Marin Gruev
Born in 1963, in Belozem, Bulgaria.
Finished the Art School in Plovdiv 1982.
Graduated with excellence at the Bulgarian National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia.
Specialized Graphics in the class of professor Peter Chuklev 1991.
1995-2004 works as a part-time lecturer in Graphics, in the Academy of Art in Plovdiv.
Works in the field of small-scale printing and in the form of exlibris.
Exhibitions
1991
International Print Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria
1991-93
National Exibition of Small-scale Graphics, Sofia
1992
The 6 Bulgarian Engravers, Antwerpen, Belgium
1993
1st International Print Biennial, Maastricht, Holland
1993
11th International Biennial, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
1994
Exhibition of Bulgarian Art, Skien, Norge
1994-99
Mini Print International, Cadaques, Spain
2000
4th British International Miniature Print Exhibition, Bristol, England
2001
International Exlibris Exhibition-"Ballooning"- Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
2002
International Biennial Exhibition of Modern Exlibris, Malbork, Poland
2002
27. Leipziger Grafikborse, Germany
2003
International Exlibris Exhibition-"Mythology"- Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
2003
10th International Biennial Exhibition of Small Forms and Exlibris, Ostrow Wielkopolski, Poland
2003
1st International Exlibris Biennial-"Freedom"- Sofia, Bulgaria
2003
1st International Exlibris Exhibition, Ankara, Turkey
2003
5th International Graphic Competition for Ex-libris, Gliwice, Poland
2003
5th British International Miniature Print Exhibition, Dumfriest, West Scotland
2004
28. Leipziger Grafikborse, Germany
2004
5th International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms, Vilnius, Lietuva
2004
3rd International Biennial D'art Graphic -"Aqua"- 2004, Spain
2005
International Exlibris Exhibition, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
2005
International Biennial Exhibition of Modern Exlibris, Malbork, Poland
2005
11th International Biennial Exhibition of Small Forms and Exlibris, Ostrow Wielkopolski, Poland
2005
1st Lefkas International Trienale Exlibris, Lefkas, Greece
2005
International Art Exhibition - "Bird 2005"- Beijing, China
2005
International Exlibris Competition, Gubernija, Lithuania
Organized 6 solo exhibitions.
Awards
10th International Biennial Exhibition of Small Forms and Exlibris, Ostrow Wielkopolski, Poland - Distinction and medal
1st International Exlibris Biennial-"Freedom"- Sofia, Bulgaria - Prize of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria
1st International Exlibris Exhibition, Ankara, Turkey - Second Prize
Special Award in International Art Exhibition -"Bird 2005" - Beijing, China
Bonus Prize at the Exlibris Competition, Gubernija - "On the Ring of the Sun Since 1665" - Lithuania