Ivan Chakyrov
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Ivan Chakarov was born on March 20, 1971, in Plovdiv. He completed his secondary education at the National High School of Stage and Film Design (NGSEI) in Plovdiv and graduated from the National Academy of Art in Sofia in 2002, specializing in Painting under Professor Teofan Sokerov. He works in the field of painting. He is the recipient of two first prizes for a painting study at the "Marin Usta Genov" academic competition (2000 and 2001) and the Painting Award from the Association of Plovdiv Artists (2017 and 2023). Since 2007, he has been teaching painting and drawing at the NGSEI in Plovdiv. He has held over 17 solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Bulgaria and abroad. He lives and works in Plovdiv.