IVAN PAZLAMATCHEV
Solo Exhibitions
2020 - Lagstein Gallery, J. Henry & I. Pazlamatchev, Nyack, NY
2020 - 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
1988 - George Papazov Gallery, Yambol, Bulgaria
1986 - Central Theater House, Yambol, Bulgaria
Awards, Grants & Invitational
2021 - Honorable Mention, WMOCA, “5th Annual National Juried Exhibition”, Wausau, WI
2019 - Art Fusion Festival, “Home At The Crossroads”, 12th Edition, Dolen, Bulgaria
2017 - Art Fusion Festival, “Home At The Crossroads”, 10th Edition, 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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Artwork featured as album covers - Steve Slagle - 2000 "New New York", 2013 "Evensong",
2017 "Dedication", 2020 "Alive in Harlem", 2021 "Nascentia"
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 - 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
- Main Street Arts, “Small Works 2022”, Clifton Springs, NY
- 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 Exhibition”, 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”
- The Salmagundi Club, “Allied Artists of America 108th Annual Exhibition”, New York, NY
- WMOCA, “Iconic”, Wausau, WI
- International Guild of Realism, “Spring Salon Online Exhibition”
- Art Gallery Georges Papazov, “16th, The Light”, Yambol, Bulgaria
- The Salmagundi Club, "Figuratively Speaking 2021", 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, “15, 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
- Blue Hill Art & Cultural Center, "Portrayals", Pearl River, NY
- The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller Park Preserve, "Preserved Beauty", Pleasantville, NY
2018 - Art Gallery Bisera, Sozopol, Bulgaria
- Art Gallery Ruso, Nessebar, Bulgaria
- Blue Hill Art & Cultural Center, "Observations & Variations", Pearl River, NY
2017 - Bulgarian Cultural Center, “Behind The Scene”, Berlin, Germany
- Blue Hill Art & Cultural Center, "Inspired by Nature", Pearl River, NY
2016 - The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller Park Preserve, “Crackle”, Pleasantville, NY
2015 - The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller Park Preserve, “Awakening-Spring”, Pleasantville, NY
- The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller Park Preserve, “Winter in the Preserve”, 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
2002 - 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 - G. Papazov Gallery, Yambol, Bulgaria
1989 - Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
1988 - G. Papazov Gallery, Yambol, Bulgaria
Artwork for Broadway plays:
2022 - "Mister Saturday Night", Nederlander Theatre, New York, NY
2018 - "The Waverly Gallery", Golden Theatre, New York, NY
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
Born in Yambol, Bulgaria
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
Television
2018 - Interview - DTV, In Focus with Katya Dineva, Yambol, Bulgaria
2013 - Interview - Zona Yambol, 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
Artist in Residence
1997 - 93 South Art Gallery, Nyack, NY