MTsviatkova
Artist
My artistic history
EDUCATION
June 2013
PhD in Textiles, National Academy of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
Dissertation: "The Fabric in Textile Design. Hand Weaving Techniques as an Innovative Basis for Contemporary Textile Design"
June 2003
Master of Arts in Textiles, National Academy of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
Dissertation: "Manipulated fabrics"
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
September 2001 - June 2004
September 2008 - June 2010
October 2011 - September 2012
September 2012 - To date
Assistant Lecturer, Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar”, Varna, Bulgaria
Assistant Lecturer, Department of Textiles, National Academy of Art, Sofia
Gallerist, “A'Twin Gallery”, The Mall, Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd., Sofia
Independent Artist
Fields: Conemporary Art, Art Textiles, Textile Accessories, Graphic Design, Branding, Advertising, Marketing
MEMBERSHIPS
Since 2004
Since 2007
Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists (UBA)
Member of the Association of Bulgarian Fashion and Textile Designers (ABFTD)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND ART PROJECTS
Solo Exhibitions:
February 2003
March 2004
November 2004
Silistra City Art Gallery, Bulgaria
Irida Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Tedi Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
Group Exhibitions and Events:
1997
1998
1999
Student Project “ABSOLUT”, National Palace of Culture (NDK), Sofia
“PORTRAIT+”, SGHT, Sofia – curated by Linda Greedel
General Exhibition, Applied Arts Faculty, SGHT, Sofia
2000
2001
2002
2005
2007
Textile Section Annual Exhibition, UBA, Shipka 6, Sofia
“EUROARTTEMPO”, International Group Show, Gallery for Foreign Art, Sofia
“The Art of Textile in Bulgaria”, UBA, Shipka 6, Sofia
SAINT-ETIENNE, PARC EXPO, France
2007
2009
2009
2018
2009
2023
“Childhood Strategies”, curated by Nikolay Dinev, UBA, Shipka 6, Sofia
International Textile Symposium on Weaving Techniques, Joensuu, Finland
PUBLIATIONS
“Bulgarian Traditional Felt: Technology”, in Fashion and Design: Historical Experience and New Technologies, Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference, Saint Petersburg, 2007
“Hand Weaving Practices in the Context of Contemporary Textile Art”, in Problems of Fine and Applied Arts, Doctoral Conference Proceedings, 2007