STEFAN LYUTAKOV
sculpture
29.10.-16.11.2019
1955, June 22ndBorn in the town of Pazardjik, Bulgaria
1970 Graduated elementary school in Pazardjik
1974 Graduated the secondary school of Fine Arts in Sofia
1980 Graduated the Department of Sculpture at “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” University in Veliko Turnovo
1986 Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists
1996 Associate Professor at the Department of Sculpture – “St. St. Cyril and Methodius”
University in Veliko Turnovo
2002 Professor at the Department of Sculpture – St. St. Cyril and Methodius
Lives and works in Pazardjik, Bulgaria
awards:
1988 Union of Bulgarian Artists prize for whole presentation at the Eight Exhibition of Young Artists, Sofia
1988 Union of Bulgarian Artists sculptural prize at „Iastrebino” Exhibition in Targovishte
1993 The prize of Stanislav Dospevsky at „Directions” exhibition – Stanislav Dospevsky Art Gallery, Pazardjik
1994 Union of Bulgarian Artists sculptural prize at Autumn Salon’94, Sofia
1996 Flemish-Bulgarian Forum prize for participation in „Expression of Injure” Exhibition under the patronage of H.E. the Ambassador of Belgium at the National Gallery for Foreign Art, Sofia
1996 Masaji Assaga prize (Japan) at the International Biennale of „Humour and Satire”, Gabrovo
1997 Irida Gallery annual prize for best exhibition throughout the year
1997 Sculptural prize at the International Biennale of „Humour and Satire”, Gabrovo
2005 The prize for sculpture for participation in “Contemporary Bulgarian Artists”, Sofia –a project bi M-tel , Sofia
2014 National competition for painting, sculpture and graphics Allianz – Bulgaria 2013 – 2014. The prize for sculpture from Stara Zagora Regional Exhibition
2014 Award for outstanding contribution to the development of culture of the Municipality of Pazardzhik
collections:
National Art Gallery in Sofia, Sofia Art Gallery, Uniart Gallery New Bulgarian University, the Art Galleries in Dobrich, Montana, Smolian, Veliko Tarnovo, Pazardjik, Targovishte, Pernik, etc.
Collections in Bulgaria, France, USA, Switzerland, Polland, Ausrtia, Germany („Peter Ludvig” collection – Aahen), Art Center Hugo Voeten in Herentals, Belgium, Museum of the stone Sakuragava, Japan etc.
Artist’s monumental works are installed permanently in open-air in Ilindenci, Pernik, Sofia (Oborishte Park), Pazardjik, Sandanski, Bourgas, Rakovski, Razgrad, Veliko Tarnovo, Silistra, Shabla and other towns in Bulgaria, in Vishne Roujhbahi – Slovak Republic, Kaizersteinbruh – Austria, Sacuragava – Japan, Targu- Jiu – Romania, Sculpture Park Hugo Voeten in Geel – Belgium, China Changchun (Jingue Development Area) Central Park, the castle park Behringen, Germany etc.