Elena Georgieva

Maestro Elena Georgieva was born in 1979 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

From 1997 till 1999, she studied painting in “The Julius Pinkas Fine Art College" in Sofia. In 2006 Graduated the National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia with master degree in painting in the class of Acad. Svetlin Rusev, Prof. Desislava Mincheva and Prof. Ivaylo Mirchev. She participated in numerous group exhibitions as a student. 

In 2005 and 2006 she was awarded second prize and encouragement in the Contest for young artists managed by the St. Cyril and Methodius Foundation. She was awarded a diploma in a drawing competition organized by the National Academy in Sofia. She became winner of the annual scholarship for young artists, founded by Dr. A. Kanev. She was awarded in a competition managed by Post Bank. 

Since 2006, the young artist is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists. In 2007 she opened her first solo exhibition in the gallery "Art 36", followed by a solo exhibition at the Privatization Agency. In 2009 in "Sofia Press Gallery" was her next exhibition, entitled "Places". It included landscapes from Bulgaria and other countries in Europe. In 2010 she participated in the initiative of Global Foundation for Art Pangaea, under the motto "Society today and tomorrow". She named her painting "To create life". In 2013 she was awarded a two-month specialization at “Cite des Arts", Paris, France. In 2016 she participated in Allianz Bulgaria National Competition for Painting. In 1916 she was nomineed for scolarship in Munchen.