CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE:
2012
- 2nd Ural Industrial Biennial, Ekaterinburg, Russia
- Sofia Contemporary Festival, Sofia
- "Multi-me" by Mariela Gemisheva, Czech Cultural Centre, Sofia
2011
- "Art of Urban Intervention" (co-curated with Luchezar Boyadjiev), ICA-Sofia Gallery, Sofia
- "Presence" by HR-Stamenov, Studio Tommaseo, Trieste, Italy
- "Roaming Images", parallel project of the Thessaloniki Biennial, Macedonian Museum of
Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
- International program of the Nights of Museums and Galleries, Open Arts Foundation, Plovdiv,
Bulgaria
- "After the Flight", ICA – Sofia Gallery, Sofia
- "An Elusive Object of Art", in the frames of Curated by 2011, Dana Charkasi Gallery, Vienna
- "Step Aside" by Anna Jermolaewa, ICA – Sofia Gallery, Sofia
2010
- 2nd Ural Industrial Biennial, Ekaterinburg, Russia
- Sofia Contemporary Festival, Sofia
- "Multi-me" by Mariela Gemisheva, Czech Cultural Centre, Sofia
2011
- "Art of Urban Intervention" (co-curated with Luchezar Boyadjiev), ICA-Sofia Gallery, Sofia
- "Presence" by HR-Stamenov, Studio Tommaseo, Trieste, Italy
- "Roaming Images", parallel project of the Thessaloniki Biennial, Macedonian Museum of
Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
- International program of the Nights of Museums and Galleries, Open Arts Foundation, Plovdiv,
Bulgaria
- "After the Flight", ICA – Sofia Gallery, Sofia
- "An Elusive Object of Art", in the frames of Curated by 2011, Dana Charkasi Gallery, Vienna
- "Step Aside" by Anna Jermolaewa, ICA – Sofia Gallery, Sofia
2010
- "Museum Souvenirs of Non-existing Museum of Contemporary Art", ICA – Sofia, Sofia
- "Beyond Credit. Contemporary Art and Mutual Trust" (co-curated with Luchezar Boyadjiev and Maria
Vassileva), Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture, Istanbul, Turkey
- "End of Walls, Beginning of Networks", co-curator, Macedonian Museum for Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
- "Dews" by Massimo Bartolini, ICA – Sofia, Sofia
- "Power of Recall" by Stefano Cagol, public project, Vicenza, Italy
- "Photo I, Photo You", Calvert 22, London
2009
- "Beyond Credit. Contemporary Art and Mutual Trust" (co-curated with Luchezar Boyadjiev and Maria
Vassileva), Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture, Istanbul, Turkey
- "End of Walls, Beginning of Networks", co-curator, Macedonian Museum for Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
- "Dews" by Massimo Bartolini, ICA – Sofia, Sofia
- "Power of Recall" by Stefano Cagol, public project, Vicenza, Italy
- "Photo I, Photo You", Calvert 22, London
2009
- International Artist by Dan Perjovschi, ICA – Sofia, Sofia
- "From Ideology to Economy. Bulgarian Contemporary Art 20 Years Later" (co-curated with Maria
Vassileva), State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia, Moscow
- "Techniques", inaugural show of the ICA Gallery, Sofia
- "Common History and its Personal Stories", MUSA (Museum auf Abruf), Vienna
- Nedko Solakov (co-curated with Maria Vassileva), Sofia Municipal Gallery, Sofia
- "Liquid Frontiers" as part of Europe XXL International Art Festival, Lille, France
- "Sound and Vision" international video show, Bulgarian participation, Tel Aviv
2008
- "From Ideology to Economy. Bulgarian Contemporary Art 20 Years Later" (co-curated with Maria
Vassileva), State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia, Moscow
- "Techniques", inaugural show of the ICA Gallery, Sofia
- "Common History and its Personal Stories", MUSA (Museum auf Abruf), Vienna
- Nedko Solakov (co-curated with Maria Vassileva), Sofia Municipal Gallery, Sofia
- "Liquid Frontiers" as part of Europe XXL International Art Festival, Lille, France
- "Sound and Vision" international video show, Bulgarian participation, Tel Aviv
2008
- «Russian Art. Paradoxes of History», (co-curated with Joseph Backstejn), Academia Gallery, Sofia
- Kandinsky Prize, Palazzo Italia, Berlin
- "European Night" (Bulgarian participation) at Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles,
France
- "L'Art en Europe" (Bulgarian participation), Domaine Pommery, Reims, France
- "Eurasia. Dissolvenze geografiche dell'arte", MART, Rovereto, Italy
- "Self-portrait" by Mariela Gemisheva, Czech Cultural Center, Sofia
- Kandinsky Prize, Transport Museum, Riga
- ICA - Sofia at Pulse Artfair, New York by the invitation from Hilger Contemporary
