Kokimoto
Kokimoto is born 1979 in Varna. Graduated MA in Graphics at the Faculty of Fine Arts in St. Cyril and St. Methodius, Veliko Turnovo University, Bulgaria and Specialization from the Graphic Art Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, Poland. Lives and works in Varna. Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2013
- The egocentric’s love passes through his head, Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
- La vie en rose, Modern Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2012
- So fresh, so clean 2, 1908 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- So fresh, so clean, Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
- Spiritual trip, Epreuve d’Artiste Gallery, Antwerpen, Belgium
2011
- Ex Libris artist of today, The Frederikshavn Art Museum, Denmark
- Samples of reality, Arhis Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
- The road to the top, Under P.A.R.K. Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Nautical landscapes by Kokimoto, 1908 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2010
- Erotic sound in the wheels of the Christian engine, 5 Open Art Space, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Bulgarian posts: traditions, quality, confidence, Yuka Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
- Circulus vitiosus: I’m the great, because I’m the great, Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2009
- Contemporary cats by Kokimo, Sigvardson Gallery, Rodby, Denmark
- Identity lost, 1908 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- You are involved… Just like me, Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2008
- A matter of taste/Showcase #1, Octopus Industries Studio, Sofia, Bulgaria
- System error, Fof Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
- East of best. Young Bulgarian Contemporary Art, Roodkapje Rottterdam Gallery, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 2012 ;
- The 3rd Bangkok Triennale International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand, 2012 ;
- Post Pop Punks, Cohn Drennan Contemporary Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA, 2011 ;
- Curated by Vienna 2011, Portraits and self portraits in private collections, curated by Liliana Popescu, Knoll Gallery, Vienna, Austria, 2011 ;
- The 14th International Biennial Print Exhibition, R.O.C. Taichung, Taiwan, 2010 ;
- Contemporary Bulgarian Printmaking, Higashi Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, 2010;
- LETTRA – Print and Letter, curated by Teresa B. Frodyma , Krakow, Poland, 2009 ;
- The 48th Annual Print Exhibition, Sakima Art Museum Okinawa Prefecture, Tokyo, Japan, 2007
SELECTED AWARDS:
2012
- MOST - Finalist, Bulgarian Contemporary Art Contest , the Museum Gallery of Modern Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
2009
- Annual Stalker Award, Georgi Velchev Museum, Varna, Bulgaria
- Annual Award for young artist, Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria