International Symposium of Sculpture in Bourgas – Bulgaria
International Symposium of Sculpture in Oronsko – Poland
International Biennial of Sculpture, Ravena, Italy
International Biennial of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Vejdi Letif Rashidov
1951 г.- 14 December – Born in Dimitrovgrad
1970
He graduated Art School of Fine Arts "Ilia Petrov" in Sofia
1978
He graduated Academy of Arts, majoring in "Sculpture" prof. D. Daskalov in Sofia
1978
Since 1978 participates in all national exhibitions in the country and abroad
Participation in international biennials and symposia
In Bulgaria and Abroad
World Arts Fair, Basel, Switzerland
Foundation Gulbikyan – Portugal
Autumn Salon – Paris
Art Salon – Abruzzo – Italy
International competition of the Prince of Monaco
World exhibition galleries FIAG – France
International Festival “Traditions and Modernity” – Moscow
International Exhibition of Arts “CALL” ART, 2014 Venice
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
In Bulgaria and Abroad
Exhibitions in the period from 1981. to 2016.
1981 –Autumn Exhibitions – Old Town, Plovdiv ,Bulgaria
1983 -International House of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
1984 -World Arts Fair, Basel, Switzerland
1985 -Drawings and Water-colors exhibition, Vivienne Gallery, Paris, France
1986 -City Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
Bulgarian Culture Centre, Warsaw, Poland
Bulgarian Culture Centre, Budapest, Hungary
Jean-Paul Villain Gallery, Paris, France
1987 -Artists House, Stara Zagora, Bulgarian
Sculptors Union, Warsaw, Poland
Braska Gallery, Cracow, Poland
Balkan Holidays, London, UK
Jean-Paul Villain Gallery, Paris, France
1988 – Art Gallery, Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
Lalit Khala Academy, New Delhi, India
Hotel Concord, Lafayette, Paris, France
1989 – Culture Center, Moscow, USSR
UNESCO, Paris, France
National Art Gallery, Erevan, Armenia
1990 – Jean-Paul Villain Gallery, Paris, France
1991 – Gorbon Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
1991 – Dossev Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
1992 -Armoni Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
Beeld Spraak Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland
L’Orologe Gallery, Paris, France
Dogenzaka Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1993 -Armoni Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
NDA Gallery, Sapporo, Japan
Belami Gallery, Kukura, Japan
Jean-Paul Villain Gallery, Paris, France
1994 -Lotus Gallery, Vienna, Austria
Katty Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Art Gallery, Izmir, Turkey
Apollonia 94, Sozopol, Bulgaria
1995 -Buiskan Gallery, Seul, Korea
Armoni Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
1996 -Jean-Paul Villain Gallery, Paris, France
Leptzige Strasse Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Art Gallery, Washington D.C., USA
1997 -Pretoria Art Museum, South Africa
1998 -National Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
National Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
1999 -Daniel Besseges, Dinnar, France
2000 -Besseges Gallery, Deauville, France
Intercontinental Gallery, Istambul, Turkey
2002 -Armoni Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
2003 г.-Art Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2005 г.-Arte Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2006 – Museum of Oscar Wilde, Dublin -Irlandiya
2007 – Berlin arts center
2002 – Armoni Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
2010 г. – Arte Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 г. – Arte Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2013 г. – Gallery “Hue”, Sofia
2014 г. – Museum of horse civilization Japan
2015 г. – Jean-Paul Villain Gallery, Paris, France
2016 г. – “Kleine galleys” – Vienna, Austria
Awards
Prizes, Awards and honors
1978 -Award for sculpture, International Symposium, Burgas, Bulgaria
Award for sculpture, National Art Exhibition, Pleven, Bulgaria
1981 – Gold Medal ”Dante Alighieri” of the Vatican, Italy
1983 – First Prize, International Biennial of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
First prize for a portrait of Boris Dimovski UBA
1985 – Honorary Gold Medal of the European Arts
Academy “For exceptional service to Humankind”, Paris, France
1987 – Second Prize and Silver Medal at the First World Triennial of Portrait in Sculpture, Gdansk, Poland
Award at the World Art Exhibition of the Prince of Monaco
1989 – Honorary Diploma of the Ministry of Culture, Armenia
Honorary Diploma for sculpture of the Art Horizonte Foundation, New York, USA
Union of Bulgarian Artists Annual Grand Prix for sculpture “Marko Markov”
1996 – Award of the Yunekura Chain, Japan
Award of Art Dialogue Association for best foreign artist, 1989 – 1996, Paris, France
2009 VERA Award at the Moscow International Festival of Art “Traditions and Contemporaneity”, Russia
2013 – Grand Prix of the International Exhibition of Contemporary Art in Venice CALL`ART, Italy
Winner of the medal “Stara Planina” with tape
Winner of the medal”Cyril and Methodius” necklace, Bulgaria
Winner of medal”Alexander Nevsky” Second degree, Russia
Winner of the medal”For Merit” First Class, Turkey
Winner of State medal”on the merits” Second degree Ukraine
Winner of the Austrian medal “Golden Cross of St. Leopold”
Gold Medal of Merit – Yerevan, Armenia
Honorary plaque of Region Lazio and Award of the International Academy “La Sponda”
Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists
Member of the Autumn Salon, Paris
Member of the European Academy of Arts – Paris
Member of the Imperial Academy – Russia
Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Honorary Professor of Beijing University of Telecommunications – China
Honorary citizen of Armenia
Honorary citizen of Sofia
Honorary citizen of Dimitrovgrad
Honorary citizen of Kardzhali
Honorary citizen of Pravets
Honorary citizen of Dulovo
Honorary citizen of Madan
Works of Vejdi Rashidov are found in almost all galleries in the country, as in many private collections and museums around the world, including:
Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia
Ludwig Foundation, Cologne, Germany
National Gallery, Erevan, Armenia
Manzu Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Korita Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Statis Museum, Otaro, Japan
Art Dialogue Foundation – Paris
Tilsen Museum, Canada
National Gallery, Ankara, Turkey, etc.
Museum of Modern Art – Palma de Mallorca
Muze’on Yisrael, Yerushalayim. Yisrael
The Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
Horse Museum ,Yokohama, Japan
Museum “Arsenal”, Venice
Sculpture Park of the Foreign Ministry of Cyprus
Foundation “Serra”
Foundation “Ketglas”
Museum “Dzintay” – Beijing, China