About Ivan Minekov

Internationally renowned sculptor Ivan Minekov, represented by Lantern Art Gallery London, has been described as ’a contemporary master of modernism, in its multitude of styles’ (Claudia Moscovici). Born in Bulgaria, Ivan is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts Nicolae Grigorescu in Bucharest, Romania. A student of Paul Vasilesku, Ivan Minekov quickly distinguished himself throughout Eastern Europe in the domain of sculpture. In 2010 he was appointed Director of the School of Fine Arts in Sofia. Minekov has undertaken many international commissions including a bust of Dimitar Peshev for the Council of Europe, a portrait of Professor Denton Cooley, founder of the Texas Heart Institute, and many others. His work was exhibited at the European Parliament in Brussels in April 2012 and the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in London in October 2012.