Famous Bulgarian illustrator Boris Stoilov celebrates 60 years with a major exhibition at the City Gallery
With a retrospective of his rich work, famous illustrator Boris Stoilov will celebrate his 60th anniversary at the City Art Gallery from March 1 to 22. The opening is on Baba Marta Day at 6:00 PM in the Temporary Exhibition Halls at 15 Knyaz Alexander I Street. At the same time, the artist is also counting down 30 years dedicated to work in the field of illustration. During this period, the author has created over 1,300 book covers and many full illustrated titles – in black and white and full-color illustrations, he has drawn thousands of illustrations. For the exhibition, he has selected his works from the last decade.
Boris Stoilov was born in Plovdiv in 1962. He graduated from the National High School for Stage and Screen Arts – Plovdiv (Stage Actors), and in 1989 he graduated with a degree in Graphics from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia.
His works have participated in many national and international exhibitions. Since 1990, he has been focusing his interests on applied graphics – print advertising, design and layout of books. He works with some of the largest Bulgarian publishing houses – “Hristo G. Danov”, “Hermes” and with foreign ones: “Edition les Intouchables” – Montreal, Canada, Editions Michel Quintin-Waterloo (Quebec) Canada, Steaua Nordolui – Romania, “Eduard” Publishing House – Romania.
A large part of his work over the years has been dedicated to children’s books (around 500 titles). They have been published in several very popular series: “Golden Pen”, “Once Upon a Time”; "Eternal Bulgarian Fairy Tales"; "Tales from 1001 Nights"; "Masters of the Fairy Tale", etc. His work for several foreign publishing houses from Europe and North America is also related to children's books.
He is the winner of prestigious Bulgarian and international awards for illustration. He is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists. He currently lives and works in Plovdiv.
Opening: March 1, 2022, 6:00 p.m.
Place: City Art Gallery - Plovdiv, 15 Knyaz Alexander I Str.
Closing: March 22, 2022
Source: City Art Gallery - Plovdiv
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