Prof. Greddy Assa

Born in 1954 Pleven, Bulgaria

1982 Graduated Mural painting in the University "St. St. Cyril and Methodius "in
since 1985 member of the UBA

Delegate with Andrei Daniel, Bozhidar Boyadzhiev, Vihroni Popnedelev, Nedko Solakov and Philip Zidarov in the informal group "The City", established in 1985

1992 - 1997 Lecturer in Painting Department in "Textiles" at the Faculty of Applied Arts at the National Fine Arts Academy
1997- 2003 Associate Professor in the Department of Painting "Textiles" at National Fine Arts Academy

2003 Professor in the Department of "Fashion design" at the National Fine Arts Academy

2000-2004 Vice-rector of the National Fine Arts Academy, responsible for international activities in the period
2000-2004 Deputy Chairman of the Culture Fund for the Ministry of the Culture

1999-2007 Vice-president of the National Found Culture
2005 to 2010 Member of the Higher Attestation Commission of Fine Arts and Art Studies at the Council of ministers
1999 – 2011 Head of Department "Fashion design" to the National Fine Arts Academy

since 2010 Executive Director of the National Endowment Fund 13 Centuries Bulgaria


Selected Solo Exhibitions  

2015 "Crossing the desert", BCI - London, 29.01. - 12.02. 2015

2014 "Landskape over the years", Gallery Finesse, Sofia

2014 "Islands on the Island", EBRD - LONDON, UK.

2014 "60 Steps to the Studio", paintings and art instalation, Astry Gallery, Sofia

2014 "Through the Desert", Paintings, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia


2013 The Magic of Color, Haus am der Redoute, Bonn, Germany
2012 The Bird, Astry Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2011 Iceland, my Utopia, Rakursi Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2011 Yemaya, Gallery Raiko Aleksiev, Sofia, Bulgaria
2010 White Jump, Rakursi Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 Greddy, Houben, Koichev, Modern Art Gallery, Sofia
2012 The Studio. Muses and Models, Rakursi Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2011 Bond of Generation, 54th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
2005 - 2010 The Forth Beijing International Art Biennale, China

Bibliography and filmography

2014 - Film for Vladimir Dimitrov - Maystora, Bulgarian National Television, creative project consultant Greddy Assa - http://bnt.bg/predavanyia/umno-selo/umno-selo-29-mart-2014-vladimir-dimitrov-majstora-prezarezhdane

2010  Cubassa, documentary of French cineaste Patrick Sandrin

2009  Balkan Crossroad of Cultures, bilingual book with watercolours with introductions by Prof. Tchavdar Popov and Prof. Valeri Stephanov, Publishing House Faber

2004  The Body is Not a Pipe, trilingual book with drawings and introduction by Prof. Valeri Stephanov, Publishing House Anubis.

          The Other Globe, film-portrait, by Vladimir Lutzkanov, producer the Bulgarian National Television, Grand prix at the Festival the Eight Muse, selected for FIPA - International Festival of Audiovisoual Programs, Biarritz (2005) and FAMA FEST 2005, Portugal  - http://vbox7.com/play:m40b2b14f3

Autobiographical, bilingual catalogue for the exposition in the National Art Gallery, Sofia, K+K

2001  Inner spaces, bilingual vcatalogue of the exposition at Raiko Alexiev Gallery with introduction by Ivan Krastev, Sofia, K+K.