- "VB 55 and VB 61, Still Death! Darfur Still Deaf? Sudan Performance" by Vanessa Beecroft., the Crouch(klek)-Art Basement Project of the ICA - Sofia
2007
- Kandinsky Prize, Palazzo Italia, Berlin
- "European Night" (Bulgarian participation) at Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles,
France
- "L'Art en Europe" (Bulgarian participation), Domaine Pommery, Reims, France
- "Eurasia. Dissolvenze geografiche dell'arte", MART, Rovereto, Italy
- "Self-portrait" by Mariela Gemisheva, Czech Cultural Center, Sofia
- Kandinsky Prize, Transport Museum, Riga
- ICA - Sofia at Pulse Artfair, New York by the invitation from Hilger Contemporary
- "VB 55 and VB 61, Still Death! Darfur Still Deaf? Sudan Performance" by Vanessa Beecroft., the Crouch(klek)-Art Basement Project of the ICA - Sofia
2007
- "All Ready-made" by Ivan Moudov at Hilger Contemporary, Vienna
- “Long Time no See. Close Encounters with the Museum on Request”, Museum on Request, Vienna
- “Long Time no See. Close Encounters with the Museum on Request”, Museum on Request, Vienna
- “History in Present Tense”, as part of Footnotes: Geopolitics, Markets and Amnesia”, main project of the 2nd Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art, co-curator together with Joseph Backstein, Daniel Birnbaum, Nicolas Bourriaud, Gunar Cvaran, Fulya Erdemci, Rosa Martinez and Hans Ulrich Obrist, Federation Tower, Moscow
2006
- “Neither a White Cube nor a Black Box. Histories in Present Tense”, Sofia Art Gallery, Sofia
- “Russian painting from the Collection of the National Gallery for Foreign Art”, Moscow House, Sofia
- “ICA-Sofia and Visual Seminar. Public and Private Goals and Achievements”, Palazzo Cavour, Turin, Italy
- “Footnotes on Geopolitics, Market and Amnesia. 2nd Moscow Biennial”, lecture, Basel Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
- “BG Bar” by Nedko Solakov as part of “KUBA. Journey Against the Current”, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Canetti House, Rousse, Bulgaria
- Networking curator for the 1st Singapore Biennial
- “ICA and Visual Seminar. Role and Message”, lecture, Tranzit, Prague
- “Manifesta in Crisis”, round table at ARCO Fair, Madrid
- ICA – Sofia Booth at ViennAffair, Vienna
- “Dialectics of Hope. 1st Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art”, lecture, University of Toronto, Canada
- Visual Seminar and Neo-Capitalist Urban Development, lecture, Galerie Christine Koenig, Vienna
- “Responsible Painting” by Kiril Prashkov, Institut fransais, Sofia
2005
- “Joy” together with Enrico Lunghi, Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- “Visual Police” by Javor Gardev, part of Visual Seminar, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
- “Red Riviera Revisited” co-curator together with Luchezar Boyadjiev, Red House for Culture and Debate, Sofia
- “MUSIZ” by Ivan Moudov, action in public space, part of Visual Seminar, Sofia
- “Inset” and “Sculpture with us and Around” for ViennAfair, Vienna
- ICA – Sofia Booth at ViennAffair, Vienna
- “41:42 min” by Kalin Serapionov, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
- “Quotations” by Kiril Prashkov, Moscow Contemporary Art Museum, Moscow
- “Dialectics of Hope. 1st Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art”, co-curator together with Joseph Backstein, Daniel Birnbaum, Nicolas Bourriaud, Rosa Martinez and Hans-Ulrich Obrist, different venues, Moscow
- “Fragments” by Ivan Moudov, part of Visual Seminar, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
2004
- “Drawing as Craftsmenship” by Kiril Prashkov, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
- “Fish Party”, performance by Mariela Gemisheva, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
- Solo Show by Sean Snyder, part of Visual Seminar, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
- “Off-Season”, by Boris Missirkov and Georgi Bogdanov, part of Visual Seminar, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
- “Nasser Klumpatsch” by Gelatin, part of Visual Seminar, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
- “Unrendered” by Kalin Serapionov, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
- “Modernisme naturel” by Kiril Prashkov, Institut francais, Sofia
- “Excuse me, which is This City?” by Krassimir Terziev, part of Visual Seminar, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
- “Balkan Reunion/Pub(lic) Conference (together with Luchezar Boyadjiev) as part of the “Balkans Trilogy” project of “In the Cities of the Balkans”
