ILIAN SAVKOV - Bulgaria

Born March 11, 1961 in Kritchim, Plovdiv county - Bulgaria. 1980 graduated from the English Language School in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Working cartoons and painting.
Presently working as editorial cartoonist of “Standart Bulgaria” daily newspaper.
President of Cartoonists Rights Network Bulgaria.
Awards in cartoon contests:
 
Vucje – Serbia: Diploma
MAIL ART, Sofia – Bulgaria: Grand Prize
Skopje – Macedonia: Third Prize
Yomiuri, Tokyo - Japan: Hounourable Mention
"IN VINO VERITAS", Sofia - Bulgaria; Special Prize
Razgrad - Bulgaria: Special Prize
Bjelovar - Croatia: Special Prize
Moscow – Russia: First Prize
Zemun - Serbia: Special Prize
Taipei, Taiwan: Special Prize
Hurriyet, Ankara - Turkey: Award of Success
Razgrad - Bulgaria: Second Prize
Nasreddin Hodja, Ankara - Turkey: Grand Prize
Nasreddin Hodja, Ankara - Turkey: Honorary Plaque of Nazim
Hikmet Foundation
Yomiuri, Tokyo - Japan: Excellent Award
Hokkaido - Japan: Rotring Prize
Trento, Italy: Fabriano Prize
Painting Solo Shows
Bulgarian Cultural Institute- Warsaw, Poland
Classics of Fine Arts Gallary, Plovdiv - Bulgaria
Artea Center, Varna - Bulgaria
Art Toro Gallery, Plovdiv - Bulgaria
Boyadjiev Gallery, Bourgas - Bulgaria
Foyles Gallery, London-UK
Bulgarian Embassy, London - UK
Participation in Art Colonies
Zemun - Serbia, Snezhanka, Sozopol - Bulgaria
Cartoons and paintings by Ilian Savkov are in private and public collections in the UK, USA, Japan, Serbia, Romania, Turkey, Italy and Bulgaria.