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'''Alexander Telalim''' (born 1966) is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] and [[Bulgaria]]n visual artist. He graduated from the [[Grekov Odesa Art School]] in [[Odesa]], Ukraine, and then from the [[National Academy of Fine Arts|National Academy of Arts]] in [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexander Telalim |publisher=ArtNow|url=http://artnow.ru/en/gallery/0/25424.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418071911/http://artnow.ru/en/gallery/0/25424.html|archive-date=2015-04-18 |access-date=2021-10-28}}</ref> He lives and works in Sofia.


Telalim is one of the [[Bulgarian artists]] working predominantly in [[watercolour]]. He combines the natural fluidity of watercolour with the power of sharp lines, creating amazingly vivid and emotional works. His paintings harmonize visions of childhood with his philosophy. The conciseness of his medium highlights the depth and expressiveness of his watercolours in the heritage of [[Zen]] philosophy. He also works as a calligrapher and book illustrator.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alexander Telalim on magic world of watercolor and Cyrillic calligraphy|url=https://bnr.bg/en/post/100936819/alexander-telalim-on-magic-world-of-watercolor-and-cyrillic-calligraphy |date=22 February 2018 |author=Elena Paskalova |website=Radio Bulgaria |access-date=6 May 2023}}</ref>
'''Alexander Telalim''' (born 1966) is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] and [[Bulgaria]]n visual artist. He graduated from the [[Grekov Odessa Art school]], [[Odessa]], Ukraine, and then from the [[National Academy of Fine Arts|National Academy of Arts]], [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=Alexander Telalim|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418071911/http://artnow.ru/en/gallery/0/25424.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722133432/http://www.telalim.com/alexander/?page_id=25|archive-date=2015-04-18 |access-date=2021-10-28}}</ref> He currently lives and works in Sofia.


He is a member of the [[Union of Bulgarian Artists]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Членове |publisher=Union of Bulgarian Artists|url=https://www.sbhart.com/bg/members |language=bg |trans-title=Members |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20211028213208/https://www.sbhart.com/bg/members|archivedate=28 October 2021 |accessdate=6 May 2023}}</ref> and has had more than 60 solo exhibitions in Europe, the USA and Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aleksander Telalim |url=https://artwizard.eu/Aleksander-Telalim-a-description-19 |website=ArtWizard |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030095837/https://artwizard.eu/Aleksander-Telalim-a-description-19 |archivedate=30 October 2021 |accessdate=6 May 2023}}</ref>
Alexander Telalim is one of the [[Bulgarian artists]] working predominantly in [[watercolour]]. He organically combines the natural fluidity of watercolour with the power of sharp lines, creating amazingly vivid and emotional works. His paintings harmonize visions of childhood with his philosophy. The conciseness of his medium highlights the depth and expressiveness of his watercolours in the heritage of [[Zen]] philosophy. Telalim also works as a calligrapher and book illustrator.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alexander Telalim on magic world of watercolor and Cyrillic calligraphy|url=https://bnr.bg/en/post/100936819/alexander-telalim-on-magic-world-of-watercolor-and-cyrillic-calligraphy|access-date=2021-10-28|website=bnr.bg|language=en}}</ref>


Telalim's artworks can be found in numerous private collections in Europe and the US, as well as in public collections of the City Gallery of [[Izmail]] ([[Ukraine]]), the municipality of Saint Louis ([[France]]), the Bulgarian Consulate in [[New York City]] (US), the municipality of [[Weimar]] ([[Germany]]) and the Ukrainian Consulate in Sofia (Bulgaria).
He is a member of the [[Union of Bulgarian Artists]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Членове / Съюз на Българските Художници|url=https://www.sbhart.com/bg/members|access-date=2021-10-28|website=www.sbhart.com}}</ref> and has had more than 60 solo exhibitions in Europe, USA and Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aleksander Telalim {{!}} Artist on ArtWizard|url=https://artwizard.eu/Aleksander-Telalim-a-description-19|access-date=2021-10-28|website=artwizard.eu}}</ref>

Alexander Telalim's artworks can be found in numerous private collections in [[Europe]] and [[US]], as well as public collections of the City Gallery of [[Izmail]] ([[Ukraine]]), the Municipality of Saint Louis ([[France]]), the Bulgarian Consulate in [[New York City]] (US), the Municipality of [[Weimar]] ([[Germany]]) and the Ukrainian Consulate in Sofia (Bulgaria).


