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Alexander Kaprichev (1945-2008) is a Bulgarian artist who has left a considerable and significant legacy comprising paintings, drawings and projects for monumental art – murals and tapestries, as well as writings revealing his reflections and attitude on life and art. His artwork, both in Bulgaria and England, is a testimony for his undeniable talent.

Born in Varna in 1945, he graduated the Second High School of Varna and then in 1975 the Academy of Arts, Sofia, in Mural painting with prof. Georgi Bogdanov and prof. Mito Ganovski. After graduating the Academy, he started as a freelance artist in one of the studios of the former factory, “Vulkan”, turned into artists’ studios centre.

During 1976 – 1978 he was elected Chair of Varna Society of Young Artists and in 1980 became Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artist. Between 1999 and 2006 he lived and worked in Great Britain joining the Independent Studios in Leicester and Birmingham. Then, in 2006 he returned to his home town of Varna with plans for new creative work and the intention to have a retrospective exhibition, which unfortunately, he could not see through due to his sudden death in 2008.

Alexander Kaprichev‘s art comprises fine art paintings and decorative-monumental works. He has left a considerable number of paintings, watercolours, drawings, etchings and projects for monumental art, murals, stained glass and tapestries. His style, if we are to define it, can be related to the lyrical abstraction and the abstract expressionism. Aleksander Kaprichev, however, drawing on the Bulgarian and world art traditions, which he has studied in depth, has created an individual and discernible style of his own.

During his lifetime, his artwork was shown at: Group exhibitions of Varna artists in Saragossa, Spain (1993), One-man show at Varna City Gallery “Boris Georgiev” in 1996, Print Biennale, Varna, 1997, 1999, Art Fair “Impression”, Plovdiv (1997, 1999); Mall Galleries, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, London, (2000) ; Annual exhibitions of Independent Studios in Great Britain (2002,2003,2004,2005).

Some of his artwork is in possession of the National Art Gallery, Varna City Gallery and private collections in Bulgaria and abroad.

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