Born in Kazanlak, Bulgaria. Lives and works in Sofia
2007 - PhD in Visual Arts from the National Academy of Arts, Sofia
1992 - M.A. in Design from the Academy of Architecture,
Desing and Arts, Prague
1992 - M.A. in Design from the Academy of Architecture,
Desing and Arts, Prague
2013 - "A new boudoir by Mariela Gemisheva 2013", Yuzina gallery, Sofia
2012 - "Multi-Me", photoinstalation with performance, The Czech Cultural
Institute, The Institute of Contemporary Art – Sofia
2011 - "Guns and Roses Oil”, Ogms Gallery in the drawer in ICA, Sofia
- PROJECT 11, Gallery 11 August, Sofia
2010 - “MY FAVORITE BOUDOIR”, Sariev Gallery, Plovdiv 2010
2008 - “Selfportrait” photo and video installation, Czech Cultural Center, Sofia
curator Iara Boubnova
2007 - “Spider House”, art fashion performance in MAK, Wien,
curator Jasmin Ladenhoufen
2006 - “Theaтrical girls”, аrt fashion performance and photо instalation,
The Red House, Sofia
- “Spider house”, art fashion performance in National Academy of Arts
2004 - “Fish Party”, performance, ATA Center / ICA – Sofia
2003 - “Fashion Fire”, performance, Fire and Emergency Safety, Sofia,
special participation of Edmon Demirdjian – percussion
2002 - “Out of Myself”, photo and video installation, Sofia Art Gallery
2001 - “Out of Season… Out of fashion”, catalogue presentation,
Czech Cultural Center, Sofia
2000 - “Spring – Summer, Autumn – Winter”,
Ata Center for Contemporary Art, Sofia, curator Iara Bubnova
- “Surprise”, fashion show, Czech Cultural Center, Sofia
1999 - “Out of Season. In Search of New Feminity”, fashion show – matinee,
Central Market Hall, Sofia
1998 - “My Wedding Dress on the Roof”, fashion show-performance
on the roof of 6 Shipka Str. Gallery, Sofia
1997 - “Dessert”, experimental fashion show with special participation
of Edmon Demirdjian – electronic percussion, Sofia Art Gallery
1996 - “Experiment 2”, experimental fashion show, XXL Gallery, Sofia
- “Photo-Fashion in three days”, Ata-ray Gallery, Sofia
1995 - “Retro 2018”, Hungarian Cultural Institute, Sofia
1994 - “Unisex – Summer ’94”, collection, avant-garde fashion show,
La Strada Theater, Sofia
1993 - “Summer ’94”, collection, fashion show,
the Hungarian Cultural Institute, Sofia
1992 - “Glass Flames”, exhibition of lighting design,
the Academy of Architecture, Desing and Arts, Prague
2012 - "Multi-Me", photoinstalation with performance, The Czech Cultural
Institute, The Institute of Contemporary Art – Sofia
2011 - "Guns and Roses Oil”, Ogms Gallery in the drawer in ICA, Sofia
- PROJECT 11, Gallery 11 August, Sofia
2010 - “MY FAVORITE BOUDOIR”, Sariev Gallery, Plovdiv 2010
2009 - “OLD FASHION FASHION 2010“ /the Story of a Private Wardrobe/
2008 - “Selfportrait” photo and video installation, Czech Cultural Center, Sofia
curator Iara Boubnova
2007 - “Spider House”, art fashion performance in MAK, Wien,
curator Jasmin Ladenhoufen
2006 - “Theaтrical girls”, аrt fashion performance and photо instalation,
The Red House, Sofia
- “Spider house”, art fashion performance in National Academy of Arts
2004 - “Fish Party”, performance, ATA Center / ICA – Sofia
2003 - “Fashion Fire”, performance, Fire and Emergency Safety, Sofia,
special participation of Edmon Demirdjian – percussion
2002 - “Out of Myself”, photo and video installation, Sofia Art Gallery
2001 - “Out of Season… Out of fashion”, catalogue presentation,
Czech Cultural Center, Sofia
2000 - “Spring – Summer, Autumn – Winter”,
Ata Center for Contemporary Art, Sofia, curator Iara Bubnova
- “Surprise”, fashion show, Czech Cultural Center, Sofia
1999 - “Out of Season. In Search of New Feminity”, fashion show – matinee,
Central Market Hall, Sofia
1998 - “My Wedding Dress on the Roof”, fashion show-performance
on the roof of 6 Shipka Str. Gallery, Sofia
1997 - “Dessert”, experimental fashion show with special participation
of Edmon Demirdjian – electronic percussion, Sofia Art Gallery
1996 - “Experiment 2”, experimental fashion show, XXL Gallery, Sofia
- “Photo-Fashion in three days”, Ata-ray Gallery, Sofia
1995 - “Retro 2018”, Hungarian Cultural Institute, Sofia
1994 - “Unisex – Summer ’94”, collection, avant-garde fashion show,