==Career==
==Career==
*2002: International ceramic workshop, Troyan, Bulgaria

*2003: Mural "The Magic Theater", The National Academy of Theater and Film, Sofia
*2009 "Watercolor Dreamscapes" workshop, Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago, IL
*2004-07 Design line for the FPI hotels, Sofia and Varna, Bulgaria
*2004: International watercolor workshop, Nova Zagora, Bulgaria
*2004 International watercolor workshop, Nova Zagora, Bulgaria
*2004-07: Design line for the FPI hotels, Sofia and Varna, Bulgaria
*2009: "Watercolor Dreamscapes" workshop, Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago, IL
*2003 Mural "The Magic Theater", The National Academy of Theater and Film, Sofia
*2002 International ceramic workshop, Troyan, Bulgaria


==Selected group exhibitions==
==Selected group exhibitions==
*1983-95: Group shows in Izmail and Odesa, Ukraine

*1997: National exhibition "Bulgaria — Drawing '97", Sofia, Bulgaria
*2013 "Summer Fusion", Collection Red showcases the talents of artists from the former Soviet Union, Kensington, London<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Taplin|first1=Phoebe|last2=RBTH|first2=special to|date=2013-05-21|title=Russian artists' collective holds an exhibition in London|url=https://www.rbth.com/arts/2013/05/21/russian_artists_collective_holds_an_exhibition_in_london_26191.html|access-date=2021-10-28|website=www.rbth.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
*1999: National exhibition "Bulgaria — Drawing '99", Sofia, Bulgaria
*2011 "The FIRST FLIGHT" exhibition by contemporary Bulgarian artists, Sofia Gallery, London
*2000: "Spiritual Messages", Vitosha Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
* "TRADITIONS AND INSPIRATIONS FROM THE EAST" - calligraphy of A. Telalim, bonsai and ikebana, Mission Gallery of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sofia.
*2002: "Sails" (installation with Valia Telalim), "Sea of Forms" Art Festival, Golden Sands, Varna, Bulgaria
*2010 "THE LIGHT OF THE WINTER STAR" (with Vassilen Vasevski), Ukrainian National Museum, Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-04|title=Chicago Sister Cities|url=http://old.chicagosistercities.com/wp/other-events/oil-painting-and-watercolor-by-alexander-telalim-vassi-vasevski-at-the-ukrainian-national-museum/#|access-date=2021-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071758/http://old.chicagosistercities.com/wp/other-events/oil-painting-and-watercolor-by-alexander-telalim-vassi-vasevski-at-the-ukrainian-national-museum/#|archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref>
*2004: Around the Coyote Art Festival, Chicago, USA
*2009 "BELLE MISTIQUE", Gallerie MK, River Nord Art District, Chicago
* "FACES WITHOUT TRANSLATION", Noe Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
:: "Far From Yesterday: New Bulgarian Art" — TZ Gallery, Chicago, USA
*2007 "TRACE OF WATER", Bulgarian Consulate in New York, (Bulgarian Days Festival), New York, NY
*2007: "Trace of Water", Bulgarian Consulate in New York, (Bulgarian Days Festival), New York
*2004 AROUND THE COYOTTE Art Festival, Chicago, IL
*2009: "Belle Mistique", Gallerie MK, River Nord Art District, Chicago
* "FAR FROM YESTERDAY: NEW BULGARIAN ART" — TZ Gallery, Chicago, IL
::"Faces Without Translation", Noe Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
*2010: "The Light of the Winter Star" (with Vassilen Vasevski), Ukrainian National Museum, Chicago, USA<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oil Painting and Watercolor by Alexander Telalim & Vassi Vasevski at the Ukrainian National Museum |website=Chicago Sister Cities International |url=http://old.chicagosistercities.com/wp/other-events/oil-painting-and-watercolor-by-alexander-telalim-vassi-vasevski-at-the-ukrainian-national-museum/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071758/http://old.chicagosistercities.com/wp/other-events/oil-painting-and-watercolor-by-alexander-telalim-vassi-vasevski-at-the-ukrainian-national-museum/ |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=6 May 2023}}</ref>
*2002 "SAILS" (installation with Valia Telalim), "Sea of Forms" Art Festival, Golden Sands, Varna, Bulgaria
*2011: "The First Flight" exhibition by contemporary Bulgarian artists, Sofia Gallery, London
*2000 "SPIRITUAL MESSAGES", Vitosha Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
::"Traditions and Inspirations from the East" - calligraphy of A. Telalim, bonsai and ikebana, Mission Gallery of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sofia.
*1999 National exhibition "BULGARIA — DRAWING '99", Sofia, Bulgaria
*2013 "Summer Fusion", Collection Red showcases the talents of artists from the former Soviet Union, Kensington, London<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taplin |first=Phoebe |date=2013-05-21 |title=Russian artists' collective holds an exhibition in London |url=https://www.rbth.com/arts/2013/05/21/russian_artists_collective_holds_an_exhibition_in_london_26191.html |access-date=2021-10-28 |website=Russia Beyond }}</ref>
*1997 National exhibition "BULGARIA — DRAWING '97", Sofia, Bulgaria
*1983-95 Group shows in Izmail and Odessa, Ukraine


