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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.

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 Strike a Pose, Düsseldorf, Festival for Art, Fashion and Style

2023 THE DAY I SAW YOU: Portraits from the Amma Foundatio, Quartero Contemporary Art Museum, Mexico City

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