Donika Kirova has 15 solo exhibitions, participates in many international and national projects, numerous joint exhibitions, curatorial projects, workshops and more.
Her works are owned by private collections in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Norway, Russia, Bulgaria.
Born 1974 – Varna, Bulgaria
Lives and works in Varna.
Email : donikakirova@abv.bg, donadon@abv.bg
Facebook : Donika Kirova, Donika Kirova Art
НЕЩО КАТО АВТОРСКА КОНЦЕПЦИЯ
… Говорейки за изкуство, постоянно се правят опити да се определи „в какъв стил” твори един автор. Ще избегна предисловията – „ироничен романтизъм” или „романтичен иронизъм” – вярвам, достатъчно импонират на работите ми.
Разбира се, „романтичното” и „ироничното” постоянно разменят местата си – нещо като “жестока невинност” или “невинна жестокост”… И едното и другото могат да бъдат и позитивни, и негативни. Истината, навярно, е в умението да “влизаш” в обективното, както и в умението да допускаш обективното да “влезе” в теб…, докато това стане едно цяло…, една незабележима усмивка…,
защото…
…усмивките оставят белези. Белезите оставят желания. Желанията оставят звуци. Звуците оставят тишина. Тишината оставя видения. Виденията оставят любов…, а любовта е усмивка, белязала лицето, защото усмивките… и т. н.
Доника Кирова
SOMETHIG LIKE CREATIVE CONCEPTION
…Talking about art, people always try to define “the kind of style” an artist creates. I will ignore the prefaces – “ironic romanticizm” and “romantic irony” – I believe, are suitable enough for my works.
Of course, the “romantic” and “ironic” always swap their places – something like “innocent cruelty” or “cruel innocence”… The one and other can be positive and negative too. The truth, probably, is in the abillity to “enter” in the objectivity, also the abillity to let the obectivity to “enter” in you…, while it becomes an entity…,
because…
…the smiles leave seams. The seams leave desires. The desires leave sounds. The sounds leave silence. The silence leaves visions. The visions leave love…, and love is a smile, that marked face, because the smiles … and so on.
Donika Kirova
EDUCATION
1993
Graduated secondary special education with a pedagogical profile in fine arts “Lyuben Karavelov High School” – Varna.
1999
National Academy of Art, Sofia, degree – magister, specialty – painting by Prof. Andrei Daniel
2004
Educational scientific degree “Doctor Of Arts”
2014
Free University, Varna, degree – magister, speciality – architecture.
Awards
2005
Annual award of Bulart gallery, Varna
2014
First place in the field of “Technical Sciences”, Territorial Organization of Scientific and Technical Unions – Varna, Varna Municipality – Award for best thesis on the topic: “Reconstruction of the church” St. Georgi ”- the village of Ezerets”
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2002
Painting exhibition “A Try To Look In Me” – City Art Gallery, Varna.
2003
Painting exhibition “Replications” – “Bulart” gallery, Varna.
2006
Exhibition – Visual Color Transcription On Textile – “Weightlessness or Honesty Between The Sheets…” – City Art Gallery, Varna.
2008
Exhibition – Cycle Drawings “ONE MONTH – ME” – “Yuka” gallery, Varna.
2010
Painting exhibition “Feathers And Fur” – “Papillon” gallery, Varna.
2013
Еxhibition “SALTY” – selective painting on dyed textile – “Palm Beach” club, Varna.
2013
Exhibition “ANGELS AT AN UNEARTHLY HOUR” – selective painting on dyed textile – Theatre & music production centre – “Stoyan Bachvarov” Drama Theatre, Varna.
2014
“ANGELS” – selective painting on dyed textile – “Palm Beach” club, Varna
2015
“OLD & NEW” – selective painting on dyed textile – “Palm Beach” club, Varna
2017
Painting exhibition “LIKE THE BEWINGED DO IT …” – selective painting on textiles – City Art Gallery, Varna.
2017
Exhibition “CATANGELS AND SOMETHING ELSE …” – drawings – “Studio 21” Culture Club, Varna
2018
Painting exhibition “11+11” – drawings, watercolors and selective painting on dyed textile – “Red Salon” at Sea Casino, Varna.
2019
“EXHIBITION 13“ – Watercolors on paper – “Studio 21” Culture Club, Varna.
2020
Book presentation “POPARA OF KISSES AND DOTS WITHOUT END …“ – poems and illustrations – “Art” department at Regional Library, Varna.
2020
Exhibition “4×4” – drawings, watercolors and selective painting on dyed textile – Art Museum & Gallery “Georgi Velchev”, Varna.
2020
Exhibition “LOVE LETTERS BOX” – selective painting on dyed textile – Gallery “Contempo”, Pergine Valsugana (Trento), Italy.
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