ANGELINA PAVLOVA is a Bulgarian painter born 1963 in Sofia, where she lives and works.
EDUCATION
1996 European University of Glass Association VERRE et CREATION – Sars-Potteries, France Stage: “pate de verre, casting glass, sand casting “
1988/90 ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS – Wroclaw, Poland
Master of Arts
1985/87 UMPRUM –Prague, Czech Republic Specialty: Glass in Architecture Prof. Stanislaw Libensky
1984/8 ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS - Sofia, Bulgaria Specialty: Silicate forms Prof. George Kolarov
1981 College of Ceramic and Glass - “Decoration” Diploma
WORK EXPERIENCE
Since 1992 Freelance Artist
2000/02 Glassware factory “QUARTZ “, Sliven, Bulgaria – Head Designer
1987 Glassware factory “KITKA “, Novi Pazar, Bulgaria – Designer
1981/84 “BOJANA“Film Studio, Sofia - Costume and decoration designer
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
2008 Gallery Arte Forma “Glass meets Art” – Heidelberg, Germany
2007Gallery AVENTURIJN – Epe , Holland
2007 “Passions in glass” – Hotel Villa Roka, Bansko, Bulgaria
2006 “Create light” – Gallery Aspect – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2006 “Glass as magic reality” – Gallery Arosita – Sofia, Bulgaria
2004 “11x11”- Gallery Murgash, Sofia, Bulgaria
2002 “Mercedes & Glass” Show room - Balkan Star, Sofia
2002 “Reflex ions“ - Polish Culture Institute - Sofia, Bulgaria
2000 “VIKINGS“- National Gallery for Foreign Arts - Sofia, Bulgaria
1999 One-man show /Gallery L – Hamburg, Germany
1997 Gallery “ADMIRER “- Sofia, Bulgaria
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2013 VII GLASSPLASTIK und GARTEN/Munster, Germany
2012 Art Code – Cappadocia 2/ Archeological Museum, Sofia
2011 Art Code – Cappadocia / Sofia
2011 “Glass is More” – Dutch Design Week/Eindhoven
2009 „Circle, Square, Triangle”/National Centre for Contemporary Art, Sofia
2009 “12 Women and Summer”/ Gallery “Studio M “, Sofia
2009 “Born Independent” National Centre for Contemporary Art Sofia
2009 Decorative Arts - Before and Now /National Art Gallery, Sofia
2008 „Angels”/ Gallery GRITA, Sofia
2008 39 Bulgarian Contemporary Artists/Gallery KRUG+, Sofia
2008 First Biennial of Bulgarian Design/Sofia
2008 European Biennial - Glass in context/Bornholm, Denmark
2007 Exhibition of the members from the UBA, Sofia
2006 VII International Glass symposium/Frauenau, Germany
2005 “Winter in Plovdiv ” /Gallery Aspect, Plovdiv
2005 “To Chagall with love“/Gallery Debut, Sofia
2005 “We–The people of Europe”/exhibition EUROVISIA, Kiev
2004 Sculpture by Bulgarian Women – selected exhibition Residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria
2004 “SHE and HE” – Museum of Boris Hristov, Sofia
2004 “Sacral art” – Gallery Murgash
2004 10th anniversary of cultural program on “DARIK radio”
2004 Representative Exhibition of Contemporary Bulgarian Art Museum of Contemporary Art, Caracas –Venezuela
2003/04 Representative Exhibition of Contemporary Bulgarian Art Exhibition under the patronage of The President of Bulgaria: Roma- basilica “Santa Marta” Venice- Gallery III Millennium Cogneliano - Dome, Salla dei Battuti
2003 “30+30 in one”/ National Gallery for Foreign Arts, Sofia
2002 “Prague – light and hope”/Glass gallery “Arosita”, Sofia
2002 GLASSRIJK 2002/Tubbergen, Holland
2002 On memory of Prof. Libensky / Czech Cultural Institute Sofia
2002 IV-th GLASSPLASTIK und GARTEN - Munster, Germany - Prize for best glass object
2001 Selection from III-th Exhibition GLASSPLASTIK und GARTEN
2000 IIIth GLASSPLASTIK und GARTEN-Munster, Germany Further commendations by the Jury
2000 VItm International Glass symposium - Frauenau, Germany
2000 International Glass Symposium /Granja de San Ildefonso, Spain
1998 II-nd GLASSPLASTIK und GARTEN/Munster, Germany