La Strada Theater, Sofia
1993 - “Summer ’94”, collection, fashion show,
the Hungarian Cultural Institute, Sofia
1992 - “Glass Flames”, exhibition of lighting design,
the Academy of Architecture, Desing and Arts, Prague
2013 - Gorgons in the Storage Room, or Apocalypse Now, curators: Ani Vaseva,
Boryana Rossa, Monika Vakarelova, Sofia City Art Gallery
2012 - Sofia Queer Forum, curators: Boryana Risa and Stanimir Panayotov
2011 - “After the flight”, ICA, Sofia, curator Iara Bubnova
- WAREHOUSED ART, Sariev Gallery/+/SKLADA
2009 - “From Ideology to Economy”,
State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia,
Curators Iara Boubnova, Maria Vasileva
- “Techniques”, ICA-SOFIA, Curators Iara Boubnova, Maria Vasileva
2007 - “Passion for Art”, 35th anniversary of foundation
of the Essl Collection, Vienna
2006 - “Neither a White Cube, nor a Black Box. History in Present Tens”,
exhibition of the Institute of Contemporary Art – Sofia, Sofia Art Gallery,
curators Iara Boubnova, Maria Vasileva
- “Reflections Multiplied”, Sofia Art Gallery, curator Maria Vasileva
2005 - “Altre Lilith”, Frascati, Rome, corators Rosetta Gozzini, Gabriella Serusi
- “Play Sofia”, Kunsthalle Wien Project Space, Vienna,
curator Hedwig Saxenhuber
- “46th October Art Salon – Art That Works / Catch Me”,
Cultural Center Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro,
curators Darka Radosavljvic, Nebojsa Vilic
2004 - “Go East!”, Gas Art Gallery, Torino, Italy
- “Privatizations” Contemporary Art from Eastern Europe”
(The Post-communist Condition).
Within Luchezar Boyadjiev's “Freedom (is) for beginners”,
Kunstwerke – Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin. Curator Boris Groys
- “Arte Fiera 2004” The Balkans – A Crossroad to the Future”, Bologna, Italy
2003 - “Balkan Visions”, AR/GE Kunst, Galerie Museum, Bozen, Italy,
curator Eda Chufer
- “Blood & Honey/Future’s in the Balkans”, The Essl Collections, Vienna
2002 - “In Search of Balkania”, Neue Galerie, Graz, Austria,
curators Roger Conover, Eda Chufer, Peter Weibel
1999 - “Modebus >time scan 1<”, Vorplatz Museumsquartier, Vienna,
curator Ursula Graf
1998 - “Erotikon”, collection in the “Golden Needle ’98”,
annual awards of the Academy of Bulgarian Fashion,
National Palace of Culture, Sofia
1997 - “Hello, Girls!”, performance in “Erato’s Version”, female erotic show,
6 Shipka St. Gallery, Sofia, curators Iara Boubnova, Maria Vasileva
- “Variations on Zappa”, collection in the “Golden Needle ’96”,
annual awards of the Academy of Bulgarian Fashion,
National Palace of Culture, Sofia
1994 - “Folk and Tailcoat”, collection in “Avant-garde Fest ’94”,
National Palace of Culture, Sofia
- “Red and Black”, collection in “Vanera ’94”,
National Palace of Culture, Sofia
1993 - “A Summer Nostalgia”, collection in “110 Years of Coco Chanel”,
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Boryana Rossa, Monika Vakarelova, Sofia City Art Gallery
2012 - Sofia Queer Forum, curators: Boryana Risa and Stanimir Panayotov
2011 - “After the flight”, ICA, Sofia, curator Iara Bubnova
- WAREHOUSED ART, Sariev Gallery/+/SKLADA
2009 - “From Ideology to Economy”,
State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia,
Curators Iara Boubnova, Maria Vasileva
- “Techniques”, ICA-SOFIA, Curators Iara Boubnova, Maria Vasileva
2007 - “Passion for Art”, 35th anniversary of foundation
of the Essl Collection, Vienna
2006 - “Neither a White Cube, nor a Black Box. History in Present Tens”,
exhibition of the Institute of Contemporary Art – Sofia, Sofia Art Gallery,
curators Iara Boubnova, Maria Vasileva
- “Reflections Multiplied”, Sofia Art Gallery, curator Maria Vasileva
2005 - “Altre Lilith”, Frascati, Rome, corators Rosetta Gozzini, Gabriella Serusi
- “Play Sofia”, Kunsthalle Wien Project Space, Vienna,
curator Hedwig Saxenhuber
- “46th October Art Salon – Art That Works / Catch Me”,
Cultural Center Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro,
curators Darka Radosavljvic, Nebojsa Vilic
2004 - “Go East!”, Gas Art Gallery, Torino, Italy
- “Privatizations” Contemporary Art from Eastern Europe”
(The Post-communist Condition).
