Dr. Galentin Gatev

Born in Teteven, Bulgaria, 1960

1986 - graduated the Medical Academy, Sofia
1992 - specialized in Dermatovenerealogy

One person exhibitions:

1998 - "Something Like an Old Blotter", Waszkowiak Gallery, Berlin (catalogue)

1996 - "Corpus Alienum", Sofia Municipal Art Gallery, Sofia (in the framework of "Evidences. The Real Diversity", SCA, Sofia) (catalogue) - "The Only Possible Way (Gallery - Cause, Mine - Effect)", Ata Ray Gallery, Sofia (catalogue)

1995 - "Hidden Three - Dimensional", French Institute, Sofia - "A Carriage Worthy of Special Note", platform #1, Central Train Station and on the train route Plovdiv - Sofia (catalogue) - "Forge Me as Many Horseshoes as You Can", Island on the River Yantra, Gabrovo, Bulgaria - "A Stage from the Production Process for a Printing Product", French Institute, Sofia

1994 - "In Defence of Solid Material", show of end-product and documentation, Lessedra Gallery, Sofia (catalogue) - "In Defence of Solid Material", Metal Working and Gear Production (joint-stock) Company, Botevgrad, Bulgaria (catalogue) - Specialization in Acquisition Publicity for Oncodermatology, on the pages of Standard New daily, may 13. #87,

1994 - "Dermatology? Art", Department of Dermatology, Medical Academy, Sofia (catalogue)

Group exhibitions:

2001 - DOCUMENTA, USA, /MONA/, Detroit

1999 - SITE SANTA FE BIENNIAL, Santa Fe, "Motor Engines with a Regional Purpose" (Curator Rosa Martinez) (catalogue)

1998 - MANIFESTA 2, Luxembourg, "Motor Engines with a Regional Purpose" (Curators Robert Fleck, Maria Lind, Barbara Vanderlinden) (catalogue) - "Bulgariaavantgarde", Kunstlerwerkstatt, Lothringerstrasse, Munich (Curator Iara Boubnova) (catalogue)

1997 - "Photo and Video Art from Bulgaria", ifa - Gallery, Berlin; Europaishes Kulturznetrum, Erfurt (Curator Iara Boubnova) (catalogue) - "

1997 Drawings", XXL Gallery, Sofia (Curator Ruen Ruenov)

1996 - "Bulgarian Glimpse Show", Bulgarian Cultural Centre, Moscow (Curator Iara Boubnova) (catalogue) - "The Plastic Image of 90's", National Palace of Culture, Sofia (Curators Svilen Stefanov, Ruen Ruenov)

1993 - "Therapy", The Old Post Office Building, Gabrovo, Bulgaria

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