Born: 1984 in Burgas, Bulgaria
Lives and Works in Prague, Czech Republic

EDUCATION

2009 – 2011 (Master’s degree) University of Technology, Faculty of Fine Arts , painting, prof. Martin Mainer, Brno, Czech Republic
2003 – 2007 (Bachelor’s degree), painting in National Academy of Arts, Sofia , Bulgaria

SOLO EXHIBITS

2024

LA VIE VENIR, Gallery  BKI Paris, Paris, France
2023

Fire follow me, Gallery Rakursi, Sofia, Bulgaria 

2022

Mirroring, Gallery Crears, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic 

2020
Queen bees, Gallery Student, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2019
“Plays of Nature”, Gallery YOUN, Montreal, Canada
2018
“Fata Morgana”, GASK – the Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic
“Jezinky a dobyvatelé”, Gallery Peron, Prague, Czech Republic
2017
“Mantracit”, Muzeum – Dul Michal, Ostrava, Czech Republic
“The Big Blue”, Gallery Nesi, Burgas, Bulgaria
“Ledy/Lédy”, The Chemistry Gallery, Coworking K10, Prague, Czech Republic
2016
“Apocalypsarium”, Gallery Sofia, BKI London, United Kingdom
Lyube Petrov, Coworking Prague, Czech Republic
2015
Lyube Petrov, Plevel, Prague, Czech Republic
“Apokalypsarium “, Gallery Akademiya, Sofia, Bulgaria
“Apokalypsarium” , Gallery Art Salon S,Prague, Czech Republic
2014 “Lyuben Petrov”, Gallery ECO salon Rolland, Prague, Czech Republic
“Dive into my palette”, Gallery Peron, Prague Czech Republic
2013 Lyuben Petrov and Edmond Demirdzian, “EDMOND”,Young artist Award, Gallery Rakursi, Sofia, Bulgaria
“After the apocalypse”, Gallery Mainerova, Prague, Czech Republic
2011 “I am not lost ghost“, Gallery Stodvacettrojka, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
2010 “Rabbits stories”, Gallery TROJKA, Brno, Czech Republic
2009 “New Inspirations”, Gallery BIK, Prague, Czech Republic
2007 “Sea Gifts”, Gallery Nesi, Burgas, Bulgaria

PUBLICATIONS

Mirroring, Gallery Crears, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic 

CAI gallery ,Lyube Petrov By Sylvia Walker

BTV – “Bohemiae Rosa”, National Gallery, Kvadrat – 500, Sofia Bulgaria

Video – “Bohemiae Rosa”, National Gallery, Kvadrat – 500, Sofia Bulgaria

BNT – “Bohemiae Rosa”, National Gallery, Kvadrat – 500, Sofia Bulgaria

Въпреки – “Bohemiae Rosa”, National Gallery, Kvadrat – 500, Sofia Bulgaria

Виж! Isolated edition
openartfiles – Lyuben Petrov
1.4.2019 INTERVIEW WITH LYUBEN PETROV by Eliška Němejcová, TÝDEN.CZ
31.1.2019 INTERVIEW WITH LYUBEN PETROV
14.12.2018 Contemporary Art Curator Magazine – Lyuben Petrov, internet magazine
10.4.2018 Fata Morgana, galerie GASK, Česká Televize
9.11.2017 Lyube Petrov: Uhelná paleta citu, Mantracit
6.4.2017 Recenze: Labutě a potápěči,”Moře v mušli”
16.6.2016. Dolce vita magazine, London , United Kingdom
12.6.2015. catalog: “Caution: wet paint!”, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia , Bulgaria
27.9.2013, newspaper “Kultura” /31, Sofia, Bulgaria
11.4.2013, interview newspaper “Pravo”, Prague, Czech Republic
18.3.2013, ART PRAGUE Young Award – artist under the age of 35 years
27.7.2012, Bulgarian Contemporary Art Contest, “MOST”, SELECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY, Sofia, Bulgaria
catalog , 31.10.2011 Crash Test” gallery Topicuv salon , Prague, Czech Republic
newspaper “Dnes“, 20.4.2011 “I am not lost ghoast“, Gallery Stodvacettrika, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
27.04.2010, catalog , “Arskontakt contest, Brno, Czech Republic.
newspaper “Dnes“, 09.03.2010 “Border situation“ drawing contemporary art”, Gallery BIK, Prague, Czech Republic
magazine“ А2“, 04.06.2009 “New Inspirations”, BIK Prague, Czech Republic
newspaper “Chernomorski far“, 08.02.2007 “Sea Gifts”, Burgas, Bulgaria

