Name, Surname: Alexander Valchev Born: 1973 in Sofia, Bulgaria, lives and works in Sofia Education: 1998 -  MFA in Sculpture, National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria; 1992 -  High School of Applied Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Selected Grants, Awards & Residences:
2009 - First Prize “Born Independent” – 100 Years Independent Bulgaria;
2008 -  Residence “CCN”, Graz, Austria;
2007 -  Honor, PHODAR Photographic Biennial, 5th edition; Pleven, Bulgaria;
2004 -  Residence “Cite Internationale Des Arts”, Paris, France;

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
 2011
“We Love The Dogs And The Dogs Love Us” - Goethe-Institut Bulgarien, Sofia, Bulgaria;
2009
“Reminiscences”- Photon Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia;
2008
“Me and My Friends” & “A Piece of Nature / Piece - Nature”- Centrum Galerie, Graz, Austria;
“Me and My Friends” & “A Piece of Nature / Piece - Nature” - Solo Exhibition in National Autumn Exhibitions, curators PhD Galina Lardeva, Krassimir Linkov, Plovdiv, Bulgaria;
"Tribute" - EIBank Art Gallery; Sofia;
2007
“Reminiscences” & “Un/Usual Suspects”- Month of Photography, Bratislava, Slovakia;
“Reminiscences”- Gallery of Contemporary Arts /Salon 77/, Nish, Serbia;
2005
“Reminiscences”- curator Stefania Yanakieva - Sofia City Art Gallery;
“Popporn”- "Irida" Art Gallery - Sofia;

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2012
Dachshund in Bulgarian Contemporary Art – curator Elena Panayotova, National Exhibition Centre for Contemporary Art, 6 Shipka Str., Sofia, Bulgaria;
2011
Digital Print – curator Ivo Bistrichki, Industrialna 11 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Re – Production – curators Alla Georgieva and Nadezda Dzhakova, Sofia Arsenal – Museum for Contemporary Art, Sofia, Bulgaria;
THE CHOICE - 43 art historians - 43 works - the project curator PhD Maria Vasileva – Sofia City Art Gallery;
2010
Renaissance Nostra / Private View art platform /- curator Maja Skerbot, guest by Gallery Jarmuschek + Partner, Berlin, Germany;
A Border Situation - Drawing in the Contemporary Art - curator  Yovo Panchev, Industrialna 11 Gallery,  Sofia, Bulgaria;
2009
PHODAR Photographic Biennial, 6th edition; Pleven, Bulgaria;
Wenn Werte Form Werden – curator Stefan Bohnenberger, supported by Goethe Institute Bulgaria;
2008
Contemporary Bulgarian Scene - curator PhD Beate Reifenscheid - Ludwig Museum im Deutschherrenhaus, Koblenz, Germany;
M-tel Awards for Contemporary Bulgarian Art "SHORTLIST 2007";
Viennafair - Courtesy Photon Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia;