LOCKDOWN!The opening of the exhibition “The Young Talents of Bulgaria: Presentation of Anna-Maria Nikolova”

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The Bulgarian Cultural Institute London is pleased to invite you to the opening of the exhibition “Young Talents of Bulgaria: Presentation of Anna-Maria Nikolova”, on April 22, 2021, from 19.00, in the Gallery “Sofia”.

A glass of Bulgarian wine and delicious bites will contribute to your mood and unforgettable experience.

Anna-Maria Nikolova was born on September 8, 2005 in Sofia. She began attending a painting school at the age of 5, following her older sister Philippa. In 2012, after only one year of study, Anna-Maria won a silver medal at the International Children’s Art Exhibition in Tokyo. At the same exhibition, her sister won a gold medal. Anna-Maria’s distinctive bold and lifestyle of painting impressed many critics and connoisseurs of the fine arts. At the beginning of her development, Anna-Maria was discovered as a promising talent by the great Bulgarian artist Academician Svetlin Rusev, who began to personally monitor and guide her development. In May 2017, Saatchi Gallery in London showed the paintings “Le Père Dobry” and “La Promenade” as a chat from the digital project Saatchi Digital. The first solo exhibition of Anna-Maria was in June 2017 in Sofia. In a report on the exhibition, High View Art called her “The Little Witch of Expressionism.” In July 2018, Anna-Maria debuted in the United States with a solo exhibition in Los Angeles. In October 2019 she participated with her painting “Woman” in an exhibition in Milan. Anna-Maria is a student at the French lyceum “Victor Hugo” in Sofia. She attended painting schools with teachers Dinko Stoev and Angelika Radeva.

“I jokingly call my paintings ‘dirty things’ because I don’t think too much about the rules when choosing colors. Sometimes I even feel like I don’t know exactly what I’m painting, but when I’m done, I realize I’ve drawn a little fairy tale.” shares Anna-Maria.