==Selected solo exhibitions==
==Selected solo exhibitions==
*1997: "Water Reflections", City Art Gallery, Izmail, Ukraine

::"Message from the East", "Cristina de Vicente" Gallery, Huelva, Spain
*2010 "MORNING IN THE PROMISED LAND", Rosh Pinna, Israel
::"Valentina" Ukrainian Art Club, Sofia, Bulgaria
*2009 "WATERCOLORS", Ukrainian National Museum, Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Ukrainian National Museum|date=2009-07-23|title=Water-Colour Art Exhibit by Artist Alexander Telalim|url=https://www.prlog.org/10290439-watercolour-by-art-exhibit-by-artist-alexander-telalim.html}}</ref>
*1999: Gavrilova Gallery, Saint-Louis/Basil, France
* "THE HOME", Papillon Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
::"The Sky", Santa Clara Monastery, Moguer, Spain
*2008 "THE FLOWERS", Papillon Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
::"The Way of the Wind", "Festinvest" Exhibition Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
* "AQUARELLE", Girafe Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
:: Garduno Gallery, Sevilla, Spain; City Gallery, Masagon, Spain
* "EDEM: AT HOME, TOWARDS THE INNER SELF", Lik<ref>{{Cite web|title=ИЗЛОЖБИ {{!}} Галерия ЛИК|url=https://gallery-lik.com/expositions/|access-date=2021-10-28|language=bg-BG}}</ref> Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
* "DREAMS ON THE ROOF", Sofia Philharmonics Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
*2000: "Bridges" — "Bulgaria — Slavonic World" Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria
::City Art Gallery, Lodz, Poland
*2007 "AWAKE AND DREAMING" — Grita Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
* "AQUA INCOGNITA", Girafe Gallery, Berlin, Germany
*2001: "Message from the West" — Sachie Ikeda Gallery, Kagava, Japan
::"Ludwig Beier" Exhibition Hall, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
* "AQUA INCOGNITA", Literaturehause Gallery, Weimar, Germany
* "NEW MITHOLOGY", Noe Gallery, Sofia
*2002: "Gift for Lovers — 14.02", Galeros Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
::"Watercolor from Bulgaria", Olivian Gallery, Kagava, Japan
*2006 "Balkanica" Cultural and Art Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
::"Fishing at Night", Contemporary Art Center, Varna, Bulgaria
* "YELLOW and BLUE" (Ukrainian Days in Macedonia), National Art Gallery, Skopje, Macedonia
*2002 "GIFT FOR LOVERS — 14.02", Galeros Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
*2006: "Balkanica" Cultural and Art Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
::"Yellow and Blue" (Ukrainian Days in Macedonia), National Art Gallery, Skopje, Macedonia
* "WATERCOLOR FROM BULGARIA", Olivian Gallery, Kagava, Japan
* "FISHING AT NIGHT", Contemporary Art Center, Varna, Bulgaria
*2007: "Awake and Dreaming" — Grita Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
*2001 "MESSAGE FROM THE WEST" — Sachie Ikeda Gallery, Kagava, Japan
:: "Aqua Incognita", Girafe Gallery, Berlin, Germany
:: "Aqua Incognita", Literaturehause Gallery, Weimar, Germany
* "Ludwig Beier" Exhibition Hall, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
:: "New Mithology", Noe Gallery, Sofia
*2000 "BRIDGES" — "Bulgaria — Slavonic World" Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria
* City Art Gallery, Lodz, Poland
*2008: "The Flowers", Papillon Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
*1999 Gavrilova Gallery, Saint-Louis/Basil, France
::"Aquarelle", Girafe Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
:: "Edem: At Home, Towards the Inner Self", Lik Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria<ref>{{Cite web |title=ИЗЛОЖБИ |url=https://gallery-lik.com/expositions/ |access-date=2021-10-28 |publisher=Lik Gallery |language=bg}}</ref>
* "THE SKY", Santa Clara Monastery, Moguer, Spain
* "THE WAY OF THE WIND", "Festinvest" Exhibition Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
:: "Dreams on the Roof", Sofia Philharmonics Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
*2009: "Watercolors", Ukrainian National Museum, Chicago, USA<ref>{{Cite press release|publisher=Ukrainian National Museum|date=2009-07-23|title=Water-Colour Art Exhibit by Artist Alexander Telalim|url=https://www.prlog.org/10290439-watercolour-by-art-exhibit-by-artist-alexander-telalim.html}}</ref>
* Garduno Gallery, Sevilla, Spain; City Gallery, Masagon, Spain
*1997 "WATER REFLECTIONS", City Art Gallery, Izmail, Ukraine
:: "The Home", Papillon Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
*2010: "Morning in the Promised Land", Rosh Pinna, Israel
* "MESSAGE FROM THE EAST", "Cristina de Vicente" Gallery, Huelva, Spain
*2015: ''Masters of Watercolor'' - Exhibition participants' catalogue, Saint Petersburg, 20–31 January 2015
* "Valentina" Ukrainian Art Club, Sofia, Bulgaria