- “Free Conscious”, public project by Nencho Balkansky, Sofia
- “Modality” by Kamen Stoyanov, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
- “Balkanton” by Stefan Nikolaev, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
2003
- “Drawing as a Craft” by Kiril Prashkov, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
- “Existing Objects” by Pravdoliub Ivanov, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
- “Contemporary Art in Bulgaria. Platforms”, lecture, Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, Canada
- Luchezar Boyadjiev, “Hot City Visual”, part of Visual Seminar, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
- “Modus Operandi” by Maite Yurrebaso Picaza, ATA Center/ICA project room, Sofia
- Partner for “In the Gorges of the Balkan”, part 1 of “Balkan Trilogy”, Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel
- “Sofiatage-buch” by Georg Frauenshuh, ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
- “Corrections 2” by Rassim , ATA Center/ICA, Sofia
- Video Screening 04, Bulgarian Selection, Galerie Martin Janda/Raum Aktueller Kunst, Vienna; Gallerie des Stadt Schwaz, Austria; VTO, London; Kurimanzutto, Mexico City, etc.
- “Something in Common”, video program, European-Bulgarian Cultural Center, Sofia
- “Boundless Borders” on the Wheels in Sofia”, Balkan poster project, public space, Sofia
2002
- “VHS – a week of a new video art”, Section 13, Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia
- “Double Bind”, co-curator together with Georg Schoelhammer, several venues, Sofia
- “Talk with a Man on the Street” part of “Reconstruction”, 4th International Biennial, Cetinje, Montenegro, Yugoslavia
- “Bound/less Borders”, Bulgarian part, travelling project, Belgrade, Skopje, Thessalonica (Greece), Sofia, etc.
- Manifesta 4, International Biennial, co-curator together with Nuria Enguita Mayo (Spain) and
Stephanie Moisdon-Trembley (France), several venues, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2001
- “Escape”, 1st Tirana Biennial, Bulgarian participation, Tirana, Albania
- “ICA –Sofia”, City Art Gallery, Rousse, Bulgaria
1999
- "Locally Interested", international group show, National Gallery for Foreign Art, Sofia
- "Announcement" by Nedko Solakov, Bulgarian national participation in the 48th Venice Biennale
- “Station Sofia" (along with Luchezar Boyadjiev) in "Translocation", Generali Foundation, Vienna 1998 - “Archive”, 6 Shipka St. Gallery, Sofia
- “Bulgariaavangarde. Contending Forces II”, Kuenstlerwerkstadtt Lothringerstrasse, Munich
- “The Prying Game” (along with the first-year students of the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College), Bard College Museum, NY, USA
1997
- Bulgarian participation in "Aller-Retour", the 3rd International Biennial in Cetinje, Yugoslavia
- "Ars ex Natio. Made in BG" (along with Maria Vassileva), annual show of the Soros Center for the Arts, Sofia, Plovdiv
- Milcho Andreev, paintings, Ata-ray Gallery, Sofia
- "Tony Cragg. Sculptures" (along with Knoll Gallery, Vienna, Austria), the National Gallery for Foreign Art
- "Eratos' Version", group female show, 6 Shipka St. Gallery, Sofia
- "Menschbilder. Foto-und Videokunst aus Bulgarien", IFA Gallerie, Berlin
1996
- "Bulgarian Glimpse Show", Bulgarian Cultural Center, Moscow
- Bulgarian participation in the 4th International Biennial in St. Petersburg, Russia
- "Photoinstallations", Pravdoliub Ivanov and Kalin Serapionov, Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia
1995
- "Orient/ation", 4th International Istanbul Biennial, Turkey. Bulgarian participation
- "Georg Baselitz. Prints 1965-92" (along with Goethe Institut, Sofia), the National Gallery for Foreign Art
- "Uebergaenge", International group show (along with Galerie Hans Knoll, Vienna), The National Gallery for Foreign Art, Sofia
- Kalin Serapionov, one-man show, Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia
- Georgi Toushev and Rasim Kristev, installations, Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia
- "Evening Party to celebrate March 8-th, The International Women's Day,” Studio Spectrum Gallery, Sofia
- "Projects by...", group show, National Gallery for Foreign Art (exhibition hall), Sofia
- "Astrologic", Luchezar Boyadjiev, one man show, Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia
- Alexander Raikoff, one man show, Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia
1994
- Kossio Minchev and Houben Tcherkelov, Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia
