Iliya Zhelev

Iliya Zhelev, also written as Илия Желев, born 1961 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, is a famous Eastern European painter.

Life

Iliya Zhelev, a European artist, was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in 1961. Throughout his career he has become iconic in his home country and well-known on an international level. His work has become popular in Germany through numerous successful solo exhibitions in galleries throughout the country. In 2005 EnBW, a large power supply company, sponsored an exhibition of his work. Zhelev's paintings are owned by the National Art Gallery Sofia, various private and state galleries and private collections in Germany, United States, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden United Arab Emirates, UK, Austria, Greece, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Russia and Israel. Zhelev's influences include the artists Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and Joan Miró. His paintings and collages are recognizable because of the unique style he employs. Zhelev fills his canvases with colorful and symbolically-rich squares in different formations, making his paintings stand out with their vibrancy and richness of expressiveness.

Selected exhibitions

2020 Chagall and Zhelev, Mensing Gallery, Konstanz, Germany
2019 Mensing Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
Galerie Meisterstück, Nurnberg,Germany
Galerie Kunststücke, Munich, Germany
2018 Bilder König Gallery, Darmstadt,Germany
2017 Haus der Kunst Gallery, Andreas Lendl, Graz, Austria
Mensing Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Mensing Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
Mensing Gallery, Hannover, Germany
Cameo Kunsthandel Gallery, Heilbronn, Germany
Cameo Kunsthandel Gallery, Mannheim, Germany
2016 Mensing Gallery, Konstanz, Germany
Galerie Meisterstück, Nuremberg, Germany
2015 Mensing Gallery, Hannover, Germany
Mensing Gallery, Hamm, Germany
2014 Haus der Kunst Gallery, Andreas Lendl, Graz, Austria
Cameo Kunsthandel Gallery, Heilbronn, Germany
Cameo Kunsthandel Gallery, Mannheim, Germany
2013 Mensing Gallery, Konstanz, Germany
Mensing Gallery, Munich, Germany
2012 Chagall and Zhelev, Mensing Gallery, Hamburg
Gallery Haus der Gemalde, Nurnberg, Germany
Chagall and Zhelev, Mensing Gallery, Berlin
Gallery Aspect, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Gallery Prat, Linz, Austria
Haus der Gemälde, Nuremberg, Germany
2011 Mensing Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Mensing Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany
Gallery Burger, Munich, Germany
Von Poll Gallery, Gruenwald, Germany
2010 Anquin's Gallery, Reus, Barcelona, Spain
Gallery Aspect, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2009 Mensing Gallery, Baden-Baden, Germany
Mensing Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
Mensing Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany
Tuyap Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
Mensing Gallery, Hannover, Germany
Mensing Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Mensing Gallery, Hamm-Rhynern, Germany
2008 Mensing Gallery, Hannover, Germany
Mensing Gallery, Konstanz, Germany
Mensing Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
Valor Sanat Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
Art International Zurich, Switzerland
2007 Valor Sanat Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
Kersten Art Gallery, Brunnthal, Germany
Gallery Burger, Munich, Germany
Art Bodensee, Dornbirn, Austria
Rapp Art Gallery, Wil, Switzerland
Tuyap Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
St’art 2006, Strasbourg, France
2006 Schortgen Gallery, Luxemburg
Kuhn Gallery, Liliental, Germany
Kuhn Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Aspect Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Mensing Gallery, Hannover, Germany
Mensing Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany
Mensing Gallery, Hamm-Rhynern, Germany
St’art 2006, Strasbourg, France
2005 EnBW Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany
Gallery Burger, Munich, Germany
2004 Schortgen Gallery, Luxemburg
2003 Gallery Prannerstrasse, Munich, Germany
Milenio Gallery, Venice, Italia
2002 Art Fair Frankfurt, Germany
2001 Prannerstrasse, Munich, Germany
2000 Hirnickel Art Gallery, Bad Kissingen, Germany
Art Fair Frankfurt, Germany
1999 Galerie in der Prannerstrasse, Munich, Germany
1998 Europ' Art, Astra Art Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
Rathaus, Brühl, Germany
1997 Galerie in der Prannerstrasse, Munich, Germany
Kersten Art Gallery, Brunnthal, Germany
1996 Hirnickel Art Gallery, Bad Kissingen, Germany
Cebit Hanover, Germany
1995 Galerie in der Prannerstrasse, Munich, Germany
1994 Art Fair Frankfurt, Germany
1993 Galerie in der Prannerstrasse, Munich, Germany

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