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hiPp4-Zbkk Oil Painting and Watercolor by Alexander Telalim & Vassi Vasevski in Ukrainian National Museum in Chicago. December 3-26, 2010. Ukrainian TV]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5JyNrW1Hq4 The "Watercolors" by Alexander Telalim in UNM. Ukrainian TV]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SKJzBZFcxA ''Художникът Александър Телалим - между портрета и пейзажа (Painter Alexander Telalim: Between portrait and landscape)'']. ([[:Bg:Облаче ле бяло (телевизионно предаване)|National Bulgarian TV SKAT]], on Bulgarian)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbyFWqor5Nw ''Матеус Пасион - разкаяние, изкупление, единение... (Matthew Passion - remorse, redemption, unity)''] ([[:Bg:Облаче ле бяло (телевизионно предаване)|National Bulgarian TV SKAT]], on Bulgarian)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCGeAHbDCs8 Exhibition "Aqua Incognita" by famous watercolourist Alexander Telalim. The exhibition will also present P.Chakir, A.Kraynyukov, M.Gataulina, I.Shishman (shooting IzmailTV, Ukraine)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6HkkcsocLU Watercolours of Alexander Telalim from Bulgarian TV+] (On Bulgarian)
* [http://bnr.bg/radiobulgaria/post/100237399/sreshti-s-vas-i-radioavtograf "Срещи с вас" и "Радиоавтограф"] (interview on [[Bulgarian National Radio]], on Bulgarian)
* [http://bnr.bg/post/100178906/van-gog-vs-bezumie-aleksandr-telalim-v-dialoge-s-velikim-hudojnikom "Van Gogh vs. madness" - Alexander Telalim in dialogue with great artics] (interview on [[Bulgarian National Radio]], on Bulgarian)
* {{cite web|url=http://old.chicagosistercities.com/wp/other-events/oil-painting-and-watercolor-by-alexander-telalim-vassi-vasevski-at-the-ukrainian-national-museum|title=Oil Painting and Watercolor by Alexander Telalim & Vassi Vasevski at the Ukrainian National Museum|access-date=2015-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071758/http://old.chicagosistercities.com/wp/other-events/oil-painting-and-watercolor-by-alexander-telalim-vassi-vasevski-at-the-ukrainian-national-museum/#|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}
* [http://www.bulgaria21.net/2010/12/27/bulgarian-art-chicago-2010/ Bulgarian Art at the Ukrainian Museum in Chicago (on Bulgarian)]
* [http://www.bulgariasega.com/usa_canada_bulgari/5733.html/ EXHIBITION OF ALEXANDER Telalim in Ukrainian NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CHICAGO (on Bulgarian)]
* [http://salsadanza.tripod.com/chicagonightlife/id8.html Water-Colour by Art Exhibit by Artist Alexander Telalim (Chicago Art Galleries), USA]
* [http://www.alfaart.org/our-artists/alexander-telalim AlphaArt Gallery (New Brunswick, NJ, USA)]
* [http://gallerynoe.com/en/artists/ Noe Gallery (Bulgaria)]
* [http://www.tea-alba.bg/en/avtori/alexander-telalim Tea Alba Gallery (Bulgaria)]
* [http://www.watercolormasters.ru/ Masters of Watercolor. Saint Petersburg, 20-31 January, 2015]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150418071911/http://artnow.ru/en/gallery/0/25424.html ArtNow Gallery (Russia)]
* [http://www.focus-news.net/opinion/0000/00/00/20430/ Щастлив съм, когато подарявам красота и радост (interview on Information Agency Focus-News, Bulgaria)] (Bulgarian)
* [http://liternet.bg/publish/vkoleva/telalim.htm Interview of Vanya Koleva on Publishing House LITERNET, Bulgaria (Bulgarian)]
* [http://art-science-world.com/art/favorites-Telalim.html Paintings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041553/http://art-science-world.com/art/favorites-Telalim.html |date=2016-03-04 }}
* {{cite web|url=http://xn----otbbaqighh5m.xn--p1ai/content/Calligraphy/Telalim-calligraphy-rus.html|title=Каллиграфия Александра Телалима: мосты между мирами|author=|publisher=|access-date=2019-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007204024/http://xn----otbbaqighh5m.xn--p1ai/content/Calligraphy/Telalim-calligraphy-rus.html|archive-date=2018-10-07|url-status=dead}} (Russian)
* {{cite web|url=http://art-science-world.com/art/Telalim/telalim-rushes-ru.html|title=Философия камышей Александра Телалима(акварель)|author=|publisher=|access-date=2015-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418044725/http://art-science-world.com/art/Telalim/telalim-rushes-ru.html|archive-date=2015-04-18|url-status=dead}} (Russian)
* {{cite web|url=http://www.izmail.es/print_version/article/15135|title=Each has its own path in life and in art|author=|publisher=Kurier - newspaper of Izmail city}} (Russian)
* {{cite web|url=http://artnow.ru/ru/gallery/0/25424.html|title=Dream permeating realnost|access-date=2015-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418035244/http://artnow.ru/ru/gallery/0/25424.html|archive-date=2015-04-18|url-status=dead}}] (Russian)
* [http://inforechie.com/v-izmail-priedet-izvestnyj-xudozhnik/In Izmail will come well-known artist]{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (Russian)
* [http://viaranews.com/2015/05/17/%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8A%D1%80-%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC-%D0%B8-%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2/ Alexander Telalim and Krasimir Raikov gathered 50 art connoisseurs in Dupnitsa "Jamia" with his exhibition "Flowers and bells" family.]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (Bulgarian)
* [http://news.vratza.com/?id=1935296 Alexander Telalim present 42 works] (Bulgarian)
* [http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_474881413 The beauty of simple things] (Bulgarian)


