Iassen Ghiuselev

Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 24 July 1964

Studies:

1985 -1990 - Academy of Fine Arts – Sofia
1978 -1983 - Art School – Sofia

Activity:

2010 – 2013 collaboration with VICENS VIVES, Barcelona, Spain
2002 – 2010 collaboration with SIMPLY READ BOOKS, Vancouver and WALKER BOOKS - London
1993 - 2002 Illustrated books for J.F.SHREIBER, Esslingen; ROWOHLT, Hamburg; AUFBAU - VERLAG, Berlin; GRIMM PRESS, Taipei
1990 - 1993 Illustrations, Book covers, Tarot cards and graphic design for different publishers and magazines in Milan, Turin and Florence
1985 - 1990 Illustrations and graphic design for some of the principle publishing houses in Sofia, as for the CONDE NAST – VANITY and VOGUE, Milan

Exhibitions:

2010 Chavdar and Iassen Ghiuselev, BCI, Prague, Chech republic
2005 Jesuitenkolleg, MIndelheim
2000 Illustrators from East Europe form 1980 – 2000, Bolzano
1996 The De Marco European Art Foundation – Edinburgh
Bologna Fair Exhibition, ’94, ’97, ’99, ’02, ’04, ‘05
Bratislava Biennale of Illustrations ’95, ’97, ‘99
Barcelona International Award of Illustration – ’94, ‘96


One-man show:

2013 Arte Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 Autumn exhibitions, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2012 BCI, Paris, France
2012 Wittgenstein house, Vienna, Austria
2011 BCI, Bratislava, Slovac republic
2011 Seasons Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 
2010 National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2008 Cibank Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2005 Storyopolis Art Gallery, Los Angeles
2003 Jakshich house gallery – Belgrade
1994 Buecherhaus, Russelsheim


Awards:

2010 Hr. G. Danov award, 2010 - best illustrated book (Alice in Wonderland) 
2004 Silver medal by society of illustrators, New York

2003 Luchs, awarded by Radio Bremen and Die Zeit - for "Don Quixote"
2002-2004 American institute of graphic art
2002 Independent publisher book award, USA
2001 Honorary diploma from Golden pen of Belgrade

2000 Luchs, awarded by radio Bremen and Die Zeit - for "Alice in Wonderland"
1997 Buchkunst foundation, Germany
1994 ’94 illustrators of the year award, Bologna
1994 Luchs , awarded by Radio Bremen and Die Zeit - for "Qeen Bee"


Adress:

58, Kniaz Boris I str., 1463, Sofia, Bulgaria
Tel./fax. +359 2 852 46 31
Cel. +359 887 219 220
mail@iassen.com
www.iassen.com