Snejana Videlova

Born in Bulgaria, currently creating in US. Meanwhile loves to visit and paint in many other place in between.
Started painting while still a kid in Europe, studied and in summer backpacked through museums. Now residing and creating in NJ, paintings mostly florals and landscapes, sometimes figures. Paints using bold and bright colors and zen compositions that according to viewers make them 'happy, optimistic and enthusiastic'.

As early as in elementary school received awards, publications and recognition in international exhibits and assemblies for children and young adults in fine art (painting) and poetry in Bulgaria and Russia.
Later attended advanced art classes in the Arts Academy of Sofia in European art history. Focused on unique Eastern European art techniques and history.

As first job served as an expert in curating art and crafts collections for a developing business in Germany where primary interest was modern art from Eastern Europe during a period of time when it was finally possible to make Western and Eastern Europe meet.

After moving to US became involved in many art associations in the tri-state East-coast area. Member of Pascack Art Association, American Artists Professional League, Salute to Women in the Arts, Studio Montclair, Inc.

Some of the solo and group exhibits I participated lately were at the following venues:
- the Bulgarian Consulate in Manhattan, NY
-the Belskie Museum
- the Morris Museum
- Westwood Gallery in Westwood, NJ
- Philadelphia Sketch Club in Philadelphia, PA
- Zakin Gallery at TASOC, Demarest NJ
- Riverside Gallery at Hackensack, NJ
- Ridgewood Art Institute in Ridgewood NJ
- Bergen NJPAC in Englewood NJ
- the Art Center of Northern NJ in New Milford
- the Auxiliary Gallery at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ
- the Englewood Hospital in Englewood, NJ
- the Crooked Halo gallery in Park Ridge NJ
- many online galleries and blogs.