Marina Popska

Marina Popska is an artist and designer working in various creative fields, media and embellishments. For over twenty years living in Europe, UK and USA she develops fine art paintings, textile art and deign pieces for exhibitions, shows and fashion design collections in the industry. Throughout her career she takes part of numerous exhibitions, international art festivals and design show events in many countries. Her art is owned by galleries and private collectors around the world.

Upon graduation with honours Marina holds two Master Degrees in the areas of Textile Art and Design, Fashion and Knitwear from prestigious Universities. During the past years her professional work experience includes fine art paintings, fashion and textile designs, illustrations, styling and photography collaborations, multiple participation in art exhibitions, festivals and performances, magazine and book publications, awards in art and design competitions.

2009 MA - Fashion and Knitwear Design - Academy of Art University, San Francisco, USA 
2006 MA - Textile Art – National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria 
2001- 2005 BA -Textile Art and Design - National Academy of Arts, Sofia Bulgaria 
2003 ЕRASMUS exchange student – Lappeenranta, Finland -South Carelia Polytechnic University - Textile department  
1996 -2001 Professional Textile Designer - “Saint Luca” National Gymnasiums of Applied Arts 
 

05/2017 - Nish Serbia - Oil painting exhibition
03/2011  Applied Arts Faculty exhibit at the National Academy of Art
04/2008 “Discarded to Divine” exhibit at the De Young museum, San Francisco
10/2007  Marina Popska & Vasko Vassilev – Bulgarian Embassy, New York
09/2007  Marina Popska & Vasko Vassilev - The Lafayette grill Gallery, New York
06/2007 “Erotic Exhibition” ARTSF Gallery San Francisco CA
02/2007 “Balkan Exhibition” ARTSF Gallery San Francisco CA
06/2006 Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, 4th International Student Triennial, Istanbul, Turkey 04/2006 National Exhibition “Without borders” textile & jewellery, UBA Gallery, Sofia
04/2006 National Painting Exhibition “The BODY”, Union of the Bulgarian Artist (UBA) Gallery, Sofia
12/2005 International Art Exhibition, St. Etienne, France
08/2005 International exhibition – Central European Arts Camp & Free School, Tallya, Hungary
06/2005 6th International Student Biennale – Skopje, Macedonia
03/2003 AZBUKI Gallery of South Carelia Polytechnic University, Lappeenranta, Finland
12/2001 National Exhibition - “Design 2001”, UBA Gallery, Sofia

Work in galleries and private collections     
   
- “The Corner Joint” Gallery, Avon by the Sea, “EL L...