Career

His father was from Kruševo but moved to Berovo where Gavril was born in 1863. Gavril went to the Bulgarian school in Berovo. He painted around Berovo (Malesh region).

Gavril Atanasov was the author of the icon of Saint Demetrius in the church "Saint Demetrius" in Kyustendil, Bulgaria.

One of the monasteries where his painting can be found is the Saint Arhangel Mihail Monastery in Berovo.