium in Stone, "RAYUVTSI 2021", Rayuvtsi, Bulgaria
2021 - Paints the altar icons in the church "ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN", Malorad, Bulgaria
2020 – National Sculpture Symposium in Stone "MEZDRA 2020", Mezdra, Bulgaria
2020 – International Sculpture Symposium in Stone, Rayuvtsi, Bulgaria
2020 - Paints the frescoes in the church "ST.ARH. MIHAIL", Varbeshnitsa, Bulgaria
2019 - Assistant at "BenQ-2019 International Sculpture Seminar", Beipu, Taiwan
2019 – Monumental Composition in Wood for Vratsa Municipality, Bulgaria
2018 - National Wood Sculpture Symposium, Shateau Slatina, Bulgaria
2018 – International Stone Sculpture Symposium „SV. KONSTANTIN AND HELENA“,
Varna, Bulgaria
2017 - International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Ustina, Bulgaria
2017 - National Wood Sculpture Symposium, Slatina, Bulgaria
2017 - AWARD OF THE YEAR by the Mayor of Vratsa Municipality
in the field of culture, Vratsa, Bulgaria
2016 - 3rd International Stone Statues Sculpture Symposium, Tabriz, Iran
2016 - Teacher of sculpture at KVHS, Norden, Germany
2016 - National Sculpture Symposium in Wood, Shateau Slatina, Bulgaria
2016 - National Sculpture Symposium in Wood, Mezdra, Bulgaria
2015 - National Sculpture Symposium in Wood "DIADO YOTSO", Ochindol, Bulgaria
2015 - Monumental Sculpture in Stone for Lom Municipality, Bulgaria
2015 - Makes a copy of Rogosen Treasur, Vratsa, Bulgaria
2014 - Restoration and painting the frescoes in the church "ST. NIKOLA", Vratsa, Bulgaria
2013 - Speed Carving at park "BULGARKA", Etara, Gabrobo, Bulgaria
2013 - National Stone Sculpture Symposium, Vidin, Bulgaria
2012 - Elected for a Chairman to the Group of artists from the town of
Vratsa, Bulgaria
2012 - International Sculpture Symposium "AWAKEN SLEEPERS", Hong Kong
2012 - Awarded FIRST PRIZE section Sculpture in the National General
Exhibition, Vratsa, Bulgaria
2012 - 19. International "DEGIRMENDERE ZUHTU MURIDOGLU" Wooden Sculpture
Symposium, Turkey
2011 - International Sculpture Symposium "AUTUMN. INSPIRATION. PENZA 2011",
Penza, Russia
2011 - International Sculpture Symposium, Amchit, Lebanon
2011 - Makes bas-relief of Savo Petrov Savov, a rebel from the detachment
of Hristo Botev, heroically died 1886, Vratsa, Bulgaria
2010 - International Sculpture Symposium "AUTUMN, INSPIRATION, PENZA 2010" ,
Penza, Russia
2010 - National Sculpture Symposium in Bronze, Montana, Bulgaria
2010 - National General Exhibition "THE LAND OF BOTEV 2010" ,Vratsa, Bulgaria
2010 - Makes the exterior of the park "ROSENETS", Burgas, Bulgaria
2009 - Awarded FIRST PRIZE section Sculpture in the National General
Exhibition "NORTH-WESTERN TINTS", Vratsa, Bulgaria
2009 - Awarded THIRD PRIZE of the painting competition "CHISTIE PRUDI",
Penza, Russia
2009 - International Sculpture Symposium "AUTUMN, INSPIRATION, PENZA 2009" ,
Penza, Russia
2009 - Make the exterior of the hotel "ALPIN" , Borovets, Bulgaria
2009 - National Sculpture Symposium in Stone "KOZLODUY - 2009", Kozloduy,
Bulgaria
2009 - National Exhibition "AUTUMN IMPRESIONS", Vidin, Bulgaria
2008 - Makes the statuette "QUALITY PRIZE - HOLCIM (Bulgaria)"
2008 - Awarded SECOND PRIZE section Sculpture National General
Exhibition "THE LAND OF BOTEV 2008", Vratsa, Bulgaria
2008 - Paints the frescoes in the church "ST. PETKA", Kameno pole, Bulgaria
2007 - Paints the frescoes in the church "ST. APOSTOLS", Vratsa, Bulgaria
2007 - International Sculpture Symposium "TIHIAT KUT", Apriltsi, Bulgaria
2006 - Paints the frescoes in the church "ST. IGNATII", Ignatitsa, Bulgaria
2006 - Awarded FIRST PRIZE section Sculpture in the National General
Exhibition "THE LAND OF BOTEV 2006", Vratsa, Bulgaria
2006 - International Sculpture Symposium "ACCESSIBILITY", Sumter
South Carolina, USA
2006 - Manager of the Art Gallery "IVAN FUNEV" in the Regional Historical Museum in
town of Vratsa, Bulgaria
2006 - DOKUMA Modern Art Museum - 1st International Sulpture Symposium
in Marble, Antalya, Turkey
2006 - International Sculpture Symposium in Stone "CIRCLES", Mezdra,
