ARTIST PROFILE

Kaliya Kalacheva

  • Bulgaria (b. 1986 in Sofia)
  • Currently in Sofia, Bulgaria.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016

  • Pieces, Yuzina Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2015

  • Close / Open, Rakursi Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2014

  • Golden Mean, Fridge Factory, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2013

  • National autumn exhibitions Plovdiv - “Forcing up the choice”, Balaban House, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
  • Where do you go?, Modern Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2012

  • Wait!, Rakursi Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2011

  • Escalation, Sofia-Press gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015

  • Male Nudes, Art Center Hugo Voeten, Herentals, Belgium.
  • Imago Mundi: Map of the New Art, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy.
  • Image and likeness, National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Caution: Wet paint!, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • “The Next Step Generation”, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium.

2014

  • My name is Artist, Art Center Hugo Voeten, Herentals, Belgium.
  • Eurasia Art Express Project, MBC Gallery, Daejeon, Korea, Republic Of.
  • Friends of the sea, Biennial for contemporary arts, Burgas, Bulgaria.
  • Common parts & Personal Spaces, Suspacious art studio, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2012

  • Chances Choices Changes, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Love, “Raiko Aleksiev” Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Format 30+30, Astry Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2011

  • Zone Urban, Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2010

  • Transform, Tophane Cultural Center, Istanbul, Turkey.

LOCATION

  • Born 1986 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria.

EDUCATION

  • 2009 - 2011
    National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
    Master of Fine Arts in Painting
  • 2005 - 2009
    National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
    BA of Fine Arts in Painting

AWARDS & GRANTS

  • 2013
    Award for young artist at the National Exhibition "Ludogorie",
    "Prof. Ilia Petrov" Gallery, Razgrad, Bulgaria
  • 2012
    “MOST” – nomination for Contemporary art contest
    Modern Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2011
    Prize for promising young artist
    Edmond Demirdjian Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria

RESIDENCIES

  • 2016
    Artist in residence, Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany
  • 2014
    Artiste en résidence , Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France

MEMBERSHIPS

  • 2012 - Present
    Union of Bulgarian artists, Sofia, Bulgaria

COLLECTIONS

  • Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton collection, Italy
  • Hugo Voeten Art Center, Herentals, Belgium
  • Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria