Jenny Ivanova - Visage

"Visage" (limited edition 50)
poster/cotton paper (framed)
73 х 53 cm

My latest creative pursuits are related to the portrait and its role in the 21st century. Striving to expand its boundaries and mine and establish a genuine connection with the viewer, I created a series of personas freed from any external influence who can fully explore their own identity. The idealized world that surrounds them unfolds as if on a theatrical stage. An almost voyeuristic view of a dream or a perfect moment in which you are the most important.

Education
2016 specialty: Set design, National Academy of Arts Sofia, Bulgaria /MA/;
2014 specialty: Mural Painting, National Academy of Arts Sofia, Bulgaria; /BA/;
2009 specialty: Icon Painting, National High School for Arts ”D.Dobrovich” Sliven, Bulgaria.

From 2018 Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists (SBH).

Residencies
2016 – Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France.

Solo exhibitions
2024 – “Anthropology of the figure”, “The Residence Exclusive Club“, Sofia, Bulgaria;
2023 – “Face to face”, “Nuance” Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria;
2023 – “PERSONA”, “Velmar” Jewellry House, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Awards
2021 – Young Painter Prize, Montana, Bulgaria;
2016 – Award for Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris of National Academy of Arts Sofia.