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Born in May 3 1981 in Sofia, Bulgaria
Lives and works in London, UK since 2014

Education
2012
History and Image, International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg, Austria
2007/2010
– MA, Sculpture, National Academy of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
2002/2007
– BA, Sculpture, National Academy of Art – Sofia, Bulgaria
1995/2000
– Art high school, National School of Arts, Smolyan, Bulgaria

Fellowships:
2014
– Three months residency in New York City with a studio at ISCP, as part of Baza (YAVA) Award 
2012
– Fellowship from KulturKontakt–Austria for the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg, AU

Awards:
2019
– The Gaudenz B. Ruf Award
2013
– BAZA Award (Initiative of the Institute of Contemporary Art – Sofia together with Young Visual Artists Awards, NYC, USA)
2012
BAZA Award -nomination
2008
Awards for Contemporary Bulgarian Art –nomination
2006
– Grand Prize of the National meeting of young Bulgarian artists organised by the ‘St.Cyril and St.Methodius International Foundation’ and the Union of Bulgarian Artists
2003
– Scholarships from Raina Kabaivanska Foundation

Etc.
– Fragment (informally started back in 2011) Association, 2013- (inter-disciplinary NGO for urban studies based on
inter- and trans-disciplinary methods of analysis); Initiator, co-founder and member until Jun 2015.