Bulgaria
2005 / 2006 - Study chainsaw carving in the studio "Sculpture by Doeren",
Abrams, Wisconsin, USA
2005 - General Exhibition "THE ARTISTS GROUP FROM VRATSA" in the
"SHIPKA 6" Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2005 - International Sculpture Symposiumin Marble "EMA", Fines, Almeria,
Spain
2005 - International Sculpture Symposium, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebeq, Canada
/Awarded PUBLIC PRIZE/
2005 - Participation in the exhibition in the "Sculpture by Doeren" Gallery,
Abrams, WI, USA
2005 - 1st International Symposium "ART IN THE SNOW", Sauze d'Oulx, Torino,
Italy
2004 - 6th Annual "BRIDGES AND CONNECTIONS" International Sculpture Symposium
in Andres Institute of Art, Brookline, NH, USA
2004 - 2nd Annual Lahnetaha'wi International Sculpture Symposium (LISS),
Oneida, Wisconsin, USA
2004 - International Biennale of Sculpture, Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina
/Awarded NATIONAL FUND of the ARGENTINIAN ARTISTS/
2004 - 4th International Sculpture Symposium "GEORGHE ILINESCU-CALINESTI",
Pitesti, Romania
2004 - International Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture 2004
at Miyazaki Airport, Japan
2004 - 4th International Sculpture Symposium in Granite "VILNOJA 2004",
Suderve, Lithuania /Awarded THIRD PRIZE/
2004 - 1st National Sculpture Symposium "METAMORPHOSIS", Mezdra,
Bulgaria
2004 - Elected for substitute chairman to the ARTISTS GROUP FROM
VRATSA, Vratsa, Bulgaria
2004 - Accepted for member to the Union of Bulgarian Artists (UBA)-
affiliated to the International Association of Art IAA /UNESCO/
2003 - Accepted for member to the Association of Artists from
the town of Vratsa, Bulgaria
2003 - International Sculpture Exhibition in "Le Domaine du Lac" Gallery ,
Meymac, France
2003 - 2nd Annual Lahnetaha'wi International Sculpture Symposium (LISS),
Oneida, Wisconsin, USA
2003 - International Sculpture Symposium in Granite "MEYMAC", France
2003 - 1st International Stone Sculpture Symposium in Marble, "BEYTEPE",
Ankara, Turkey
2001 - Exhibition-competition for study in the studios Cite des Arts in Paris,
"SHIPKA 6" Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2001 - 4th International Sculpture Symposium in Marble "CEMAF", Fines,
Spain
2001 - 3rd International Sculpture Symposium, "SAINT CLAIR SUR ELLE",,
Normandie, France
2001 - 11th International Sculpture Symposium "CAMMILE CLAUDEL",
La Bresse, France /Awarded ARTIST PRIZE/
2000 - 5th International Snow Sculpture Competition "ART IN ACE",
Livigno, Italy
2000 - 8th International Sculpture Symposium in Stone "SIMPPETRA 2000",
Portugal
2000 - International Sculpture Exhibition in Museum "JOAO FRAGOSO",
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
2000 - 5th International biennale for young artists "VOX HUMANA 2000",
Ostrava, Czech Republic
1999 - Exhibition "SCULPTURE AND DRAWING" in the "DOSSEV" Gallery,
Sofia, Bulgaria
1998 - THE BEST DRAWING reward by the National Academy of Fine Arts,
Sofia, Bulgaria
1993 - SPRING SCULPTURE SALON in "SHIPKA 6" Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
1992 - AUTUMN SCULPTURE SALON in "SHIPKA 6" Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
1992 - Awarded FIRST PRIZE - GOLD MEDAL in the National General
Exhibition, Pleven, Bulgaria
1990/1992 - Teacher of Ceramics at the Applied Arts College in the town of
Troyan, Bulgaria
1990 - A one-man exhibition, Levski, Bulgaria
1989/1990 -Teacher of drawing in the village of Gradishte, Bulgaria
1986 - A one-man exhibition, Troyan, Bulgaria
Some of his works are in possession of the Contemporary Art Museum "DOKUMA", Antalya, Turkey,
of the Regional Historical Museum - Vratsa, Bulgaria, of the Art Museum of the National Academy
of Fine Arts - Sofia, Bulgaria and of the Camara Munisipal of Caldas da Rainha- Portugal,
as well as of private collections and gallery in Bulgaria, USA, Canada, Japan, Russia, England,
Hong Kong, Argentina, Germany, Greece, Italy, Belarus, Spain, Romania, Switzerland, Lebanon,
Portugal, Lithuania, Turkey, France