Boyan
Born 1975 in Bulgaria, emigrated to Israel in 1997, lives and works in Bulgaria and Israel.
Working predominantly in painting, Boyan focuses on real and fantastic characters, while his painterly work virtuously skips between various genres and styles. Boyan graduated from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem in 2003. He has had solo shows at Andrea Meislin Gallery in New York, Gallery 39 and Sommer Contemporary Art Gallery in Tel Aviv, as well as in The Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art. Boyan's work has been exhibited in various group exhibitions in venues such as MoBY (Museums of Bat Yam), The Haifa Museum of Art, The 1st Herzliya Biennial, Peter Kilchmann Gallery in Zurich, and Christian Ehrentraut Project Room in Berlin. His works can be found in public and private collections, including the Peter Killchman Collection in Zurich, The Zablodovich 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
Solo Exhibitions
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
2023 THE DAY I SAW YOU: Portraits from the Amma Foundatio, Quartero Contemporary Art Museum, Mexico City
2023 Strike a Pose, Düsseldorf, Festival for Art, Fashion and Style
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
2010 Portraits, Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv
2009 Wild Exaggeration, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa
2007 News, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa
2007 The Back: the 1st Herzliya Biennial for Art, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya
2006 Figure-Five Positions, Peter Kilchmann Gallery, Zurich
2006 Mixed Emotions, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa
2005 Sommer in Berlin, Christian Ehrentraut Project Room, Berlin
2004 Romantica, Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv
Selected Press
2023 Uzi Tzur, A review of Boyan's solo exhibition Being Arthur, 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
Rubel Family
The Fruchter Family Collection
Zablodovich
Private collections