Petar Bunargiev |

Biography

Petar Stefanov Bunargiev (1921-1995) was a painter with great contribution to the Bulgarian culture and one of the founders of the National School of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria. Furthermore, he was headmaster of the school for over 20 years and has taught over 30 classes of future Bulgarian artists. He left a bright mark as a teacher with revivalist spirit and artistic character and received various medals and awards.

His paintings are depicting landscapes and architecture from different corners of the Bulgarian country.

Petar Bunargiev Portrait, 1950’s, painted by Christo Javacheff – Christo, oil on primed paper, 50 x 70 cm

BORN ON 14.07.1921 IN SLIVEN, BULGARIA
1952 – STUDIED PAINTING AT NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ART, SOFIA WITH PROFESSOR NIKOLA GANUSHEV
1952 – NATIONAL SCHOOL OF ART, SOFIA IS FOUNDED WITH HEADMASTER DOCHO BAIRYAMOV. PETAR BUNARGIEV IS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE SCHOOL AND HE IS ONE OF THE TEACHERS THERE
1971-1989 – HEADMASTER OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL OF ART, SOFIA. DURING HIS TENURE, HE TAUGHT OVER 30 CLASSES OF STUDENTS WHICH REPRESENTS 90% OF MODERN BULGARIAN ARTISTS. HE ELEVATED THE SCHOOL REPUTATION TO THE BEST IN BULGARIA. THE SCHOOL WAS AWARDED VARIOUS REWARDS FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN ART
FOR HIS OVERALL CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ART IN BULGARIA, HE RECEIVED VARIOUS AWARDS:
- MEDAL FOR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION AND A LONG-STANDING AND DEVOTIONAL SERVICE TO DEVELOPMENT OF ART IN BULGARIA
- MEDAL FOR EXCEPTIONAL AND PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO ART, CULTURE AND EDUCATION
- ORDER OF “ST. CYRIL AND METHODIUS” FIRST DEGREE FOR A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE, ART AND EDUCATION
- ORDER OF “1300 YEARS BULGARIA” FOR EXCLUSIVE GREAT MERITS TO BULGARIA
AS A MEMBER OF THE UNION OF BULGARIAN ARTISTS HE PARTICIPATED IN MANY NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS. HIS PAINTINGS ARE OWNED BY MANY GALLERIES IN BULGARIA AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN THE COUNTRY AND ABROAD