Dimo Kolibarov lives and works in Pomorye, Bulgaria.  His images are heavily rooted in Surrealism, with an intense dedication to detail.

Place of Birth: Pomorye, Bulgaria

Date of Birth: 1965

Education:

1979 to 1984: Tsanko Lavrenov Secondary School of Art in Plovdiv.

1990 to 1996: Nikolay Pavlovich National Academy of Art in Sofia.

Solo exhibitions:

1993 in Ullapool, Scotland.

1996 in Graphic Art Promotion Jioften Doeyer", Belgium.

Awards:

1991 Honorary Distinction for Collages, Toronto (Canada)

1992 Award for Graphic Arts, Au Virage Gallery, Switzerland

1993 Honorary Medal, Lodz (Poland)

1994 Honorary Award, Orense (Spain)

1994 Award and Grant for Graphic Arts from the Open Society

Foundation, Sofia (Bulgaria)

Group Exhibitions:

Biennial of Graphic Arts in Varna (Bulgaria) ’89; "91; ’93; *95

Biennial of Humour and Satire in Gabrovo (Bulgaria) ’89; ’93; ‘95

Exhibition of Miniatures in Toronto (Canada) "90; ‘91

Biennial of Graphic Arts in Lodz (Poland) ’91; ’93; ‘95

Triennial of Graphic Arts in Cracow (Poland) ‘91

Triennial of Prints and Drawings in Maidanek (Poland) "91

Mini Prints Exhibition in Cadaques (Spain) ’91; ‘96

Triennial of Graphic Arts in Kochi (Japan) ‘93

Biennial of Graphic Arts in Maribor (Slovenia) ‘93

Triennial of Graphic Alts in Bitolya (Macedonia) ‘94

Biennial of Graphic Arts in Belgrade (Yugoslavia) ’94; ‘96

Biennial of Small Graphic Forms in Belgrade (Yugoslavia) ‘94

Triennial of Prints and Drawings in Vaasa (Finland) ‘93

Exhibition of Miniature Graphic Arts in Bristol (England) ‘94

Biennial of Graphic Arts in Orense (Spain) ‘94

Biennial of Graphic Arts in Ibiza (Spain) ‘94

Exhibition of Miniatures in Gomi Milanovac (Yugoslavia) "95

Biennial of Graphic Arts in Lyubliana (Slovenia) ‘95

Triennial of Graphic Arts in Sofia (Bulgaria) ‘95

Biennial of Graphic Arts in Kanagawa (Japan) ‘95

Biennial of Small Graphic Forms in Tokyo (Japan) ‘95

Has participated in representative shows of Bulgarian art in:

Portugal, Kuwait, Germany, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Korea, and elsewhere