Alfia Kircheva

Alfia Kircheva is a contemporary figurative artist based in Varna, Bulgaria. Born in Moscow, she studied painting at Moscow Academic College and has lived and worked in Bulgaria since 2003.
Working across painting, drawing and photography, Kircheva explores the human body as a psychological landscape — a place where vulnerability, desire, strength, intimacy and freedom coexist. Her work examines the emotional and symbolic dimensions of human experience, focusing on the delicate balance between inner power and fragility.
Influenced by Post-Impressionism, Expressionism and Symbolism, she combines expressive colour, dynamic gesture and emotional intensity with a strong interest in the relationship between the visible body and the invisible inner world. Sensuality, identity, trust, memory and the need for human connection are recurring themes throughout her artistic practice.
Kircheva has participated in numerous exhibitions and international art events in Bulgaria and abroad. In 2025, she was selected to participate in the XV Florence Biennale, one of the world's leading international exhibitions of contemporary art and design, held at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy. The edition brought together artists and designers from mo...

Academic College of Art in Moscow, a teacher of painting.

Personal exhibitions
2019- "She" Exhibition Hall of National Radio Varna, Varna, Bulgaria. Painting, graphics.
2018 -Exhibition Hall of National Radio Varna, Varna, Bulgaria. Painting, graphics, painting on silk.

Group exhibitions
2025- The final exhibition of the national photography competition in Samokov, Bulgaria
2025- Sharena Syanka - The first exhibition of the community of women artists in Bulgaria, "Frida." Sea Casino, Varna, Bulgaria.
2025- 15th Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy
2025- Accompanying exhibition of the fourth international triennial "Spirit of Watercolor", Varna Watercolor Society, Art Salon Radio Varna, Varna, Bulgaria
2025- Art Number23 Gallery, Tokyo open Art Vol lll, Tokyo, Japan.
2025- City Art Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria. Exhibition of the Commonwealth of Varna artists.
2025- On Tour Cannes, Gallery Irene Hamilton, Cannes, France.
2024-The Crypt gallery londra stART, London, England
2024- ARTfair Innsbruck 28, Innsbruck, Austria
2024- City Art Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria. Exhibition of the Commonwealth of Varna artists.
2023- Art Expertise Exhibition of Merline gallery, Florence, Italy
2023- Vitamin Art. Exhibition Hall of National Radio Varna, Varna, Bulgaria.
2023- Passionate Silence. Exhibition Hall of Na...