ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2009 6x6x2009 Exhibition to benefit the Rochester Art Gallery, New York City, N.Y.
2009 The Novel Cafe - from May 1, 2009 through May 31, 2009
2009 Karpeles Manuscript Museum - from January through March 2009
2007 Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA - November 17 through December 15, 2007
2006 International Exhibition, Nagasaki, Japan
2006 15th Lantern of the East International Art Festival, Los Angeles, Calif.
2005 M.J. Higgins Gallery, Los Angeles, Calif.
2003 Don O’Melveny Art Gallery, Los Angeles, Calif.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009 The Novel Cafe: “One Artist Show,” The Novel Cafe, Pasadena, CA
2002 Modern Art Gallery: “Two Balkan Peninsula Artist Exhibition,” Los Angeles, Calif.
2001 Pasadena Art Gallery: “A Journey to One Self,” Pasadena, Calif.
1999 Prufrock Gallery: “Exploration of Color,” Pasadena, Calif.
1999 Arts Council Gallery: “Field of Energy,” Pasadena, Calif.
1999 Polytechnic School: “Journey to Eternity,” Pasadena, Calif.
1998 Coffee Art Gallery: Altadena, Calif.
1997 Studio Art Exhibition: Pasadena, Calif.
1996-97 Karpeles Manuscript Museum: “Karpeles at Karpeles Museum,” Santa Barbara, Calif.
1995 Soho Art Gallery: “Paintings and Drawings,” Los Angeles, Calif.
1991 Tah Gallery: “Celebration of Color,” South Pasadena, Calif.
1990 Modern Art Gallery: “Color and Joy,” Los Angeles, Calif.
1981 September City Gallery: “Golden Autumn,” Varna, Bulgaria
1978 Sofia Academy Gallery: “Color Vibration,” Sofia, Bulgaria

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009 Group Show Richeson 75 Figure/Portrait Exhibition - July 31 through September 25, 2009, Kimberly, WI
2001 Modern Art Gallery: “PSA Select Members,” Los Angeles, Calif.
2001 Mountain View Gallery: “PSA 72nd Annual Show,” Altadena, Calif.
2000 Modern Art Gallery: “Millennium Art Show,” Los Angeles, Calif.
1999 Eagle Rock Cultural Center: “Three Times Silver,” Eagle Rock, Calif.
1999 Modern Art Gallery: “Memorial Exhibition,” Los Angeles, Calif.
1999 The Studio Gallery: “Summer Show,” Los Angeles, Calif.
1999 Arts Council Gallery: “Pink, Red & Roses,” Pasadena, Calif.
1995 Tah Gallery: “Amore, Amore,” South Pasadena, Calif.
1994 Tah Gallery: “Figurative Works,” South Pasadena, Calif.
1994 Da Vinci Hall Art Gallery: Los Angeles, Calif.
1993 LACMA Art Rental Gallery, Los Angeles, Calif.
1992 Los Angeles Art Association: Los Angeles, Calif.
1992 Selby Hotel: “Fundraising to Benefit ACOF (A Community of Friends),” Hollywood, Calif.
1991 Market Fine Art Dealer: Michelle Carter, Newport Beach, Calif.
1989 Modern Art Gallery: Los Angeles, CaLif.
1988 Printemps Gallery: “Summer Olympic Games,” Seoul, Korea
1987 Hyundai Gallery: Seoul, Korea
1986 Modern Art Gallery: Los Angeles, Calif.
1985 Ibis Gallery: “Best Pasadena Artist Show,” Pasadena, Calif.
1982 Hemus: Stockholm, Sweden
1979 National Museum: Sofia, Bulgaria
1972 National Museum: Sofia, Bulgaria

AWARDS

1998 Eagle Rock Cultural Center: “Three Times Silver,” First Prize
1999 Presbyterian Church: “Best Abstract Award,” 25th Annual Show, Pasadena, Calif.
1969 “National Exhibition,” Gold Medal, Tirnovo, Bulgaria

