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Jacko Vassilev
(born 1951)
Art and Press Photographer
(born 1951)
Art and Press Photographer
Ministry of Culture, Bulgarian Photography
Education: 1989, Diploma #014962, Ministry of Education, from Julius Fuchik
Technical School for Polygraphy and Photography (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Specialty of Photography - Technician Photographer with Secondary
Education
Background: Professional Photographer since 1983. From 1983 to 1989, worked for the
Electrial Supplying Company Enerosnabdiviane doing Technical Photography.
Since 1989, has been a freelance photographer. In 1990, was promoted to
Art Photographer by the Ministry of Culture and the Bulgarian Photography
Society with a Diploma of Art Photography
Publications: Germany (Der Zuddeutsche Zietung, Greenpeace Magazines);
Italy (IC Sabato, Il Venerdy); Austria (Profile, Wiener); England; France (1994
Photography Book The Bulgarians, published by Contrejour, Paris); Russia;
Moldova; Cyprus; Japan; Bulgaria (Photograph Album of the City of Stara Zagora); Hungary; Taiwan (Photographers International Magazine); USA (Harper's Magazine, 2005; 944
Magazine; "A Light in the Mist" - Healing Environmental Publication)
Portfolios Exclusively Sold:
- International Center of Photography, New York, NY (USA) (93 photographs)
- European Center of Photography, Paris (FRANCE) (60 photographs)
- Gallerie du Chateau d'Eau, Toulouse (FRANCE)
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas (USA) (25 photographs)
- Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin (USA)
(25 photographs)
- The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
- Creative Center for Photography, Tucson, Arizona (USA)
- The Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama (USA)
- The John G. Black Center for the Arts, Michigan City, Indiana (USA)
- The Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (USA)
PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS IN BULGARIA AND ABROAD
2007-2008: - Textures Gallery and Robert Rowan (Scottsdale, Arizona)
- Guy Flichy Gallery (Greenwich, Connecticu)t
- Gallery Sur (Carmel, California)
- Milford Gallery (Rockland, Maine)
- The Mark Fine Art Gallery and Studio (Stuart, Florida)
- Carlton Dailey 20th Century (Charleston, South Carolina)
2005-2006: - "En Francais sous l'image" Sympathetic Photo Expo with Space EDF Electra (Paris, France)
- Festival: "Bulgaria, Ground of Europe" Solo Exhibition in the Museum of Art Schools - Mancel
Gallery (Caen, Normandy, France)
- Kaeti Bailie Gallery (Sonoma, California)
- Crossroads Fine Art Gallery (Bryson City, North Carolina)
- The Mark Fine Art Gallery and Studio (Stuart, Florida)
- Carlton Dailey 20th Century (Charleston, South Carolina)
2003-2004: - International Photography Fair (West Palm Beach, Florida)
- International Art & Antique Fair (West Palm Beach, Florida)
- Holden Luntz Gallery (Palm Beach, Florida)
- Kent Gallery (Key West, Florida)
- Minerva Gallery (Ashville, North Carolina)
- Water Tower Gallery (Mendocino, California)
- Mary Praytor Gallery (Greenville, South Carolina)
- Boi's of New Hope Art Gallery (New Hope, Pennsylvania)
- Pluff Mudd Gallery (Bluffton, South Carolina)
2001-2002: - Center of Photography, Graduate School of Journalism, University of California,
Berkeley
- Kent Gallery (Key West, Florida)
- Holden Luntz 20th-Century Master Photography (Palm Beach, Florida)
