Velislava Bozhinova
Velislava Bozhinova
Born on 29 february 1988, Pleven, Bulgaria
Education:
2011–2014 Master Degree Jewellery Design and Silversmithing
Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp, Belgium)
2008-2011 Bachelor Degree of Applied Arts- Metal Design
National Academy of Arts (Sofia, Bulgaria)
2008-2011 Specialization: “ Theory and Practice of Art Education”
National Academy of Arts (Sofia, Bulgaria)
2010 Erasmus exchange- Metal Design and Contemporary Jewellery
École supérieure des arts décoratifs (Strasbourg, France)
2002-2007 Secondary Studies: High school for fine arts “Ilia Petrov”
Subject- Sculpture (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Solo Exhibitions:
2015
Adaptation- FORMAT Jewellery & Objects ( Sofia, Bulgaria)
Group Exhibitions:
2017
Ice Cream Crush – Bulgarian Jewellery Now- Munich Jewellery Week 2017
(Munich, Germany)
2016
JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair 2016 (Barcelona, Spain)
Contemporary Ceramic Jewellery- Le Printemps des Potiers, Gallery Ravaisou
(Bandol, France)
The Permanent 2016- Alliages (Lille, France)
2015
15- Testa Gallery (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Enjoia’t 2015- JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair (Barcelona, Spain)
Autor 13- Contemporary Jewellery Fair 2015 (Buharest, Romania)
Tweex 3- Vander A Contemporary Art Jewellery (Brussels, Belgium)
Curved spaces- Art Gallery Le Papillon ( Varna, Bulgaria)
2014
New Traditional Jewellery- Sieraad Art Fair 2014 (Amsterdam, The Nederland)
Autor 12- Contemporary Jewellery Fair 2014 (Buharest, Romania)
Prijzen Wim Ibens 2014 (Antwerp, Belgium)
Zilvertalenten 2014 (Antwerp, Belgium)
Expo Masters- Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp, Belgium)
A Touch of Steel- Travelling exhibition (Solingen, Hanau, Brussels, Liege)
Master miniature- Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp, Belgium)
It’s good to be a Jewel!- Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp, Belgium)
Marry Ted Noten (Munich, Germany)
2013
International Jewellery Art Fair Sieraad (Amsterdam, The Nederland)
The Muses’s Papers- medal sculpture-Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp)
3BA Jewellery Graduation Exhibition- Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp)
2012
International Jewellery Art Fair Sieraad (Amsterdam, The Nederland)
2011
Bachelor Graduation Exhibition- National Academy of Arts (Sofia, Bulgaria)
2010
Annual Students Exhibition for medallic sculpture- National Gallery (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Fifth Biennial of Small Form-paintings and medallic sculpture ( Pleven, Bulgaria)
2009
Sixth International Triennial of Stage Poster-medalic sculpture ( Sofia, Bulgaria)
Metal art exhibition- Altera Gallery ( Sofia, Bulgaria)
Workshops:
2013
Merry Ted Noten – Ted Noten
Meet a stranger – Timothy Carson
Gold – Giovanni Corvaja
Medals workshop – Jane McAdam Freud
2012
Traditional Jewellery Drawing – Lucia Massei
Is it yours or is it mine? – David Bielander and Helen Britton
2011
Collection of the Present – Tabea Ruelecke
Prizes:
2014
Prize for digital portfolio- Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp, Belgium)
2009
First prize for sculpture in exhibition-competition The stone speaks (Sofia, Bulgaria)
2007
First prize for sculpture- National High School of Fine Arts Ilia Petrov (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Publications:
2016
JOYA 2016- book
2015
Tweex 3- catalog
2014
Kwintessens- magazine
Prijzen Wim Ibens- catalog
Zilvertalenten 2014-catalog
Autor- magazine
A Touch of Steel- book