Dr. Galentin Gatev, born 1960 in Bulgaria is a MD, specializing in dermoveneorology and oncodermatology. He is a collector and later an author since the early nineties. From 1996 he is featured in international art forums, among which Manifesta 2 (Luxembourg, 1998), SITE SANTA FE (USA, 1999), Documenta USA, inaugural show of the MONA in Detroit (2001), shows at IFA-Berlin and Kunstlerwerkstatt, Munich (Germany) and other. Since 2010 he begins to create large scale solo projects in various spaces in Sofia.

His show “By All Means Spice It Up” (2010) in Credo Bonum was curated and extensively monographed by Ruen Ruenov in a catalogue presenting most of his work. “The Other Aroma” (2010) was displayed in the National Art Gallery, “The Paintings Are To Be Put On The Walls” and “You Hear What You See” was curated by Prof. Pmoukchiev, at Academia Gallery of the National Art Academy in 2012.

His next publicly presented projects were “Sporadic Biphocality” at Sofia Arsenal Museum for Contemporary Art and “Noli me tangere” from 2013, “Doll-Uniform” – at Credo Bonum in 2016 and “WARTEN AUF DIE EINS” at Goethe Institut – Sofia, curated by Yovo Panchev.

- SARIEV Contemporary