Veselin Damyanov-VES

Veselin Damyanov – VES (born 1977, Sliven, Bulgaria) studied Poster Art at the Dimitar Dobrovich School of Applied Arts in Sliven, graduating in 1996. He received a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Arts from St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo in 2002 and a Master's degree in Painting in 2004.

His practice includes printmaking, exlibris, drawing, caricature and painting. He has been a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists since 2004 and received a residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris in 2014.

Damyanov's awards include first prize at the International Exlibris Competition Varna in 2016 and the Grand Prix at the International Exlibris Competition in Skopje in 2014. He has presented solo exhibitions and participated in national and international printmaking events. His works are represented in museum and private collections in Europe, Asia and North America. He lives and works in Sliven.