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Mariela Ivanova
Живопис, витражи, скулптура, стенопис
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Education
- 1977–82 — National School of Fine Arts “I. Petrov”, Sofia
- 1982–88 — National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia — master’s degree in mural painting
- 2003 — Cité des Arts, Paris — specialisation
Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists (from 1989), Brooklyn Art Association (from 2000), Lions Club (from 2008) and ICOMOS (from 2014).
Selected exhibitions
- 2021 — “The Yogurt of the Dream”, project for the Bulgarian pavilion, Venice Biennale
- 2020 — “Close to My Heart”, MOMus Contemporary, Thessaloniki
- 2019 — “Heavenly Plowmen” and “The Pandora’s Box”, projects for the Bulgarian pavilion, Venice Biennale
- 2018 — Bulgarian Cultural Center, Prague — glass reliefs; “Garden of Miracles”, Pazardjik
- 2017 — “And More Love Stories”, Evdokia Art Glass gallery
- 2015 — Open studio, Cité des Arts, Paris; “52 Love Stories”, Plovdiv Cultural Institute
- 2014 — “50 Love Stories”, Gallery Impression; Centre International des Arts, Montpellier
- 2013 — “The Magic Rite”, Hilton Hotel; Gallery Impression, Sofia; BCI, London
- 2008 — “40 Love Stories”, Gallery Imon, Sofia
- 2002 — Jewish Cultural Center, Memphis, USA
- 2000 — Brooklyn Art Center, New York
Her works are held in private collections in Bulgaria, Greece, Germany, Japan, the USA, Denmark and Switzerland.
Curatorial projects
- 2010 — “Gold & Blue”, Lions artists, National Gallery, Sofia
- 2009 — “Then & Now”, Decorative Arts, National Gallery, Sofia
Research
- 2020 — “Buzludzha mosaics”, for the Getty Foundation
- 2019 — “Decorative arts in Bulgaria 1970–1989: issues of synthesis”
Monumental work
- 2009 — Studio Panderma, interior design, glass reliefs
- 2004–08 — “The Rainbow”, Protestant church, Sofia
- 1995 — “The Annunciation”, “Man’s Earthly Pilgrimage”, “The Way to Eternity”, Lozen
- 1989 — Module mirror wall, disco club Japan
- 1986 — Mural painting “Childhood”, St. Anna hospital, Sofia
- 1985 — Mural painting “Cosmos”, A. S. Pushkin school, Sofia
- 1983 — Mural painting “Carnaval”, school, Vladaya
Peter Malamatenov
Скулптура, стъкло, огледала, стенопис
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Education
- 1979 — “I. Petrov” College of Arts, Sofia
- 1988 — National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia — master’s degree in mural painting
Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists, Brooklyn Art Association, Sofia City Lions Club and ICOM. Exhibiting in group shows since 1988.
Selected exhibitions
- 2021 — “Mirrored World”, glass reliefs and mirrors, Krasno Selo Cultural Centre
- 2020 — “Cupido”, watercolour and glass, Evdokia Art Glass gallery
- 2019 — Glass reliefs, Evdokia Art Glass; sculpture, Tandra Gallery, Bankya; painting, Plovdiv Cultural Institute
- 2018 — Sculpture, Tandra Gallery, Bankya; glass reliefs, BCI Prague
- 2017 — “And More Love Stories”, Evdokia Art Glass; Fourth Festival of Glass, Sofia; PontArte, Maastricht
- 2015 — Cité des Arts, Paris
- 2014 — Glass, Centre International des Arts, Montpellier
- 2013 — “The Magic Rite”, Hilton Hotel; Gallery Arosita and Gallery Impression, Sofia; BCI London
- 2004 — “43° — New York, Paris, Sofia”, Gallery R. Alexiev, Sofia; Bulgarian Embassy, Copenhagen
- 2003 — Military Club, Sofia; Cité des Arts, Paris
- 2001 — Sculpture, Saint Francis College Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
Stained glass
“Nightly Sky” — fashion studio Jana Jekova, Sofia · “Annunciation”, “Earth Life”, “Way to Eternity” — private house, Lozen · “Lighting Column” — private house, Sofia · “Rainbow” — Bulgarian Evangelist Church, Sofia · “Garden” — private house, Dragalevtsi · glass reliefs and interior, Panderma Dermatologic Laser Centre, Sofia
Sculpture
- Eight variants of “The Giant Woman”, 120 × 300 × 80 cm, four public spaces in Sofia
- Mirrored module wall, Paradise Center, Sofia
- “Venus”, glass, waterfall, Dragalevtsi
- “Angel”, marble memorial, Sofia
- “Rooster”, gilded copper, hotel Tzarsko Selo, Sofia
- “Holland Cow”, bronze, Markeli milk factory, Kazanlak
- “Pregnant Michio” and “The Baby”, four life-size figures, epoxy resin and acrylic, New York
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