- "AIDS", Houben Tcherkelov, one man show, Studio-Spectrum Gallery, Sofia
- "Instability - Progress", The 22nd International Biennial, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Bulgarian participation
- "Moisture", International Plain air for Avant-garde Art, Arkoutino, Bulgaria
- "Instability - Progress", group show, French Institute, Sofia
- "In Search for the Self-Reflection", group show, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- "Negative Invasions", instal-action, Snezhana Simeonova and Adelina Popnedeleva, Studio Spectrum Gallery, Sofia
- Alexander Raikoff, one man show, Palais Wittgenstein, Vienna, Austria
1993
- "Object - Bulgarian Style" (in collective), group show, 6 Shipka St. Gallery, Sofia
- "Works on Paper", group show, Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia
- "Out of the Woods" (assistant curator of Connell Gallery, Philadelphia), The National Gallery for Foreign Art, Sofia
1992
- Bulgarian participation in The 3rd International Biennial in Istanbul, Turkey (assistant curator)
- "Hair from a Brush", group show of erotic art (with Diana Popova and Maria Vassileva), Club of the (eternally) Young Artist, Sofia
- Larissa and Konstantin Zvezdochotov, (assistant curator), Association Musee d"Art Moderne, Geneva, Switzerland
- "Medical Check-up" (in the collective), Club of the (eternally) Young Artist, Sofia
1991
- "Kaimak (cream)-art", ten art critics' selection for young artists, 6 Shipka St. Gallery, Sofia
- "Happy-Krai (end)" (in the collective), Club of the (eternally) Young Artist, Sofia
1990
- The 1st Biennial of the Newest Art (with Ariadna Gallery), St. Petersburg, Russia
- "Moderate Avant-garde within the Framework of Tradition", Club of the (eternally) Young Artist, Sofia
1989
- National Exhibition of Young Artists (in the collective), 6 Shipka St. Gallery, Sofia
1987
- "Soviet Porcelain and Textile. 1917 - 1935. From Soviet Collections" (assistant-curator), The National Gallery for Foreign Art
EMPLOYMENT:
Since 1985 ongoing - curator of the Department of East-European Art, The National Gallery for Foreign Art, Sofia
1997-2002 - Chairman of the Museum Board, The National Gallery for Foreign Art, Sofia
1983-1984 - editor in "Sovetski Hudozhnik" (Soviet Artist) Publishing House, Moscow, Russia
JURIES AND MEMBERSHIPS:Since 1985 ongoing - curator of the Department of East-European Art, The National Gallery for Foreign Art, Sofia
1997-2002 - Chairman of the Museum Board, The National Gallery for Foreign Art, Sofia
1983-1984 - editor in "Sovetski Hudozhnik" (Soviet Artist) Publishing House, Moscow, Russia
2012 - Nominator for the Future Generation Art Prize, Kiev
- Founder and Permanent member of the Jury for The Essential Reading for Art Writers Award
by ICA-Sofia
2011 - 100 Curators for Saatchi Online
- BAZA Award of the Civil Society Foundation in collaboration with ICA – Sofia
2010 - International Studio Program of the ACC Galerie Weimar, Germany
- Prize of the Triennale Linz 1.0
- Henkel Art.Award Bulgaria, Sofia
- Routes, the first ECF Princess Margriet Award for Cultural Diversity, Amsterdam
2009 - BAZA Award of the Civil Society Foundation in collaboration with ICA – Sofia
- Routes, the first ECF Princess Margriet Award for Cultural Diversity, Amsterdam
- Innovation, All-Russian Award for Contemporary Art, Moscow
Since 2008 - Founder and Permanent member of the Jury for The Essential Reading for Art Writers Award by ICA – Sofia
2008 - Alcatel-Lucent Prize for the European Month of Photography, Paris
- BAZA Award of the Civil Society Foundation in collaboration with ICA – Sofia
- Routes, the first ECF Princess Margriet Award for Cultural Diversity, Amsterdam
- "Innovation", All-Russian Award for Contemporary Art, Moscow
- International Jury for the selection of the curator for Berlin Biennial, Berlin
Since 2008 - Member of the Academic and Artistic Advisory Committee for MOCA China (Museum of Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
- nominator for the Sovereign European Art Prize
2007 - MAK - Schindler Scholarship, Vienna – Los Angeles, USA
Since 2006 - Member of the European Cultural Parliament
- Board Member of Plateaux - New Positions in International Performing Arts Festival, Mousonturm, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Since 2005 - Member of CIMAM (International Committee of ICOM for Museums and Collections of Modern Art)
