site.btaExhibition to Mark 120th Birth Anniversary of Painter and Cartoonist Stoyan Venev

An exhibition marking 120 years since the birth of Stoyan Venev, a prominent Bulgarian painter, cartoonist and graphic artist, will be held at the National Library in Sofia from September 23 to October 23, the library said on Thursday.

Stoyan Venev was born on September 21, 1904, in Skrinyano, Kyustendil Municipality, Southwestern Bulgaria. As a high-school student in Kyustendil, he contributed cartoons to various newspapers and magazines. In 1931, he graduated in painting from the National Academy of Art in Sofia, where he studied under professors Boris Mitov and Dimitar Gyudzhenov.

Venev worked mainly as a painter. He also created many graphic art works and cartoons. The traditional lifestyle and folklore of the Bulgarians were his main themes.