PERSONAL DATA

Name                           Angelina Kamenova Pavlova

Date of birth                December 10th 1963 in Sofia


EDUCATION



1996                European University of Glass

Association VERRE et CREATION – Sars-Potteries, France

1988/90          ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS – Wroclaw, Poland

                       Specialty: Glass in Architecture

                    Master of Arts

1985/87          UMPRUM –Prague, Czech Republic

                       Specialty:  Glass in Architecture

                       Prof. Stanislaw Libensky

1984/85          ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS - Sofia, Bulgaria

                                   Specialty: Silicate forms

                                   Prof. George Kolarov

1981                College of Ceramic and Glass - “Decoration”

                                               Diploma



WORK EXPERIENCE

 1992                            freelance artist

2000/02          Glassware factory “QUARTZ “, Sliven, Bulgaria – Head Designer

1987                Glassware factory “KITKA “, Novi Pazar, Bulgaria – Designer

1981/84          “BOJANA “Film Studio – Sofia - Costume and decoration designer



INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS



2008                Gallery Arteforma “Glass meets Art” – Heidelberg, Germany

2007                Gallery  AVENTURIJN –  Epe, Holland

2007                “Passions in glass” – Hotel Villa Roka, Bansko

2006                “Create the light” – Gallery Aspect – Plovdiv, Bulgaria

2006                “Glass as magic reality” – Gallery Arosita – Sofia, Bulgaria

2004                “11x11”- Gallery Murgash”– glass and paintings with Dimitar Dimov

2002                “Mercedes & glass” – Show room - Mercedes, Sofia

2002                “Reflex ions“ - Polish Culture Institute - Sofia, Bulgaria

2000                “VIKINGS“- National Gallery for Foreign Arts - Sofia, Bulgaria

1999                One-man show /Gallery L – Hamburg, Germany

1997                Gallery “ADMIRER “- Sofia, Bulgaria



COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS



2009                „Circle, Square, Triangle” – National Centre for Contemporary Art - Sofia

2009                “12 Women and Summer” – Gallery “Studio M “- Sofia

2009                “Born Independent” – National Centre for Contemporary Art - Sofia
2009                Decorative Arts- Before and Now – National Art Gallery - Sofia

2008                „Angels” – Gallery GRITA – Sofia

2008                39 Bulgarian Contemporary Artists – Gallery KRUG+

2008                First Biennial of Bulgarian Design - Sofia

2008                Glass in context - Bornholm, Denmark

2007                Exhibition of the members from the Union of Bulgarian Artists - Sofia

2006                VII–th International Glass symposium - Frauenau, Germany

2005                “Winter in Plovdiv” – Gallery Aspect, Plovdiv

2005                “To Chagall with love “- gallery Debute, Sofia

2005                “We–The people of Europe”– representative exhibition

EUROVISIA - Kiev

2004                Sculpture by Bulgarian Women – selected exhibition

Residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria

2004                “SHE and HE” – Museum of Boris Hristov, Sofia

2004                “Sacral art” – Gallery Murgash

2004                10 anniversary of cultural program on “DARIK radio”

2004                Representative Exhibition of Contemporary Bulgarian Art

Museum of Contemporary Art, Caracas –Venezuela
2003/04          Representative Exhibition of Contemporary Bulgarian Art

Exhibition under the patronage of The President of Republic Bulgaria:

                                                               Roma- basilica “Santa Marta”

                                                               Venice- Gallery III Millennium

                                                               Cogneliano - Dome, Salla  dei Battuti

2003                “30+30 in one”- National Gallery for Foreign Arts – Sofia

2002                “Prague – light and hope” - Glass gallery “Arosita” - Sofia

2002                GLASSRIJK 2002- Tubbergen – Holland

2002                Exhibition on memory of Prof. Libensky -Czech Cultural Institute - Sofia

2002                IV-th Exhibition GLASSPLASTIK und GARTEN - Munster, Germany

Prise for best glass object

2001                Selection from the IIIth Exhibition GLASSPLASTIKundGARTEN Munster

2000                III-th Exhibition GLASSPLASTIK und GARTEN-Munster, Germany

Further commendations by the Jury

2000                VI –tm International Glass symposium - Frauenau, Germany

2000                International Glass Symposium – Granja de San Ildefonso, Spain

1998                II Exhibition GLASSPLASTIK und GARTEN - Munster, Germany

1996                I International Exhibition GLASSPLASTIK und GARTEN Munster,Germany

1995                V-th International Glassymposium – Frauenau, Germany

1994                Spring Salon of Applied Arts – Sofia, Bulgaria

1992                Spring Salon of Applied Arts – Yambol, Bulgaria

1991                Exhibition - “Young Polish Glass “– Wroclaw, Poland

1985                “Inter glass “-II-nd International Glass symposium – Novy Bor, Czechoslovakia



My works are to be found in private collections in USA,Germany, Norway, Austria, Denmark, Holland, Italy, Poland and Bulgaria.

“Flowers of Love” II 2002 - Ernsting Stiftung Glass Museum

“Sea Bird” 2005 – in memory of John Paul II to the archbishop of Krakow Stanislaw kard. Dzivish

 “Angel” III  2008 - I was honored to be received by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on May 24-th, the Day of Slavic Letters and Bulgarian culture, as a member of the Bulgarian Church delegation invited to the yearly celebration in Rome. On this occasion I offered to the Holy Father a glass sculpture of an Angel stepping down to earth among people.


Member of Union of Bulgarian Artists

Member of Glass Art Society