2020
The 2020 edition features over 400 works from 140 artists working from 34 countries! Among this enormous range of compelling work, Miniprint Kazanlak was pleased to award the First Prize in Classical Printmaking to Eric Mummery (Canada), and the First Prize in Digital/Experimental Printmaking to Christiaan Diedericks (South Africa).
We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the 2020 international jury comprised of Barbara Graham (New Zealand), Gordon Sherman (USA) and Peter Boyadjieff (Bulgaria). Their experience and commitment has allowed for a wide selection of varied and engaging work to take part in this edition, and further corroborates the Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak’s ambition in becoming a forum for discussion and collaborative exchange between artists and art lovers in the years to come!
ARGENTINA Eva Toker Jawerbaum AUSTRALIA Sylvia Mekhitarian, Jan Palethorpe, Cleo Wilkinson BELGIUM Bernadette Maréchal, Henry Pouillon BRAZIL Cristina Bottallo, Regina Dantas, Maria Kruschewsky BULGARIA Peter Boyadjieff, Joanna Bradshaw, Daniela Zekina CANADA Miguel Barros, Hans-Christian Behm, Renee Chevalier, Micheline Couture, Briar Craig, Denyse Gérin, Yvan Lafontaine, Heather Leier, Gosia Martyniak, Lisa Matthias, Lauren McKinley Renzetti, David Morrish, Eric Mummery, Robert Truszkowski CHINA Ziyu Chen CROATIA Ivana Gagić Kičinbači, Mia Vucic DENMARK Annette O. Caspeller ESTONIA Eve Eesmaa, Kalli Kalde FINLAND Anna Arminen, Eeva Huotari, Janne Laine, Marje Viitala FRANCE Marcelle Benhamou,Mariela Canchari, Solange Kowalewski, Emmanuel Monzies, Michèle Pellevillain, Eva Vermeerbergen, Mikio Watanabe GERMANY Ursula Hülsewig, Odile Lueken, Heike Pander HUNGARY Pál Csaba IRELAND Margaret Becker, Pamela de Brí, Joan Gleeson, Bernadette Madden, Mary McGrath, Josie McMorrin, Joe Ryan ISRAEL Victor Lipkin, Yael Saranga ITALY Alberto Balletti, Beatrice Palazzetti, Lara Vaienti JAPAN Takashi Endo, Akihiko Haraguchi, Koichi Honda, Tomoko Horiguchi, Ayako Iguchi, Takanori Iwase, Isao Kobayashi, Yoshiko Mino, Shuhei Ono, Yomoda Takako, Yasufumi Takano, Hiro-omi Takeuchi, Yuriko Terao, Akihiro Tomoda, Yasuyuki Uzawa, Asuna Yamauchi MEXICO Vanessa Quintanilla Cobo, Antonio Ruiz NETHERLANDS Marisa Keller, Jaco Putker, Jozina van Hees, Béa Verheul NEW ZEALAND Sue Cooke, Barbara Graham, Mark Graver, Neil Johnstone POLAND Tomasz Belew, Nastazja Ciupa, Adam Czech, Agata Dworzak-Subocz, Patrycja Godula, Renata Maria Gogol, Stanislaw Kaminski, Izabela Kucharska, Kinga Lewicka, Dominika Marek, Krysztof Pasztyła, Katarazyna Pyka, Weronika Siupka, Alicja Snoch-Pawlowska, Anna Trojanowska, Katarzyna Wolczynska, Michal Zabielski PORTUGAL António Canau ROMANIA Adriana Lucaciu SLOVENIA Jaka Bonča, Sasa Gornik, Alja Košar SOUTH AFRICA Christiaan Diedericks, Eleanora Hofer, Gervasio Robles Hurtado SPAIN Iñaki Elosua Urkiri, Rosa Viñas Escobedo SWEDEN Maria Heed, Gunnar Nilmén TAIWAN Kai-Lun Chang, Peili Huang, Hyun-Jin Kim, Tsai-Ping Shieh THAILAND Thamrongsak Nimanussornkul TURKEY Oya Pekmener UK Colin Gillespie, Michelle Griffiths, Luce, Geoff Winckles UKRAINE Hanna Popruha USA David Avery, Stephen Barnwell, Suzanne Michele Chouteau, Cathie Crawford, Judy Gardner, Crystal Hammerschmidt, Karen Kertesz Sklar, Gary Leib, Cynthia Milionis, John O'Donnell, Gordon Sherman, Amaryllis Siniossoglou, Sylvia Solochek Walters, Chadwick Tolley, Bob Tomolillo
AWARDED ARTISTS
FIRST PRIZE IN CLASSICAL PRINTMAKING
Eric Mummery
Canada
Face to face with. Eight / 2019
Wood engraving / 7x7 (15x18) / 3/20
FIRST PRIZE IN DIGITAL & EXPERIMENTAL PRINTMAKING
Christiaan Diedericks
South Africa
Faith / 2020
Archival pigment print, clear varnish silkscreen and embroidery / 10x10 (18x18) / 1/5
HONORARY MENTIONS
Hans-Christian Behm
Canada
Starry Night at the End of Tunnel / 2020
Embossing, chine collé / 8x6 (19x19) / AP
Colin Gillespie
UK
Put together point of view / 2019
Collage/Relief / 10x10 (19x19) / 1/15
Heike Pander
