Magdalena Kalieva

I am an economist, film producer, artist, animation director, animator. I love watercolor and experiment with water media. The spirit of watercolor lived inside me. I love the water and the mysterious process of infusing the paint into the water, the controlled and accidental spills between the color and the water. Often jokingly called myself "balancer". Balance is a must for everyone and for me this is one way to achieve it.
Most often I draw when traveling. Illustrate my own travel notes. I have published 5 books entirely with my texts and watercolors. I love to say that the text illustrates my paintings rather than back - painting to reinforce the text. I let my hand feel the place where I am and through the drawings to convey my complex sense of time-space.
I am a member of the International Watercolor Society. In 2019-2026 my paintings were selected for participation in more 65 international watercolor exhibitions on 5 continents.
From 2022 I am a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists.
Awards
2023 – Cityskape Honorable Mentions – I International Watercolor Contest 2022-2023, IWS
Atelier Gallery Santiago, Chile
2022 – Award in International Exhibition IWS Madrid, Spain
2022 – Merit Award in the International Watercolor M...

2024-2025 - specialization animation at NATFA, Sofia, Bulgaria
2023-2024 - Film producer at NATFA, Sofia, Bulgaria
2016 - Atanas Matsurev Watercolor Course

1981-1983 - Economic Journalism, Sofia, Bulgaria

1979-1983 - The University of Economics in Sofia, Bulgaria

2026-Pernik,Sevlievo-Bulgaria
2025-Bucharest,Romania
2025–Fabriano,Italy
2025–Sofia,Varna,Russe,Razgrad,Yambol,Pazardgik-Bulgaria
2024-Delhi, India
2024-Vratsa,Sofia,Gabrovo,Sliven,Burgas-Bulgaria
2024-IWS Poland
2024-FABRIANO in Italy and Texas,USA
2023–Solo exhibition in Burgas, Bulgaria
2023–Qingdao,China
2023-FABRIANOINACQUERELLO,Italia
2023-Sofia,Bulgaria
2023-Japan Nadeshiko Watercolor Triennale, Japan
2023-Delhi,India
2022-2023-Santiago Chile, Chile
2022-Pleven,Bulgaria
2022-2023-Mexico
2022-Varna,Bulgaria
2022-Madrid,Spain
2022-England,Lilleshall
2022-Fabriano in Italy
2022-Tirana,Albania
2022-Burgas,Bulgaria
2022-Hemkanti art Gallery,Nepal
2022-Philippines
2022-Titicaca Puno,Peru
2022-Absinthe Gallery,Sofia,Bulgaria,
2021-Nepal
2021-Japan
2021–South Korea
2021-St. Petersburg,Moscow, Novosibirsk-Russia
2021-Singapore-Honorary award
2021-Solo exhibition - Argentina - Bulgarian Cultural Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
2021-INTERNATIONAL PYRENEES WATERCOLOR CONTEST&EXHIBITION, France
2021-Indonesia International Watercolor Online Exhibition and Competition
2021-Tirana, Albania
2020-Sareh Gallery - Moscow -Russia
2020-Third Ukrainian and international watercolor exhibition - Biennale "Sea Aquarelle" Odesa
2020-Solo exhibition -...