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Gheorghi Filin
1953	Born in Sofia, Bulgaria
1972	Graduated from Art High School, Sofia, Bulgaria
1979	Graduated with Master of Arts, National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
1979 – 1994	Professor of Sculpture, National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
1993	Study Grant on Marble Sculpturing Techniques, Academy of Fine Arts, Carrara, Italy
1998	Graduated with Art Diploma, Academy of Fine Arts, Carrara, Italy
2000	Professor of Sculpture, Academy of Fine Arts, Carrara, Italy
	Presently living and working in Carrara, Italy
Selected Awards & Honors
2001	Prize of Italy, 1st Prize, Capraia, Firentina, Italy Prize of Florence, Silver Award, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy
2000	Prize of Italy, 1st Prize, Certaldo. Florence, Italy
1999	Bronze Award, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy
1998	Etruriate ‘98, 1st Prize, International Exhibition, Venturina, Italy Grlla d’Ora ‘98, 1st Prize for Sculpture, Venegazzu , Italy
1997	Premio Parmarte ’97, 1st Prize, Montmartre Gallery, Parma, Italy Great Prize of Public, International Symposium of Sculpture, Montbrison, France
1995	1st Prize, International Symposium of Sculpture, Montbrison, France
1988	2rd Prize, International Symposium of Sculpture, Fanano, Italy
Selected Public Collections
2019	Web of Dreams, Desert Sculpture Park, Minqin, China
2016	Tide Wonders, Tide Wonders International Sculpture Park, Haining, China Under Full Sails, Yang Hu Wetland Park, Changsha, China
2015	White Galaxy, Fuzhou Huahai Park, Fuzhou, China Venus, BenQ Foundation, Hsinchu, Taiwan Echo of the Ancient, Kunstwerk Carlshutte Sculpture Park, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2014	Sails, Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, Nanjing, China A Burst of Energy, Baiguo Mountain Forest Park, Qingdao, China
2012	Venus, Kunstwerk Carlshutte Sculpture Park, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2011	Balance Creation, BenQ Foundation, Hsinchu, Taiwan Voyager, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Run Like the Wind, Wuhu Sculpture Park, Wuhu, China
2010	Sunshine, Taizhou Citizen Plazea, Taizhou, China Sailing in the Desert, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2009	In My Image and Form, Litzendof Cycle Park, Bamberg, Germany
2006	Mermaid, Shanghai Sculpture Park, Shanghai, China
2004	Flight Into the Infinite, Shanghai Sculpture Park, Shanghai, China
2000	Flying on the Water, Yuzi Paradise Sculpture Park, Guilin, China
1999	Mermaid, Hualien County Cultural Affairs Bureau, Hualien, Taiwan