Contemporary painter, hobby photographer, and professional make-up artist.
Born 1978 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Graduated from the National School of Fine Arts Iliya Petrov in 1997 with a degree in Graphics and then New Bulgarian University in Graphic Design and Visual Communication.
Worked as a make-up artist in BTV in the period 2008-2012 and then in the team of Global Films for the most rated TV shows in Bulgaria – Your Face Sounds Familiar, The X Factor, Bulgaria’s Got Talent, Full Madness, The Magnificent Six and others.
Using mixed techniques and materials – oil, acrylic, oil stick, pastel, ink on canvas and paper. Characteristic of the style are the dynamic compositions, saturated colors and a mix of abstract expressionism and naive.
Svetlana’s art atelier is located in Sofia, where she paints and exhibits her works.
Exhibitions:
2011 – ”Mona Lisa Gallery”, Sofia
2012 – ”Military Medical Academy”, Sofia
2017 – ”City Art Gallery”, Blagoevgrad
2017 – Club “The point”, Sofia
2019 – ”City Art Gallery”, Haskovo
2020 – ”International Biennial of Small Forms” Pleven
2022 – Gallery ”Ikar”, Sofia
2022 – ”Bulgarian Development Bank”, Sofia
2022 – ”City Art Gallery” ”Forum”, Haskovo
2022 – Gallery ”Petko Zadgorski”, Burgas
2022 – Gallery ”Vivacom Art hall Oborishte 5” (Modern Art Award)
2023 – International Biennial ”The Art of Miniature” Ruse
2025 – International Biennial ”The Art of Miniature” Ruse
Interview of Svetlana Yakova for: impressio.dir.bg/interview/da-si-finalist-v-konkursa-most-palitrata-na-svetlana-yakova-ot-grima-i-fotografiyata-do-samostoyatelnite-izlozhbi
Svetlana’s art atelier
ulitsa „Georgi S. Rakovski“ 178
Sofia Center
Bulgaria
yakovsvetlana@gmail.com
+359886644655
On this website, you can view and buy my art.
If you would like to buy a painting or a t-shirt, please contact me for more information and shipping.