1999-2000: - Irving Galleries (Palm Beach, Florida)
- Newchoff Gallery (New York, NY)
- International Art Festival (Caracas, Venezuela)
- Art International Asheville (Asheville, North Carolina)
- Photographs Do Not Bend (Dallas, Texas)
- LMS Fine Art and antiques, specializing in Russian Art (New Orleans, Louisiana)
- DAHL Art Center (Rapid City, South Dakota)
- Mary Praytor Gallery (Greenville, South Carolina)
1998: - Irving Galleries (Palm Beach, Florida)
- The Photography Center of Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Mary Prator Gallery (Greenville, South Carolina)
1997: - West Side Book Shop (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
- Bohemia Gallery (Savanna, Georgia)
- The Camera Obscura Gallery (Denver, Colorado)
- The John G. Black Center for the Arts (Michigan City, Indiana)
- Irving Galleries (Palm Beach, Florida)
1996: - Santa Fe Picture Gallery (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
- Gallerie du Chateau d'Eau (Toulouse, France)
- Paris Gallery (Los Angeles, Californis)
- Ceska Republica (Bruno, The Czech Republic)
- Ceska Republica (Olomoun, The Czech Republic)
- Portraits of America Gallery, Democratic National Convention (Chicago, Illinois)
- Silverwood Gallery (Vashon Island, Washington)
- 7916 Beverly Gallery (Los Angeles, Caifornia)
- David Morrison Gallery (Portland, Oregon)
1995: - "Photography Exhibition Camera Obscura - Outcasts" (Thessaloniki, GREECE)
- "Pollution of Bulgaria" (Thessaloniki, GREECE)
- "Progress and Disgrace in France," sponsored by the French Cultural Center
of the French Embassy (Sofia, BULGARIA)
1994: - "Poverty in Bulgaria," sponsored by Tourista (Corsica, FRANCE)
- "Portraits of Bulgarians," sponsored by Tourista (La Plane-Montalbert, FRANCE)
- "Human Photography," sponsored by Tourista (Morzine, FRANCE)
- "Human Photography," sponsored by Tourista (Grenoble, FRANCE)
- "Human Photography," sponsored by Tourista (Paris, FRANCE)
- "Human Photography," sponsored by Tourista (Balaruc-Les Bains, FRANCE)
- "Human Photography," International Week of Photography (Plovdiv, BULGARIA)
- "Environmental Problems of Bulgaria" (Montana, BULGARIA)
- "Environmental Problems of Bulgaria" (Vidin, BULGARIA)
- "The Bulgarians," Gallery Contrejour (Paris, FRANCE)
- "Human Photography from Bulgaria," Oklahoma City Hall of Fame and Museum (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA)
1993: - "Environmental Problems of Bulgaria," Council of Europe 93, in association with
Ecoglasnost, Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Parliament (Strasbourg, FRANCE)
- "Architecture of Bulgaria (Paphos, CYPRUS)
- "From Peasants to Presents - Portraits from Racovitca" (Racovitca, BULGARIA)
- "How to Save Bulgaria (Ecology)," sponsored by the French Cultural Center of the
French Embassy (Sofia, BULGARIA)
- "Pollution in Bulgaria" (Velingrad, BULGARIA)
- "Environmental Problems in Bulgaria" (Plovdiv, BULGARIA)
- "Pollution and its Results on People" (Assenovgrad, BULGARIA)
- "See Us, Know Us, Pray For Us...," Social Photography (Abilene, Texas, USA)
- "Ecological Problems in Bulgaria," City Hall (Kardjali, BULGARIA)
- "Environmental Problems in Bulgaria," European Bank (London, ENGLAND)
- "Pollution in Bulgaria," 44th Session of the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, FRANCE)
1992: - "Portraits of Old Bulgarian People," sponsored by the French Cultural Center of the
French Embassy (Sofia, BULGARIA)