1996 I-st GLASSPLASTIK und GARTEN /Munster, Germany
1995 V-th International Glassymposium/Frauenau, Germany
1994 Spring Salon of Applied Arts/Sofia, Bulgaria
1992 Spring Salon of Applied Arts/Yambol, Bulgaria
1991 Young Polish Glass/Wroclaw, Poland
1985 International Glass symposium/Novy Bor, Czechoslovaki
PROJECTS AND REALIZATIONS
2010/11 Stained glass windows for the church ‘St.Kirik and St.Yolita” Bankia , under the projects of Academ. Svetlin Russev
2009/10 Awards for the Festival of Documentary and Animated Film “Golden Rython”
2009 Awards for Interarch 2009
2008 Awards for the UBA – ‘’House of the Year”
2007 Awards for 50 years Anniversary of Satirical Theatre, Sofia
2006 Project Via Franchisina /Municipal Sofia Art Gallery
2005 Commemorative stella/ 20 years. encyclical by Pope John Paul II for Saints Cyril and Methodius – Boris Hristov Museum - Sofia
2005 ‘’To look yourself in the others’’ Music Centre Boris Hristov
2004/06 Awards for Foundation ABAGAR
2004/08 Awards for BTV - Reporter of the Year ‘’Crystal Mill’’
2002/03 Awards for the Foundation for Charity in Bulgaria
1994/00 Golden Martenica - awards for the Union ‘’Made in Bulgaria’’
1994/00 Awards for the competition “Office 2000”, Sofia
1998 Awards for the 1st International Youth Film Festival in Sofia
1997/10 Annual Awards of the Film Makers
1995 Award for the best petrol station of SHELL, Bulgaria
1994 Stained glass windows for the hall of furniture company “Jano‘’
1993/97 Design souvenirs for BDZ, BAC, DSK, FESTO, MAN SUGAR
1992/93 original design for Johnnie Walker
1992 ‘’Golden Needle’’/prize for the best fashion designer
COMPETITIONS
1997 UNESCO, French Academy of Arts in Rome, Villa Medici
2003 Jan Van Eick Academy/Maastricht, Holland
2005 Television contest for the presentation of the exhibition Bulgaria "We - the people of the Eurovision Song Contest” - Kiev, Ukraine
AWARDS
2008 First Bulgarian Design Biennial – UBA - Diploma
2002 Special prize for best glass object 4th International exhibition "Glass and Garden”, Munster,Germany
2000 Further commendations by the Jury III-rd International exhibition "Glass and Garden”Munster, Germany -
PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
1993/95 co-founder of Foundation “Boyana church, Zemen Monastery “
2005/11 member of the Management Board of Foundation “Abagar-2005 " Coordinator of the
2004 Representative Exhibition of Contemporary Bulgarian Art Museum of Contemporary Art Caracas Venezuela Representative Exhibition of Contemporary Bulgarian Art Under the patronage of The President of Republic Bulgaria:
Roma- basilica “Santa Marta” - 2003
Venice- Gallery III Millennium - 2003
Cogneliano - Dome, Salla dei Battuti -2004
“30+30 in one”- National Gallery for Foreign Arts, Sofia - 2003
2007 Member of the UBA, Bulgaria
2008 Member of the American Association for Art Glass - GAS
My works can be seen:
Stained glass windows for the church ‘St.Kirik and St.Yolita”/ Bankia Bulgaria
in a public collection/ Ernsting Stiftung Museum, Germany
“Flowers of Love” II 2002
Municipal Bank /Head Office, Sofia “The Graces” 2001
Gallery Benveniu/ New Orleans, USA
My art works are to be found in private collections also in Germany, Norway, USA, Austria, Holland, Italy and Bulgaria.
The sculpture “Sea Bird” 2005 was given in memory of John Paul II to the archbishop of Krakow card. Stanislaw Dzivish
I was honoured to be received by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on May 24-Th, the Day of Slavic Letters and Bulgarian culture, as a member of the Bulgarian Church delegation invited to the yearly celebration in Rome. On this occasion I offered to the Holy Father a glass sculpture of an Angel stepping down to earth among people “Angel” III
Language skills:
I speak English, Russian, Polish, Czech languages