AWARDS

3.11.2017, Finalist of the category OVER 30 of the ART PRIZE CBM, Turin, Italy
19.5.2017 “Extraordinary Award” – ”23rd International Biennial of Humour and Satire in Art”, 2017, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
12.6.2014, Young Visual Artists – YVAA
Nominated artist for BAZA Award for Contemporary Art , Sofia , Bulgaria
13.9.2013, “EDMOND”,Young artist Award ,Sofia, Bulgaria
18.3.2013, ART PRAGUE Young Award – artist under the age of 35 years
27.7.2012, Bulgarian Contemporary Art Contest, “MOST”, FINAL SELECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY, Sofia, Bulgaria

CATALOGUE 

LYUBE(N) Pertov , “ The stuff that dreams are made of… ” – ISBN 978-80-270-2883-2

Когато навън е навътре , ISBN 978-619-186-584-0

Diplomanti FAVU 2011, ISBN 978-80-214-4298-6

Caution:Wet Paint!, 33 Young Bulgarian Painters, ISBN 978-954-92416-4-8

COLLECTION

National Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

Museum of Sofia City Gallery, Bulgaria

Private Collection Nikolai Nedelchev, Bulgaria

Private Collection Lettenmayer, Collett Prague-Munich, Prague, Czech Republic

Collection of Beneton Art- Imago Mundi, Italy

Private Collection Paciorek, Czech Republic

PARTICIPATION

2022 Curator Project – In the beginning, Young artist from Bulgaria, international department, Bulgaria , Sofia

2021 Member of the curatorial team with position, coordinator and organizer of the exhibition “Bohemiae Rosa”, Kvadrat – 500, Sofia Bulgaria.

2019 Member of the jury of young artists at the Rolan International Film Festival for Children and Young People, Armenia, Yerevan.

GROUP EXHIBITS

2023

Bodily Mind, Magdalena Roztocilova, Lyuben Petrov, Arsenal Contemporary Art, National Gallery,

Sofia, Bulgaria

2022

Bulgarian artist in Czech Republic, BKI, Prague, Czech Republic 

2021

Bohemiae Rosa, group exhibition, National Art Gallery Sofia, Bulgaria

Provincialists, Shipka 6, UBA Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

2020

Winter Salon , Gallery Crears, Czech Republic
Auction Center Taipei
Isolated edition, Gallery Credo Bonum, Sofia, Bulgaria
ART without/with THE TIMES?(Boryana Rossa, Bozhidar Boyadzhiev, Georgi Todorov, Ivan Moudov, Luchezar Boyadjiev,
Lyuben Petrov, Lyubomir Minkovski, Maria Zafirkova, Milko Pavlov, Nadezhda Oleg Lyahova,
Nedko Solakov, Sasho Stoitzov, Sevda Semer, Stefan Yanev
Curators: Daniela Radeva, Luchezar Boyadjiev), SOFIA CITY ART GALLERY, Sofia, Bulgaria

2019

LOOK AT THE DEPOT (or “Collect Now!”)EXHIBITION FROM THE COLLECTION OF NIKOLAY NEDELCHEV Tobacco City, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Our annual Summer Group show , Youn Galerie, Motreal, Canada
“18th International Contemporary Art Fair, Art PRAGUE”, Gallery Peron, Prague, Czech Republic
Outdoor, gallery Rakursi, Sofia, Bulgaria
“Image and Likenes”, Nikolai Nedelchev art colection, the Zurab Tsereteli Museum of Modern Art, Tbilisi, Georgia
BOYS AND GIRLS, Nova Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic

2018

“17th International Contemporary Art Fair, Art PRAGUE“, Gallery Peron, Prague, Czech Republic
ART PRIZE CBM, “FORMS AND MATTER OF THE WAIT”, Czech Center, Prague, Czech Republic
LONDON ART FAIR, art projects, areacreativa42, London, UK

2017

 ART PRIZE CBM, Turin, Italy
COLLETT Prague\Munich, private art collectors – Prague, Czech Republic
“Wail of Silence”, Gallery 1435mm, Prague, Czech Republic
”23rd International Biennial of Humour and Satire in Art”, 2017, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
”First seven years”, award Edmond Demirgian, Contemporary space, Varna , Bulgaria
“16th International Contemporary Art Fair”, Gallery Peron, Prague, Czech Republic

