Yana Kuneva

Born in 1988, I studied fine arts with a focus on painting and have since developed a practice rooted in abstraction and abstract expressionism. My work resists strict stylistic boundaries, favoring fluid, intuitive expression over rigid form. I’m drawn to the power of non-literal storytelling — where thoughts and emotions take shape through color, gesture, and material rather than through narrative depiction.

While my primary medium remains traditional — paint on canvas — I often incorporate collage and spray paints to build layered, textural compositions. My creative process is guided by the belief that art is a tool for healing.

Much of my work reflects the natural world and everyday experience, distilled to its essential visual language. I am fascinated by how reality can appear inherently abstract when viewed through a different lens — often bypassing the need for conceptual reduction. Mythology, sacred geometry, and the human body's functions are recurring sources of inspiration, shaping a body of work that is both introspective and universal.

University of Veliko Turnovo
Bachelor - Fine arts/ Painting