Лични данни и образование
Laura Dimitrova was born in Sofia, Bulgaria.
She graduated in textile and fashion under Prof. Dimitar Balev from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1982.
She has been a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists since 1991.
Since 2013, she is PhD.
Since 2019 – Doctor of Science.
She is a professor of decorative arts and art theory at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”.
She lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Избрани самостоятелни изложби
She has presented 33 solo exhibitions in Bulgaria and abroad – Paris, France; Munich and Schwandorf, Germany; Kavadarci, North Macedonia; Belgrade, Nis, Novi Sad and Leskovac, Serbia; Budapest, Hungary; Warsaw, Poland.
Избрани общи и колективни изложби
She has participated in over 200 group exhibitions, art symposia and art projects in Bulgaria and abroad.
She has been awarded many times for her work in Bulgaria and abroad.
Prizes:
Second Prize for Drawing and Graphic Art at the Exhibition of the Artists from Northwest Bulgaria, Lom, 2005;
The Award “James H. Pinto” from 13th International Biennial Festival of Portrait INTERBIFEP, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2008;
The Union of Bulgarian Artists’ Scholarship Award for Residency at Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France in 2012;
The award for graphic art from the 6th Biennial of the Small Art Forms, Pleven, Bulgaria, 2012;
The award of the governor of Stara Zagora district from the Third Balkan Quadrennial of Painting, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, 2012;
The award for Bulgarian artist from the International Annual Paper Art Competition of AMATERAS, 2013;
The award of the Art Gallery of Ruse from the 4th International Art Miniature, Ruse 2013;
The Union of Bulgarian Artists’ Scholarship Award for Residency at GEDOK, Munich, Germany in 2014;
The Union of Bulgarian Artists’ Scholarship Award for Residency at Schwandorf, Germany in 2016;
Second Prize from the Mail Art Biennial, Tekirdag, Turkey, 2016;
Second Prize from the Natioanl Exhibition Art Collage, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 2017;
The Prize of the Union of the Bulgarian artists from the Biennial of Drawing, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, 2019;
Third Prize from the exhibition Spring Saloon, Gabrovo, Bulgaria, 2022.
Произведенията на автора се намират в
Some of her artworks are property of the National Art Gallery, Rousse Art Gallery, Iliya Petrov Art Gallery, Pleven, Hristo Tsokev Art Gallery, Gabrovo, Raphael Mihailov Exhibition Halls, Veliko Tarnovo, Stara Zagora Art Gallery, Museum of Humor and Satire, Gabrovo , Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France, House of Arts, Schwandorf, Germany, Society of Women Artists GEDOK, Munich, Germany, Dzikovie Castle Museum, Tarnobrzeg, Poland, Academy of Arts Library, Lodz, Poland, etc. as well as of private collections in Bulgaria and abroad.
Професионален статус
Artist.
