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Education
PhD, Thesis: “The Art-Therapist as an Artist - Contemporary Concepts and Practices”,
Faculty of Fine Arts, National Academy of Art - Sofia, Bulgaria Master of Arts in Mural Painting /with a teaching qualification/, Faculty of Fine Arts, National Academy of Art - Sofia, Bulgaria
National School of Fine Arts Iliya Petrov - Sofia, Bulgaria
Awards
2013 Award for Bulgarian author /small size/ - International Biennale for Paper Art
2012 National Contest "Allianz Bulgaria" Best Graphics - Regional Contest Sofia, Bulgaria
2010 National Competition “ALLIANZ” –Grand Prix for Painting - Sofia, Bulgaria
1998 Award for Painting, Gallery “Alba” 1988 Academic award of mural painting
Solo exhibitions
2023 Solo exhibition “The Oxymoron: My Metaphor of immersing Yourself in Something” within Blue Biennale’ 23 - Brașov, Romania
2019 Gallery "LuxArt gallery"- Rome, Italy 2018 Gallery "Bulgari"- Sofia, Bulgaria 2017 Europa Kultur Center "Südost"- Berlin, Germany
2017 Gallery "Bulgari" - Sofia, Bulgaria 2016 Gallery ”Prima Center” - Berlin, Germany
2016 Gallery "Bulgari"- Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 Gallery "Artamontsev" - Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 Gallery "Pagane"- Sofia, Bulgaria
2013 Residence and Exhibition - Barcelona, Spain
2012 Gallery "Impression"- Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 Residence and exhibition in the gallery "Kulturmodel" - Passau, Germany
2011 Gallery "Josephine" - The Netherlands
2011 Gallery Bulgarian Centre of Culture - Budapest, Hungary
2010 Gallery “Josephine” - The Netherlands
2010 Gallery Bulgarian Cultural Center - Budapest, Hungary
2010 Gallery “A and B”
2010 Gallery “Arosita”, Project “Bitter honey-colored” - Sofia, Bulgaria
2010 Gallery “Pagane” - Sofia, Bulgaria
2007 Gallery “Seasons” - Sofia, Bulgaria
2006 Gallery “Etienne de Causans” - Paris, France
2006 Residence Cite International des arts and exhibition - Paris, France
2006 Bulgarian Centre of Culture - Vienna, Austria
2006 Gallery “Interpred” - Sofia, Bulgaria
2005 Gallery “Solers” - Sofia, Bulgaria
2005 Bulgarian Centre of Culture - Bratislava, Slovakia
2005 Gallery “Minerva”, Grand Hotel - Sofia, Bulgaria
2004 Gallery “Arte” - Sofia, Bulgaria
2003 Parliament gallery - Sofia, Bulgaria
2003 Gallery “Ikar” - Sofia, Bulgaria
2002 Gallery “Irida” - Sofia, Bulgaria
2001 Gallery “Ciclop” - Sofia, Bulgaria
2000 Gallery “Drita” - Sofia, Bulgaria
1999 Gallery “Festinvest” - Sofia, Bulgaria
1999 Gallery “Seasons” - Sofia, Bulgaria
1998 Gallery “Art club Trud” - Sofia, Bulgaria
1998 Gallery “Alba” - Sofia, Bulgaria
1997 Gallery “Golden bough” - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1997 Gallery “Club 17” - Varna, Bulgaria
1997 Gallery “Art club” - Sofia, Bulgaria
1996 Gallery “Eterna” - Varna, Bulgaria
General art exhibitions
2022 Gallery “Finesse”- Ivan Totev and Desislava Deneva, sculpture and painting - Sofia, Bulgaria
2021 Gallery "Anel" - painting exhibition - Sofia, Bulgaria
2021 Gallery "Eudokia Glass" - painting exhibition - Sofia, Bulgaria
2021 Gallery "Lancini"- Axel Bunt and Desislava Deneva, painting exhibition - Berlin, Germany
2020 Gallery "Eudokia Glas" - "Erotica Project", sculpture and painting - Sofia, Bulgaria
2019 Gallery "Luxart Gallery" - exhibition "From Eva to Barbie" - Rome, Italy
2016 Gallery “PostArt Gallery” - Boryana Perchinska and Desislava Deneva, painting - Berlin, Germany
2014 Gallery "Sofia -press'' - Atanas Gadjev and Desislava Deneva, ceramics and paintings
2014 Gallery "Via Larga" - Anna Tsolovska and Desislava Deneva - Florence, Italy
2013 Graphic exhibition "Small Format" - Sofia, Bulgaria
2013 General Art Exhibition participation - Serbia
2013 Graphic Biennale - Varna, Bulgaria
2013 Gallery "Impression" - Anna Tsolovska and Desislava Deneva - Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 Graphic exhibition "Small Format" - Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 National Contest "Allianz Bulgaria" sections paintings and graphics
2011 National Exhibition of Art -Salon
2011 Project, Zone Urban - curator St.Pamukchiev
2010 Gallery National Competition “ALLIANZ” –Grand Prix for painting - Sofia, Bulgaria
2010 Auction - “Maison Drouot” - Paris, France
2010 Gallery “Body’s passion” - gallery “Grand E’ terna” - Paris, France
2010 Exhibition, Competition “ALLIANZ” – Nomination for painting - Sofia, Bulgaria
2010, 2009 Exhibition, Competition “SCHWANDORF”-Germany - Sofia, Bulgaria
2008 Centre culturel Franco Japonais, Bertin Poire - Paris, France
2004 General Art Exhibition participation - The USA, NC
2004 General Art Exhibition participation - Serbia
2003 General Art Exhibition participation - Greece
2003 General Art Exhibition participation - Macedonia
2003 Project “Endless picture”
2003 Exhibition “Water Techniques”
2002 Exhibition in Hungarian Cultural information Centre
2001 Art gallery “Prague” 2001 Competition “Cite of art” (2002, 2003) Collection of DEMIRBANK - Sofia, Bulgaria
1999 IV National Exhibition “Painting Satire”- Sofia, Bulgaria Exhibition “Gloria palace” - Sofia, Bulgaria
1997 “Days of Bulgarian culture” - Turkey
Plenary sessions
Participation in international exhibitions and Plenary - Serbia; Exhibition,
Competition “SCHWANDORF”-Germany- Sofia, Bulgaria; Participation, exhibition international Plenary Session Balaton, Hungary; Participation, exhibition, international Plenary Session - Slovakia; Participation, exhibition international Plenary Session -Zlarin Island, Croatia; Participation, exhibition international Plenary Session - Kuklitse Island, Croatia; Plenary Session, Barcelona, Spain; International European Plenary Session, Hungary
Monumental pictures
Mosaic flooring (marble and brass) in the balneotherapy complex in the city of Hisar, Bulgaria
Wall mosaic (stone) in “Dobritch” Hotel in the city of Dobritch, Bulgaria
Wall mosaic (stone and synthetic stone) in school 176 in Sofia, Bulgaria
Wall mosaic (stone and brass) in school in “Mladost 1a”- Sofia, Bulgaria Fresco pictures in Shoumen and Glass paintings in Sofia, Bulgaria
Collections
Private and corporate collections in Bulgaria, Turkey, Belgium,The USA, Chile, Argentine, Egypt, Hungary, The Netherlands, Cyprus and France