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"QUEENS AND GODDESSES"

It’s a particular privilege to be part of a great tradition. And this is precisely what the displays of the outstanding Bulgarian-Spanish artist Valentin Kovatchev in Brussels have become. For a third consecutive year the Bulgarian Embassy and I personally have the pleasure to present his work. After “Metaphysical spaces” and “Metamorphosis” this year Mr. Kovatchev treats us to another collection of his drawings, etchings, paintings and portraits. Brought together under the title of “Queens and...

European Parliament & Fashion Art Institute. Fashion Art EU. 28 Artist from 28 EU Countries tell 28 stories in 28 dresses.

VALENTÍN KOVATCHEV has been selected by the FASHION ART INSTITUTE to represent BULGARIA at the FASHION ART EU exhibition that is an ambitious project carried out by the Fashion Art Institute Association, presented by designer Manuel Fernández. The Parlamentarium, the European Parliament Visitors’ Centre will host this exhibition from 20th November 2014 to 15th May 2015. This exhibit fuses fashion and art, uniting the two forms of expression in the same piece f material, 28 artists from the European Union art to be the...

VALENTIN KOVATCHEV ART GALLERY EN ALMONEDA'15 25 aniversario

VK Art Gallery acude un año más a la cita con ALMONEDA, como viene siendo habitual desde 1997, para presentar una selección de autores contemporáneos como E.G. Periado, Ruiz-Poveda, Andreas Strobel y el propio artista y galerista Valentín Kovatchev. Esta edición es muy especial, ya que se conmemora el 25 aniversario de ALMONEDA. E. G. Periado, licenciada en Bellas Artes y catedrática de dibujo, con una larga trayectoria expositiva, presenta una selección de pinturas y dibujos en los que predomina la temática femenina entre...

"METAMORPHOSIS" ALFICAN ART GALLERY - BRUSSELS

It is a pleasure and indeed a privilege to be associated for the second year running with the work of the outstanding Bulgarian-Spanish artist Valentin Kovatchev. Last year in March we had the chance to admire and partake in his successful exhibition “Metaphysical spaces” also held here in Brussels. This year´s “Metamorphosis” promises to be no less remarkable. Mr. Kovatchev offers us a new collection of drawings, etchings, paintings and portraits. They are full of symbols but more importantly they are...

VALENTIN KOVATCHEV ART GALLERY IN DONOSTIARTEAN'14

VK Art Gallery participates in the first edition of DONOSTIARTEAN, International Fair of Contemporary Art that will be held in the Kursaal Congress Centre in San Sebastian. The gallery presents for this outstanding cultural event an exceptional selection of oil paintings, drawings, etchings, sculptures and light boxes by the artists, Andreas Strobel, Carolina Toyos and Valentin Kovatchev. Carolina Toyos, painter and sculptress, shows a selection of her recent paintings, drawings and sculptures. Valentin Kovatchev, after more than two decades...

VALENTÍN KOVATCHEV ART GALLERY EN ALMONEDA'14

VK Art Gallery participates once again in ALMONEDA continuing the tradition started in 1997, with a large selection of artworks: paintings, drawings, engravings and sculptures by artists such as: Luis Pavon, Ruiz-Poveda, Ginard and Valentin Kovatchev. This year the artist and gallery owner Kovatchev presents an exceptional selection of oil paintings belonging to the “Metamorphosis” exhibition, a solo show which will be held in Brussels on October 2014 in the Alfican Gallery which will be inaugurated by the Ambassador of...

"DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHA. VISIONS"

The VENTA DEL QUIXOTE EXHIBITION HALL will be inaugurated on the 22nd of November with the show “DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHA. VISIONS”. From the first illustrations in the 17th century to the present day with the greatest interpretations by Dore, Decaris, Fragonard, Cocteau, Coypel, Schlotter, Blount, Hodgkin, Tonson, Goya, Dali or Picasso, among others great masters. A space dedicated to contemporary art inspired by the figure of a “Universal Don Quixote”. A fresh look at the Ingenious Gentleman and a consideration of...

