Boyan
Born 1975 in Bulgaria, emigrated to Israel in 1997, lives and works in Bulgaria.
Boyan is a graduate of Bezalel and the School of Visual Arts in New York. His work ranges from realism to fantasy, as he combines historical and fictional figures with intimate moments from his personal life. His paintings are rich in detail, dynamic and multi-layered, and are characterized by intense color, dense compositions and absurd elements.
Boyan is engaged in mapping and expanding the boundaries of painting while in dialogue with art history, iconography and visual culture. His work is influenced by classical styles alongside contemporary symbols, and it invites the viewer on a journey through time and space – into worlds of legends, knights, pirates and fairies, alongside everyday scenes from his life and family.
His works have been presented in solo exhibitions at the Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Andrea Meislin Gallery in New York, Sommer Gallery, Gallery 39 and Row-Art Gallery in Tel Aviv. He has also participated in group exhibitions at leading institutions such as the Bat Yam Museum, the Haifa Museum, the First Herzliya Biennale, the Peter Kilchmann Gallery in Zurich, and the Christian Ehrentraut Project Room in Berlin.
His works are included in prestigious public and private collections around the world, including the Peter Kilchmann Collection in Zurich, the Zabludowicz Collection in London, the Fruchter Family Collection in Belgium and Israel, the Haifa Museum of Art Collection, and the Rubel Family Collection in Miami.
Exhibitions at RawArt Gallery
Education
2003, School of Visual Arts, New York
1999-2003 BFA, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023 Arthur, RawArt Gallery, Tel Aviv
2021 Being There, Raw-Gallery, Tel Aviv, curated by: Maya Bamberger, (Publication: Sofia's Book)
2018 Bill, RawArt Gallery, Tel Aviv, curated by: Leah Abir
2016 The Baloon Catcher, RawArt Gallery, Tel Aviv, curated by: Leah Abir (Catalog)
2012 Untitled Gad Zukin, Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv
2011 Confession, Gallery 39 Project Room, Tel Aviv
2009 The Vivid Eye, Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York
2007 Solo Show, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya
2007 Paintings, Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv
2004 Solo Show, Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024-2025 Masterpieces, Mishkan Museum of Art, Ein Harod, Israel, curated by: Avi Lubin
2023 THE DAY I SAW YOU: Portraits from the Amma Foundatio, Quartero Contemporary Art Museum, Mexico City
2023 Collection's Protest, RawArt Gallery, Tel Aviv
2023 Strike a Pose, Düsseldorf, Festival for Art, Fashion and Style
2022 The Collection & New Works, RawArt Gallery, Tel Aviv
2021 The Haifa Way: 70th Anniversary of Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, curated by: Dr. Kobi Ben Meir
2019 Raw Art, RawArt Gallery, Tel Aviv, curated by: Maya Bamberger
2017 Sing While You're Burning - Restless Painting from Israel, Circle 1, Berlin
2016 Open Sketchbooks No. 2, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya
2013, MoBY: Museums of Bat Yam, Bat Yam
2012 The Left Hand, The Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, curated by: Galili Shahar, Menachem Goldenberg
2010 Portraits, Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv
2009 Wild Exaggeration, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, curated by: Tami Katz-Freiman
2007 News, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa
2007 The Rear: the 1st Herzliya Biennial for Art, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya, curated by: Joshua Simon
2006 Mixed Emotions, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, curated by: Tami Katz-Freiman
2006 Figure-Five Positions, Peter Kilchmann Gallery, Zurich
2005 Sommer in Berlin, Christian Ehrentraut Project Room, Berlin
2004 Romantica, Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv
Selected Press
2023 Ouzi Zur, Closing One Eye: The Terror of Clowns, Haaretz, 7.12.23, (Heb)
2021 Ofir Hovav, A review of Boyan's solo exhibition Being There, Haaretz, 01.11.2021, (HEB)
2018 Carl Hoffman, An interview with Boyan on his solo show Bill, The Jerusalem Post, 3.3.18, (Eng)
2018 Ouzi Zur, A Review of Boyan's Solo Show, Bill, Haaretz, 13.3.18, (Heb)
2018 Shaul Setter, A Review of Boyan's Solo Exhibition, Bill, Haaretz, 21.2.18, (Heb)
Selected Publications by the Artist
2021 Sophia's Book, Tel Aviv, RawArt Gallery Press
2018 The Balloon Catcher, Tel Aviv, RawArt Gallery Press
Collections
AMMA Foundation
Haifa Museum of Art
ORS Doron Sabag
Peter Killchman Collection
Pirvate Collections
Rubell Family Collection
The Fruchter Family Collection
Zabludowicz Collection
Private collections