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2017 - Casting and cold working at Berengo studio, Murano, Italy;

2013 - Leading teacher- Silicate design – National High School of Applied Art “St. Luka”, Sofia, Bulgaria;

2013 – 2015 Gust lector at “Design of glass and china”, National Academy of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria;

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Education:        

2017 - National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria, Philosophy doctor "Trends of casting of glass in Bulgaria. Technology and aesthetic  aspects"

2016 - Corning Museum of Glass – Corning, NY, USA – Norwood Viviano and Jon Rees: Kilncasting: Demystifying The Digital;

2014 - Pilchuck Glass School- Seattle, WA, USA- Aimee Sones and   Anjali Srinivasan – “PHYS101: Spontaneous/Control Slumping, Fusing, Kilncasting, Coldworking”;

2014- 2016 National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria, PhD “Design of glass and china”;

2011 – 2013 National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria, MA  “Glass and china”;

2012 Regional Course on restoration of glass, published in UNESCO OFFICE IN VENICE- Tirana, Albania;

2007 – 2011   National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria, BA Glass and china;

2007 – 2011   National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria, professional qualification in pedagogy;

2001 – 2006   Art school “Prof. V. Kolev”, Troyan, Bulgaria, Ceramics.

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Group exhibitions:

2017 – International biennale of glass, Sofia History Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria;

2017 – 7th International Festival of Glass, Asselborn, Luxembourg;

2016 – Tianyuan Glass Art Festival 2016 “Glass and Ice” – Beijing,     China;

2016 – Exhibition at Academy gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria;

2015 – Alianz Exhibition, Dobrich gallery, Dobrich, Bulgaria;

2014 – 3th International festival of glass – Rajko Aleksiev Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria;

2014 – Group exhibition of the teachers from NHSAA “St. Luka” – Sofia – “St. Luka” Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria;           

2013 – International Glass Exhibition Royal Summer Palace  at Prague Castle – Nomination for SLA;        

2013 – exhibition at the university UJEP, Usti nad Labem, Check Republic;                                               

2012 – SIHRE- Inter Expo Center, Sofia, Bulgaria;

2012 – exhibition at glass gallery “Vitra”, Sofia, Bulgaria, for Glass Heap Challenge, International Festival of Glass Sturbridge, UK;

2012 – nomination for exhibition at European glass biennial “Glass Context 2012”, Bornholm, Denmark;

2012 – exhibition of new talents at Free University of Varna- International research and education project “Art and environment” 2011 – 2015, Bulgaria;

2011 – exhibition at the Prague Gallery of Czech Glass, Prague Czech Republic;               

2011 – exhibition at Societe Generale Expressbank, Sofia,   Bulgaria;

2011 – exhibition of Creative Society “Knot”, Gabrovo, Bulgaria;

2010 – exhibition of 3rd Inter Glass Symposium, Nový Bor, Czech Republic;

 

                                Awards:                                       

2016 – Scholarship for class, Corning Museum of glass, Corning, NY, USA;

2015 – 1st award for trophy design for Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organized from National television of Bulgaria;

2015 – 1st award for design of public art project at the Airport metro station, with Wendi Xie, organized from Public art center, Shenzhen, China;

2014 – Scholarship for class, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, USA;

2013 – Award of National Academy of art and Societe Generale Expresbank – “studio residency at Cité des Arts- Paris, France;

2011 – equivalent award about lifetime achievement, Societe Generale Expressbank;                                                

2009 – 2nd award for a mug for beer, Union of Brewers in Bulgaria;

2006 – “John Brisby” award.

                        

              Membership:          

2016 – Glass Art Society;

2014 – Union of Bulgarian artist – affiliated to the international association of art IAA (UNESCO).

 

                     Collections:                      

 “Last chance” – blow glass, Berengo collection, Murano, Italy;

Prizes for the First European Junior Olympiad in Informatics - EJOY, Sofia, Bulgaria 2017;

Prizes for the 12th International Students Film Fest – Early Bird, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2016;

 “Bridge the world” Public art project – Stained glass – Airport metro      station, Shenzhen, China;

“Symbol” – cast glass – Prague Gallery of Czech Glass;

“Water” – free formed glass, Glass school Novy Bor,Czech Republic;

“Composition” – cast glass – National Academy of Arts- Sofia; Bulgaria;

“Jellyfish” – cast glass – Societe General Expresbank; Bugaria;

“Defects” – grinding glass – Speedy – express delivery service, Bulgaria.