Pavlin Iliev Kotsev. Born on July 13, 1936 in the village of Tipchenitsa, Montansko. Graduated from the Graphics major at the National Academy of Arts in Sofia under Prof. Veselin Staykov and Prof. Evtim Tomov. He specialized in Paris in 1974. He visited Venice and Florence. In 1982, he continued his education in St. Petersburg and Moscow. The artist has 14 solo exhibitions. Lives and works in Sofia.