Ivan Milushev

Born in 1956 in Blagoevrad. In 1975 he graduated from the High School of Fine Arts in Sofia and in 1981 from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, specializing in Illustration. He has held over 50 solo exhibitions and has participated in numerous group exhibitions both in Bulgaria and abroad. Since 2013, he has been the Director of the City Art Gallery in Blagoevgrad. Winner of numerous prestigious national and international awards for his work. He has been included in "2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century" by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK. His works are held in the public collections of the National Art Gallery - Sofia, Bulgaria; the Ludwig Collection - Vienna, Austria; the Library of Congress – Washington, USA.