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.