==References==
==References==
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* ''Masters of Watercolor''. Exhibition participants catalogue "Masters of Watercolor. 2015" Saint Petersburg, 20–31 January 2015


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Telalim Alexander
Born (1966-04-18) 18 April 1966 (age 58)
Vladichen, Odesa Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Known forPainting, watercolor and calligraphy

Alexander Telalim (born 1966) is a Ukrainian and Bulgarian visual artist. He graduated from the Grekov Odesa Art School in Odesa, Ukraine, and then from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1] He lives and works in Sofia.

Telalim is one of the Bulgarian artists working predominantly in watercolour. He combines the natural fluidity of watercolour with the power of sharp lines, creating amazingly vivid and emotional works. His paintings harmonize visions of childhood with his philosophy. The conciseness of his medium highlights the depth and expressiveness of his watercolours in the heritage of Zen philosophy. He also works as a calligrapher and book illustrator.[2]

He is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists[3] and has had more than 60 solo exhibitions in Europe, the USA and Japan.[4]

Telalim's artworks can be found in numerous private collections in Europe and the US, as well as in public collections of the City Gallery of Izmail (Ukraine), the municipality of Saint Louis (France), the Bulgarian Consulate in New York City (US), the municipality of Weimar (Germany) and the Ukrainian Consulate in Sofia (Bulgaria).

