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George Panayotov was born on September the 21st 1989 in Brest, Belarus. He has been living in Bulgaria since 1994.

George has been interested in painting since early childhood. Even five years old, he painted his first icon thanks to the meeting with the Veliko Tarnovo painter Rashko Bonev. Later, this icon is bestowed on the church in his birth town Brest. George's further development in the sphere of iconography is guided by his first teacher Rashko Bonev. At present other teacher, George Donchev is working with him.

One-man shows - picture's gallery:

- 1997 - Town Gallery, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

- 1998 - Sirakov Gallery, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

- 1999 - Sankt Petersburg Culture Foundation organizes the personal exhibitions in Sankt Petersburg, Pskov, Tihvin and Brest. Russia

- 2000 - Personal exhibition, "Kathergine" Gallery, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

- 2000 - Personal exhibition, "Cavalet" Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria

- 2001 - Personal exhibition - Germany - IkonenMuseum Frankfurt / Main Bruckenstrasse / Sachsenhausen

- 2001 - Personal exhibition,

Paris - Embassy of Bulgaria

- 2002 - Personal exhibition - Germany - IkonenMuseum - Frankfurt

- December 25th 2002 – The Sea Gallery - Ukraine, Odessa

- March 26th 2003 – The Magic Book Festival – Ukraine, Dnepropetrovsk

   Participation in National and Local Art Competitions:
- 1998 - National Art Competition Trifon Zarezhan, Suhindol, Bulgaria - an award winner
- 1998 - Art Competition Music, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria - an award winner
- 1998 - Art Competition Tarnovo Secrets, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria - an award winner
- 1998 - School Art Competition, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria - an award winner
- 1999 - National Art Competition Trifon Zarezhan, Suhindol, Bulgaria
- 2000 - National Art Competition Trifon Zarezhan, Suhindol, Bulgaria