Galina Pavlova
Information about the artist

Beautiful colours, dreamlike fantasy and round, attractive forms is what characterizes a typical picture by Galina Pavlova, an artist and printmaker born 1962 in Bulgaria. She uses a unique graphic technique, combining in a specific way etching, aquatint and monotype. The bright colours of a typical “Pavlova” are achieved by several printings and combinations of intaglio processes. As a viewer of the art by Pavlova you must let your imagination flow with tide of the artwork.

The printing plate she uses is made of zinc which has a limited durability and limits the numbers of prints per picture. A normal edition is 20-30 copies which again make the art prints more sought after by art collectors.

Galina Pavlova has illustrated 3 children’s books, writes poetry and has created more than 300 graphic works since 1987 She has also won several diplomas prizes in art competitions..
We believe Galina Pavlova will achieve even greater fame in the future.

Galina Pavlovas message ...
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious" (Albert Einstein)

This quotation inspires me. When I work in my studio I feel the mystery of creation; the world that passes through my spirit and imagination transforms itself into a new parallel world of silence, strange images and colors. These images take on a life of their own, and sometimes, when I look at the end result of the lengthy print process, I am even more amazed than anyone else might be.

The color print technique I use in my work is the best tool for conveying my ideas, my thoughts and my feelings to the viewer. I do hope that through my artwork, I can make someone somewhere - with help of their own intelligence and imagination - "experience the mysterious".

   Background:
1962 - Born in Sofia, Bulgaria

1987 - Master of Fine Arts in Book Design from the Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria

1988 - Full member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists (UBA)

1992-1994 - Lecturer in History of Arts in the High School of Music, Sofia

1993 - Lecturer in the High school of Fine Arts, Sofia.

2002 - Full member of the Graphic Section Management in UBA
 

Selected individual exhibitions:
2000 - National Exhibition Center for Contemporary Art,            Shipka 6, Sofia, Bulgaria
1999 - Natalie Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria,
1998 - Artos Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
1997 - Natalie Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
1996 - Sheraton Hotel Sofia & Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia,            Bulgaria
1996 - House of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
1995 - Music House Kaufmann, Brussels, Belgium
1994 - Embassy of Germany in Sofia, Bulgaria
1993 - National Exhibition Center for Contemporary Art,            Shipka 6, Sofia, Bulgaria

Some thoughts by Galina Pavlova:
"On the edge of tangible and intangible is only silence"

"All life long we live in hopes of love"

"Dreams II", Etching aquatint monotype
By Galina Pavlova

Selected group exhibitions:
2005 - Internationale d'art miniature, Quebec, Canada
         - 15 International Exlibris Exhibition, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
         - 26 International Print Biennial, Lyubliana, Slovenia
         - Group Exhibition "Exotic messages", Gallery "Klasica", Sofia, Bulgaria
2004 - 2nd International Exlibris Competition - Bodio Lomnago, Italy
         - International Exlibris Competition "The sun and the moon" Buenos Aires, Argentina
         - International Mini Print Exhibition, Sarajevo, Serbia & Montenegro
         - 3rd Biennial International Miniature Exhibition, "New Leaf Editions", Vancouver, Canada
         - 4th International Print Triennial, Sofia, Bulgaria
2003 - International Exlibris Competition, Saint-Niklaas, Belgium
         - International Exlibris Exhibition, Ankara, Turkey
         - International Exlibris Competition, Gliwice, Poland
         - International Exlibris Competition "Sports", Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro
         - 4th International Print Triennial, Sofia, Bulgaria
2002 - Ist Balkan Exhibition of Miniature Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
1997 - Minibiennial, Olofström Sweden
1996 - Premio Internazionale, Biella, Italy
1995 - II th International. Print Triennial, Fredrikstad, Norway
         - I st International Print Triennial, Sofia, Bulgaria
1993 - 7 th Intern. Print Biennale , Varna, Bulgaria
         - II th International Biennale of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
1990 - International Print Biennale, Ferrol, Spain
         - Cartoonalle in Boechout, Belgium

Here are examples of the fantastic art of Galina Pavlova
These and other art prints are for sale at our gallery 24 hours a day and 7 days a week at the address www.Bestnetart.com
     "Silence", etching aquatint monotype                                                  "Music", etching aquatint monotype
                            

Awards:
Special Mention of the jury for exlibris work at the 5th International Competition "The celestial Sphere" in Bodio Lomnago, Italy, 2010
First Prize for digital work at the 4 International Exlibris and Small Graphic work Competition in Gdansk, Poland, 2010
Prize of Ministry of Culture for graphic work and drawing at the XIX International Biennial -"House of Humour and Satire" in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, 2009
Honorary Diploma for graphic work at the Biennial of Small Art Form, Pleven, Bulgaria 2008.
First Prize for Exlibris at the National Exhibition for Book art, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2006.
Honorable Mention Award, International Exlibris Competition, "Sports", Belgrade. Serbia & Montenegro, 2003
Award Nomination, International Exlibris Competition, Gliwice, Poland, 2003
Participation Diploma at the 1st International Print Triennal, Fredrikstad, Norway, 1995
Honorable Diploma at the National Book Design Exhibition, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1988

Collections:
The Ministry of Culture, Bulgaria
The House of Humour and Satire, Cabrovo, Bulgaria
Many private collections in USA and Europe