Mitko Dinev

Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists, affiliated to the International Association of art,
IAA/UNESCO/ and the International Sculpture Center - Washington, USA.

Education
Master of Fine Art - National Academy of Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria
High Art School in Sofia, Bulgaria

Current Employment
Vice – Chancellor International Relations, National Academy of Art;
Professor in National Academy of Art in Sofia, Bulgaria;
A visitor Professor in “Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design”-1999.

Awards/Grants
The Grand Prize for Sculpture in stone in the International Symposium in Bourgas, Bulgaria;
A Gold Medal for Sculpture in Ravenna, Italy;
National Prize for Monumental Sculpture;
Third Prize in the International Snow Sculpture Contest - Milwaukee, USA.
The Prize “Juan Alberto Garcia“ and the Prize "Reinaldo Martinez” from First International Biennial for Sculpture – Chaco, Argentina.
Certificate for excellent sculpture - China International Exhibition and Symposium - Beijing,2002.

International Handing-Commitee
Member of the International handing committee under the patronage of The Pope John Paul II and under the presidency at The Minister of the Culture of Vatican - VII-th, VIII -th, XI - th, International Biennials in Ravenna, Italy.
Member of the International handing committee of the International Biennial of The Portrait - Gdansk, Poland.

Exhibitions And Biennials
14th Biennial of Sculpture - Anvers, Belgium;
Group exhibition in Kuwait;
International Biennial-Sports theme-Barcelona,Spain;
International Biennial in Ravenna, Italy;
Participation in the Suntory Prize Exhibition ‘92 in the Suntory Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan;
One-man show, Biel - Biene, Switzerland;
David Barnett Gallery, USA;
Exhibited in gallery “Studio 613”, USA;
One man show, Lucerne, Switzerland