Tsvetelina Spiridonova
“I believe that everyone has a mission in this world. I know that my mission is to be an artist and a good parent, and I follow it. I love the emotional and spiritual aspects of the process – to capture inspiration before it vanishes and to develop it.
In graphic art, you must have great patience, and if you don’t, you learn it. I went through all that and have now developed my own techniques using traditional graphic processes and monotype – combining them with drypoint, etching, relief prints, mezzotint, and others. I’m always curious about the result, which always surprises me!
Sometimes my monotypes look like oil paintings. I love the subtlety of colors. It’s truly magical to work with different layers – the color becomes richer and richer. I am inspired by nature. I observe the movement of birds, grasses, and horses. I feel a deep connection to the natural way of life.”
biography
Tsvetelina Spiridonova, born on March 23, 1976, in Sofia, is a multidisciplinary artist working in graphics, sculpture, painting, and performance. She graduated from the National Academy of Arts in 1994 after completing her studies at the Ilia Petrov Art School in Sofia in 1989. A member of the California Society of Printmakers, Tsvetelina is also an active environmental artist engaged in the “SAVE THE OCEANS” project.
exhibitions
2024
- TRD International Exhibition – Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Japan
- Miniprints Asolo – Exchange, Italy
2023
- Solo exhibition “Resistance” – Graphics, painting, and sculpture, Nuance Gallery, Sofia
2022
- Solo exhibition “In One Breath” – Live performance and exhibition with works from the documentary by Naio Ticin, San Stefano Gallery, Sofia
- Solo exhibition “Colorful Tides” – Miracle Gallery, Varvara, Burgas
2020
- Paper Art Festival – San Stefano Gallery
- Solo exhibition “Flight Over the Sea” – Miracle Gallery, Varvara, Burgas
- Solo exhibition “Love” – Snezhana Gallery, Sofia
2019
- Mini Print Exhibitions, Enter into Art – Germany
- Mini Print Awagami Factory – Japan
2018
- Featured in Mini Print Red Dot Edition – UK
- Featured in Mini Print Bimpe – Canada
- Featured in Mini Print Cadaques – Spain
- Windsfield Barn – UK
2017
- Aldeburgh Gallery – UK
- The New Cut Halesworth – UK
- “Music in Colors” – Gallery 2.0, Sofia
2016
- Viva Art Gallery – Vienna, Austria
- Solo exhibition – Gallery 2.0, Sofia
- Group exhibition – Nuance Gallery, Sofia
- Solo exhibition – Nuance Gallery, Sofia
2013
- “SAVE THE OCEANS” enters the Library of Congress collection, Washington, D.C., USA
- Publication in the book “California Society of Printmakers – 100 Years (1913–2013),” awarded by World Wide Books’ of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
- XIV National Surgery Congress – Solo exhibition, Kempinski Hotel, Sofia
2012
- Triton Museum – Santa Clara, California, USA
2011
- “SAVE THE OCEANS” exhibition and installation – Snezhana Gallery, Sofia
2010
- “Save the Birds” – Grita Gallery, Sofia
- Annual Exhibition, Thoreau Gallery, Presidio, San Francisco, USA
2009
- Satori Gallery – New York, USA
2008
- ArtMark Galerie – Vienna, Austria
- Universum Art Gallery – Varna, Bulgaria
- Artamoncev Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
2007
- Dikov Gallery – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Tharrats d’Art Grafic Foundation – Pineda de Mar, Barcelona, Spain
- Galerie L’Etang d’Art – Bages, France
- Chiddingly, East Sussex, UK
- Grita Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
- Selected for Mini Print International of Cadaques – Spain, “Taller Galeria Fort”
2006
- Areta Gallery – Varna, Bulgaria
- Hun Gallery International Exhibition – New York, USA
- Grita Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
2001
- Chelsea Art Fair – London, UK
- Bloxham Galleries – London, UK
1999
- Windows Museum – Pretoria, South Africa
1998
- Kanagawa Print Biennale – Japan
1997
- Graphic Exhibition – Berlin, Germany
1995
- Works displayed at the National Foundation Gallery, Sofia
selected works
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