- "Festival of Francophone Countires," sponsored by the French Cultural Center of the
French Embassy in Bulgaria (Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA)
- "Environmental Problems in Bulgaria," sponsored by the USA Regional Environmental
Center of Budapest (Budapest, HUNGARY) (AWARD)
1991: - "The Bulgarians" (Oklahoma, USA)
- "Abandoned," Social Photography (Oklahoma, USA)
- "Countryside of Bulgaria and POrtraits," Social Photography (USA)
- "Bulgaria - Everyday Life of Bulgarians" (Limassol, CYPRUS)
1990: - "Bulgarians as Bulgarians," Social Photography (Limassol, CYPRUS)
- "Poverty in Bulgaria, social Photography, Union of Democratic Forces
- "Modern Photography," Gallery of the magazine Woman Today (Sofia, BULGARIA)
- "Moments in Bulgaria," United Trade Union for a United World (ITALY)
1989: - "Celebrating 150 Years of Photography," Trade Union Gallery (Sofia, BULGARIA)
- "Modern Photography," City Hall (STARA Zagora, BULGARIA)
- "Human Elements from Our Body - Photography for Therapy," Modern Photography, House for Those Persons with Mental Disorders (Radnevo, BULGARIA)
- "Working Days of Electro Workers in Bulgaria" (Stara Zagora, BULGARIA)
- "Portraits of Bulgarian Women," Social Photography (Stara Zagora, BULGARIA)
1988: - "Child's Moments of Choir Antoniano," from the town of Bologna, Italy, opened in Stara Zagora, BULGARIA
- "Child's Moments of Choir Antoniano" (Bologna, ITALY
- "The Life of Poor People," Social Photography, City Hall (Stara Zagora, BULGARIA)
- "Nude figures," Trade Union Hall (Stara Zagora, BULGARIA)
- "Bulgarian Village Architecture" (Sofia, BULGARIA)
1987: - "Social Problems of People Living in Misery," Theme Photography (Sofia, BULGARIA)
- "Bulgarian Countryside" (Sofia, BULGARIA)
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS IN BULGARIA
1990: - "Social Photography" (Sofia University) (Diploma)
1989: - Bienale of Bulgarian Photography (Diploma)
- Natioal Photography Competition -
"Bulgaria - Past and Present" (Shumen) (Special Prize)
1988: - "EOS" Nude/Body (Bourgas) (Special Award with Diploma)
1987: - Bienale of Bulgarian Photography (Color Slides) (Diploma)
- Bienale of BW and Color Photography (Diploma)
- National Photography Competition - "Working Man" (Diploma)
1986: - National Salon of Art Photography on Stage (Diploma)
- National Experimental Photography Salon (Diploma)
- National Photography Exhibition (Sofia) (Third Prize)
- (1984, 1985, 1986) National Competition of Art Photography in Bulgaria
(Gold Medals 1984, 1985, 1986, Silver Medal 1986)
1985: - Humor Photography (Sopot) (Second Prize)
- Bienale of Bulgarian Photography (Color Slides) (Diploma)
- National Photography Competition, Bulgaria - "Bulgaria: Past and Present" (Diploma)
1984: - "Bulgaria in My Heart" (Plovdiv) (Second Prize)
- "Nude/Body" (Bourgas) (Diploma)
1983: - Bienale of Art Photography (Diploma)
- Bienale of Bulgarian Photography (Diploma)
- Eous Gallery - "Nude Body" (Bourgas) (Third Prize)
PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS IN BULGARIA
1986: - "Towns and Villages in Bulgaria" (Stara Zagora, BULGARIA)
- "Portraits of Bulgarians," Social Photography (Yambol, BULGARIA)
1985: - "Everyday Life in Bulgaria - People," Festival of Photography (Oasis, BULGARIA)
1983: - "Sport in Bulgaria" (Stara Zagora, BULGARIA)
- "Fine Art Photography & Modern Photography," Trade Union Gallery
(Stara Zagora, BULGARIA)
