Born: 1943 in village Malomir, Yambol district, Bulgaria.

Education: 1970 - "Illustration" in National Art Academy, Sofia, in the class of prof. Petar Chuklev.

Professor in National Art Academy, Sofia.

Selected solo-exhibitions:
1975 - Bulgarian Embassy, Paris
1981, 1984 - Gallery "Au Virage", Switzerland
1983 - Gallery "Papazov", Yambol
1983 - Wittgenstein House, Vienna
1984 - Gallery "Shipka" 6, Sofia
1987 - Bulgarian Cultural Centre, Berlin
1987 - Bulgarian Cultural Centre, Warsaw
1989 - Gallery "Delonet", Paris
1989 - Gallery "Poan", Lozanne, Switerland
1990 - Bulgarian Cultural Centre, Moscow
1992 - Foundation "St. st. Cyril and Methodius", Sofia
1996 - Gallery "88", Luxembourg
1998 - Gallery "Nessy", Bourgas
1999 - Gallery "Stulbata", Sofia
1999 - Gallery "Bourgas", Bourgas
2002, 2006 - Ethnographic Museum, Sofia
2003 - Gallery "Ikar", Sofia
2005 - Regional Art Gallery, Yambol
2007 - Hague, Holland

Since 1971 the artist regularly has participated in general art exhibitions and the activities of the Union of Bulgarian Artists.

Ivan Dimov has taken part in international engravings biennials in Krakow, Baden Baden, Mileuse, Lubljana, Sao Paolo, Berlin, as well as in representative exhibitions of contemporary Bulgarian art in USA, Holland, Mexico, Japan, Germany, etc.

Awards:
National Award of Oil Painting "Zachary Zograf"
1984 - International Award for Engraving "Intergraphica", Berlin
Award for Oil Painting of the Union of Bulgarian Artists in the name of Vladimir Dimitrov-Maistora
Award for Oil Painting "Zlatyo Boyadzhiev", etc.

His works are possessed by the National Art Gallery, Sofia City Art Gallery, Pushkin Museum, Moscow - engraving collection, Lieudwig Collection, Germany, as well as by private collections in France, Germany, Holland, USA, Norway.

selected works
 exhibition

Ivan Dimov