2016

Artefakt, The Chemistry Gallery- design store, Prague, Czech Republic
“art – brut – all“, festivalu Brutal Assault, Josefov, Ostrava,  Czech Republic
“Prvni Jarni”, Nova Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
“15th International Contemporary Art Fair, Art PRAGUE“, Gallery Peron, Prague, Czech Republic
“Sesublelu show”, Gallery Vilem Wunscheho, Havirov, Czech Republic
“Akt”, Nova Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic

2015

Art and Brick, Gallry Art Salon S – club Ocean, Prague, Czech Republic
Zukunst, Gallery Reistna, Vlaticich, Czech Republic “Image and Similarity”, National Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria “Spectrum 2k”, Gallery Prostoru, Prague, Czech Republic
“Caution: wet paint!”, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia , Bulgaria
“14th International Contemporary Art Fair, , Art PRAGUE” Gallery Peron, Prague, Czech Republic

2014

9.9.2014, Martin Mainer and Lyube Petrov, Diamon Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
12.6.2014, “Young Visual Artists Awards” YVAA  , Sofia Art Gallery,Sofia , Bulgaria

2013

“13th International Contemporary Art Fair, Art PRAGUE“, Art Prague, Gallery u Nini, Prague, Czech Republic
“Picassova sladka pomsta aneb vypravy do moderniho umeni”, Czech Environmental Inspectorate (CEI),Plzen, Czech Republic
“Jeden ptak jaro nedela”, Gallery u Prstenu, Prague, Czech Republic
“12th International Contemporary Art Fair”, Art Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

2012

“Nad vodou “, Gallery Behemot, Gallery Sokolovna, Martin Mainer and art group TUBE, Brandys nad Orlici, Czech Republic
“MOST “: Bulgarian Contemporary Art Contest, The Museum Gallery of Modern Art , Sofia, Bulgaria
“Zadnej lezer”, art group TUBE, Gallery worksho@py, Prague, Czech Republic
“Druhoroj”, Gallery D-ecore, Gallery Chemistry, Prague, Czech Republic

2011

“Crash Test” Gallery Topicuv salon , Prague, Czech Republic
„Pokracuj…“ Gallery Chodovska tvrz, Prague, Czech Republic
„Na ceste do…“, Gallery Radnice, Vsetin, Czech Republic
Presentation Diplom work, Wannieck Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic

2010

”Walk on the wild side”, Gallery Stary pivovar , Brno, Czech Republic
“GOODFELLAS”, Gallery Luzanky, Brno,Czech Republic
“Arskontakt contest, Brno, Czech Republic
“Berlin ist Brno – Brno ist Berlin”, Gallery Aula, FAVU, Brno, Czech Republic
“Border situation“ drawing contemporary art”, Gallery “Industrial 11”, Sofia, Bulgaria

2009

“Lyubomir Ivanov – bashtata i Lyuben Petrov”, Gallery BKI , Bratislava, Slovakia

2007

“Aritmie”, Art museum Georgi Velchev, Varna, Bulgaria
“60 years speciality wall painting, Razgrad, Bulgaria
“Trafik”, Gallery Shipka 6-SBH, Sofia, Bulgaria

2006

“Format 30×30”, Gallery Astry, Sofia, Bulgaria
Young artist exhibition, Gallery Shipka 6-SBH, Sofia, Bulgaria
Frame of reference ” sea – coast “, Gallery SBH, Burgas, Bulgaria
“The Body”, Gallery Shipka 6-SBH, Sofia, Bulgaria
“Monochrome”, Gallery Biblioteka, Burgas, Bulgaria
Workshop ” Art – e – gration”, Sofia, Bulgaria

2005

“Open Arts Space ” , Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Young artist exhibition, Gallery Shipka 6-SBH, Sofia, Bulgaria

2004

Young artist exhibition, Gallery Shipka 6-SBH, Sofia, Bulgaria

2003

International meeting of Arts, Hissar, Bulgaria

2002

International meeting of Arts ” Via Pontica “, village Jasna Poliana, Bulgaria

2001

Young artist exhibition, Gallery SBH, Burgas, Bulgaria

2000

Young artist exhibition, Gallery SBH, Burgas, Bulgaria

1999

participation in art instalation “Systems of Life”Dionissos feasts, Sozopol, Bulgaria