We are happy to announce the official opening of the 2017 International Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak! The exhibition is currently showcased at Kazanlak Art Gallery, at the heart of the Rose Festival cultural festivities.
This fourth selection features over 328 works from 112 artists and 39 different countries, making it our most international exhibition to date!
The 2017 jury consisted of Debora Chapman (Canada), William Barnhart (USA) & Peter Boyadjieff (Bulgaria), presided over by the direction of Miniprint Kazanlak, in collaboration with the city of Kazanlak’s administrative council.
On behalf of our organization team, we wish to express our sincere gratitude to the 2017 Jury; their experience and exceptional commitment has allowed for a wide selection of varied and engaging work to take part in this fifth edition!
We congratulate this year's awarded artists:
First Prize in Traditional Printmaking, and Individual Exhibition:
Kouki Tsuritani, Japan
An airplane in the box, 2013
First Prize in Traditional Printmaking, and Individual Exhibition:
Renée Chevalier, Canada
Wearing the Rose, 2016
Honorary Mentions:
Takanori Iwase, Japan
Tulip, 2017
Kitano Toshimi, Japan
A view-1660, 2016
Mikio Watanabe, France
Baignade matinale, 2016
Kelly Nelson, USA
Celebrate, 2016
Hiro-omi Takeuchi, Japan
Spirituality 16-36, 2016
Lara Vaienti, Italy
Turn it Off, 2016
We would also like to thank all the participating artists in this 2017 edition!
Selected Artists of the 2017 edition:
Momoko Akaike / Japan
Carina Åkerman-Fijal / Sweden
Fatima Al Marri / United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Ahlam Al-Arif / United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Merja Ala-Olla / Finland
Anna Arminen / Finland
Ruriko Asano / Japan
Frédérique Badonnel / France
William Barnhart / USA
Marcelle Benhamou / France
Ildikó Biró / Hungary
Jaka Bonča / Slovenia
Cristina Bottallo / Brazil
Myles Calvert / Canada
Annette O.Caspeller / Denmark
Adriano Castro / Brazil
Deborah Chapman / Canada
Renée Chevalier / Canada
Haruko Cho / Japan
Margot Cormier Splane / Canada
Briar Craig / Canada
Bo Cronqvist / Sweden
Adam Czech / Poland
Lillianne Daigle / Canada
Regina Dantas / Brazil
Pamela de Brí / Ireland
Agata Derda / Canada
Christiaan Diedericks / South Africa
Agnieszka Dobosz / Poland
Tallmadge Doyle / USA
Catalina Duran McKinster / Mexico
Iñaki Elosua Urkiri / Spain
Barbara Fallini (Babiscia) / Italy
Aidan Flanagan / Ireland
Ivana Gagić Kičinbači / Croatia
Elisabetta Giraudi / Canada
Floki Gauvry / Argentina
Colin Gillespie / UK
Joan Gleeson / Ireland
Sasa Gornik / Slovenia
Mark Graver / New Zealand
Maria Heed / Sweden
Hannele Heino / Finland
Yoon Hong / South Korea
Ursula Hülsewig / Germany
Eeva Huotari / Finland
Ayako Iguchi / Japan
Takanori Iwase / Japan
Alexandru Jakabhazi / Romania
Neil Johnstone / New Zealand
Anu Juurak / Estonia
Ann-Kristin Källström / Sweden
Marisa Keller / Netherlands
Fazal Ellahi Khan / Pakistan
Rabail Khanzada / Pakistan
Diana Kleiner / Argentina
Alja Košar / Slovenia
Yee Miu Kwok / China
Hyejeong Kwon / Korea South
Juha Laakso / Finland
Yvan LaFontaine / Canada
Janne Laine / Finland
Guy Langevin / Canada
Hui-Lan Liao Taiwan
Tabitha Logan / Canada
Robin MacFarlan / UK
Samuel Maita Argote / Bolivia
Kinichi Maki / Japan
Murk Malik / Pakistan
Laura Manfredi / Italy
Singh Mandeep Manu / India
Marie-Louise Martin / Ireland
Lauren McKinley Renzetti / Canada
Iosif Mihailo / Romania
Yoshiaki Murakami / Japan
Kelly Nelson / USA
Kristina Norvilaitė / Lithuania
Akemi Ohira / USA
Csaba Pál / Hungary
Djenane Pamplona / Brazil
Oya Pekmener / Turkey
Paolo Pestelli / Italy
Paula Pohli / Ireland
Henry Pouillon / Belgium
Stefanie Ramsey / USA
Christiane Roy / Canada
Tsaiping Shieh / Taiwan
Amaryllis Siniossoglou / Greece
Sarah Smelser / USA
Weeraphat Suteerangkul / Thailand
Valerie Syposz / Canada
Hiro-omi Takeuchi / Japan
Małgorzata Tatarczak / Poland
Ruth Thompson / Australia
Eva Toker Jawerbaum / Argentina
Kitano Toshimi / Japan
Kouki Tsuritani / Japan
Wojciech Tylbor-Kubrakiewicz / USA
Lara Vaienti / Italy
Viivi Varesvuo / Finland
Svetlana Vedernikova / Russia
Eva Vermeerbergen / France
Sylvia Solochek Walters / USA
Mikio Watanabe / France
Joshua Watts / United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Cleo Wilkinson / Australia
Takano Yasufumi / Japan
Zheng Yuanwei / China
Samira Zamani / Netherlands
Daniela Zekina / Bulgaria