Jacko Vassilev Art and Press Photographer
Born: 1951 in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Publications
World
Literature Today, Oklahoma USA,
2013
Der Zuddeutsche
Zietung, Greenpeace Magazines,
Germany, 1998
Le Monde Magazine- Special Edition Photography, Paris,
2006
Harper's Magazine, USA, 2005
944 Magazine, Los Angeles, California, 2005
The Bulgarians, Photography
Book, published by Contrejour Paris, France, 1994
Healing Environments Magazine, Paulo Alto, California, 2002
Photographers
International, Taipei, Taiwan,
2000
Tolerance- Book
of UNESCO, France, 1995
IC Sabato, Italy
Il Venerdy, Italy
Profile Magazine, Austria
Wiener Magazine,
Austria
Album of the City of
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Many other
publications in Moldova, Cyprus, Japan, Russia, Hungury, Taiwan, USA,
France.
Portfolios Exclusively Sold
International Center of Photography, New York, NY, USA
European Center of Photography, Paris, FRANCE
Gallerie du Chateau d'Eau, Toulouse, FRANCE
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin,
USA
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Creative Center for Photography, Tucson, Arizona, USA
University of Colorado,
Room for rare books and rare prints, Boulder, USA
The Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
The John G. Black Center for the Arts, Michigan City, Indiana, USA
The Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
Solo Exhibitions
2015-2018
Mary Praytor Gallery, Greenville SC
Lost Art Gallery, St.Augustine FL
Revealed Art Gallery, Charleston SC
Gallery Sur, Carmel ,CA.
Poetica Art&Antiques, San Francisco CA
Scott Edwards Photography studio& Gallery, New Orleans LA
Sappari design Inc, Whitefish MT
Pony up design and antiques space, Whitefish MT
Gallery on Main, Somerville NJ
Scott Lyall man boutique, Sonoma CA
2010-2014
Verve
Gallery; Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Scott Edwards Photography Studio and
Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Levin Gallery, Monterey, California, USA
Siglo Moderno, Los Angeles, California, USA
45 Degree Gallery, Colorado
springs, Colorado, USA
Wanderlust Decor, Portsmouth, NH, USA
Gold Smite Gallery, Boot bay harbor,
Maine, USA
Duck trap Bay Trading Company, Camden, Maine, USA
Design Domaine Gallery, Bernardsville, New Jersey, USA
2009-2010
Gallery
Matignon 32,Paris, France
Byron Cohen
Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Verve Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Lyons Share Gallery, Fairhope, Alabama, USA
2007-2008
Textures Gallery and Robert Rowan, Scottsdale,
Arizona, USA
Guy Flichy Gallery,
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Gallery Sur,
Carmel, California, USA
Milford Gallery,
Rockland, Maine, USA
The Mark Fine Art Gallery and Studio, Stuart, Florida, USA
Carlton Dailey 20th Century, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
2005-2006
"En Francais sous
l'image" Sympathetic Photo Expo with Space EDF Electra, Paris, France
"Bulgaria, Ground of Europe", Museum of Art Schools – Mancel
Gallery, Caen, France
Kaeti Bailie Gallery, Sonoma, California, USA
Crossroads Fine Art Gallery, Bryson City, North Carolina, USA
The Mark Fine Art Gallery and Studio, Stuart, Florida, USA
Carlton Dailey 20th Century, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
2003-2004
International Photography Fair, West Palm
Beach, Florida, USA
International Art & Antique Fair, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Holden Luntz Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Kent Gallery, Key West, Florida, USA
Minerva Gallery, Ashville, North Carolina, USA
Water Tower Gallery, Mendocino, California, USA
Mary Praytor Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Boi's of New Hope Art Gallery, New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA
Pluff Mudd Gallery, Bluffton, South Carolina, USA
2001-2002
Center of Photography, Graduate School of
Journalism, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Kent Gallery, Key West, Florida, USA