Career

[edit]
  • 2002: International ceramic workshop, Troyan, Bulgaria
  • 2003: Mural "The Magic Theater", The National Academy of Theater and Film, Sofia
  • 2004: International watercolor workshop, Nova Zagora, Bulgaria
  • 2004-07: Design line for the FPI hotels, Sofia and Varna, Bulgaria
  • 2009: "Watercolor Dreamscapes" workshop, Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago, IL

Selected group exhibitions

[edit]
  • 1983-95: Group shows in Izmail and Odesa, Ukraine
  • 1997: National exhibition "Bulgaria — Drawing '97", Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 1999: National exhibition "Bulgaria — Drawing '99", Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2000: "Spiritual Messages", Vitosha Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2002: "Sails" (installation with Valia Telalim), "Sea of Forms" Art Festival, Golden Sands, Varna, Bulgaria
  • 2004: Around the Coyote Art Festival, Chicago, USA
"Far From Yesterday: New Bulgarian Art" — TZ Gallery, Chicago, USA
  • 2007: "Trace of Water", Bulgarian Consulate in New York, (Bulgarian Days Festival), New York
  • 2009: "Belle Mistique", Gallerie MK, River Nord Art District, Chicago
"Faces Without Translation", Noe Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2010: "The Light of the Winter Star" (with Vassilen Vasevski), Ukrainian National Museum, Chicago, USA[5]
  • 2011: "The First Flight" exhibition by contemporary Bulgarian artists, Sofia Gallery, London
"Traditions and Inspirations from the East" - calligraphy of A. Telalim, bonsai and ikebana, Mission Gallery of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sofia.
  • 2013 "Summer Fusion", Collection Red showcases the talents of artists from the former Soviet Union, Kensington, London[6]

Selected solo exhibitions

[edit]
  • 1997: "Water Reflections", City Art Gallery, Izmail, Ukraine
"Message from the East", "Cristina de Vicente" Gallery, Huelva, Spain
"Valentina" Ukrainian Art Club, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 1999: Gavrilova Gallery, Saint-Louis/Basil, France
"The Sky", Santa Clara Monastery, Moguer, Spain
"The Way of the Wind", "Festinvest" Exhibition Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
Garduno Gallery, Sevilla, Spain; City Gallery, Masagon, Spain
  • 2000: "Bridges" — "Bulgaria — Slavonic World" Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria
City Art Gallery, Lodz, Poland
  • 2001: "Message from the West" — Sachie Ikeda Gallery, Kagava, Japan
"Ludwig Beier" Exhibition Hall, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
  • 2002: "Gift for Lovers — 14.02", Galeros Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
"Watercolor from Bulgaria", Olivian Gallery, Kagava, Japan
"Fishing at Night", Contemporary Art Center, Varna, Bulgaria
  • 2006: "Balkanica" Cultural and Art Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
"Yellow and Blue" (Ukrainian Days in Macedonia), National Art Gallery, Skopje, Macedonia
  • 2007: "Awake and Dreaming" — Grita Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
"Aqua Incognita", Girafe Gallery, Berlin, Germany
"Aqua Incognita", Literaturehause Gallery, Weimar, Germany
"New Mithology", Noe Gallery, Sofia
  • 2008: "The Flowers", Papillon Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
"Aquarelle", Girafe Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
"Edem: At Home, Towards the Inner Self", Lik Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria[7]
"Dreams on the Roof", Sofia Philharmonics Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2009: "Watercolors", Ukrainian National Museum, Chicago, USA[8]
"The Home", Papillon Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
  • 2010: "Morning in the Promised Land", Rosh Pinna, Israel
  • 2015: Masters of Watercolor - Exhibition participants' catalogue, Saint Petersburg, 20–31 January 2015

References

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  1. ^ "Alexander Telalim". ArtNow. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ Elena Paskalova (22 February 2018). "Alexander Telalim on magic world of watercolor and Cyrillic calligraphy". Radio Bulgaria. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Членове" [Members] (in Bulgarian). Union of Bulgarian Artists. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Aleksander Telalim". ArtWizard. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Oil Painting and Watercolor by Alexander Telalim & Vassi Vasevski at the Ukrainian National Museum". Chicago Sister Cities International. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. ^ Taplin, Phoebe (21 May 2013). "Russian artists' collective holds an exhibition in London". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  7. ^ "ИЗЛОЖБИ" (in Bulgarian). Lik Gallery. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Water-Colour Art Exhibit by Artist Alexander Telalim" (Press release). Ukrainian National Museum. 23 July 2009.
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