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Modern Art Gallery, Los Angeles, Calif.
Prufrock Gallery, Pasadena, Calif.
Interset Inc., John Marsh, Los Angeles, Calif.
Big Berendo Hotel, Los Angeles, Calif.
Parker Hotel, Los Angeles, Calif.
Geitner Associates Inc., Pasadena, Calif.
Reif, Taylor & Taylor Inc., Pasadena, Calif.
A Community of Friends (ACOF), Los Angeles, Calif.
Printemps Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Ashkenazy Collection, West Hollywood, Calif.
Sublimation Design, Los Angeles, Calif.
Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Mexico City, Mexico
Trojan College of Design, Trojan, Bulgaria
Bulgaria Academy of Fine Arts, Nicolai Pavlovich, Sofia, Bulgaria
Varna City Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
Sofia National Museum of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Sally Mosher, Pasadena, Calif.
Mr. Floyd Woods, Mission, Texas
Leaza K. Gibbons and Stephen Meadows, Los Angeles, Calif.
Mike Piazza, New York, N.Y.
Eduard Glickman, Paris, France
Robert Sanborn, Hastings on the Hudson, N.Y.
Michelle T. Carter, Irvine, Calif.
Oggy Borissov, Santa Monica, Calif.
Thomas Cox, Pasadena, Calif.
Ogden Page, Hollywood, Calif.
Richard Stanton, Santa Monica, Calif.
Ann Shoben, Tucson, Ariz.
Harry Wiewel, Long Beach, Calif.
Hide Sassaki, Pasadena, Calif.
Marianne J. Inouye, Pasadena, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Wollrabe, Rotterdam, Holland
Vlado Geogiev, Varna, Bulgaria
Luben Atanasov, Varna, Bulgaria
Various private collections in Sofia, Varna, Athens, Berlin, New York, Warsaw, Petersburg

COMMISSIONS

2000 Modern Art Gallery, Los Angeles, Calif.
1999 Tecmar Inc., Long Beach, Calif.
1996 Tecmar Inc., Long Beach, Calif.
1994 A Community of Friends (ACOF), Los Angeles, Calif.
1993 Mr. and Mrs. David Miller, Palos Verdes, Calif.
1992 A Community of Friends (ACOF), Los Angeles, Calif.
1983 Sgraffito Cherenomoretz Restaurant, Varna, Bulgaria
1980 Varna Shipyard, Varna, Bulgaria
1981 Varna Shipyard, Varna, Bulgaria

CATALOGS

2009 “Richeson 75 Figure/Portrait,” Kimberly, WI
2000 “New Art International,” Art Press, New York, Vol. VII, 2001-02
1999 “The Best of Sketching and Drawing,” Rockport Publishers Inc.
1997 “Creative Inspirations,” Rockport Publishers Inc.
1996 “The Best of Acrylic Painting,” Rockport Publishers
1996 “The Guild,” Art for the Wall, Furniture and Accessories #11
1995 “The Best of Oil Painting,” Rockport Publishers Inc.
1992 “Sky Magazine,” Delta Airlines

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2000 “Celebrations of the Arts,” Pasadena Weekly, Jan. 27, 2000
1999 “Exploration of Color,” Pasadena Weekly, July 8, 1999
1999 “Fields of Energy,” Word of Mouth Magazine, April 1999
1997 “Artist Atanas Karpeles,” Word of Mouth Magazine, April 1997
1992 “Their Lives in Their Art,” Sky Magazine, Delta Airlines, January 1992
1991 “Bulgarian Artist Celebrates Peace in His Paintings,” Pasadena Star-News
1991 “Arts Beat,” Timeout Section, Pasadena Star-News, May 24, 1991
1987 “Bulgarian Painter Rejects Christian Concept of Heaven,” The Korea Herald, Dec. 6, 1987
1982 “I Met With Artist Atanas Karpeles,” Art Magazine, N. Ivanova, Vol. IX, September 1982
1981 “Atanas Karpeles: The World as a Fairy Tale,” Varna Newspaper

EDUCATION

Masters Degree in Fine Arts, Sofia Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia Bulgaria