Holden Luntz 20th-Century Master Photography, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
1999-2000
Irving Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Newchoff Gallery, New York, New York, USA
International Art Festival, Caracas, Venezuela, USA
Art International Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Photographs Do Not Bend, Dallas, Texas, USA
LMS Fine Art and antiques, specializing in Russian Art, New Orleans, Louisiana,
USA
DAHL Art Center, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
Mary Praytor Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1998
Irving Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
The Photography Center of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Mary Prator Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1997
West Side Book Shop, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Bohemia
Gallery, Savanna, Georgia, USA
The Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, Colorado, USA
The
John G. Black Center for the Arts, Michigan City, Indiana, USA
Irving Galleries, Palm Beach,
Florida, USA
1996
Portraits of America Gallery, Democratic National
Convention, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Santa Fe Picture Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Gallerie du Chateau d'Eau, Toulouse, France
Paris
Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA
Ceska
Republica, Bruno, Czech Republic
Ceska
Republica, Olomoun, Czech Republic
Silverwood Gallery, Vashon Island, Washington, USA
7916 Beverly
Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA
"Pollution of Bulgaria", Thessaloniki, Greece
"Progress and Disgrace in France," sponsored by the French Cultural
Center, French Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria
1994
"Poverty in Bulgaria," sponsored by Tourista, Corsica, France
"Portraits of Bulgarians," sponsored by Tourista, La Plane-Montalbert,
France
"Human
Photography," sponsored by Tourista, Morzine, France
"Human
Photography," sponsored by Tourista, Grenoble, France
"Human
Photography," sponsored by Tourista, Paris, France
"Human Photography," sponsored by Tourista, Balaruc-Les Bains, France
"Human
Photography," International Week of Photography, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
"Environmental Problems of Bulgaria", Montana, Bulgaria
"Environmental
Problems of Bulgaria", Vidin, Bulgaria
"The
Bulgarians," Gallery Contrejour, Paris, France
"Human Photography from Bulgaria," Oklahoma City Hall of Fame and
Museum, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, USA
1993
"Environmental Problems of
Bulgaria," Council of Europe 93, in association with Ecoglasnost Bulgaria
and the Bulgarian Parliament, Strasbourg,
France
"Architecture of Bulgaria, Paphos, Cyprus
"From
Peasants to Presents - Portraits from Racovitca", Racovitca, Bulgaria
"How to Save Bulgaria (Ecology)," French Cultural Center, French
Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria
"Pollution in Bulgaria", Velingrad, Bulgaria
"Environmental Problems in Bulgaria", Plovdiv, Bulgaria
"Pollution and its Results
on People", Assenovgrad, Bulgaria
"See Us, Know Us, Pray For Us...," Social Photography, Abilene, Texas,
USA
"Ecological Problems in Bulgaria," City Hall,
Kardjali, Bulgaria
"Environmental Problems in Bulgaria," European Bank, London, England
"Pollution in Bulgaria," 44th Session of the Council of Europe,
Strasbourg, France
"Festival of Francophone Countires", French Cultural Center, French
Embassy in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
"Environmental Problems in Bulgaria", USA Regional Environmental,Center of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
1991
"The Bulgarians", Oklahoma, USA
"Abandoned," Social Photography, Oklahoma, USA
"Countryside of Bulgaria and POrtraits," Social Photography, USA
"Bulgaria - Everyday Life of Bulgarians", Limassol, Cyprus
1990
"Bulgarians as Bulgarians," Social Photography, Limassol, Cyprus
"Poverty in Bulgaria, social Photography, Union of Democratic Forces,
