Maria Rayctheva

Contact:
tel. +359 888 877 045
e-mail. m_raytcheva@yahoo.com

Maria Raytcheva

Born in Sofia, Bulgaria – 1977

Educational qualifications:
1996 - 2002 Master degree in "Painting" in the National Academy of Arts in Sofia
2008 - PhD degree in History of Art in the National Academy of Arts in Sofia
2011 - Specialization at Cite Des Arts International – Paris, France
Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists

Individual exhibitions in Bulgaria:
2021 "Ëco Tour" - Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia
2020 "Му Places" - Astry Gallery, Sofia
2019 "Impression: Italy" – Astry Gallery, Sofia
2018 "Sofia streets" – with Jivka Marinova - Astry Gallery, Sofia
2017 "Walking in the city" - Aspect Gallery, Plovdiv
2017 "The faces of Havana" – Astry Gallery, Sofia
2016 "The Colors of Cuba" – Astry Gallery, Sofia
2016 "Iconostasis" – Grita Gallery, Sofia
2015 „Coasts" - Seasons Gallery, Sofia
2015 "Malaysia: Impressions" - Astry Gallery, Sofia
2013 CafeHaus Gallery, Herne, Germany
2012 "Impression: Paris" – Astry Gallery, Sofia
2012 Maslarski Gallery, Samokov, Bulgaria
2012 Vidima Gallery, Sevlievo, Bulgaria
2012 Savchevi Gallery, Oryahovo, Bulgaria
2011 Art-club "Priests of the Muses", Sofia
2009 "Mediterraneo" – Sofia-Press Gallery, Sofia
2008 "Iconostasis" – Astry Gallery, Sofia
2006 Astry Gallery, Sofia
2005 Astry Gallery, Sofia
2003 Autumn Exhibitions - Plovdiv

Selected group exhibitions in Bulgaria:
2021 "The Dream" - Tea Alba Gallery, Sofia
2020 National Exhibition - Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria
2020 "Stars and Sun" - Razgrad City Gallery, Razgrad
2019 "About the Light" - Astry Gallery, Sofia
2018 30x30 – Astry Gallery, Sofia
2017 "The Landscape" – Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia
2017 30x30 – Astry Gallery, Sofia
2016 "Reflexions" – Seasons Gallery, Sofia
2016 "Spring exhibition" – Geshov Gallery, Sofia
2015 "Something happened" - Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia
2014 Artur Gallery, Sofia – with Ivan Kunev and Rumen Manolov
2014 Accent Gallery, Plovdiv
2014 30x30 – Astry Gallery, Sofia
2014 ALLIANZ Awards Competition, Sofia
2012 ALLIANZ Awards - Sofia
2011 Salon 2011 – Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia
2011 Savchevi Gallery, Oriahovo
2010 ALLIANZ Awards exhibition, Sofia
2010 "30x30" – Astry Gallery, Sofia
2009 Savchevi Gallery, Oryahovo, Bulgaria
2009 "Reality - Fiction" - Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia
2008 "Close distance" – Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia
2008 National Exhibition, Pleven
2008 "30x30" – Astry Gallery, Sofia
2008 Art-plus Gallery, Plovdiv
2007 Exhibition of the International Foundation "St.st. Cyril and Metodius", Sofia
2007 "Traffic" - National Exhibition, Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia
2007 Maslarski Gallery, Samokov, Bulgaria
2007 "Landscape" – Vidin
2007 "30x30" – Astry Gallery, Sofia
2007 Art-plus Gallery, Plovdiv
2006 "Refuge" – group project - Solers Gallery, Sofia
2006 National youth exhibition - Sofia
2006 Spring Salon of Arts, National Palace of Culture – Sofia
2006 "Water painting", Sapareva Bania
2005 National Exhibition "The Portrait" – Sofia
2004 National Cuadriennal of Painting - Stara Zagora
2004 National Exhibition "Landscape" - Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia
2004 "The drawing" - Kavarna
2003 White square Gallery, Sofia
1998 - 2002 Students’ exhibitions – Sofia, Varna, Vidin and Aprilci

Work experience and group exhibitions abroad:
2017 Selected Bulgarian Artists – Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Paris
2014 TEFAF Maastricht, Holland
2014 Art Biennial – Langkawi, Malaysia
2011 Warshaw, Poland
2010 Podgorica, Montenegro
2009 Bratislawa, Slovakia
2008 Wien, Bratislawa, Warshaw
2006 Cishinau, Moldova and Samothrace, Greece
2005 "Discrimination", Nylon Gallery - Istanbul, Turkey
2004 Petrovac - City Gallery, Montenegro
2000 Bulgarian cultural center – Budapest, Hungary

Awards:
2013 1^st award – National exhibition "Urban landscape" – Shumen, Bulgaria
2008 Diploma - National Exhibition - Pleven, Bulgaria
2002 2^nd award in the "Competition for young artists" of the International Foundation "St. St.Cyril and Methodius", Sofia
1998 2^nd award in the National Youth Competition "The Kiss", Sofia

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