MINIPRINT KAZANLAK 2025 - OFFICIAL OPENING!

Dear friends and collaborators worldwide, 

We are extremely happy and proud to announce the official opening of the 2025 International Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak at the Kazanlak Art Gallery! This year already marks our 13th anniversary, and as per our tradition the exhibition officially opens in June during the Kazanlak Rose Festival cultural festivities, at the heart of our city’s yearly celebrations of the Valley of the Thracian Kings!

The selection of this 13th edition is incredibly varied, and features over 360 works from over 120 artists working from 35 countries around the world! The 2025 international jury was presided over by the direction of Miniprint Kazanlak, in close collaboration with the city of Kazanlak’s administrative council. 

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We wish to officially announce and congratulate this year's awarded artists below!
For all prizes and selected entries, please visit the 2025 Featured Presentation section on our website.

First Prize in Classical Printmaking

Maria Heed (Sweden)
Viability (Livskraft) (2024)

First Prize in Experimental Printmaking

Chy Nakajima (Japan)
Hideaway-m #3 (2025)

Honorary Mentions

Krystian Kruk (Poland)
Bio-interface Beetle Type (2025)

Maria Kruschewsky (Brazil)
The green sea (2025)

Meredith Setser (USA)
Colorblind Cloud (2025)

Lourdes Perlas Zurita (Spain)
Serie Natura 104 (2025)

Yuriko Terao (Japan)
Cactus (2024)

Yung-Chih Yeh (Taiwan)
Pink poppy flower (2025)

Congratulations to all 2025 awarded artists!

On behalf of our entire team, we wish to express our sincere gratitude to the 2025 jury for their contribution and commitment, as well as our sincere thanks to all the participating artists in this 13th edition without which this beautiful exhibition wouldn’t be possible!

Sincerely,

Miniprint Kazanlak