ABOUT ME

Kristina Nikolova Vatova

1990 year born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

2009 year graduated National Art high school in Plovdiv,Bulgaria.
2013 year graduated bachelor degree in National Art Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria.
2015 year graduated master degree in National Art Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Awards:

2023 - Encouragement award from Painting competition for young artists - Orbico supports arts - Sofia, Bulgaria

2016 – Award for young artists from Biennial – “Tenec” Montana, Bulgaria

2015 – Award for young artist, 3^rd  National Biennial for Drawing, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

2015. - Artist in Residence in the studios of Cite Des Arts Paris

2014. - Second prize for graphics - Student Arts Festival,  Blagoevgrad

2014. - Second Prize Ex Libris - "Dum Lego Spero", Sofia

2013 – Encouragement award – Student Art Festival in Blagoevgrad

2013 – Second Award for Ex Libris – Mario Vargas Llosa

2012 – Award “Mini print” – Annual Exhibition at the Union of Bulgarian artist

2011 – Award – Annual scholarship from “Dr. Kanev and Dr. Jelyazkov”

Participations:

2024 year - Participant in National exhibition "Spring salon" - Gabrovo, Bulgaria

2023 year - Participant in National exhibition of Fine Art Sliven, Bulgaria

2023 year - Participant in Biennial – “Tenec” Montana, Bulgaria 

2023 year - Group exhibition "10+ reasons to paint" - City gallery Varna, Bulgaria

2023 year - Participant in National exhibition for young artists Painting and Sculpture - Sofia

2023 year - Second Solo Exhibition - gallery UPARK, Plovdiv

2022 year - Partcipant in exhibition "Lost or Found" in gallery "Grafikart", Sofia
2021 year - Participant in XVII International Ex Libris competition Ruse.
2021 year - Participant in 22nd Triennale Grenchen - Xylography "Mini Print" - Switzerland
2021 year - Participant in group exhibition with "studio4ushi" in National Palace of Culture - Sofia, Bulgaria
2019 year - Participant in National competition for Classic Printmaking techniques
2019 year - Participant in VII Forum small printmaking forms - Sofia
2019 year - Participant in National Fine Art exhibition in Sliven, Bulgaria
2019 year - Participant in National Autumn Exhibition "Poetics of the image" in Plovdiv - part of Plovdiv 2019 European Capital of Culture
2019 year - Participant in exhebition with studio "4 ushi" in gallery "U Park" - Plovdiv,Bulgaria
2018 year - First Solo exhibition in gallery - "place 167" - Sofia, Bulgaria.
2017 year - Participant in exhibition with studio "4 ushi" in gallery "U Park" - Plovdiv,Bulgaria and gallery "Red Dot" in Sofia, Bulgaria
2017 year - Participant in VI International Printmaking Biennial - Guanlan, China
2016 year - Award for young artist in National Biennial "Tenec" - Montana, Bulgaria
2016 year - Participant in National exhebition "Drawing and small plastic art" - Sofia, Bulgaria
2016 year - Participant in XII International Competition for Ex Libris - EX VINO EX VERITAS - Ruse, Bulgaria
2016 year - Participant Fifth National Competition Alianz Bulgaria for painting, sculpture and printmaking
2016 year - Participant in International Competition for mini print Cadaques, Spain
2016 year - Participant in Eight Biennial of small forms Pleven, Bulgaria
2016 year - Participant in Biennial for contemporary Bulgarian fine arts "Friends of the sea" Burgas
2016 year - Participant Second International ExLibris Competition Varna

2015 – International Sint-Niklaas 2015 bookplates and small printmaking competition - Belgium

2015 – 18^th International Print Biennial Varna – Bulgaria

2015 – 22^nd International Biennial of Humour and Satire in the Arts- Gabrovo, Bulgaria

2014-15 years - International Exhibition of student printmaking featuring 14 universities with exhibitions - Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, France, Germany, New Zealand, UK, USA

2014. - 7th Biennial of Small forms in fine art - Pleven, Bulgaria

2014. - Art project of Bulgarian National Radio - Sofia, Bulgaria

2014. - 7th International Print Triennial -  Sofia, Bulgaria

2014. - 2nd International Biennial of graphics - Belgrade, Serbia

2014. - International Competition for Ex Libris - Varna, Bulgaria

2014. - 9th International Triennial of graphics - KOCHI, Japan

2013 - Forum Small Graphic Forms – Gallery “Sezoni”, Sofia, Bulgaria

2013 - Corpo IN/Formazione - International Graphic Art exhibition, Gallery Academia, National Art Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria

2013 – Exhibition “CUM FIGURIS” – City Library

2013 – 17th International Print biennal Varna, Bulgaria

2013 – Printmaking biennal “Cavaion Veroneze”-Verona, Italy

2013 – XI International Biennal- Premio Acqui,  Acqui Therme, Italy

2012 – Workshop “Transform” – Thessaloniki Aristotle University, Greece

2012 – Prijs Frans Dille, Plantin Moretus Museum – Antwerp, Belgium

2012 – International Graphic Art Biennal – Graphics review – Romania

2012 – “Nobody Understand A Printmaker” – Gallery of Royal Academy of Fine arts, Antwerp, Belgium

2011 – “Mini print” – Annual Exhibition of the Union of Bulgarian artist