Lyudmila Tomova

Lyudmila Tomova is originally from Sofia, Bulgaria and is currently residing in Cary, North Carolina. She immigrated to the US in 1990 and has lived in New York City working as a full-time painter, editorial illustrator and designer, exhibiting nationally and abroad. She studied Illustration at the Sofia’s Academy of Fine Arts and later at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, graduating with high honors. She has also successfully completed the animation internship at the Walt Disney Feature Animation Studios in Orlando, FL. Currently, she paints figures, portraits, murals and landscapes in various mediums in a unique expressive style. Lyudmila is also a Signature member of the Watercolor Societies of NC, GA and the Southwestern Watercolor Society. Her work has been part of numerous juried national and international exhibitions such as, 2020 NC Annual Artist exhibition at CAM, MOWS International Juried Exhibitions in Barcelona, Spain and Qingdao, China, The 1st International Watercolor Society Biennale in Vancouver, Canada, The 2nd IWS Triennale in Bulgaria, many exhibitions by the WFWS, IWE, NWS, IWS CA, ArtFields 2019 and 2021, 10th Annual PleinAir Salon and many others. She was also accepted into the North Light Book...

Special School of Fine Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
National Academy of Fine Arts, Illustration major
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY

2020

311 Gallery – “Flowers, Faces and Facades”, Raleigh, NC (4-person show)
National Watercolor Society “100 Years” National Exhibition (group juried show)
Halle Cultural Center, Apex – “Apotheosis”, Aug. 1 – Sept. 11 (solo show)
LazyDaze Festival, Cary, NC , 2020/ 2021 – Featured Artist
Durham Art Guild 66th Annual Juried Exhibition! Sept. 4 or 7 – Oct. 10 (group juried show)
57th Southwestern Annual Exhibition, Blue House Too Gallery in Allen, TX from Sept 2 to Oct 3 (group juried show)
9th Annual FVDA En Plein Air Paint-Off, July 20, Fuquay-Varina, NC, (2nd Place Award)
FALC Annual exhibition at Page Walker Historical Center, March, (3rd Place Award)
1st Annual Women in Watercolor International Juried Competition in the Animal/Wildlife category, June (top 10 finalist)
WSNC 2020 Annual Juried Exhibition, Oct. 4 – Nov. 21 (group juried show)
2020 Raleigh Fine Arts Society’s NC Annual Juried Artists Exhibition at CAM, Feb – June (group juried show)
Litmus Gallery, “Urban Saga” – 3-person exhibit – Feb – June 2020
North Ridge Country Club Annual Juried Exhibition Gala – Feb. (1st Place Award)
Louisiana Watercolor Society’s 50th International Exhibition – May (group juried show)
Bond Park Community Center, “ZIP 2...