Bulgaria
"Modern Photography," Gallery of the magazine Woman Today,
Sofia, Bulgaria
"Moments in Bulgaria," United Trade Union for a United World, Italy
1989
"Celebrating 150 Years of Photography," Trade Union Gallery, Sofia,
Bulgaria
"Modern Photography," City Hall, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
"Working Days of Electro Workers in Bulgaria",
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
"Portraits of Bulgarian Women," Social Photography, Stara Zagora,
Bulgaria
1988
"Child's Moments of Choir
Antoniano," from the town of Bologna Italy, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
"Child's Moments of Choir Antoniano", Bologna, Italy
"The Life of Poor People," Social Photography, City Hall, Stara
Zagora, Bulgaria
"Nude
figures," Trade Union Hall, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
"Bulgarian Village Architecture", Sofia, Bulgaria
1987
"Social Problems of People Living in
Misery," Theme Photography, Sofia, Bulgaria
"Bulgarian Countryside", Sofia, Bulgaria
1986
"Towns and Villages in
Bulgaria", Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
"Portraits of Bulgarians," Social Photography, Yambol, Bulgaria
1985
"Everyday Life in Bulgaria -
People," Festival of Photography, Oasis, Bulgaria
1983
"Sport in Bulgaria", Stara
Zagora, Bulgaria
"Fine Art Photography & Modern Photography,"
Trade Union Gallery Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
"The Hard Life of People in Bulgaria & Roman
Gypsies," Social Photography, Gallery of Medical Workers, Plovdiv
Awards and competitions
1990
"Social Photography", Sofia University, Bulgaria (Diploma)
1989
Bienale of Bulgarian Photography, Sofia, Bulgaria (Diploma)
Natioal Photography
Competition, "Bulgaria - Past and Present", Shumen, Bulgaria (Special
Prize)
1988
"EOS" Nude/Body, Bourgas, Bulgaria (Special Award with Diploma)
1987
Bienale of Bulgarian Photography (Color Slides)(Diploma)
Bienale of BW and
Color Photography (Diploma)
National Photography
Competition - "Working Man" (Diploma)
1986
National Salon of Art Photography on Stage (Diploma)
National Experimental
Photography Salon, Sofia, Bulgaria (Diploma)
National
Photography Exhibition, Sofia, Bulgaria (Third Prize)
1984, 1985, 1986
National Competition of Art Photography, Bulgaria
1984, 1985, 1986
Gold Medals
1985
Humor Photography, Sopot (Second Prize)
Bienale of Bulgarian
Photography, Color Slides (Diploma)
National Photography
Competition, Bulgaria - "Bulgaria: Past and Present" (Diploma)
1984
"Bulgaria in My Heart", Plovdiv (Second Prize)
"Nude/Body", Bourgas, (Diploma)
1983
Bienale of Art Photography (Diploma)
Bienale of Bulgarian Photography (Diploma)
Eous Gallery - "Nude
Body", Bourgas (Third Prize)
1989
National Competition of the Newspaper Shipka (First
Prize)
1987
International Photography Plenary, Smolian, Bulgaria (Diploma)
National
Photography Plenary, Kazanluk, Bulgaria (Special Prize)
1986
National Photography Plenary, Silistra, Bulgaria (First
Prize)
National
Photography Plenary, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
International Plenary of Advertising
Photography, Smolian, Bulgaria (Diploma)
National Photography Plenary, Sofia, Bulgaria
(Second Prize)
National
Competition Plenary, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
1985
National Photography Plenary, Veilko Turnovo, Bulgaria
(Diploma)
National Photography Plenary, Silistra, Bulgaria (First Prize)
International
Blitz Competition, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (Diploma)
International
Photography Plenary, Oasis, Bulgaria (Third Prize)
1984
National
Photography Plenary, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria (First Prize)
National
Photography Plenary, Veilko Turnovo, Bulgaria (Special Prize)
Group exhibitions
2019 - 2023
Happy Girl Wine Co,Vero Bach, FL
LostArt Gallery,St .Augustine, FL
Revealed art Gallery ,Charleston, SC
Gallery 270,Westwood, NJ
Mary Praytor Gallery,Greenville, SC
Holden Luntz Gallery ,Palm Bach, FL
Simply Paris;Melbourne, FL