- "The Hard Life of People in Bulgaria & Roman Gypsies," Social Photography,
Gallery of Medical Workers (Plovdiv, BULGARIA)
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PLENARY AND BLITZ COMPETITIONS
1989: - National Competition of the Newspaper Shipka (First Prize)
1987: - International Photography Plenary (Smolian, BULGARIA) (Diploma)
- National Photography Plenary (Kazanluk, BULGARIA)
"Kazanluk Rose" (Special Prize)
1986: - National Photography Plenary (Silistra, BULGARIA) (First Prize)
- National Photography Plenary (Gabrovo, BULGARIA)
- International Plenary of Advertising Photography (Smolian, BULGARIA) (Diploma)
- National Photography Plenary (Sofia, BULGARIA) (Second Prize)
- National Competition Plenary (Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA)
1985: - National Photography Plenary (Veilko Turnovo, BULGARIA) (Diploma)
- National Photography Plenary (Silistra, BULGARIA) (First Prize)
- International Blitz Competition (Plovdiv, BULGARIA) (Diploma)
- International Photography Plenary (Oasis, BULGARIA) (Third Prize)
1984: - National Photography Plenary (Stara Zagora, BULGARIA) (First Prize)
- National Photography Plenary (Veilko Turnovo, BULGARIA) (Special Prize)
PHOTOGRAPHS EXHIBITED
1990: - (Krakow, POLAND) - "Venus"
- (Southampton, ENGLAND)
1989: - International Photography Exhibition (FIAP) Bifota (Berlin, DDR)
- International Humor Photography Exhibition (Gabrovo, BULGARIA)
- First International Bienale of Peace and the Men (Stara Zagora, BULGARIA)
- Monochrome Bienale 20th Jeugo Bienale (FIAP) (Brasschaat, BELGIUM)
1988: - International Photography Competition "Ecology" (FIAP) (Szolnok, HUNGARY)
- "Poverty and Bread" (Glasgow, SCOTLAND")
- International Photography Competition (PSA-FIAP), slides (Adelait, AUSTRALIA)
- Tartu Bienale (ESTONIA, USSR)
- EOC - Bulgaria Exhibition for Experimental Photography (Bourgas, BULGARIA)
- International Salon of Art Photography (Southampton, ENGLAND)
1987: - Bienale Poland 87 (Pila, POLAND)
- VII Salon of Art Photography - Interclub (Potsdam, DDR)
- International Exhibition for Art Photography (FIAP) (ESTONIA, USSR) (First Prize)
- International Salon of Art Photography (Novy Sad, YUGOSLAVIA)
- International Photography Exhibition (Saint Cloud, FRANCE)
- Bulgarian International Salon of Humor (Gabrovo, BULGARIA)
- Pentakon Orwo Berliner, International Art Photography Exhibition (Berlin, DDR) (Grand Prize and First Prize)
- International Photography Competition (Cibiu, ROMANIA)
- International Photography Exhibition (Tatu, ESTONIA)
- International Art Photography Exhibition (FIAP) (San Jerman, FRANCE)
1986: - XXXI Salon of Vaunse (PIPA) (Krakow, POLAND)
- "Europa 86", Pikcamera, International Exhibition for Art Photography (FIAP), (BELGIUM)
- "VENERA- 86" (Krakow, POLAND)
- Bienale Andorra (FIAP), (Republic of ANDORRA)
- 14th Exhibition for Color Slides (FIAP) (Santa Cotapene Ohoid, CANADA) (DIPLOMA)
- International Photography Competition (Yaunse, BRAZIL)
1985: - International Exhibition for Art Photography (Slides), (Lermirovard, HOLLAND)
- Exhibition of B/W P{hotography (Republic of SAN MARINO)
- "Golden Eye" (Novy Sad, YUGOSLAVIA)
- 125th Competition of Art Photography (FIAP) (Edinburgh, SCOTLAND)
1984: - Bifota Exhibition for International Photography (Berlin, DDR)
- International Exhibition of Art Photography (Benton, BRAZIL)
- International Salon (Vsetin, CZECHOSLOVAKIA)
1983: - XXXI National and XXI International Salon (Yaunse, BRAZIL)