Desislav Gechev was born in 1972 in Ruse, Bulgaria. He graduated Graphic Art at the “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” University in Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria. He works as an Assistant Professor Dr. at the University of Ruse, Bulgaria.
He has been nominated and won many awards, some of which:
–1999- Prize for Graphic art of Veliko Turnovo University
-2006- Award of Regional Library “Liuben Karavelov” from International Exlibris Competition “E/A Book Rousse -2006”,Bulgaria
-2008- Second place of International Exlibris Competition “Biblioteca Bodio Lomnago”,Italy
-2008- Special Mention of International Exlibris Competition”University and Freedom”-Insubria,Italy
-2011- Participant Award from Erotic Exlibris Exhibition Beijing ,China
-2011- The Best Performed Artist Award in the 7th International Exlibris Competition “Danube-The River of Europe”,Ruse ,Bulgaria
-2011- Belgrade Ex Libris Society Award in “ The Balkankult Fondation” international exlibris competition on the subject of “Danube-route of Culture”
-2011- Prize for Graphic work in 3-th MiniArt Bienial ,Ruse-2011
-2011- Diplom from 17-th International Exlibris Bienial,Vilnius,Lithuania
-2011- Special mention of the Jury in 6 International Exlibris Competition”Biblioteca Bodio Lomnago”,Italy
-2012- Certificate of Honor of International Exlibris Competition of Hacettepe Univercity-Ankara,Turkey
-2012- Winner of the Grand Prix of first edition of the “International Ex Libris exhibition Skopje 2012”
-2012- Second place of Beijing 3 International Ex libris Exhibition
-2013- The Excellent Prize from 7th International Fu Xian Zhai Exlibris Invitational Exhibition 2013, Shanghai,China
-2013 “Lyuben Karavelov” Regional Library’s Prize in the 9 Exlibris International Competition ,Ruse 2013
-2018 “ Certificate of Honour “ from 3 International Exlibris Competition Varna and Largo Art-gallery
Edition 2014
Edition 2018
