Hidden Temple (2021) Sculpture by Lachezar Dochev

EDUCATION

2004: North Lands Creative Glass Center, Scotland.

2003: Pilchuck Glass School, WA, USA.

1999-1992: Latvian Academy of Arts, Riga, LV.

EXHIBITIONS

2018: participation in the National “Alianz Art” competition and exhibition in sculpture category, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2017: participation in the 1st International Glass Art Conference for the opening of the Glass Museum in Ningbo, China.

2016: participation in “Directions” - a juried exhibition organized by Glass Axis at Kennedy Galleries, Ohio, USA.

2016: 3d International Contemporary Glass Art Biennial, Haacht, BE.

2014: TIGA Invitational at David Anthony Fine Art Gallery, Taos, NM, USA.

2013&14&15: 2d, 3d & kiln formed glass exhibition in Joure, NE.

2012: “Fun, Joke, Surprise”–First European Glass Festival, Wroclaw, PL.

2010: 10th Festival of Art Glass in Karlovy Vary, CZ.

2008&12: The European Glass Biennale “Glass Context”, Bornholm, DK.

2008: participation in the International Glass exhibition “Glas und Garten”, Munster, Germany.

2008: “Hortus Insolitus”–sculpture garden at International Festival of Glass, Stourbridge, UK.

2007: International Glass Exhibition “Kanazawa 2007”, Kanazawa, Jp.

2007: participation in exhibition and demonstrations in Designers’ Block – “Liquid Projects’’, London Design Week.

2006: the Coburger Glass Prize-III Exhibition, Coburg, DE.

2006: participation in the European Glass Art Exhibition “Planète Verre” in Le Mans, France.

2005: European Sculptural Exhibition “Espace Bourdelle” in Montauban, F.

2004: participation in the Christmas Crafts Exhibition in the Badisches Landes Museum in Karlsruhe, Germany

2000: "Euro Fire in the Land of Liege" in Liege, BE.

-participation in symposiums and festivals in Hungary (1998, 1999, 2002), Ukraine (2001, 2004, 2010), Estonia (2003, 2005), Russia (2006, 2007), Luxembourg (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019), UK (2008, 2010)

-works in galleries, public and private collections in: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, UK, Ukraine and USA.

NOMINATIONS & AWARDS:

2014: Winner of the National Competition “Alianz Art” in sculpture category, Sofia, BG.

2005: WERU glaskunst preis, 6 th International Glass Art Competition, Rudersberg, DE.

2003: Rems-Murr district award for best young artist, 5th WERU International Glass Art Competition in Rudersberg, DE.

• Nationality: BULGARIA
• Date of birth : 1973
• Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
• Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary Bulgarian Artists