Artist Resume

Paola Minekov lives and works in London, United Kingdom.

"In her work, Paola creates a reality which is full of movement and dance" ... "She stretches time and space to its maximum, resulting in complete intimacy and nearness of the subject"

Joël Vos, Philosopher

CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Summer Exhibition, Bigger Picture Gallery, London – June 5 - August 31, 2010, Group exhibition
Honeypot - Charity Gala Night, Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London – November, 2010 (TBC)
Solo Exhibition, The Gallery at Carnegie Library, London – November 12 - December 31, 2010

EXHIBITIONS

2010 Worcester Open, PITT/WAW, Worcester Group exhibition
2010 'After the End...', Elysium Gallery, Swansea, Wales Group exhibition
2010 'Artist Open House', Dulwich Festival, London
2010 SLWA at Bankside, Bankside Gallery, London Group exhibition
2010 SLWA Celebrating Women Artists, Dulwich, London Group exhibition
2010 'Dialogues: A Fake Romance?', Elysium Gallery, Swansea, Wales Group exhibition

2009 Annual Open Exhibition – CGP, London Group exhibition

2008 Ballet exhibition - Alpha Art Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
together with the sculptor Ivan Minekov and Svetlin Nenov.
The exhibition, organized by PR Agency Anettevents, was part of the official program of the International Ballet Competition - Varna 2008, the oldest ballet competition in the world. The competition which originated in the Bulgarian coastal city in 1964 currently takes place in Jackson and New York (USA), Varna (Bulgaria), Helsinki (Finland) and Shanghai (China).

2007 Kunst Event – Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS

South London Women Artist at Bankside Gallery, Exhibition Catalogue, 2010
At the exhibition opening, by Prof. Dr. V. V. Vanslov, Ballet Magazine, Issue 7, 2008. Read review
Review of the Dancers Series, by M. Tachev, Art Critic, 2008. Read review

HONOURS AND AWARDS

2007 Invited to participate in the Florence Biennale

2007 Leiden University, The Netherlands
The painting 'Everywoman' became a symbol of a research into the psychological impact of genetic breast and ovarian cancer by the Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum.

2001 Mural in Blue and Yellow, Tel Aviv, Israel
Participated in an award-winning interior design project

EDUCATION

2002 - 2005, Bachelor of Arts - Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1999 - 2000, Studied Fine Art - Avni Institute of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
1993 - 1998, Diploma for specialized education in arts and culture - Academician Ilia Petrov - Secondary Artistic School of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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