Exhibition of Alexander Kaprichev
12.03 – 14.04.2026
Opening: 12 March (Thursday), 18:00

San Stefano Gallery, Sofia, 22 San Stefano St., Floor 2

The exhibition presents oil paintings and watercolors by Alexander Kaprichev (1945–2008) – an artist who worked in the fields of easel and decorative-monumental painting. Born in Varna and graduated from the Art Academy in Sofia, he developed a recognizable style between lyrical abstraction and abstract expressionism. From 1999 to 2006 he lived and worked in the United Kingdom, in the studios of “Independent Studios” in Leicester and in Birmingham.

His painterly language is saturated with inner tension, rich tonal contrasts, and a dynamic between harmony and conflict. As Prof. Chavdar Popov notes: “Of importance is the tension between the forces of attraction and repulsion, between the figurative and the non-figurative. The author loves wide imaginary boundless plastic spaces.”

The exhibition is both a gesture to the memory of the author and a contribution to the understanding of Bulgarian art from the second half of the 20th century.