IVAN PAZLAMATCHEV
Solo Exhibitions
2025 - Union Arts Center, Sparkill, NY
2024 - Gallery Astry, Sofia, Bulgaria
2020 - Lagstein Gallery, Nyack, NY
- The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller Park Preserve, Pleasantville, NY
2018 - Art Gallery Georges Papazov, “Retrospective”, Yambol, Bulgaria
2016 - Union Arts Center, “Femme Eternal”, Sparkill, NY
2015 - Woodward Gallery, @ The Gourmet Garage, “Seeds”, New York, NY
2007 - L'Artista, Orangeburg, NY
2006 - Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY
- L'Artista, Orangeburg, NY
2003 - Sylvia Schmidt Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2001 - Anthony Kelley Gallery, Pensacola, FL
2000 - The Downey Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
- Soho Gallery, Pensacola, FL
1999 - Bulgarian Consulate, "Breathing", New York, NY
1998 - Kerygma Gallery, "The Romantic Muse", Ridgewood, NJ
1997 - National Palace Of Culture, "Salon of the Arts - '97", Sofia, Bulgaria
1996 - Allen Sheppard Gallery, Piermont, NY
1995 - Demian & Sinclair Gallery, Nyack, NY
1991 - Atelier U. Buckenmaeir, Uberlingen, Germany
- Lehenhof Hall, Deggenhausen, Germany
1986 - Central Theater House, Yambol, Bulgaria
Awards, Grants & Invitational
2021 - Honorable Mention, WMOCA, “5th Annual National Juried Exhibition”, Wausau, WI
2019 - Fusion Art Festival, “Home At The Crossroads”, 12th ed., Dolen, Bulgaria
2017 - Fusion Art Festival, “Home At The Crossroads”, 10th ed., Berlin, Germany
2008 - Strategic Opportunity Stipend, NY Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
2000 - Strategic Opportunity Stipend, NY Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
- Third Millennium Sculpture Award - finalist, Angelicum, Milano, Italy
1997 - Award of Excellence - NAT - Educational Center, juried exhibition, New York, NY
1995 - Best in Show Award - Rockland Center for the Arts, Nyack, NY
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Artworks included in the Lunar Codex
Codex Nova - Launched Feb 15, Landed Lunar South Pole Feb 22, 2024
Via SpaceX Falcon 9/ GLL Lunaprise/ NanoFiche/ Intuitive Machines Odysseus
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Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 - Art Gallery Georges Papazov, “Holiday Show”, Yambol, Bulgaria
- Gallery Astry, “23rd Annual 30/30", Sofia, Bulgaria
- Blue Hill Art & Cultural Center, “Fall for Art”, Pearl River, NY
- Gallery Astry, “Contemporary Art”, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 33 Contemporary, “Conversation”, Chicago, IL
- Art Gallery Georges Papazov, “19th The Light”, Yambol, Bulgaria
- 33 Contemporary, “Confrontation”, Chicago, IL
2023 - Gallery Astry, “22nd Annual 30/30", Sofia, Bulgaria
- Gallery Astry, “Contemporary Art”, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 33 Contemporary, “Interior Spaces”, Chicago, IL
- Art Gallery Georges Papazov, “18th The Light”, Yambol, Bulgaria
- 33 Contemporary, “Wonder Woman”, Chicago, IL
- Blue Hill Art & Cultural Center, “Perspective and Perception”, Pearl River, NY
- 33 Contemporary, “Mo(u)rning”, Chicago, IL
2022 - Gallery Astry, “21st Annual 30/30", Sofia, Bulgaria
- 33 Contemporary, “Summer PopUp Show”, Chicago, IL
- Allied Artists of America 109th Juried Annual Exhibition, Online
- The Salmagundi Club, “Skylight Gallery: 2022 Drawings from Life”, New York, NY
- The Salmagundi Club, “2022 Annual Painting, Sculpture & Graphics”, New York, NY
- WMOCA, “Painting the Figure Now 2022”, Wausau, WI
- Art Gallery Georges Papazov, “17th The Light”, Yambol, Bulgaria
- 33 Contemporary, “Reinterpreting Masterwork”, Chicago, IL
- III International Watercolor & Spirit Triennial - Varna 2022 , Bulgaria
- Gallery Astry, “Contemporary Art”, Sofia, Bulgaria
