Staykov exhibition at Sofia City Art Gallery opens on June 3
An exhibition titled "Vesselin Staykov – Paintings, Prints, Drawings" opens at the Sofia City Art Gallery on July 3 and runs through July 19, marking the 120th anniversary of the artist's birth. The show presents over 150 works spanning five decades, including paintings, wood engravings, lithographs, etchings, and drawings, with a thematic focus on series such as Melnik, Sozopol, Karlanovo, Sofia, and Forest, as well as impressions from travels to Prague, Paris, Italy, and China. A new emphasis is placed on Staykov's applied work, including stamps and design projects, and the exhibition traces how sketches evolve into paintings and graphic works. It is organized by the Sofia City Art Gallery in partnership with the State Archives Agency, with curators Dr. Stanislava Nikolova and Ana Topalova.