Desislava Mincheva

She graduated in Painting at the National Academy of Arts in the class of Academician Svetlin Rusev (1981). Author of more than 35 solo exhibitions - at home and abroad. Winner of the Golden Medal for the drawing of the Agaci Foundation, Italy. Member of the Executive Office of the Union of Bulgarian Artists and Professor of Drawing at the National Art Academy. She has lectured in Paris, Mexico City, Barcelona, Milan, Xian, Hangzhou. She lives and works in Sofia.

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Dessislava Yuliy Mincheva was born on 29.04.1956 in Sofia. She graduated from the National Academy of Arts, Sofia, majoring in "painting" in the class of Academician Svetlin Rusev, 1981. Her works are in the collections of: NHG, SGHG, District Galleries and private individuals, in the country as well as abroad - France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Macedonia, Greece, Finland, Turkey, USA, Mexico, China, incl. collection "Svetlin Rusev", the collection of Prof. Dr. Peter Ludwig /Aachen, Germany/, the collection of the Academy in Xi'an, China and the collection of Hugo Wooten /Belgium/.

There are over 50 solo exhibitions in Bulgaria and abroad: Paris /France/; Frankfurt /Germany/; Vienna, /Austria/; Skopje and Stip /Macedonia/; Kokkola and Kanus /Finland; Xi'an and Hangzhou/China/; Rome, /Italy/.

Some important projects, participations and common exhibitions:

1991, 1992 – Participation in the Autumn Salon, Paris, France
2001, 2002 – Participation in ARTEXPO, New York, USA
2005 - SGHHG – "Ballet", a joint project with the American Embassy in Sofia /collective exhibition/
2012 - Participation with a solo exhibition at the Art Expo in Hangzhou, China
2008 - Publication of a book with texts "39 contemporary Bulgarian artists" and a curatorial project - an exhibition of the authors of the book
Delivered lectures (and workshops) on art issues in Mexico City, La Esmeralda Academy /2007/; Barcelona, Spain /2008/; Paris, France /2008/ at the Ecole de Boisard, Brera Academy in Milan, Italy /2009/; The Academy in Xi'an, China /2011. 2012, 2019/, Hangzhou National Art Academy, China 2013 - 2018
2002 - Gold medal for drawing of the "Agazzi" Foundation, Italy
2021 - Zachary Zograf National Painting Award
From 2005 to 2009 – Contributor on issues of fine art in the magazine "Bravacasa"

Professor of drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia

Member of the Executive Bureau of the SBH, head of the "International Relations" and PR department of the SBH (2011-2016). Head of the "Drawing" department at the National Academy of Arts.