VALENTÍN KOVATCHEV ART GALLERY IN ALMONEDA'13

VK Art Gallery participates again in ALMONEDA continuing the tradition started in 1997, with a large selection of artworks: drawings, paintings, engravings and sculptures by the artists: Valentin Kovatchev, Carlos Andino, Soledad Fernandez and Ginard. This year the artist and gallery owner Kovatchev presents an exceptional selection of oil paintings and drawings belonging to the “Metaphysical Spaces” exhibition which has been recently presented in Brussels by the Ambassador of Bulgaria in Belgium, Mr. Vesselin Valkanov, on the occasion of...

METAPHYSICAL SPACES ALFICAN ART GALLERY, BRUSSELS

I have had the chance to admire the work of the Bulgarian-Spanish artist Valentin Kovatchev in the past. I did not know then that one day our paths would cross. That is why I feel particularly honoured that the Embassy of Bulgaria in Belgium is able to assist the display of Mr. Kovatchev’s new remarkable exhibition “Metaphysical spaces” in Brussels. Fascinated as a child by Salvador Dali and surrealism Valentin Kovatchev developed his own unique style which brings out the beauty and mystery of Orthodox iconography through masterful...

VALENTÍN KOVATCHEV IN AAF HAMBURG

Kovatchev´s art comes back to Hamburg to participate in the first edition of AFFORDABLE ART FAIR HAMBURG which will be held at the HAMBURG MESSE with the participation of fifty five outstanding international galleries. Javier Roman Art Gallery features his latest works in oil painting and etching techniques with an exceptional selection of works, from the Orthodox iconography, the interpretation of the great masters like Dali and Picasso and fantastic architectures, to end finally with the star subject of the show: Hermann Hesse. The artist...

VALENTÍN KOVATCHEV IN THE SALON ART SHOPPING-PARIS

Kovatchev´s art comes back to Paris after two decades to participate in the SALON ART SHOPPING which will be held at the Carrousel du Louvre. Le Petit Atelier Gallery features his latest works in oil and etching techniques which highlight the aim of the Salon: “L´Art Conteporain Accesible”. With works as “Lady in Blue”, “The apple´s secret III and V”, “Suite Tavromagia”, “Suite Dali”, “Erosion”, “Suite Picasso” and “Suite Don Quixote with a Bulgarian soul”, among others. His works have already participated in...

"VALENTÍN KOVATCHEV, 20 YEARS IN MALAGA" IN BENEDITO ART GALLERY

Valentin Kovatchev celebrates his twentieth anniversary in Malaga with this comprehensive exhibition with a selection of thirty-two works in oil painting, drawing and engraving, all of them created during the fruitful Malaga period. Along these two decades, the artist turned again to drawing, oil painting and to another of his passions: the portrait, which he started in his childhood. For a long time he abandoned drawing and painting, in order to devote himself full-time to his own special etching technique, for which he is renowned. Before...

VALENTÍN KOVATCHEV KUNSTART 12, BOLZANO (ITALY)

Valentin Kovatchev participates in KUNSTART 12, Biennial of Contemporary Emerging Art, with a selection of works in oil painting and engraving in the Stand of the Javier Roman Art Gallery, Malaga. Kunstart will be held at BOLZANO FAIR, with over 80 galleries from 10 countries, a complete overview of the national and international contemporary art. KUNSTART 12 Bolzano Fair Piazza Fiera, 1 Bolzano (Italy) March 16th – 18th 2012 Opening: From 10 to 18...

VALENTÍN KOVATCHEV IN THE ALFICAN ART GALLERY, BRUSSELS

Valentín Kovatchev presents a selection of his latest creations in oil painting and engraving in the Alfican Art Gallery after two decades of his last exhibition in the European capital city. The art exhibition has been organized by the Atelier Las Meninas, whose Director, Carmen Ortigosa, is also participating with her works along with the artists Michel Cappoen and Francisco Martin. The event is supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Kingdom of Belgium and APTA (Asociación para la Promoción Turística de la...

VALENTÍN KOVATCHEV ART GALLERY IN ARTEBILBAO'11

This year VK Art Gallery participates again in ArteBilbao with a large selection of artworks: drawings, prints, oil paintings and portraits by the artists Paloma Ferrari and Valentin Kovatchev. Paloma Ferrari will present an attractive collection of oil paintings in which the main protagonist is the beauty of the female figure, like “Silk”, “The Old Mermaid”, “Four Seasons”, among others. Valentin Kovatchev presents the etching “Virgen de Begoña” and the unique composition of sixteen miniatures in oil, titled “Guggenheim I...

