Neno Belchev

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Neno Belchev was born in 1971 in Varna, Bulgaria. Lives and works in Varna. He graduated in Mural Painting from the National Academy of Art in Sofia, Bulgaria. Works in the fields of video art, performance, installation, sculpture, new media as well as independent curator. He is one of the founders of the Videoholica International Video Art Festival in Varna, Bulgaria. He has participated in a wide range of solo and group, national and international exhibitions. He has been awarded artist in residence grants (AIR) in Russia, China, Japan and Portugal and awards from international video and film festivals in Russia, the Netherland and Austria. Among his most important international participations are: National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Saint Petersburg, Russia (2011); White Box Gallery, New York, USA (2010); Apexart, New York, USA (2010); He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China (2009); Wichita Falls Museum, Texas, USA (2009); Today Art Museum, Beijing, China (2008); Moerenuma Koen Hidamari Museum, Sapporo, Japan (2007) and many others. His works are possession of the He Xiangning Art Museum (Shenzhen, China), SAMCA – Sofia Museum for Contemporary Art (Bulgaria), Varna City Gallery (Bulgaria), private collections in UK, Japan, Canada, Spain, Ukraine and more.