Velislava Gecheva
2010 Graduated in Painting at the National Academy of Arts in Sofia
2009 Specialization in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Macerata, Italy
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2019 Spills, Rakursi Gallery
2018 Contemplations in Balchik, Tunnel Gallery SCI CC, The Palace Balchik
2016 I Left Myself at All Places, Nuance Art Gallery, Sofia
2014 “Sports”, Societe Generale Expressbank, Varna
2013 The People, La Tappezzeria d`Arte, Florence, Italy
2012 Before And After, But Not Now!, La Machina di San Cresci, Greve in Chianti (FI), Italy
2005 Painting, Debut Gallery, Sofia
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2022 Personalized Traditions, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia
2021 THE PASSING, Kiril Cholakov/ Velislava Gecheva, Zamagni Gallery, curator Milena Becci, Rimini, Italy
2021 "Painting technology in contemporary art", curator Sasho Stoitzov, City Gallery, Blagoevgrad
2021 7 x 5 x 3 Contemporary Bulgarian Painting, Critical Review, curator: Stanislava Nikolova, Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia
2021 Feminine Self Portraits, curator Yuliana Tekova, Stubel Gallery, Sofia
2019 Total Instalation, Projektraum Galerie M, Berlin, Germany
2018 Personalized Traditions, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia
2018 Staffelschau, Projektraum Galerie M, Berlin, DE, Organised from the NKI Marzahn- Hellersdorf, funded by the district cultural fund Marzahn-Hellersdorf
2017 The First Seven Years, Edmond Demirdjian Foundation Painting Award, curator Daniela Radeva, Contemporary Space, Varna
2016 Instead of a Head of a Poet - U PARK Gallery, curated by Yovo Panchev, Night of Museums and Galleries, Plovdiv
2015 ATTENTION: WET PAINT- Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia
2015 Art for Change 1985-2015- Sofia Art Gallery, curated by Maria Vassileva, Sofia
2015 Exhibition of the finalists in the competition for contemporary Bulgarian art, Gallery Niuans, Sofia
2014 My Name is Artist –Art Center Hugo Voeten, curator: Vesela Nozharova, Herentals, Belgium
2014 What happened, Exhibition Centre Shipka 6, Sofia
2013 Never-ending Story?-Exhibition Of Young Emerging Artists -Rakursi Gallery, Sofia
2012 Love-project “Idea for Home”, curator: Maria Vassileva, Raiko Aleksiev Gallery, Sofia
2012 Annual Award for Painting of Edmond Demirdjian Foundation- Rakursi Gallery, Sofia
2012 Competition Exhibition Allianz Bulgaria- National Award For Painting, Sculpture and Graphics, Shipka 6, Sofia
2011 Zona Urban- Union of Bulgarian Artists Gallery, Sofia
2011 Transform, international students exhibition, National Gallery for Foreign Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
2009 Erasmus in Arte – Galleria Mironimia, Macerata, Italia
2009 Anno Europeo della creativita e innovazione – Antichi Forni, Macerata, Italia
AWARDS:
2015 First award from Niuans Art Gallery Competition for Contemporary Art, Sofia
2012 The Edmond Demirdjian Foundation Award for Promising Development and Dedication to Art
2011 Nomination for Essl Art Award
2010 Award for Achievements in Art and Design - Societe Generale Expressbank and National Academy of Art
2005 First Award from the National High School of Fine Arts in the competition “Portrait”, Sofia
