Denyo Chokanov (1901 – 1982) is a Bulgarian artist, painter, who worked mainly in figural compositions and landscapes, the most famous of which are those with urban themes. The artist was born on 12 September 1901 in Veliko Tarnovo. In 1933 he graduated from the National Academy Art in Painting Department in the studio of Prof. Dimitar Gyudzhenov and organized his first exhibition. He was a member of the National Art Society until 1937 and was a member of the Independent Artists’ Association until 1944. He participated in General Art Exhibitions since 1933. In 1972 he organized an exhibition in Veliko Tarnovo and was awarded the Order ” St. Cyril and Methodius “Second degree and a total of 15 individual expositions until 1973. In 1980 he organized exhibitions with cycle works” Monuments celebrated in honor of the Russian-Turkish War of Liberation (1877-1878) “. His works are in collections in São Paulo, Paris, Brussels, London, Moscow, Ankara, Zurich, Rome, New York, Vienna and others. He died on 1 March 1982 in the town of Veliko Tarnovo.