Atanas Hranov () is a Bulgarian painter and sculptor.
Life and career Atanas Hranov was born in Plovdiv on October 11, 1961. He studied at the National Arts School in Kotel (1980) and graduated from Prof. Anton Donchev's Woodcarving class at the National Academy of Art in Sofia in 1987.
Hranov's works range from sculpture to painting, often representing an organic fusion of genres. His preferred materials include wood, handmade paper, canvas, bronze, silver, and polymer coated metal structures. Hranov has held more than 60 solo exhibitions and taken part in numerous group initiatives and curatorial projects.Atanas Hranov: I Dance with Cinderella at Night, Delyana Lukova, Maritsa Daily, October 12, 2016
He is involved in joint projects with poets Vesselin Sariev and Alexander Sekulov.
Hranov lives and works in Plovdiv.
Works of his are held at the National Art Gallery in Sofia, many other museums across Bulgaria, and private collections in Bulgaria and elsewhere.Atanas Hranov – the Artist Struck by Three Lightnings , Maria Lutsova, Maritsa Daily, March 18, 2017
Atanas Hranov is an avid seafarer.
Solo exhibitions
1992 – Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 1993 – Center of contemporary art Bania Starinna, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1993 – Institut Français, Sofia, Bulgaria 1993 – Gallery 88, Luxembourg 1994 – Center of contemporary art Bania Starinna, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1994 – Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 1995 – Gallery 88, Luxembourg 1995 – Dosev Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 1996 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1996 – Lucas Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1996 – Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 1997 – Lucas Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1997 – Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 1997 – Melina Mercouri Gallery, Hydra, Greece 1999 – Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 1999 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1999 – Lucas Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2000 – Lucas Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2000 – Artin Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria 2001 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2001 – Gallery 88, Luxembourg 2001 – Art 36 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2002 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2002 – Yuka Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria 2003 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2003 – Prolet Gallery, Burgas, Bulgaria 2003 – Naturelle Gallery, Munich, Germany 2004 – Dyakov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2004 – Naturelle Gallery, Munich, Germany 2005 – Plovdiv City Art Gallery, Bulgaria 2005 – Fragmenti, George Papazov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2005 – Prolet Gallery, Burgas, Bulgaria 2006 – A Page from a Passport and a Little Hand Luggage, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2006 – Yuka Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria 2006 – George Papazov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2007 – George Papazov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2007 – The Little Female Saints of Valparaiso, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2007 – Yuka Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria 2007 – Prolet Gallery, Burgas, Bulgaria 2008 – George Papazov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2008 – Fragments from my Room, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2009 – The Astronomy of Cherries, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2009 – Prolet Gallery, Burgas, Bulgaria 2010 – Curriculum Vitae, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2010 – The Seventh Hill, Resonance Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2010 – The Land of Dreams, Le Papillon Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria 2011 – The History of Halos, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2011 – The Seventh Hill Project, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2012 – Both Your Faces I Love, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2012 – Little Favourite Portraits, Eva's Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria 2013 – Gallery 88, Luxembourg 2013 – A Voyage to the Isla Negra, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2013 – Paintings, L'Union Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2014 – Seducing the Orient, L'Union Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2014 – The Summer of my Bays, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2014 – The Boris Christoff Project, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2014 – Prolet Gallery, Burgas, Bulgaria 2015 – The Chaldeans, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2015 – A Return to Chaldea,Le Papillon Art Gallery Presents Atanas Hranov – A Return to Chaldea, Kulturni Novini (Cultural News), July 21, 2015 Le Papillon Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria 2016 – Balthazar's Kettles,Atanas Hranov and Balthazar's Kettles, Teodora Konstantinova, artnewscafe, April 8, 2016 Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2016 – Balthazar's Diaries,Balthazar's Diaries – Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of Atanas Hranov, Teodora Konstantinova, artnewscafe, September 17, 2016 Philippopolis Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2017 – The Clear Outlines of Mr. H.,The Clear Outlines of Mr. H., Nadezhda Usheva, Duma, April 28, 2017 Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2017 – Portraits from a Journey,Le Papillon Art Gallery Presents Atanas Hranov – Portraits from a Journey, Kulturni Novini (Cultural News), July 3, 2017 Le Papillon Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria 2017 – Paintings,Atanas Hranov Presents New Scale Pictures in U PARK Gallery, Bulgarian National Television 1, The Day Begins with Culture, December 4, 2017 U PARK Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2018 – Breakfast in the Studio,Atanas Hranov Presents Breakfast in the Studio, Sofiapress, April 15, 2018 Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2018 – Probable Landscape,Artist Atanas Hranov Visits Burgas with Exhibition Probable Landscape, Bulgarian News Agency, July 12, 2018 Prolet Gallery, Burgas, Bulgaria 2018 – Paintings,„Atanas Hranov“, Programata, September 13, 2018 Philippopolis Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Group exhibitions and projects
1992 – 100 Gallery, Malta 1994 – Burgwedel Gallery, Burgwedel, Germany 1994 – De Leile Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium 1994 – Art Expo, Budapest, Hungary 1995 – Oh, Gods, Art 36 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 1996 – The Man and the Document, Center of contemporary art Bania Starinna, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1997 – Bulgarian Art, Kuwait 1997 – Campo & Campo, Antwerp, Belgium 1999 – Dublin, Ireland 1999 – Gorcum Museum, Gorinchem, Netherlands 2001 – Spirit and Matters – August in Art, Georgi Velchev Art Museum, Varna 2002 – Vinizki Gallery, Munich, Germany 2003 – ″K″ Gallery, Munich, Germany 2003 – 10/5/3 – Painting and Matters, National Exhibition Center for Contemporary Art, Sofia 2004 – Re-Paper, Sariev Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2004 – Don Quixote, George Papazov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2004 – ″K″ Gallery, Munich, Germany 2004 – Slapansky & Slapansky Gallery, Munich, Germany 2004 - Schloss von Hohenstein Gallery, Germany 2005 – Salzburg Gallery, Salzburg München Bank, Munich, Germany 2005 – City and Colour, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2005 – Primitivism and Tradition, National Autumn Exhibitions 2005 – Classics – Contemporaries – Future Artists, Aspect Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2005 – Nasko H. Stories involving Rum, Ginger, Raisins, and Honey: a collection of paintings and stories (with poet Alexander Sekulov) 2006 – Classics – Contemporaries – Future Artists, Aspect Gallery, #2007 – Nasko H. The Little Female Saints and the Black Pepper Men: a collection of paintings and stories (with poet Alexander Sekulov) 2008 – The Floating City and the Black Pepper Men (with poet Alexander Sekulov), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Travelling Exhibition, Apollonia Arts Festival 2008 2008 – The Cyrillic Script Project, European Parliament, Brussels 2009 – The Bulgarian Culture Days in Russia, Manege, Moscow 2011 – The Fourth of Plovdiv, Eva's Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria 2012 – Entirely Useful Things (with poet Alexander Sekulov), Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2012 – Pushkin & Plyushkin. Collecting House for Entirely Useful Things (with poet Alexander Sekulov), Eva's Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria 2016 – Friends of the Sea Contemporary Art Biennale, Burgas, Bulgaria
Awards 2001 – Plovdiv Arts Award 2004 – Dyakov Gallery Award 2007 – ″Amethyst Rose″ Award for High Artistic Achievements 2016 – Friends of the Sea Contemporary Art Biennale Painting Award, Burgas
Sources
External links
Atanas Hranov and Balthazar’s Kettles, YouTube, March 16, 2016 Balthazar’s Kettles: Exhibition for Dreamers, Bulgarian National Radio, March 28, 2016 Atanas Hranov: Time is not Money but Instants of Joy, an interview by Maria Lutsova, Maritsa Daily, October 14, 2016 Atanas Hranov Invites to a Breakfast in the Studio, YouTube, April 18, 2018