Education:
2023 Alexandre Diamond Setting School – Individual Optical Setting Seminar
2011 – 2013 Master Degree Jewellery Design and Silversmithing| Royal Academy of Fine Arts |Antwerp
2009 – 2011 Bachelor Degree Jewellery Design and Silversmithing| Royal Academy of Fine Arts |Antwerp
2005 – 2009 Bachelor Degree of Applied Arts – Metal| National Academy of Arts |Sofia| Bulgaria
2005 – 2009 Specialization : Theory and Practice of Art Education| National Academy of Arts |Sofia| Bulgaria
2000 – 2004 Secondary Studies : Artistic Processing of Metals |Saint Luka| Secondary School of Applied Arts |Sofia| Bulgaria
Solo Exhibitions:
2018
Gallery Chudo – |Varvara, Bulgaria|
Group Exhibitions:
2024
“Pinned” – DIVA – Museum for Diamonds, Jewellery and Silver |Antwerp, Belgium|
Homo Faber – Journey of Life |Venice, Italy|
2023
“Wim Ibens Prijs 2023” |Sint-Niklaas, Belgium|
“Local Beauty” Zagreb Design Week |Zagreb, Croatia|
“Masters of the Future” Castillo de San Jorge, |Seville, Spain|
2022
“Creative Nature” – BeCraft, |Mons, Belgium|
“Local Beauty” – Gallery KO-OP, |Sofia, Bulgaria|
“Work in Progress” – DIVA – museum for diamonds, silver and jewellery, |Antwerp, Belgium|
Homo Faber – Living Treasures of Europe and Japan |Venice, Italy|
Artist Portrait |BeCraft, Mons, Belgium|
Connected – Royal Academy of Arts, |Antwerp, Belgium|
2020
Friedrich Becker Prize – Stadtmuseum |Düsseldorf| and Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus |Hanau|
2019
‘SIX’ Munich Jewellery Week |Munich, Germany|
Heart Failure, Represented by gallery Alliages |Lille| at Munich Jewellery Week |Munich, Germany|
2018
European Prize For Applied Arts ‘’Monumentality – Fragility’’ |Mons, Belgium|Kilkenny, Ireland|
Collectiva Meeting |Porto, Portugal|
Athens Jewelry Week – Central Exhibition at Benaki Museum |Athens, Greece|
”Transformation” Schmuck Jewellery Week | Munich|Germany|
2017
The 6th European Triennial for Contemporary Jewellery 2017 | Mons | Belgium |
‘’Difference’’ Athens Jewellery Week | Athens | Greece |
‘’No Expiry’’ Schmuck Jewellery Week | Munich| Germany|
“Sang Neuf“ WCC-BF | Mons| Belgium|
2016
“TRANS-IT“ – Schmuck Jewellery Week | Munich|Germany|
“Inhorgenta“ | Minuch | Germany |
“The Amberif Fair | Gdansk | Poland |
2015
“ITAMI“ – International Jewelry Exhibition
“KORU5“ – Finland
“JOYA“ | Barcelona | Spain |
“Otwarta Gallery“ | Sandomierz | Poland |
“Gold Silver Time Fair“ | Warsaw | Poland |
“Boundaries“ – 24th International Silver Festival | Legnica | Poland
“A Touch of Steel“ | Traveling exhibition | Germany| Belgium
“Not Just a Bowl of Cherries“ | Collect | London | England
“Tweex 3“ – Vander A Gallery | Brussels | Belgium
“The Newborn“| Schmuck| Munich|Germany
2014
Collect, with gallery MARZEE|International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects | London | England
Melting Point |Valencia |Spain
Legnica International Jewellery Competition CLASSIC |Legnica|Poland
LIGHTS ON/LIGHTS OFF – Schmuck |Munich| Germany
2013
International Jewellery Art Fair “SIERAAD” |Amsterdam| The Nederland
“Van een bruisende Campus waar de Kunsten Welig Tieren” |Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
350 jaar Kunst Academie/ 350 year Royal Academie of fine Arts/ 350 ans d’Academie |Royal Academy of Fine Arts| Antwerp