Within Luchezar Boyadjiev's “Freedom (is) for beginners”,
Kunstwerke – Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin. Curator Boris Groys
- “Arte Fiera 2004” The Balkans – A Crossroad to the Future”, Bologna, Italy
2003 - “Balkan Visions”, AR/GE Kunst, Galerie Museum, Bozen, Italy,
curator Eda Chufer
- “Blood & Honey/Future’s in the Balkans”, The Essl Collections, Vienna
2002 - “In Search of Balkania”, Neue Galerie, Graz, Austria,
curators Roger Conover, Eda Chufer, Peter Weibel
1999 - “Modebus >time scan 1<”, Vorplatz Museumsquartier, Vienna,
curator Ursula Graf
1998 - “Erotikon”, collection in the “Golden Needle ’98”,
annual awards of the Academy of Bulgarian Fashion,
National Palace of Culture, Sofia
1997 - “Hello, Girls!”, performance in “Erato’s Version”, female erotic show,
6 Shipka St. Gallery, Sofia, curators Iara Boubnova, Maria Vasileva
- “Variations on Zappa”, collection in the “Golden Needle ’96”,
annual awards of the Academy of Bulgarian Fashion,
National Palace of Culture, Sofia
1994 - “Folk and Tailcoat”, collection in “Avant-garde Fest ’94”,
National Palace of Culture, Sofia
- “Red and Black”, collection in “Vanera ’94”,
National Palace of Culture, Sofia
1993 - “A Summer Nostalgia”, collection in “110 Years of Coco Chanel”,
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2015 - "Classical Future", art fashion performance and anniversary exhibition
with catalogue
2013 - "One Line-Seven – Simultaneous/Individual Movement" – dance fashion
performance, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2009 - Costume designer for SALOME, opera in one act by Richard Strauss,
base on the play of Oskar Wilde in SOFIA OPERA AND BALET,
Co-production with Central and East-European Music Theatre Association
with catalogue
2013 - "One Line-Seven – Simultaneous/Individual Movement" – dance fashion
performance, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2009 - Costume designer for SALOME, opera in one act by Richard Strauss,
base on the play of Oskar Wilde in SOFIA OPERA AND BALET,
Co-production with Central and East-European Music Theatre Association
2013 - ARTSLINK RESIDENCIES, Carnegie Mellon University,
School of drama, Pittsburgh, USA
2008 - Artist-in-Residence, Pro Helvetia Art program,
F + F Schule für Kunst und Mediendesign, Zürich
2007 - Artist-in-Residence, AiR program/quarter 21/MQ/ Wien
1990 - Interior design in the studio of architect Borec Shipec, Amsterdam
School of drama, Pittsburgh, USA
2008 - Artist-in-Residence, Pro Helvetia Art program,
F + F Schule für Kunst und Mediendesign, Zürich
2007 - Artist-in-Residence, AiR program/quarter 21/MQ/ Wien
1990 - Interior design in the studio of architect Borec Shipec, Amsterdam
2008 - Nomination for Women of the year, Gracia magazine,
Attika Media Bulgaria
- Shortlist 2008, GAUDENZ RUF AWARD for new bulgarien art
2006 - “Golden Needle 2005”, Nomination for designer of the year
оf the Academy of Bulgarian Fashion
1998 - “Golden Needle ’98”, Award for Avant-garde Fashion Design
of the Academy of Bulgarian Fashion
- Award of “24 Carats”, National TV Fashion Show
1997 - “Golden Needle ’96”, Award for Avant-garde Fashion Design
of the Academy of Bulgarian Fashion
Attika Media Bulgaria
- Shortlist 2008, GAUDENZ RUF AWARD for new bulgarien art
2006 - “Golden Needle 2005”, Nomination for designer of the year
оf the Academy of Bulgarian Fashion
1998 - “Golden Needle ’98”, Award for Avant-garde Fashion Design
of the Academy of Bulgarian Fashion
- Award of “24 Carats”, National TV Fashion Show
1997 - “Golden Needle ’96”, Award for Avant-garde Fashion Design
of the Academy of Bulgarian Fashion
- Institute of Contemporary Art – Sofia
- Union of Bulgarian Artists, Department of Design
- Since October 2002 teaches part-time a course on fashion project for the fashion design Department of the National art Academy, Sofia and since November 2012 she is assoaiated profesor in the same department.
- Union of Bulgarian Artists, Department of Design
- Since October 2002 teaches part-time a course on fashion project for the fashion design Department of the National art Academy, Sofia and since November 2012 she is assoaiated profesor in the same department.
