Trayana Panayotova
Bulgaria • 1984
Presentation
Trayana Ivanova Panayotova was born in 1984 in Yambol, Bulgaria. After graduating from high school at the National School of Plastic Arts and Design „Acad. Dechko Uzunov "- Kazanlak, she graduated from St. Cyril and Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Faculty of Fine Arts: in 2008 - Bachelor's degree, Fine Arts - Sculpture, and in 2009 - Master's degree, Pedagogue of Art In 2008, she was an Erasmus student at the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Fine Arts, Portugal.
Since graduating, she has participated in numerous art forums and group exhibitions in Bulgaria and abroad. She has been nominated and awarded in sculpture, small form, painting and collage competitions.
Trayana Panayotova has been a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists since 2020. Currently, she lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Select exhibitions:
2022
- Collection of small drawings 2022, Labyrinth Gallery, Plovdiv
- 11th International Biennial of Small Formats in Art, Pleven, Bulgaria
- International exhibition "I have a story", organized by Beste Gursu, Troya Culture Road Festival, Canakkale, Turkey
2021
- First personal exhibition, Labyrinth Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- 10-year retrospective exhibition "Celebrating the genius of women", Orlando Public Library, Florida
- 5th Balkan Quadrennial of Painting "Myths and legends of my people" - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 2020
- International online art exhibition "Waste To Create", organized by Eco Aware Art Gallery, India
-"In the beginnings" part III, YOUNG BULGARIAN ARTISTS on the idea and with the help of Mr. Todor Staykov, Galerie Raiko Alexiev, Sofia, Bulgaria
2019
- 13th Youth Art Auction, organized by Artcare, Kunstraum nestroyhof, Vienna, Austria
- National Exhibition - Painting and Sculpture Competition / Young Bulgarian Artists on the idea of Mr. Todor Staykov, Raiko Alexiev Gallery, Sofia
- "Walter Koschatzky ART-AWARD", HOFSTALLUNGEN - MUMOK, Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria
Selected Events:
2022
- Prize for the painting named after Tseno Todorov from the national art exhibition "The Country of Botev", Vratsa
2021
- Nomination by the Balkan Quadrennial of the painting "Myths and legends of my people" - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
2019
- National Exhibition Sculpture Prize - Painting and Sculpture Competition / Young Bulgarian Artists based on the idea of Mr. Todor Staykov, Raiko Alexiev Gallery, Sofia
- Nomination for the "Walter Koschatzky ART-AWARD", Vienna, Austria.
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Who is the artist?
Trayana Ivanova Panayotova was born in 1984 in Yambol, Bulgaria. After graduating from high school at the National School of Plastic Arts and Design „Acad. Dechko Uzunov "- Kazanlak, she graduated from St. Cyril and Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Faculty of Fine Arts: in 2008 - Bachelor's degree, Fine Arts - Sculpture, and in 2009 - Master's degree, Pedagogue of Art In 2008, she was an Erasmus student at the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Fine Arts, Portugal.
Since graduating, she has participated in numerous art forums and group exhibitions in Bulgaria and abroad. She has been nominated and awarded in sculpture, small form, painting and collage competitions.
Trayana Panayotova has been a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists since 2020. Currently, she lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Select exhibitions:
2022
- Collection of small drawings 2022, Labyrinth Gallery, Plovdiv
- 11th International Biennial of Small Formats in Art, Pleven, Bulgaria
- International exhibition "I have a story", organized by Beste Gursu, Troya Culture Road Festival, Canakkale, Turkey
2021
- First personal exhibition, Labyrinth Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- 10-year retrospective exhibition "Celebrating the genius of women", Orlando Public Library, Florida
- 5th Balkan Quadrennial of Painting "Myths and legends of my people" - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 2020
- International online art exhibition "Waste To Create", organized by Eco Aware Art Gallery, India
-"In the beginnings" part III, YOUNG BULGARIAN ARTISTS on the idea and with the help of Mr. Todor Staykov, Galerie Raiko Alexiev, Sofia, Bulgaria
2019
- 13th Youth Art Auction, organized by Artcare, Kunstraum nestroyhof, Vienna, Austria
- National Exhibition - Painting and Sculpture Competition / Young Bulgarian Artists on the idea of Mr. Todor Staykov, Raiko Alexiev Gallery, Sofia
- "Walter Koschatzky ART-AWARD", HOFSTALLUNGEN - MUMOK, Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria
Selected Events:
2022
- Prize for the painting named after Tseno Todorov from the national art exhibition "The Country of Botev", Vratsa
2021
- Nomination by the Balkan Quadrennial of the painting "Myths and legends of my people" - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
2019
- National Exhibition Sculpture Prize - Painting and Sculpture Competition / Young Bulgarian Artists based on the idea of Mr. Todor Staykov, Raiko Alexiev Gallery, Sofia
- Nomination for the "Walter Koschatzky ART-AWARD", Vienna, Austria.
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When was Trayana Panayotova born?
The year of birth of the artist is: 1984