2004 - Nominator for "Vitamin Ph: New Perspectives in Photography" publication by Phaidon Press, London
- Nominator for "Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing" publication by Phaidon Press, London
Since 2004 - Member of the CEC ArtsLink Advisory Commettee, NY, NY, USA
- Member of IKT (International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art)
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Kovacs Gabor Art Foundation, Hungary
Since 2003 - Allianz Cultural Foundation Alumni Network Member
Since 2002 - Board Member of the Manifesta International Foundation
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
2011 - Curator of International Contacts and Artworks Management, 4th Moscow Biennial, Moscow
Since 2009 – Director of the ICA – Sofia Gallery, Sofia
2009 - Artistic Advisor to the Eidos Fine Arts Foundation, Kiev
2008 - "Neo-capitalist Urban Development", lecture in the frames of Gogolfest, Kiev
- Urban Field Speakers Series at the Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art, Toronto, Canada
- Curatorial collaborator for "Lucky Number Seven", International Biennial, Santa Fe, US
2007 - guest-presenter, "Art Ether" broadcast of the Hristo Botev National Radio Program
- Founder of the Essential Reading for Art Writers' Annual Award, Bulgaria
2006 - Lunch Lecture at Christine Koenig Gallery, Vienna
- "ICA-Sofia and Visual Seminar. Public and Private Goals and Achievements", Palazzo Cavour, Turin, Italy
- "Footnotes on Geopolitics, Market and Amnesia. 2nd Moscow Biennial", lecture, Basel Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
- "ICA and Visual Seminar. Role and Message", lecture, Tranzit, Prague
- "Art between Global and Local politics" lecture at the Art University of Toronto, Canada
2005 - "Introduction to the Contemporary Art History", public lecture, Sofia City Gallery, Sofia
- "Images of the City" editor, special issue V. 20, #1 of Critics and Humanity Magazine, Sofia
Since 2004 - Chairperson of the Bulgarian National Section of AICA (International Association of Art Critics)
2003-2006 - Curator and manager of the ATA Center/Institute of Contemporary Art Exhibition Space, Sofia
2003 - Contributing Editor of "East Art Map" publication
2002 - advisor for the "Primary Documents" publication of MoMA, New York, NY, USA
2000-2002 - Advisory Board Member of AICA (International Association of Art Critics)
Since 1998 - Flash Art correspondent for Bulgaria and the Balkan region
Since 1995 - Founding director of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Sofia
Since 2009 – Director of the ICA – Sofia Gallery, Sofia
2009 - Artistic Advisor to the Eidos Fine Arts Foundation, Kiev
2008 - "Neo-capitalist Urban Development", lecture in the frames of Gogolfest, Kiev
- Urban Field Speakers Series at the Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art, Toronto, Canada
- Curatorial collaborator for "Lucky Number Seven", International Biennial, Santa Fe, US
2007 - guest-presenter, "Art Ether" broadcast of the Hristo Botev National Radio Program
- Founder of the Essential Reading for Art Writers' Annual Award, Bulgaria
2006 - Lunch Lecture at Christine Koenig Gallery, Vienna
- "ICA-Sofia and Visual Seminar. Public and Private Goals and Achievements", Palazzo Cavour, Turin, Italy
- "Footnotes on Geopolitics, Market and Amnesia. 2nd Moscow Biennial", lecture, Basel Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
- "ICA and Visual Seminar. Role and Message", lecture, Tranzit, Prague
- "Art between Global and Local politics" lecture at the Art University of Toronto, Canada
2005 - "Introduction to the Contemporary Art History", public lecture, Sofia City Gallery, Sofia
- "Images of the City" editor, special issue V. 20, #1 of Critics and Humanity Magazine, Sofia
Since 2004 - Chairperson of the Bulgarian National Section of AICA (International Association of Art Critics)
2003-2006 - Curator and manager of the ATA Center/Institute of Contemporary Art Exhibition Space, Sofia
2003 - Contributing Editor of "East Art Map" publication
2002 - advisor for the "Primary Documents" publication of MoMA, New York, NY, USA
2000-2002 - Advisory Board Member of AICA (International Association of Art Critics)
Since 1998 - Flash Art correspondent for Bulgaria and the Balkan region
Since 1995 - Founding director of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Sofia
TEACHING:
2011 - Curatorial Practice for Artists, The Ural State University, Ekaterinburg, Russia
