Kaliya Ka has become recognizable with the vibrant images of the urban environment, the straight and sharp structures of office buildings, the crowds and the small person in the busy modern urban life. It is through these activities that she begins to discover more deeply the presence of nature both in the city and in the inner world of modern man – increasingly in need of soft and exquisite natural forms.
EDUCATION
- 2011 – Painting MA National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2007 – Erasmus student in École Boulle, Paris France
- 2009 – Painting BA National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
AWARDS
- 2020 – Prize for emerging artist at the Burgas Biennale for Contemporary art, Bugras, Bulgaria
- 2017 – Special recognition at Women in the Arts: “Celebrating the Genius of Women” art competition, Orlando, FL
- 2013 – Award for young artist at the National Exhibition “Ludogorie”, “Prof. Ilia Petrov” Gallery, Razgrad, Bulgaria
- 2012 – “MOST” – nomination for Contemporary art contest, organized by Modern Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2011 – Prize for promising young artist of Edmond Demirdjian Foundation
Residences
- 2016 – Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany
- 2014 – Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
Collections
Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton collection, Italy
Hugo Voeten Art Center, Herentals, Belgium
Nikolai Nedelchev collection, Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Selected solo Exhibitions
- 2020 “Change the Scenery!”, Little Bird Place Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2020 “Imaginary Constructions”, “Rakursi” Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2018 – “Light”, A+ Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2017 – “Air on wood”, Nuance Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2016 – “Pieces”, Yuzina Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2015 – “Close/Open”, “Rakursi” Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2014 – “Golden Mean”, Blue Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
- 2013 – National autumn exhibitions Plovdiv – “Forcing up the choice”, Curator Galina Lardeva, Balaban house, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- 2013 – “Addressless” Forum Art Gallery, Khaskovo, Bulgaria
- 2013 – “Where do you go?” Modern Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2012 – “Wait!” – “Rakursi” Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2011 – “Escalation” – “Sofia-Press” gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Selected group exhibitions
- 2021 – The Pric/ze is Right – NEXT Balkan: Bulgarian Contemporary Art in Belgrade, At U10 Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
- 2020 – 2021 “Kontinuum Moderne” NKI and BKI-Berlin, Germany
- 2019 – “A close look at the depot (or collecting contemporary)”,Ware house, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- 2019 – “Natural Forms”, Little bird place gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2017 – “Reforget your past”, A project of Nikola mihov, Photosynthesis Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2016 – Accessible Art Fair Brussels, Musee Juif de Belgique
- 2016 – “5×5”, Red Pony, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- 2016 – Allianz National Exhibition, Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2015 – “Male Nudes”, Art Center Hugo Voeten, Belgium
- 2015 – Imago Mundi: Map of the New Art“, Luciano Benetton collection, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy
- 2015 – “Image and likeness”, National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2015 – “Caution: Wet paint!”, Sofia City Gallery, Bulgaria
- 2015 – “The Next Step Generation”, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
- 2014 – “My name is Artist”, Art Center Hugo Voeten, Belgium
- 2014 – Eurasia Art Express Project, MBC Gallery, Daejeon, South Korea
- 2014 – Space SSee Gallery, Daejeon, South Korea
- 2014 – “Common parts & Personal Spaces”, Suspacious art studio, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2014 – “Friends of the sea”, Biennial for contemporary arts, Burgas, Bulgaria
- 2014 – “The collection. New acquisitions 2012-2013” Sofia City Art Gallery
- 2013 – “The Story of the Creative”, New York, USA
- 2013 – Cotroceni National Museum, Bucharest, Romania
- 2013 – International painting biennial, Chisinau, Moldova
- 2012 – “Acquisitions 2012” – National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2012 – “Format 30+30” – Astry Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2012 – “Chances Choices Changes” – Organized by the World Bank, under the patronage of the President of Bulgaria, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2012 – “Love” – project “Idea for Home”, Curator Maria Vassileva, “Raiko Aleksiev” Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2011 – “Zone Urban” – Union of Bulgarian Artists, Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2011 – “Format 30/30”- Astry Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2011 – “Tree times Painting”- Paris-Moscow Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2011 – “Theme and variations” – “Rakursi” Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2010 – “Back to the Nature” – “Sofia-Press” gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2010 – “Two Faces” – Dada Cultural Bar-gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2010 – “Transform” – Tophane Cultural Center, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2009 – “The Canvas” – “Debut” gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2008 – “Still life & Co” –“Sofia-Press” gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2007 – “Artists drawing Artists” – “Sofia-Press” gallery Sofia, Bulgaria
