GAUDENZ B. RUF

Award Winners

In 2010, the members of the jury
for the “Gaudenz B. Ruf Award” are:

Lórànd Hegyi, St.Etienne, France
Pravdoliub Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria
Vessela Nozharova, Sofia, Bulgaria
Darko Senekovic, Sofia, Switzerland
Maria Vassileva, Sofia, Bulgaria and

Gaudenz B. Ruf, Zurich, Switzerland

At their meeting in May 2010, the jury selected the following candidates to be included in the Shortlist 2010:

Young Artists:

Velizar Dimchev, Plovdiv
Kaloyan Iliev-Kokimoto, Varna
Kristina Irobalieva, Sofia/Geneva
Luiza Margan, Sofia/Vienna
Peter Mintchev, Varna
Stela Vasileva, Sofia


Advanced Artists:

Galab Galabov, Sofia
Ivan Kostolov, Plovdiv
Daniela Kostova, New York
Vladimir Mitrev, Sofia/Berlin
Dessislawa Morozowa, Sofia
Ivan Moudov, Sofia
Orlin Nedelchev, Varna
Simeon Simeonov, Sofia
Valentin Stefanov and Nina Kovacheva, Sofia/Paris
Simeon Stoilov, Sofia


The selected artists are invited to participate in an exhibition at the Gallery “Rayko Aleksiev” in Sofia, which will open on 4th October 2010.


In 2009, the shortlisted artists were:

Young Artists:

Stefania Batoeva, Sofia/London
Vikenti Komitski, Sofia
Lazar Lyutakov, Pazardzhik/Vienna
Kamen Stoyanov, Ruse/Vienna
Kosta Tonev, Plovdiv/Vienna
Mihaela Vlasseva, Sofia


Advanced Artists:

Rada Bukova, Sofia/Paris
Boryana Dragoeva Rossa, Sofia/New York
Nina Kovacheva, Sofia/Paris
Nadezhda Oleg Lyahova, Sofia
Boris Missirkov and Georgi Bogdanov, Sofia
Milko Pavlov, Sofia/Berlin
Samuil Stoyanov, Dobrich
Dan Tenev, Dimitrovgrad
Borjana Ventzislavova, Sofia/Vienna


The selected artists were invited to participate in an exhibition at the Gallery "Rayko Aleksiev", which opened on 2nd November 2009.

You can download here their CVs and pictures of selected works as they appear in the catalogue.

On 2nd November 2009, the winners of the Gaudenz B. Ruf Award 2009 were announced. They are:

- category "Young Artists" - Stefania Batoeva
- category "Advanced Artists" - Nadezhda Oleg Lyahova



In 2008, the shortlisted artists were:

Young Artists:

Dimitar Genchev, Sofia
Stanimir Genov, Sofia
Ivaylo Hristov, Sofia
Nikola Mihov, Sofia
Bora Petkova, Sofia
Jelko Terziev, Sofia
Deyan Yanev, Sofia


Advanced Artists:

Mariela Gemisheva, Sofia
David Heywood, Plovdiv
Ivan Kostolov, Plovdiv
Natasha Kupova, Plovdiv
Ilian Lalev, Sofia
Todor Lambov, Sofia
Theodor Liho, Sofia
Adelina Popnedeleva, Sofia
Peter Tzanev, Sofia

The selected artists were invited to participate in an exhibition at the Sofia City Art Gallery, which opened on 9th October 2008.


You can download here their CVs and pictures of selected works as they appear in the catalogue.

On 9th October 2008 the winners of the Gaudenz B. Ruf Award 2008 were announced. They are:

- category "Young Artists" - Bora Petkova
- category "Advanced Artists" - Adelina Popnedeleva



In 2007, the shortlisted artists were:

Young Artists:

Svetozara Alexandrova, Stara Zagora
Georgi Georgiev - Jorras, Sofia
Nadezhda Karapencheva, Sofia
Ivan Moudov, Sofia
Bora Petkova, Sofia
Samuil Stoyanov, Dobrich
Violeta Tanova, Sofia
Stela Vasileva, Sofia
Borjana Ventsislavova, Sofia


Advanced Artists:

Alla Georgieva, Sofia
Pravdoliub Ivanov, Sofia
Nikolay Koliazov, Stara Zagora
Emil Mirazchiev, Plovdiv
Kiril Prashkov, Sofia
Kalin Serapionov, Sofia
Vasko Slavkov, Sofia
Simeon Stoilov, Sofia
Dan Tenev, Dimitrovgrad
Krassimir Terziev, Sofia
Alexander Valchev, Sofia

The selected artists were invited to participate in an exhibition at the Sofia Art Gallery, which opened on 18th October 2007.

You can download here their CVs and pictures of selected works as they appear in the catalogue.

On 18th October 2007 the winners of the Gaudenz B. Ruf Award 2007 were announced. They are:

- category "Young Artists" - Svetozara Alexandrova
- category "Advanced Artists" - Krassimir Terziev