Kiril Bozhkilov

Kiril Bozhkilov (born 1949 in Sandansky) works in the fields of satirical drawing, caricature and naif painting. His colorful artworks radiate joy which makes the day look happier. He is a regular participant in national and international exhibitions and plein-airs of caricature and painting. His artworks may be found in the collection of the world’s biggest House of Humor and Satire in Gabrovo and in numerous private galleries in Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, England, France, Germany, USA, Korea. His colorful canvases adorn the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Embassies in Bulgaria, the National Palace of Culture, the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The artist is a regular participant in the exhibition-contest “Umuri Shimbun” – Tokio, as well as in plein-airs. Held numerous one-man shows in Bulgaria – in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Blagoevgrad, and one in Poland. Obtained many awards: 1986, Pernik, Second Prize in Caricature; 2000, Sofia, First Prize for Painting and Satire; 2001, Istanbul, Turkey, First Prize; 2003, Strumitsa, Macedonia.