Gergana Balabanova

My name is Gergana Balabanova. I graduated in 2018 with a bachelor's degree and in 2020 with a master's degree in Painting in the National academy of arts in Sofia, Bulgaria.
My work is а reflection of my inner world, experience and emotions that everyday life in our society creates in me. Being a person of extremes and contrast defines my art. Duality and conflicting oppositions, as well as the question of reality and truth, have been subjects that follow me trough life and thus are often recurring in my art. My art is a way to connest to people without using words and although being very personal it is still relatable.
For me it is important to express what a person carries in himself without verbalizing it and thus connect people on a deeper subconscious level.
Landscape, portrait, interiors and figure intertwine and the boundary between them blurs. Plain everyday objects turn into symbols and build a poetic narrative. Contrasting vivid colors that range to monochrome and muted are the most instinctive way for me to express and perceive emotions. I value open ending and the feeling of having something left unsaid, of having something more to it than just what strikes you at first glance. This results in creating imagery that...

2018- 2020 - National academy of art, Bulgaria - Master's degree in Painting
2014-2018 - National academy of art, Bulgaria - Bachelor's degree in Painting

2020 Participation in а National exhibition, Dimitar Dobrovich gallery, Sliven
2020 Participation in the National triennial of painting in Rafael Mihaylov exhibition hall, Veliko Tyrnovo
2020 Participation in the 10th International biennial of small forms, Iliya Beshkov gallery, Pleven
2020 Participation in a group exhibition Made in Leshten, Little bird place gallery, Sofia
2020 Participation in Little bird artist resindecy, Leshten
2020 Participation in a group exhibition "Portrait", UBA, Sofia
2020 Participation in a group exhibition "Spring salon of the women artists", Hristo Tsokev gallery, Gabrovo
2020 Participation in a group exhibition, Art Gallery Atelie, Burgas
2020 Participation in a group exhibition "Small format", Art 36 gallery, Sofia
2019 Participation in the group exhibition of the Shumen society of artists "Winter Saloon", Elena Karamihaylova art gallery, Shumen
2019 Participation in "Creating together" group exhibition, art gallery Vidima, Sevlievo
2019 Participation in Annual Painting Exhibition 30/30 format, gallery Astry, Sofia
2019 Participation in a group exhibition from the 10th National painting plein air "Shumen Plateau Nature Park", "Elena Karamihaylova" gallery
2019 - Exhibition in cultural...