"Two souls, one essence" Spain-Bulgaria: A Centenary of Diplomatic Relations

The present exhibition has been organized by the University of Malaga with the collaboration of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria and Fundación Málaga to commemorate a century of political, economic and cultural ties between Spain and Bulgaria, and through Kovatchev´s symbolic expression of universal feelings, it demonstrates that art is one of the most beautiful languages and the magic link that unites people, nations, dreams and souls. The exhibition is composed by sixty works in oil painting, drawing, etching and zinc...

VALENTÍN KOVATCHEV AT ALMONEDA'11

Continuing the tradition started in 1997, the artist and gallerist VALENTIN KOVATCHEV attends, for yet another year, its appointment with ALMONEDA to present the artist´s latest creations in oil paintings. This year, the artist´s creativity has been inspired by the large format and Mythology, featuring such spectacular pieces as “Matador”, “The Sibyl and the Horse”. More works like “The Dance of the Masks I and II,” “The Blue Unicorn,” “The Lady of the Dawn”, “Metaphysical...

"Lady of the Dawn" world premiere in Marbella

Marbella will be the stage for the world premiere of “Lady of the Dawn” by Alejandro Casona, translated into English by Donald B. Gibbs, directed by Roberta G. Aaron and performed by Boardwalk Theatrical Association, S.C. . Since 1994 this association has brought Spanish culture through theatre in English language to the foreign community of THE COSTA DEL SOL which is represented by more than 150 nationalities. The artist Valentin Kovatchev has especially created the magnificent image “The Lady of the Dawn” for both the project and...

"PRINTMAKING ART TECHNIQUES. GRAPHIC ART" CAJA GRANADA COLLECTION

Caja Granada, in collaboration with Benalmadena Town Hall, presents the magnificent exhibition “Printmaking Art Techniques. Graphic Art.” of Caja Granada Collection of Fine Art, which includes a large selection of more than fifty engravings dated between the XVth and the XXIst centuries. Artists, as renowned and varied as Hoefnagel, Munch, Picasso, Braque, Ernst, Miro, Warhol, Lichestein, Kandinsky, Bacon, Chillida, Saura, and Kovatchev, among many others, testify with their work the importance of engraving through the centuries,...

VALENTÍN KOVATCHEV IN ARTEBILBAO'10

VK Art Gallery is proud to present, for the first time in Bilbao, a great selection of drawings, engravings, oil paintings and portraits by the Spanish artist of Bulgarian origin, Valentin Kovatchev. Subjects as diverse and inspiring as the series “Anatomy of a Wild Bull” and the engraving suites: “Manolete”, “Picasso”, “Dali”, “Don Quixote with a Bulgarian soul”, “Tavromagia” (The Art of Bullfighting), “Las Meninas” (The Maids of Honour) and “Mona...

VALENTIN KOVATCHEV AT ALMONEDA'10

VALENTIN KOVATCHEV attends his annual appointment with ALMONEDA to present a selection of previously undisplayed works in oil, engraving, drawings and portraits. The oil paintings feature extraordinary works like “Pandora´s Secret”, “The Lady with the Pearl” and “Falcon´s Eye I and II”, some of which were inspired by his recent trip and exhibition in Doha (Qatar), with the unique beauty of its deserts, the fascinating stories told by old pearl divers and their futuristic projections within a cultural...

PASSION FOR MÁLAGA

Passion for Malaga is the title of the exhibition presented by the Malaga artist of Bulgarian origin, Valentin Kovatchev, in which he shows the passion and inspiration he feels for our beloved land. This is also expressed in each and every one of his compositions, through clear allusions to our history, culture, people and, especially, to our Holy Week, that had such an impact on him when he first came to Malaga from Sofia in 1992. It features engravings and drawings like: “Malaga, the Bishopric Palace”, “The Stars of...

"RETROSPECTIVE 1959-2009"

On the fiftieth anniversary of his career as an artist, Valentin Kovatchev presents the exhibition “Retrospective 1959-2009” at the Museum of the Royal House of Money in Madrid, which describes his artistic trajectory, from as early as six years of age, in a magnificent collection that brings together one hundred and forty works including drawings, engravings, oil paintings and engraved matrix plates. This retrospective offers a chance to closely inspect the major trends in his artistic development, and follow the gradual shaping...