Born: Bourgas, Bulgaria. Graduated the Plastic Arts and Design High School in the town of Kazanlak, the National Fine Arts Academy – specializing in the murals class of Prof. Mito Ganovski. Specialized in artistic enamel with Prof. Talaschuk at the Vera Mouhina Art Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia.
1982-2008, over 30 one-man exhibitions and participations in general exhibits in the country and abroad: Sofia, Varna, Balchik, Plovdiv and Bourgas in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Greece, England, Belgium, Korea, Poland, USA, Italy and Turkey.
2007 – Participated in the Mount Athos and Bulgarian Culture project of the Higher School of Insurance and Finance 2006, 2007 – Participated in a New Bulgarian University project titled Mount Athos in Bulgarian Culture and Letters 2006 – October-November – Silent Light exhibition on display at the Sofia City Art Gallery, November – Silent Light exhibition at the Sofia St. Ivan Rilski Seminary
Participations in national and international plein aires.
2004 – coverage in the worldwide INTERNATIONAL ARTIST magazine as an artist from the Balkans and Bulgaria. www.internationalartist.com
Participation in the INART International Forum Plovdiv 2000.
Winner of prestigious awards at national and international contests:
Land of Botev, Vratsa - 2001 – First Prize for painting; SINAIDE GHI Foundation, Rome, Italy – Third Prize; UN Competition - UNDP – Third Prize; Urban Environment Beautification Contest Idea ‘90, Sofia - honors, Urban Environment Beautification Contest Idea ‘89, Sofia - honors. TODOROFF Wine Cellar- honors.
Andrey Yanev’s works are in the collections of: National Fine Art Gallery - Sofia; Sofia City Art Gallery, SINAIDE GHI Foundation - Rome, Italy; Art Gallery in the town of Balchik, Art Gallery in the town of Kavarna, Art Gallery in the town of Vratsa, DLUM Gallery - Slovenia, STMROL Castle Gallery - Slovenia, Chimimport AD - Sofia; Bulgaria AD Insurance and Re; Nove Holding AD; Elevat AD; Gazstyroimontazh AD; Vazov Consult OOD; Higher School of Insurance and Finance EAD – Sofia, private collections in Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, Greece, Slovakia, England, Japan, Austria, Russia, Peru, Poland, USA, Slovenia, Korea, Croatia and Bulgaria.
The artist has created many works of monumental stained glass, glass mosaics, murals, enamel panels at public buildings and in private homes in the Bulgarian towns of Bourgas, Kazanlak, Plovdiv, Lom, Varna, Balchik and Sofia, the island of Santorini in Greece.
Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists.
Member of the Bourgas Artists Chapter.
Lives and works in Sofia.-----------------------------------------