2021 - 33 Contemporary, “Quest for the Modern Figure”, Chicago, IL
- Gallery Astry, “20th Annual 30/30", Sofia, Bulgaria
- Clement Art Gallery, “The Witching Hour”, Troy, NY
- WMOCA, “5th Annual National Juried Exhibition”, Wausau, WI
- Mills Pond Gallery, "Resurgence" /Invitational, Saint James, NY
- WMOCA, “Painting the Figure Now IV”, Wausau, WI
- International Guild of Realism, “Fall Salon Online Exhibition”
- Art Gallery Georges Papazov, “16th The Light”, Yambol, Bulgaria
- Salmagundi Club, “Allied Artists of America 108th Annual Exhibition”, New York, NY
- WMOCA, “Iconic”, Wausau, WI
- International Guild of Realism, “Spring Salon Online Exhibition”
- The Salmagundi Club, “Figuratively Speaking”, New York, NY
- Blue Line Arts, “Crocker Kingsley National”, Roseville, CA
- Gallery 114, “Hindsight”, Portland, OR
2020 - Art Gallery Georges Papazov, "Holiday Show", Yambol, Bulgaria
- Gallery Astry, "19th Annual 30/30", Sofia, Bulgaria
- HG "Dimitar Dobrovich", National Fine Art Exhibition, Sliven, Bulgaria
- Dacia Gallery, “Inspiration in a Time of Uncertainty”, New York, NY
- Craven Gallery, “2020 Bank of the Arts”, New Bern, NC
- Gallery Astry, “Contemporary Art”, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Barrett Art Center, “Paint: Medium as Power in a Time of Crisis, Poughkeepsie, NY
- Art Gallery Georges Papazov, “15th The Light”, Yambol, Bulgaria
- Blue Hill Art & Cultural Center, “Structures and Time”, Pearl River, NY
- Mills Pond Gallery, “Hand Drawn”, Saint James, NY
- Gallery Rafael Mihailov, "Art Fusion Festival", Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
2019 - Art Gallery Georges Papazov, “Holiday Show”, Yambol, Bulgaria
- Gallery Astry, “ 18th Annual 30/30”, Sofia, Bulgaria
- The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller Park Preserve, “Illuminations”, Pleasantville, NY
- Art Gallery Georges Papazov, “14th The Light”, Yambol, Bulgaria
- The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller Park Preserve, “Preserved Beauty”, Pleasantville, NY
- Blue Hill Art & Cultural Center, “Portrayals”, Pearl River, NY
2018 - Blue Hill Art & Cultural Center, Pearl River, NY
2017 - Bulgarian Cultural Center, “Behind The Scene”, Berlin, Germany
- Blue Hill Art & Cultural Center, Pearl River, NY
2016 - The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller Park Preserve, “Crackle”, Pleasantville, NY
2015 - The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller Park Preserve, “Winter in the Presreve”, Pleasantville, NY
2014 - Renaissance Fine Art Gallery, “Transitions 2”, Orangeburg, NY
- Rosenbaum Contemporary, Boca Raton, FL
- The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller Park Preserve, “Butterflies and Blossoms”, Pleasantville, NY
- Renaissance Fine Art Gallery, Orangeburg, NY
2013 - The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller Park Preserve, “In Celebration”, Pleasantville, NY
- Rosenbaum Contemporary, Boca Raton, FL
2012 - Karen Lynne Gallery, Miami, FL
2011 - Karen Lynne Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
2010 - Karen Lynne Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
2009 - Karen Lynne Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
2008 - Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France
- Karen Lynne Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
2007 - Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY
2006 - Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY
2005 - Phillips Museum of Art, "Dancing On Embers", Lancaster, PA
- Kelly Writers House, "Dancing On Embers", Philadelphia, PA
2004 - Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY
2003 - Alexandria Museum of Art, "Riverfest", Alexandria, LA
- The Downey Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2002 - Hopper House Art Center, Three Persons Show, Nyack, NY