- "Strategies and Practices", lectures at the ICA-Moscow, Moscow
- Guest Lecturer for the Course "Eastern European Art under Communism", National Academy for Fine Arts, Bucharest
- Guest Lecturer at the New Europe College-Institute for Advanced Study, Bucharest
2010 - "Strategies and Practices", lectures at the ICA-Moscow, Moscow
2008 - "Eyes Wide Open", 2nd curatorial workshop of the Allianz Cultural Foundation in the frames of the 5th Berlin Biennial
- Visiting Lecturer at HISK (Higher Institute for Fine Arts), Ghent, Belgium
- Cultural Diplomacy Workshop of the State Cultural Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Sofia
2011 - Curatorial Practice for Artists, The Ural State University, Ekaterinburg, Russia
- "Strategies and Practices", lectures at the ICA-Moscow, Moscow
- Guest Lecturer for the Course "Eastern European Art under Communism", National Academy for Fine Arts, Bucharest
- Guest Lecturer at the New Europe College-Institute for Advanced Study, Bucharest
2010 - "Strategies and Practices", lectures at the ICA-Moscow, Moscow
2008 - "Eyes Wide Open", 2nd curatorial workshop of the Allianz Cultural Foundation in the frames of the 5th Berlin Biennial
- Visiting Lecturer at HISK (Higher Institute for Fine Arts), Ghent, Belgium
- Cultural Diplomacy Workshop of the State Cultural Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Sofia
2006 - “Fast Forward”, curatorial workshop in the frames of the 4th Berlin Biennial
Since 2004 - “Arts and Contemporaneity”, MA Program, Cultural Studies Department, St. Kliment of Okhrid Sofia State University
2004 - curatorial workshop of Shake Academy, Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg
2002 - Curatorial Master Class, Pro Arte, St. Petersburg, Russia
2000 - First National Curatorial Training Course, Sofia, organiser and lecturer
1999-2004 - "New Technologies and Art", Visual Arts and Communication Department, Postgraduate Course, New Bulgarian University, Sofia
1998-2004 - "Personalities and Trends in Contemporary Art", Visual Arts and Communication Department, New Bulgarian University, Sofia
1997 - Curatorial Workshop at the Centre for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, USA
1996-2004 - “Beauty and Truth. History of Contemporary Art”, Visual Arts and Communication Department, New Bulgarian University, Sofia
1996-1999 - “Contemporary Museum”, Management in Tourism Department, New Bulgarian University, Sofia
PARTICIPATIONS:
2011 - "Contemporary Art Production in the South-Eastern Europe region – Heritage for the Future", UNESCO regional summit, Belgrade
- 5th Continental Breakfast. Place for Encounter, Venice, Italy
- Museum – What for Whom, and How, round table, ICA – Sofia, Sofia
2010 - Erased Walls conference, Space Gallery, Bratislava
- Guest Lecturer for the Course "Eastern European Art under Communism", National Academy for Fine Arts, Bucharest
- Guest lecture at the New Europe College-Institute for Advanced Study, Bucharest
2009 - Atlantis, in the frames of Rohrkunstbau XVI, Potsdam, Germany
- The State We Are In, Conelly Hall, Liberty Hall, Dublin
- Evaluating and formative goals of art criticism in recent (de)territorialized contexts, AICA conference, Skopje
- Democracy, Migration and Identity in Europe today, International Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece
2008 - 5. MSE - Meeting (Middle-South-East Meeting), University of Jan Evangelista Purkyne, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
- Septembre de la photographie 2008, conference, La BF15, Espace dصart contemporain, Lyon, France
- «Eastern Europe today and the role of art in times of change. Wasserman Forum 2008, MIT, Cambridge, Mass., USA
- Least Common Multiples, public discussion in the frames of the 3rd Young Artists' Biennial, Bucharest
- lecture in the frames of "Cultural Diplomacy" Program of the State Cultural Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria
2007 - Lopud Seminar by T-B A21, island of Lopud, Croatia
- "Export of Bulgarian Culture – opportunities and alternatives", Red House for Culture and Debate, Sofia
- "Continental Breakfast. Outposts 2007", 3rd CEI Venice forum for contemporary art curators from Central Eastern Europe, Venice, Italy
- "Developing the Potential", round table in the frames of "Heterotopias", 1st Thessaloniki Biennial, Thessaloniki, Greece
2011 - "Contemporary Art Production in the South-Eastern Europe region – Heritage for the Future", UNESCO regional summit, Belgrade
