Smokini Art

Stanislava Getova, known by her artistic pseudonym Smokini, is a painter, illustrator, art teacher, and fantasy novelist.

From an early age, she was encouraged by her mother to develop her artistic talent. She was accepted into Bulgaria’s most prestigious fine arts school — the National School of Fine Arts “Ilia Petrov” — and graduated as one of the thirteen top students in her class.

Smokini then ventured into the world of animated cinema, earning her degree from New Bulgarian University, where she studied under some of the luminaries of Bulgarian animation, including Anri Kulev, Ivan Veselinov, Todor Dukov, and Anton Trayanov. Her graduation short film, 'Point of melting", was selected for the official program of the Czech festival AniFest, where it received enthusiastic acclaim from audiences.

Smokini is widely recognized for her children’s book illustrations, collaborating with American and Jewish authors. She has participated in numerous exhibitions, including her second solo show, Fantastic Worlds, held at the prestigious Contrast Gallery in Sofia. There, she presented graphic drawings created specifically for her fantasy novel Philip and the Sandship. The exhibition also featured works by her art students, who offered the...

2023 - Master’s degree in “Pedagogy and Semiotics of Visual Arts” (Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”)

01.02.2007 - Bachelor’s degree in “Animated Film” (New Bulgarian University)

30.06.2001 - Specialist Artist (National School of Fine Arts “Iliya Petrov”, Sofia)

April 2024, Solo exhibition “Fantastic Worlds” at the prestigious Sofia-based gallery “Contrast” and presentation of the original fantasy novel “Philip and the Sandship”.

May 2014, I hosted my first solo exhibition in New Bulgarian University. Two years later my second exhibition with the help of Indo-Bulgarian Society for Art and Culture was amazing experience for me.