SHORT CV ”RESPICE FINEM” NAME - Onnik Karanfilian – O n n i k BORN - 1963 Sliven, Bulgaria. EDUCATION -1994, MFA. The National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria. AWARDS 2025, Chianciano Art Museum Award at the London Art Biennale, London, UK. 2025, Certificate of Honour at the 6th International Ex-libris Competition, Varna, Bulgaria. 2025, Second prize winner at the 6th International Ex-libris Competition, Istanbul, Turkey. 2024, Nomination for graphic art at the National Fine Art Exhibition contest - Sliven 2024. 2023, First prize for print at the National Fine Art Exhibition contest - Sliven 2023. 2023, "Sirak Skitnik" Grand prize at the National Fine Art Exhibition contest - Sliven 2023. 2021, prize winner of the National graphic contest exhibition 2021, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. 2021, award of gallery "Dyakov", Plovdiv, Bulgaria. 2019, Equal prize winner at 20th International Print Biennial - VARNA 2019 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, Nomination for graphic art from “ALLIANZ awards”, Sofia, Bulgaria. 2016, Excellent Mini-print at the 4th Guangzhou Competition, China. 2015, National Print Exhibition, Pazarjik, Bulgaria, Honorable Mention. 2011, UBA prize for graphic art, “Autumn Salon of Arts”, Sofia, Bulgaria. 2011, PRIX D‘ HONNEUR at The 4th International print competition RHMD museum, Istanbul, Turkey. 2008, FIRST Prize at The 3rd International print competition “Bridge”-RHMD museum, Istanbul,Turkey. 2008, THIRD Prize Winner at the 1st International Biennial of Prints, IMOGA Museum, Istanbul,Turkey. 2008, FISAE XXXII Ex-Libris Congress 2008-Brunovsky Certificate of Honour, Beijing, China. 2007, SPECIAL Prize winner at the second international exlibris competition-Ankara 2007, Turkey. 2007, The 5th International Triennial Exhibition of Prints, Sofia, Prize Winner of “Bulgarian artist”. 2006, SPECIAL award for the contribution to the exlibris art in Bulgaria at the National exhibition “Art of Bulgarian book” 2006, Honorable mention, “Tabula rasa”, Istanbul, Turkey. 2004, SPECIAL Prize winner at the First F.I.S.A.E Exlibris competition, Geneva, Switzerland. 2002, Awarded for competition of UBA, Sofia, “Cite International des Art”, Paris. 2002, GRAND PRIZE for small-sized prints competition, Nish, Yugoslavia. 2001, SECOND Prize Winner of the section Ex libris at the Vth European Biennial of Engraving, Acqui Terme, Italy. 1999, INTERNATIONAL PRIZE WINNER for Realistic Art at the International Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria from Dr. Philipp Maurer “KLEINE GALERIE”, Vienna, Austria. 1998, The 2-nd International Triennial Exhibition of Prints, awarded from ”INTERART” Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria. 1997, INTERNATIONAL AWARD of ”ART DIALOGUE ” foundation, Paris, France. 1993, SECOND Prize Winner of Gallery ”AU VIRAGE”, Switzerland. 1988, The ”Ecology” show, SECOND prize Winner, National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria. OTHER INFORMATION 2023 – Musagena publishing, bilingual "The rope-dancing Homo Ludens" Onnik Karanfilian - "Golden Lion" nomination for Literary Awards by Association of Bulgarian Publishers, 2023. 2013 – Bloomsbury publishing, London UK - „Printmaking Off the Beaten Track”, Richard Noyce. 2006 – „Contemporary International Ex-libris Artists”, Artur Mario da Mota Miranda, Portugal. 2002 – Founder of the First International Exlibris Biennial in Bulgaria. 2002 – Founder and editor of the first Bulgarian journal for Ex libris. 1998 – Teaching of computer design at the National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria. 1997 – Teacher at the printing workshop in Berlin, Germany. In 1995 he introduced the first fully digital work for Bulgaria "Adam and Eve from 20th century", printed on handmade paper Magnani in an extremely limited edition. 1993/4 -His master work for MFA is the first in the history of Bulgarian graphic combines computer graphics with classic print. Prints had been exhibited: Museu D’Art de Sabadell in Barcelona. Museu del Suro, Palafrugell in Girona.Capella de Sant Joan, Vilafranca del Penedes in Barcelona, Hankyu Department Store in Osaka. Gallery Oishi, Gallery Fukuda, Palus in Fukuoka.Daimaru Dept. Store in Kochi, etc. Works to be found in private collections in Japan, Canada, Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Czech Republic, South Africa, Slovak Republic, Belgium, Switzerland, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Denmark, Nederland, France, Hungary, China, Poland, Austria, Romania, South Corea and United States. His works are in collections of “Schreiner” Museum in Germany, IMOGA Museum and RHMD Museum in Turkey, Sofia Art Gallery, National Museum of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria, National Palace of Culture-Sofia, Collection ”ART DIALOGUE ” foundation- Paris, France as well as collections of biennials and triennials in Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Turkey, Portugal, Romania and Bulgaria.