- 5th Continental Breakfast. Place for Encounter, Venice, Italy
- Museum – What for Whom, and How, round table, ICA – Sofia, Sofia
2010 - Erased Walls conference, Space Gallery, Bratislava
- Guest Lecturer for the Course "Eastern European Art under Communism", National Academy for Fine Arts, Bucharest
- Guest lecture at the New Europe College-Institute for Advanced Study, Bucharest
2009 - Atlantis, in the frames of Rohrkunstbau XVI, Potsdam, Germany
- The State We Are In, Conelly Hall, Liberty Hall, Dublin
- Evaluating and formative goals of art criticism in recent (de)territorialized contexts, AICA conference, Skopje
- Democracy, Migration and Identity in Europe today, International Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece
2008 - 5. MSE - Meeting (Middle-South-East Meeting), University of Jan Evangelista Purkyne, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
- Septembre de la photographie 2008, conference, La BF15, Espace dصart contemporain, Lyon, France
- «Eastern Europe today and the role of art in times of change. Wasserman Forum 2008, MIT, Cambridge, Mass., USA
- Least Common Multiples, public discussion in the frames of the 3rd Young Artists' Biennial, Bucharest
- lecture in the frames of "Cultural Diplomacy" Program of the State Cultural Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria
2007 - Lopud Seminar by T-B A21, island of Lopud, Croatia
- "Export of Bulgarian Culture – opportunities and alternatives", Red House for Culture and Debate, Sofia
- "Continental Breakfast. Outposts 2007", 3rd CEI Venice forum for contemporary art curators from Central Eastern Europe, Venice, Italy
- "Developing the Potential", round table in the frames of "Heterotopias", 1st Thessaloniki Biennial, Thessaloniki, Greece
2007 - “It’s Only Just Began!” panel discussion in the frames of Vienna Art Weeks, author and moderator
2006 - “Critical Evaluation Reloaded”, International conference of AICA, Paris
- “Space for Contemporary Art in Bulgaria”, discussion in the frames of “Critic’s Selection” Project, National Art Academy, Sofia
- “The Biennale Complex”, symposium, Singapore
- “Politics of Space”, International conference, Kunstverein Stuttgart, Germany
- “Mobile Studios” discussion project, Sofia
- “Margins: Precarious Identities” panel discussion, Vienna Art Week, Vienna
- “Plateaux - New Positions in International Performing Arts” Jury, Frankfurt, Germany
2005 - “Garment as Art”, conference, Goethe-Institut, Sofia
- “Museums: Intersections in a Global Scene” CIMAM Annual Conference, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- “Critique of Contemporary Art” conference, Goethe-Institut, Sofia
- “Wild Capital” workshop/symposium, Kuenstlerhaus, Dresden, Germany
- Editing Workshop, Palazzo Lantieri, Gorizia, Italy
- “Close Connections” panel discussion, Kunstrai’05, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- “Inventory: Dance and Performance” panel discussion, Tanzquartier, Vienna
2004 - “Authentic Structures” symposium, Tranzit, Prague
- Coffee Break: “Who is the Host?” conference, Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, GB
- “Continental Breakfast: the social relevance of Contemporary art in Europe”, Austrian Cultural Forum, Warsaw
- “Re-arranging” colloquium, Halle, Germany
- “Balkan Realities and the Role of the Curator”, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
- “Images of the City, Images of Capital”, public debate, part of Visual Seminar, Sofia City Gallery, Sofia
- “The Life of Art Today” symposium in the frames of August in Arts Festival, Varna, Bulgaria
- Coffee Break: “Occupation: Unknown”, conference, Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, GB
- “Coherence or Dissonance in Curatorial Practice”, conference of the Annual Congress of IKT, Vitoria
- Gasteiz, San Sebastian, Bilbao, Spain
2003 - “Art Education in Bulgaria”, round table, Sofia City Gallery, Sofia
- “Art and Political Correctness” discussion in the frames of the “White, Straight, Male” exhibition, Sofia
- Information Tour for Art Experts, the Goethe Institut, Germany
- “Hosting and Hospitality” panel discussion, IMF and AICA Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- “Sofia as a Sight public debate, part of Visual Seminar, Sofia City gallery, Sofia
- “The Life of Art Today” symposium, August in Arts Festival, Varna, Bulgaria
- “Do you see Sofia?” public debate, part of Visual Seminar, Sofia City gallery, Sofia
