Emilia Emileva

Emilia Emileva is an artist, professionally engaged in art and design. She works mostly in the field of drawing, ceramics and porcelain in small original series. She graduated with a Master’s degree from the National Academy of Arts, Sofia and specialized at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto /FBAUP/. She has taught Studies of ceramics and ornament at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia and at the National High School of Ceramics “Venko Kolev” in Troyan. She is a lecturer and workshop leader in the azulejo project “Blue Space” / “Espaço azul” at the Portuguese Cultural Center – Instituto Camões in Sofia.

DESIGN IS… a delight.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
– Solo exhibition ceramics /azoulejo/ “Cupid and Psyche”, Testa Gallery, Sofia (2017);
– Solo exhibition ceramics /porcelain/, Art 36 Gallery, Sofia, 2017;
– Drawings “Seven”, Art 36 Gallery, Sofia (2009);
– Drawings “Sensação”, 9arte Gallery, Lisboa, Portugal (2008);
– Drawings “Silence”, Art 36 Gallery, Sofia (2006);
– Drawings and Paintings, Universidade Moderna, Lisboa, Portugal (2004);
– Drawings representing Bulgaria at the European Exhibition at EXPONOR – Porto International Fair, Portugal (2004).

SELECTED PARTICIPATIONS IN GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
– Participation in the Annual jewellery exhibition in Le Papillon Art Gallery, Varna, 2021;
– Participation with “Lovers” – a conceptual series of porcelain jewellery within “InLove Forever”, Arosita Gallery, Sofia, 2021;
– Participation in an exhibition of selected artists BOLD design week 2019;
– “Mutant – second nature for material, form, theme”, Société Generale Expressbank, Varna, 2018;
– Porcelain forms, faience, objects and jewellery within the project “Cosmodrome”, One Gallery, Sofia, 2018;
– Porcelain jewellery for “Ice cream crush” – a group presentation of Bulgarian artists (presented by Studio Komplekt), Munich Design Week, 2017;
– Participation in “My style” – interpretation of faience forms, Testa Gallery, Sofia, 2016;
– Participation in the project “Completions. New Bulgarian Design of a Showcase.” Within One Design Week, Plovdiv, at the invitation of Studio Komplekt, 2016;
– XI International Biennial of Art Ceramics, Aveiro, Portugal, 2013;
– Exhibition of postcards, by invitation of FBAUP, “Arte em segredo”, Galeria dos Leões, Porto, Portugal, 2012;
– “On Europe”, Participation with drawings in the 1st Art Biennial, Montijo, Portugal / 1st a BIENAL INTERNACIONAL DE ARTES PLÁSTICAS IX PRÉMIO VESPEIRA, Montijo, Portugal, 2008.

COLLABORATIONS:
– with Papieta for the conceptual porcelain jewelry series “Lovers” within “InLove Forever”, Arosita Gallery, Sofia, 2021;
– with Knapp
porcelain jewellery series “Nuniu” for “Knapp” – “Hidden garden” light collection, spring/summer 2018, gallery 2:0, Sofia, 2018
porcelain jewellery series for “Knapp” – “Oblivion” collection autumn/winter 17/18, December 2017
– with Mr. Stu
porcelain jewellery and wood within “Flower – power”, Ivan Asen 22 Gallery, by invitation of Nelly Miteva, Sofia, 2018

AWARDS:
– Certificate of Appreciation from the Museum of Folk Arts and Crafts, Troyan;
– Diploma from the Ministry of Education and Science for contribution to vocational education, (2017);
– Third Prize at the XI International Biennial of Artistic Ceramics, Troyan, (2013).