Marzee Graduation Show 2013 |Nijmegen| The Nederland
Graduation Show 2013, Masters Jewellery Design & Silversmithing, |Antwerp| Belgium
“To Tie or not to Tie” Students of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp for Hermes |Munich| Germany
2012
International Jewellery Art Fair “SIERAAD” |Amsterdam| The Nederland
“Time Canvas IX: Technology” – With ChampdAction at M HKA |Antwerp| Belgium
“The Sound of Silver” & “Brooches para las Chicas” |Munich| Germany
2011
International Jewelelry Art Fair “SIERAAD” |Amsterdam| The Nederland
Silver Museum Antwerpen – Recycling “The sound of Silver” |Antwerp| Belgium
2010
Design Center De Winkelhaak – Jewelry for the Ladies |Antwerp| Belgium
Student Exhibition – Royal Academy of Fine Arts |Antwerp| Belgium
2008
National Exhibition “Small plastic and drawing” |Sofia| Bulgaria
Student`s medal work exhibition – National Art Academy | Warsaw| Poland
Student`s medal work exhibition – National Art Academy | Istanbul| Turkey
Exhibition Medal Works from workshop 3 |Veliko Tarnovo| Bulgaria
Medal Plastic exhibition – National Art Gallery |Sofia| Bulgaria
Workshops:
2013
“Gold” – Giovanni Corvaja
“Medals workshop” for 350 years Anniversery of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts|Antwerp – Jane McAdam Freud
2012
“Traditional Jewellery Drawing” – Lucia Massei- Director of Alchimia |Firenze| Italy
“Is it yours or is it mine?” – David Bielander and Helen Britton
2011
“The sound of Silver”- Tom De Cock, Gisbert Stack
2010
“To Tie or Not To Tie” – Hermes
“Jewels For The Ladies” – Anita Evenepoel
“Black” – Bettina Speckner
“Multimedia” – Gisbert Stack
Awards / Grants:
2023
Honorable Mention – Wim Ibens Prijs 2023, (Sint-Niklaas, Belgium)
2020
Finali st of Friedrich Becker Prize 2020, (Hanau, Germany)
2019
International Public Presentation Grant – Flemish Ministry of Culture, Youth and Media
2018
Collectiva Meeting – 2nd Place |Porto, Portugal|
2018
One Year Subsidy – Flemish Ministry of Culture, Youth and Media
2016
International Public Presentation Grant – Flemish Ministry of Culture, Youth and Media
2013
First Prize – “Starters prijs”, Royal Academy of Fine Arts |Antwerp| Belgium
Jewellery Design & Silversmithing Prize – Royal Academy of Fine Arts| Antwerp
Boghossian Foundation Prize
Finalist of the Horlait-Dapsens prize, Antwerp
2010
Hermes – Special Prize – “To Tie or Not To Tie”
Third Prize – “Starters prijs”, Royal Academy of Fine Arts |Antwerp| Belgium
Work in Collections:
Work in private collections
Museum Espace Solidor (Cagnes-sur-Mer, France)
Lectures and talks:
2025
DIVA – Museum for Diamonds, Jewellery and Silver |Antwerp, Belgium|
2019
Seminar: Materiality and Process – The Parade Tower (Kilkenny Castle, Ireland)
Professional Memberships:
BeCraft
AJF – Art Jewelry Forum
Klimt02
Publications:
2019
Alliages Gallery, Musée du bijou contemporian Espace Solidor, Catalogue
Alliages Gallery, The Legacy Award, Catalogue
2018
European Prize For Applied Arts EPAA
Collectiva Meeting International catalog
2017
6th European Triennial for Contemporary Jewellery
2016
A Touch of Steel
Tweex 3
KORU5
2015
ITAMI
Boundaries
2014
Touch of Steel
Classic
2013
Kwintessens
International Graduate Show 2013 Marzee