о 1966 in Vratsa, Bulgaria
Tzvetelina Maximova is a Veliko Tarnovo based visual artist. She works in the field of contemporary visual arts – painting, graphics, land art objects and installations, uses classical and experimental techniques as well natural materials, pigments, wood, paper..
Activity:
· Solo exhibition, September 2024 – NARRATIVA gallery, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
· Geumgang Nature Art Biennale 2022, 2023, 2024 - Nature Art Cube 12x12x12+Nature
exhibition, Korea, (catalogue)
· VI Balkan Quadrennial of
Painting The Myths and Legends of My
People, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 2024, (catalogue)
·
Project AUGUST IN ART – Curator
Rumen Serafimov, Boris Georgiev Art gallery, Varna,
Bulgaria 2023, (catalogue)
·
BUILDING WINGS III, 2023, Zwischen
Schwerkraft und Leichtigkeit, Scheune Lehen, Austria
· Triennial National Exhibition
"Veliko Tarnovo - Space for Inspiration", Bulgaria 2023, (catalogue)
· 60 years of Dobrich Art gallery,
Bulgaria 2023, (catalogue)
· Solo exhibition, April 2023 – 10 Orlovska gallery, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
· Exhibition PHENOMENOLOGY - 10 Orlovska gallery, Gabrovo, Bulgaria 2023
· II
Tsukuba Biennale 2022, Tsukuba Art Center, Japan
· Project
ART AS OPPOSITION – Curators Rumen
Serafimov and Cvetan Krastev, Boris Georgiev
Art gallery Varna, Bulgaria 2022, (catalogue)
· National
Exhibition of Fine Arts 2022, Sliven, Bulgaria, Nominations, (catalogue)
· Project BUILDING WINGS, DEPOO gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2022
· Festival
for treskultur og innovativ trearkitektur I Stor-Elvdal 2022, Sollia, Norway
· Project TRAVELLING TO EAST, CAM MUSEUM, Napoli, Italy 2022
· GNAP
- France 2021, Saint-Lactencin
and the Communauté de Communes Val de l’Indre /
Brenne, France (catalogue)
· PAPER and COLOR - The Paper workshop, curator
Dobrich Art Gallery, Bulgaria 2021 (catalog)
· Project 7x5x3 - Contemporary Bulgarian Painting,
Project "MACROmicron - Limited Infinity",
curator Elitsa Terzieva - part
of seven discussion fields in contemporary Bulgarian painting,
Shipka 6, Sofia, Bulgaria 2021 (catalogue)
· GNAP
- France 2020, on-line exhibition, Korea (catalogue)
· VI
Tsukuba International Artist in Residence program, Tsukuba Art Center, Japan 2018
· One
of organizers and participants of GNAP Estern Europe, Rural Stages, Gabrovrsi,
2017
· IV
Tsukuba International Artist in Residence program, Tsukuba Art Center, Japan 2016
· One of organizers and participants of yearly Gabrovtsi ART-NAture Symposium 2012-2022
· Green
Gallery Residence,
Israel 2014
· 50-th Anniversary of Dobrich Art gallery, Bulgaria 2013, (catalogue)
· Curator
and organizer of Graphical workshop Small
format, 2006-2008, Veliko Tarnovo,
· IWANO
Project Residence 2006 – Novi Sad, Serbia
· Curator and organizer of Duppini project Traces-Projections, Bulgaria 2005
· One
of organizers and
participants of yearly Duppini workshops, Bulgaria 2001-2007
Additional
qualification:
2009 Specialization in Cite des
Arts, Paris, France
2004 Member of Union of
Bulgarian Artists
2000-2022 Member of Duppini Art Association
Awards:
2025 National exhibition-competition "Oh, happy days", Award for an
established visual artist, 10 Orlovska gallery, Gabrovo, Association "ARTeria", Bulgaria
2022 Nominations for Painting and by Union of Bulgarian
Artists Nomination – National Art exhibition - Sliven 2022, Bulgaria
2021 Award
of Veliko Tarnovo Municipality – 7 Biennale of Ecclesiastical Arts
2020
Nomination for Painting, 10 Biannual of the small art forms, Ilia
Beshkov gallery, Pleven, Bulgaria
2019 Nomination
for Graphics, Allianz Bulgaria National Awards, V. Tarnovo, Bulgaria
2017 Award
for Painting, Allianz Bulgaria National Awards, Ruse, Bulgaria
2017 Nomination
for Painting, National exhibition Veliko Tarnovo-space for inspiration, V.
Tarnovo, Bulgaria
2015 Nomination
for Painting, Allianz Bulgaria National Awards, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
2011 Award
for Painting, Allianz Bulgaria National Awards, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
2009 Specialization
in Cite des Arts, Paris, Francе
2008 Honour
Prize - Painting, Biannual of the small art forms, Ilia Beshkov gallery,
Pleven, Bulgaria
2003 Award
for Painting, Autumn fine arts exhibition, Rafael Mihailov, Veliko
Tarnovo, Bulgaria
2002 First
price for Young artists, with Duppini Art group, Exhibition of the young
painters, Rafael Mihailov Art hall, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
1999 First price at the International competition 2000 Years under the Bethlehem Star, Odessa, Ukraine
Ownership works: Tsukuba Art center – Japan; Geumgang Nature Art Biennale – Korea; Green Gallery, Israel; Casoria Contemporary Art Museum – Naples, Italy; public collections of Allianz Bulgaria and Union of Bulgarian Artists; IWANO Project collection – Serbia; American College Veliko Tarnovo – Arcus collection; Duppini Art center - Gabrovtsi; Bulgarian Art galleryes: Veliko Tarnovo, Dobrich, Razgrad, Radnevo, Stara Zagora, Varna, Pomorie; private collections in the country and abroad.