EXHIBITIONS / EVENTS

Galina Yordanova Todorova -- www.galina-art.com

Artist, working in the fields of drawing, graphics, book design, painting, non-traditional art ; Member of the artists fellowship "26-5", of The Artists Association in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, the St Louis Artist’s Guild and of Art Saint Louis, USA.

Her works are in many collections in Bulgaria, USA, Germany, Switzerland.

"Art is a conversation with the Superior.
My art expresses and seals my wishes, memories, thoughts and emotions.
I work in a diverse range of media, including drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures and mixed media installations. All my work conveys the idea that art is a language for intense and intimate communication, where artist’s and viewer’s spiritual world is the most important aspect, reflecting on the everyday life." -- Galina Todorova

Biography

1970, 5 September - born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2004, 11 August - move to St Louis, Missouri, USA

Solo displays:

2007 November - Eternal Dreams - The Chappel House, Florissant, MO
2002 January - installation  Tree of Life - gift for St Clement Ohridski school - Plovdiv
2001 October - outside murals for #15 preschool - Plovdiv
1999 March - Drawings - exhibition at Ivan Vazov Public Library - Plovdiv
1998 September - Landscapes - exhibition at a gallery in the old town of Plovdiv
1998 February - Portraits - Dissonance gallery, Plovdiv
1997 January - Linocuts - Lyucksen gallery, Plovdiv

Work as a curator:

1999, 1998  March - series of exhibitions at Ivan Vazov Public Library, Plovdiv
1999 August - Ten Years Later - Balabanov's House, old town of Plovdiv
1999 November - Paintings and Drawings - Bozhidar Petkov, Galina Todorova, Georgi Metaksov, Oleg Tyankov - Mexican House, old town of Plovdiv

Participations:
More than 40 exhibitions

2008,2007, 2006, 2005 - Grape Arts - auction of Art Saint Louis
2007, July/August - Speak Up St Louis - Regional Arts Commission Gallery, St Louis
2007, April/May - Voices: A Retrospective - Arts&Education Council, St Louis
2006, November 20 - December 14 - Voices - Clayton High School - exhibition and classes
2006,8&9 September - Art Outside - Maplewood Schlafly Bottleworks Art Fair
2006, 2005, 2004, 1999, 1998, 1997 June - Impressia International Art Fair - Plovdiv
2003 September - Life is More Than Death - drawings, gallery Bovjel - Plovdiv
2001 October, November - Teachers from The High School of Stage Design
1997 December - Paper-Made Art -Mexican House, old town of Plovdiv
1989 June - Diploma works - Balabanovs House, old town of Plovdiv

Plovdiv Artists Association:

2004,2003, 2002,1999  April - Colors
2002, 2001 - Annual Exhibitions
2000 December - South Bulgarian Artist
1999 October - Small Forms
1999 June - European Month of the culture
1998 September - Women Artists

Artists Fellowship "26-5":

2004 November - Otstoiania/Distances - Balabanov's House, old town of Plovdiv
2004 August - The Body 2 - Plovdiv Artists Association Gallery
2004 February - auction 5 Years Anniversary - Saint Petersburg Hotel, Plovdiv
2003 December - The Soil - Plovdiv Artists Association Gallery
2003 February - Beyond the Words - Ivan Vazov Public Library, Plovdiv
2002 October - Black 2 - Balabanovs house, old town of Plovdiv
2002 April - 26-5 & Flying Intermezzi - London College of Printing Gallery
2002 February – Imago –26-5 & Flying Intermezzi, London - gallery Romfeia,Plovdiv                             
2001 February – gallery M- two years aniversary
2001 May-The Life above…-mixed media exhibition in the center of contemporary art at The Plovdiv Town Gallery /Ancient Bath/
2001 August-Corridors of the Body-The Plovdiv Town Gallery (paintings,prints,photographs,sculptures, collage)
2000  May-The body- Plovdiv town gallery
2000 September- Ethno spaces- The Ancient Bath- Center of contemporary art of the Plovdiv town gallery
2000 December - Intim art -gallery M ,Plovdiv
1999 September - presentation of 26-5 in the center of contemporary art ,Varna
1999 September - gallery M ,Plovdiv
1999 June - Faces - Alliance Francaise in Plovdiv
1999 April - Black - gallery in The House of Mexican Art ,Plovdiv
1999 February - Paint - gallery Dissonance, Plovdiv – the first exhibition of “26-5”

Awards:

2001 - award of The National Alliance for Voluntary Activity about voluntary work in ART division for #15 preschool outside murals
1991 - award about ink,pen&brush drawing  - participation in an international conference in Venice, Italy

Posts:

Member-artists fellowship "26-5", The Artist’s Association, Plovdiv and Art St Louis organization;

Art teacher:
1996 - 2004, including five years at The High School of Stage Design, Plovdiv;
2005 - present -classes at  ST LOUIS ART MUSEUM – public programs

Tips:

1982 -Poland, 1987 – Germany, 1991 – Italy, 2001- Switzerland

Publications:

1999, 2006 – “Artists & Galleries” – catalogues of Impressia International Art Fair - Plovdiv
1998 - 2004  – exhibitions reviews in newspapers and TV and radio-broadcasts in Bulgaria
1998 - 2000 - Drawings in ART CLUB newspaper in Plovdiv  
1998 - a book cover design - " Book for a book" Evgeni Apostolov about the poet Dimitar Boyadjiev
1992 - Children's Calendar - illustrations

Art Education:

1990-1996 - The National Academy of Arts – Sofia, Bulgaria - MFA speciality: printing, graphics additional training for teacher’s certificate
1984-1989 – The high school of fine arts “Tzanko Lavrenov” Plovdiv, where studied drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, graphic design, history of Fine Arts and general subjects
1982 - 1991 - student of Mincho Panayotov