- “Does the success of the individual Bulgarian artist abroad trigger changes in the art environmwnt at home?”, discussion in the frames of Export/Import exhibition, Sofia City gallery, Sofia
2002 - “Contemporary Art and Public Space: Territory and Interaction” conference, Moscow
- “Polyphony of Voices”, conference, Bunker Sztuki, Krakow, Poland
- Coffee Break: “Refugee”, conference in the frames of the Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, GB
- AICA panel discussion, Manifesta 4, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Curatorial workshop, Cetinje, Montenegro, Yugoslavia
2001 - “Capital and Gender” conference, Museum of the City of Skopje, Skopje
- ”In Public. Shifting the Curatorial Practice” conference, Montreal, Canada
- “Cetinje International Biennial, its role and future strategies”, workshop, Cetinje, Montenegro, Yugoslavia
- “Reality/Real (E)State”, discussion, SCCA, Bratislava
- “Art Exchanges in South East Europe” International forum of Apollonia, Thessalonica, Greece
- Co.Operation. International Forum for Feminist Art Practice and Theory, Dubrovnik, Croatia
- "To the East, Culture Ho! The Function of "Culture" in the Context of the EU's Eastward Expansion", conference, Budapest, IG Kultur Österreich
- "Untranslatable Distances", panel discussion, Manifesta 3, Ljubljana
- Communication Front 2000, International Media Conference, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1999 - 2nd Congress on East European Art, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Germany
- "Psychedelic Revolution" conference, Museum na Strelke, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
- "After the Wall. Art and Culture in post-communist Europe" symposium, Moderna Museet, Stockholm
- Communication Front 1999, International Media Conference, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- "Managing Culture - Performance, Financing, Service", Bertelsmann Foundation, Weimar, Germany
- "Inventer un people. Art contemporain dans les Balkans" colloquium, Institute Francais, Bucarest
- "Translocation", International seminar, Generali Foundation, Vienna
1998 - “How to get money for arts”, public debate Manifesta 2, Luxembourg
- “Border Economies”, Money/Nations, Schedhalle, Zurich, Switzerland
- “Art Critic in the Last Decade’, AICA, Strumica, Macedonia
- “Permanent Instability”, National Art Gallery, Tirana
- “Culture of the Transformation”, International Congress, Poznan, Poland
1997 - “Is There Anything between “Here” and “There” in Contemporary Art?”, International Conference, Plovdiv - organised along with Maria Vassileva
- "Erato's Version. Is It Time Now for Female Art in Bulgaria?", theoretical conference, Sofia organised together with Maria Vassileva
1996 - "Cross-roads in the Central Europe (Ideas, themes, methods and problems)", International Conference, Budapest
1994 - "Art on the Balkans - contemporary problems", International Symposium, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- "Zeitgenossische Kunst im internationalen Ausstellungs- und Museumswesen", International curatorial seminar, Vienna
- "Initiatives and Interventions in Bulgarian Art", International Symposium, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1993 - "Avant-garde Trends in Soviet Art: History and Modernity" International conference, Sverdlovsk State University, Russia
GRANTS AND AWARDS:2005 - Honorable Medal of the Russian Art Academy, Moscow
- Travel Research Grant of the American Center Foundation
2003 - Research Grant of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government of Canada
1999 - Getty Grant Program Fellowship NY, USA
- ArtsLink Program of CEC and "Open Society" Institute Fellowship and Residency, USA
1997 - Honorable Diploma from the 9th International Prints Biennial, Varna (in collective)
1995 - The British Council Research Fellowship, London
- Getty Grant Program Research Fellowship
EDUCATION:
2000 - Russian Art Academy, Contemporary Art History Department, Ph.D. specialization
1999 - Summer Institute in Art History and Visual Studies, University of Rochester, NY, USA
1995 - Arts Policy and Management, City University, London
1986 - Graduate Student, Moscow State University, Department of History and Theory of Art and Art Criticism - extramural studies. Dissertation topic: "The sense of "fin de siecle" in Russian and East European art from the 1980 - 1990ies".
1983 - MA, Moscow State University, Department “Art History, Theory and Criticism”
