Biography
Zhivko Sedlarski (born 16 September 1958) is a Bulgarian-French sculptor who lives and works in France.
Sedlarski was born in Elhovo, Bulgaria. He was introduced to art at an early age by his father, the painter Kolyo Sedlarski.
He graduated from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia and subsequently undertook sculpture training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin. He has lived in France since 1991.
Sedlarski's work includes monumental and small-scale sculpture. He is particularly associated with sculptural representations inspired by women's clothing and haute couture, often using metal and other rigid materials.
His works have been exhibited internationally and are held in museums, galleries and private collections in several countries.
Exhibitions (selection)
2026
Fashion & Art – Balkan Open Door, Sofia, Bulgaria Primavera, Galerie d’exposition du Théâtre Saint-Louis, Cholet, France
2025
Kuker Dance (Кукерско хоро), “Chez le Maire” Gallery, Pernik, Bulgaria Art Helps (Изкуството помага), “Sofia” Gallery, Sofia City Library, Sofia, Bulgaria Central Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria Kuker, Rayuvtsi, Bulgaria La Maison Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria Festival Botanik'Art, Jardin Christian Dior, Granville, France Maison de l'Énergie, Kozloduy, Bulgaria
2024
Cité des Notaires, Rennes, France Chambre Interdépartementale, Rennes, France Haute couture – Haute soudure, Mission Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria Nestinarka, Rayuvtsi, Bulgaria National Sculpture Plein-Air, Rayuvtsi, Bulgaria Haute couture – Haute soudure, National Palace of Culture (NDK), Sofia, Bulgaria Haute couture – Haute soudure, NDK, Varna, Bulgaria La Maison Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2023
Sens-de-Bretagne, France Portes Ouvertes, Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon, France Lions Club, Cholet, France
2022
Peinturier, Fougères, France Chapel of the Former Hospice, Goven, France
2021
DevaM – Autumn, park of the Château de Coupvray, France DevaM-C, Crevin, France
2020
Arbre bleu, Crevin, France
2019
Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture, Aspect Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Inauguration of the monumental sculpture La Bretonne, Sens-de-Bretagne, France Haute Soudure parade, Grand Hôtel Primoretz, Burgas, Bulgaria Château des Pères, Piré-sur-Seiche, France
2018
Jinji Lake Biennale, Suzhou, China Guns of Wind, Code Success Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria Seewines Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgarian Fashion Icon, Vitosha Park Hotel, Sofia, Bulgaria Project for Albena Resort, Bulgaria Château du Bois-Guy, Parigné, France Artcurial, Lyon, France
2017
35th Cultural Happy Hour, Bulgarian Haute Couture, Inspiring Culture, Brussels, Belgium Galerie NESI, Burgas, Bulgaria Qu Art Museum, Suzhou, China University of Edinburgh, Scotland Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Port of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium L'Océan, Suzhou Center, China Haute Soudure, Château du Bois-Guy, Parigné, France Artcurial, Lyon, France Cultural Centre, Saint-Pierre-de-Plesguen, France
2016
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England Haute Soudure, Bowling Center, Cap Malo, La Mézière, France Woman on the Bike, Taihu Lake, Suzhou, China Skating Women's, Taihu Lake, Suzhou, China Rainbow in the Dark, Lake Mansion, Suzhou, China Haute Soudure, Château du Bois-Guy, Parigné, France Artcurial, Lyon, France
2015
Robe Pétillante, Beaune, France Qu Art, Suzhou, China Féminalise, Beaune, France Primavera, Galerie Rive Gauche, Namur, Belgium Galerie Valer, Sofia, Bulgaria Spazio Solferino 40, Milan, Italy
2014
Ploum'expo, Ploumagoar, France
2011
Musée Utrillo-Valadon, France
References
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