- Bronx River Art Center, “Artsthma 2002”, Bronx, NY
- The Artists’ Gallery, Ridgewood, NJ
2001 - Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY
- The Artists’ Gallery, Ridgewood, NJ
- Anthony Kelley Gallery, Pensacola, FL
2000 - Third Millennium Sculpture Award, Angelicum, Milano, Italy
- Fulton Street Gallery, "Marking The Millennium", Troy, NY
- Studio 4 West, "The Figure, truthful-vulnerable-erotic", Piermont, NY
- The Artists' Gallery, Ridgewood, NJ
1999 - Soho Gallery, Pensacola, FL
- The Downey Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
- The Artists' Gallery, "International Exhibition", Ridgewood, NJ
1998 - The Downey Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
- 93 South Art Gallery, Nyack, NY
1997 - L’Atelier Gallery, Piermont, NY
1996 - Allen Sheppard Gallery, Piermont, NY
1995 - Rockland Center for the Arts, "A Rockland Sampler", Nyack, NY
- Polo Gallery, "Storytellers", Edgewater, NJ
- Rockland Center for the Arts, "It's Love", Nyack, NY
1994 - Polo Gallery, "The Soviet Union after the fall", Edgewater, NJ
1993 - Art Gallery Georges Papazov, Yambol, Bulgaria
1989 - Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
1988 - Art Gallery Georges Papazov, Yambol, Bulgaria
Collections
Steven C. Rockefeller, Jr
Art Gallery Georges Papazov, Yambol, Bulgaria
Presidential Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria
National Palace Of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
LeCroy Corporation, Chestnut Ridge, NY
Lehenhof, Deggenhausen, Germany
Education
1992 - 1995 - Sunbridge College, Chestnut Ridge, NY
Teacher Training in Waldorf Education
1982 - 1987 - School for Fine & Applied Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
Diploma in Art
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Born in Yambol, Bulgaria
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Selected Publications
2021 - iARTistas, INVENTION: Curated by Charles Jensen, Summer 2021
- Fine Art Connoisseur, June 2021, Volume 18/ Issue 3
- American Art Collector, April 2021/ Issue 186
- 121 PoetsArtists, by Didi Menendez - Issue 1, 2021
2007 - The Hook, by Ernest S. Quick - January/ February, LHV, NY
2000 - The New Mexican, Pasatiempo, by Craig Smith – November 17-23, Santa Fe, NM
- Pensacola News Journal, by Donna Freckmann – September 22, Pensacola, FL
1999 - Nedelnik, by Sarkis Gardjaryan - February 1-7, New York, NY
1997 - The Echo, by Sally Bell - May, Sofia, Bulgaria
1996 - Yambol News, by Dilyana Dobreva - October, Yambol, Bulgaria
1995 - Manhattan Arts International, by Gordon Dane - Fall, New York
1991 - Kultur Blater - February, Bodenseekreis, Germany
1986 - Naroden Drugar - January, Yambol, Bulgaria
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Theater - artwork for Broadway plays
2022 - “Mister Saturday Night”, Nederlander Theater, New York, NY
2018 - “The Waverly Gallery” Golden Theatre, New York, NY
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Artwork featured as album covers
Steve Slagle “New New York” 2000, “Evensong” 2013, “Dedication” 2017,
“Alive in Harlem” 2020, “Nascentia” 2021
Television
2018 - Interview – DTV “In Focus”, May 31, Yambol, Bulgaria
2013 - Interview – Studio Yambol, August 2, Yambol, Bulgaria
1995 - Interview - TKR, Channel 8, February 15, Nyack, NY
Radio
1997 - Interview - Darik Radio, May 18, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Interview - Radio Christo Botev, May 3, Sofia, Bulgaria
1996 - Interview - Darik Radio, October 20, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Interview - Darik Radio, September 6, Yambol, Bulgaria
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Artist in Residence
1997 - 93 South Art Gallery, Nyack, NY