Education
2003 / 2008 – pupil at the Tzanko Lavrenov Secondary School for Fine Arts Plovdiv, major “fresco”
2008 / 2012 – student at the National Academy of Arts Sofia, bachelor degree major “book and print graphics”
2013 / 2015 – student at the National Academy of Arts Sofia, master degree major “illustration”
Participation in exhibitions, competitions and awards
2008 – Second place in National competition for drawing, Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 – Publication in National Geographic magazine, Bulgaria
2013 – Exhibition “Illustration”, National Library, Sofia, Bulgaria
2013 – Solo exhibition of drawings at the National Museum of Natural History, science illustration, Sofia, Bulgaria
2014 – First place in T-shirt design competition, Open Days, Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 – Solo exhibition “Dogs business” in Bar Up, Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 – Participation in graphic workshop in Peshna, Macedonia
2015 – Exhibition “The big returning”, science illustration, Sofia, Bulgaria
2016 – Participation in workshop “Human Rights education, art and creativity”, Torino di Sangro, Italy
2016 – Exhibition “Festival of Bulgarian art“, Bratislava, Slovakia
2018- Exhibition “Birds in Europe”, DAFNI, Regional History Museum, Sofia 2020 – Exhibition “LOOK! The isolation”, Credo Bonum Gallery, Sofia
2021 – Solo exhibition Sketchbooks ( 2014-2021 ) – APASH illustration, Gifted Sofia
2021 – Solo exhibition “Dog Kingdom playing cards“, Regional History Museum, Sofia
2021 – Exhibition “Master’s programs at the Department of Book, Illustration and Printed Graphics”, National Academy of Arts, Sofia
2022 – Participation in the Biennale of Illustration, ROME Serdika Triangular Tower, Sofia
2023 – First place in the “Birds of Prey” contest, Green Balkans, Stara Zagora
2024 – Solo exhibition “Dog Kingdom playing cards”, Embassy of the United States of America, Sofia
Projects and experience
2015 – illustrator for „Take me home” foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 – working as an illustrator for the advertising agency Noble Graphics, Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 -Illustrator for Lettersoup, Berlin, Germany
2017 – Youth inclusion and participation through green areas / Erasmus+KA1 – Youth Exchange / Torino di Sangro, Italy
2016 / 2019 – Member of Society of Animals, Florists and Scientific Illustrators
2019 / 2020 –Illustrator for ROLDA Foundation, Romania
2019 / 2021 – Illustrator for Four Paws, Bulgaria
2019 / 2022 – Illustrator for The QT, England
2024 – Illustrator for Babche wines, Australia
Books and publications
2015 – “Lori’s time”-self published
2015 – “The incredible stories of the treasures of Bulgaria”, Easyart Foundation
2017 – “Dog’s Business” , “Tochitsa” Publishing House
2018 – “Children’s letters to God“, Omophor Publishing House
2020 – “Where the wind lives”
2021 – “Dog Kingdom playing cards” -self published
2023 – The Bearded Vulture Tonto, ed. Green Balkans
2024 – ” (Do) I want a dog”, “Tochitsa” Publishing house
