Petya Deneva

2006  - National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria 

Master of Fine Arts degree 

Field of Specialization:  Painting 

2000 - High School of Fine Arts “Dobry Hristov", Varna 

Solo Exhibitions: 

2019 - "Garden", Tea Alba Gallery, Sofia 
2018 - "Forest and Town", collaborating project with Teodora Doncheva-Techwoo, Labyrinth Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 
2018 - "Light", Le Papillon Art Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria 
2016 - Exhibition in U Park Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 
2015 - "Conversations", collaborating project with Teodora Doncheva-Techwoo, Underground Gallery, Sofia 
2014 - "Town-Palace", "The quiet nest" Gallery, The Palace, Balchik, Bulgaria 
2012 - “The living sea above me", “mini ARt fest fo", Sofia, Bulgaria 

2012 - “Ways", Bułgarski Instytut Kultury, Warsaw, Poland 

2012 - „Ways", “4 Strony Swiata" Gallery, Pultusk, Poland 

2011 - “Mountain", Sofia Press Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 

2010 - “Green world", Astry Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 

2007 - Public Art Gallery, Balchik, Bulgaria 

Group Exhibitions: 

2006-2018: "Size 30/30", Astry Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 
2016: Interior and Still life", Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria 
2013: National competition Allianz Bulgaria for fine arts, Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria 
2012:  “The Tree of Life" Vivacom Art Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria 

2011: “Premio Internazionale di Pittura e Grafica “Natale di Roma"2011, Cascina Farsetti Gallery, Rome, Italy 

2009:  “Two brothers" – participation in exhibition of contemporary Bulgarian and Slovakian fine art, Bratislava, Slovakia 

2008:  “Near distance", exhibition organized by the Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria 

2007:  Exhibition of the artists, awarded in the National competition for young artists, curators and art critics “25 years International Foundation “St. Cyril and St. Methodius", Sofia, Bulgaria 

2006:  Curatorial project “10X5X3 Achromatic", Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria 

2005:  Youth Art Exhibition, “Solers" Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 

2004:  Autumn Exhibition, Hosted by the Institute of Oceanography, Varna, Bulgaria 

2002:  Travelling exhibition: “Visual captures of the Balkan Architectural Heritage", Turkey, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece, organized by APARE, France 

Mural Painting Projects:  

2019 -  Medieval ceiling, Private Residence, Ireland   

2018 -  Medieval ceiling, Private Residence, Ireland    
2017 -  Private Residence of Christian Louboutin, Lisbon, Portugal 
2010 -  Private Residence, Sofia, Bulgaria 

2009 -  Residence of Lucien Arkas, Sefakoy, Turkey  

2008 -  Camondo Residence, Istanbul, Turkey  

2007 -  Ciragan Palace Hotel Kempinski, Istanbul, Turkey  

2005 -  “Rizo" Residence, Istanbul, Turkey  

Additional Information:  From January 2010 – Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists, Fine Arts Department 

Prizes Awarded: 

2004:   First prize for Fine Art – National competition for young artists, curators and critics of “St. Cyril and St. Methodius" International Foundation 

2002:  One-year scholarship for Fine Art, granted by “Rayna Kabaivanska" Foundation