Germany
Hedgehog / 2019
Intaglio/Etching, Aquatint, Chine Collé / 10.5x10.5 (18x18) / 1/10
Alicja Snoch-Pawlowska
Poland
Fusion K-2 / 2020
Silkscreen / 10x10 (19x19) / 5/40
Yasuyuki Uzawa
Japan
Downtown 2 / 2019
Digital Print / 10x10 (19x19) / 3/20
Asuna Yamauchi
Japan
You in the mirror 2 / 2020
Etching, Aquatint / 10x10 (18x19) / 1/16
JURY
Barbara Graham
New Zealand
Born in 1946 in Dunedin, New Zealand. Completing her studies at the Elam School of Fine Art at the University of Aukland. Her work is featured in several permanent collections in China and now in Kazanlak.
Selected Awards include:
First Prize in the Classical Printmaking, Miniprint Kazanlak, Bulgaria (2019)
BRONZE: 2nd Yunnan International Print Exhibition, China, PREMIER: (for photography)
Drawing,Painting & Photography Challenge, Auckland, New Zealand.
MERIT: Auckland East Arts Council, Auckland, New Zealand.
MERIT: 3rd Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints, Shikoku, Japan.
MERIT: Avenue One Interiors Art Awards,Tauranga, New Zealand.
PREMIER: IBM Art Award, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand.
Gordon Sherman
USA
Received his MFA from Wichita State University in Printmaking and Drawing. He is a recipient of the Creative Activity Research Grant, and a fellow of the Vermont Studio Center Residency. He is currently a Professor of Art and Design at Fort Hays State University.
Selected Awards include:
Creative Activity Grant – Fort Hays State University (2016)
Vermont Studio Center Residency - Fellowship, Johnson, Vermont (2005)
Graduate School Research Grant, Fort Hays State University (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Pilot Award Nomination, Fort Hays State University (2004, 2012)
Faculty Research and Development Grant, Fort Hays State University (1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
Absolut Statehood Artist Campaign, Carillon Imports Ltd., Teaneck, NJ (1992-94)
Fulbright-Hays Scholarship Alternate, Wichita State University (1977)
Peter Boyadjieff
Bulgaria
Peter Boyadjieff is an artist born in Kazanlak, Bulgaria. He holds a Masters in Visual Arts and Design at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria (1983) with additional specialization in computer graphics, at the I.C.A.R.I. Institute in Montreal, Canada (2000). His allegorical images combine physical realism and poetic imagery in order to critically engage the viewer and convey powerful ideas in a broader cultural context.
His work has been awarded many prestigious international awards, among which the First Prize at the 27e Salon du Printemps in 2012 (Canada), Highly Commended Artist award at the 8th British International Print exhibition in 2012 (UK), Gold Awards Winner in B&W Magazine in 2009 (USA), Honorary Mention at the International Art Miniature of Vieux-Lévis (Canada), First Prize and Invited Artist at the 28th Miniprint International of Cadaques in 2008 (Spain), an Honorable Mention at the 4th Muestra International de Miniprint de Rosario in 2008 (Argentina) and the 2007 Grand Prize at the 2007 International Digital Miniprint Bravo Est in Ottawa (Canada). His work has also been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions across Europe, North America, South America and Asia.
He was also a featured artist for the 2015 Art Venice Biennale in the ”Biennale Roadshow” (Italy), as well as a selected artist for Canada’s cultural program “The Living City” at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai (China).
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Miniprint Kazanlak wishes to express its sincere gratitude to:
The Mayor and City Council of Kazanlak
The International Jury comprised of Barbara Graham, Gordon Sherman and Peter Boyadjieff
Hristo Genev and the Kazanlak Art Gallery
The Cultural Communities of Kazanlak
and
All the participating artists whose highly original and personal work has made the International Contemporary
Miniprint of Kazanlak 2020 possible!