Tanya ANGELOVA

Tanya Angelova is born in Bulgaria

She is based in Paris, France

1991 – High school diploma from the D. Dobrovitch School of Decorative Arts, Sliven, Bulgaria
1994 – present: participant in the “Les Fourmis” art group
1997 – Master of Arts degree from the Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Decorative Arts (with a specialty in textiles ), Sofia, Bulgaria

Participation in numerous installations, theater productions (decor, costumes, etc.) and various projects in a number of countries (Bulgaria, France, Spain, Germany, etc.)

"In creating a piece of art, I am inspired by the desire to transform, to confront, and to combine different materials. I stitch the canvas to assert my emotional presence.

Leaving traces is the key idea behind my paintings. Initially, these are traces of the memory on which are based the configurations of experiences lived, placed visited, and faces seen. Next is the trace as a line, a trait, a chromatic element, or a plastic fragment. The themes of my paintings reflect my inner experiences of the world. This is a neo-expressionistic concept torn between abstraction and presence, just like the material of which memories are made."              Tanya Angelova

Main Exhibitions
2019
Exhibition “ Naître, denaître, renaître” - Paris
Exhibition "The revolt of the Starfish" - Paris
Autumn FAIR of the Fine Arts Society of Boulogne-Billancourt - France
Garches Fine Arts Fair - Garches - France
Solo Exhibition "Black and Ten" - PORT’A space - Sofia - Bulgaria
Exhibition “Sur le Fil” - Paris
Exhibition "Confluencias" - Zaragoza - Spain
Art Fair Bella Z’Art - Paris

2018
New Realities - Art Fair - Paris - France
Ateliers des Artistes - Ménilmontant - Paris
PRESENSES 1 & 2 exhibition - Christiane Peugeot area - Paris
"Art D’abord" exhibition - Paris
ART CAPITAL ART FAIR - French Artists - Paris

2017
ART FAIR - ARTS 19 - Paris - France - Public’s Award
ART FAIR " New Realities" - Paris - France

2016
Exhibition - Rakursi Gallery - Bulgaria

2015
Exhibition - “Luna ot koreni” Gallery - Bulgaria

2014
Exhibition - Natalie Gallery - Sofia - Bulgaria

2013
“Ce geste” Art project - Normandy - France
“So close, so far” , 13 Centuries of Bulgaria Foundation, Bulgaria

2012
International Biennale of Abstract Art - Normandy - France
Almanac - Bulgarian artists around the world - Edition by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Sofia

2011
Exhibition - Rakursi Gallery - Sofia - Bulgaria

2010
Exhibition - Artcontract - Paris
Exhibition - Blumann Gallery - Paris

2009
International Art FAIR SARRIA - UNESCO - Spain, with Autumn FAIR - Paris
Exhibition - L’archipel sur le lac - Burgundy - France
Exhibition - Cuadro Fine Art Gallery - Dubai

2008
Exhibition - PREVOIR Group - Paris
«Loup» film project by Nicolas Vannier

2007
Exhibition - Duban Léglise Gallery - Paris

2004
Exhibition - Bulgarian Cultural Center - Paris
Exhibition “VOYAGES, VOYAGES” - Berlin - Germany

1999
Cite Internationale des Arts - Paris France - Young Artist Award
Exhibition - "Young Critics Present Young Artists” - Bulgaria
Exhibition - “The light” - Bourgas - Bulgaria

1998
Exhibition - "Textile Provocation" - Sofia - Bulgaria
Exhibition - "Gredy Assa and Les Fourmis” - Sofia - Bulgaria

1997
National Spring FAIR - Sofia - Bulgaria - First Prize
XIII International Biennale of Satire and the Arts - Gabrovo - Bulgaria
Installation - «Unity» - St Cyril and St Methodius Foundation - Sofia - Bulgaria
Exhibition "Earth and people” - Sofia - Bulgaria - Jury’s First Prize

1996
Installation "Bulgarian motives” - Vienna - Austria
36th International Art Fair - Installation - "Nocturne in white” - Rousse - Bulgaria - Award

1995
12th International Biennale of Satire and the Arts - Installation - "Tunnel under the Balkans” - Gabrovo - Bulgaria
Installation "The wall of tears" - Sofia - Bulgaria
Installation "The Hollywood Walk of Fame” - Sofia - Bulgaria

1994
"Process Space” Festival - Installation "Spider’s web" - Kyustendil - Bulgaria - Jury’s First Prize

Joint Exhibition in Bulgaria, France, Germany, Austria, etc.
Participation in numerous Art Festivals and International Arts Biennales

Collections
National Art Gallery - Bulgaria
St. St. Cyril and Methodius Foundation - Sofia - Bulgaria
13 centuries of Bulgaria Foundation - Bulgaria
Sofia Art Gallery - Bulgaria
National Fine Arts Academy - Sofia - Bulgaria
PREVOIR Group - Paris - France
La Française des Placements - Paris - France
Private collections in Bulgaria, France, Germany, Austria, Spain, the U.K., Japan, etc.

Awards and prizes
ART FAIR- ART19 - Paris - France
Cité Internationale des Arts Competition - Paris - France
National Spring FAIR - Bulgaria
Earth and People Museum - Bulgaria/Germany
36the Plastic Arts Festival - Rousse - Bulgaria
“Process Space” Festival - Bulgaria

Main publications
“La Gazette des arts”, “Létera International”, “Art in Bulgaria”, “Kultura”, “Capital” etc.

Catalogues
“Ce geste” Art at the point; “PREVOIR - artistes 2009”; “Transportation” Germany; “Procès – Space” Bulgaria; “The art of the thread” Bulgaria, etc.