| EDUCATION | |
| 1975 - 1979 | Master of Arts Degree, Academy of Fine Arts, Lodz, Poland |
| 1972 - 1975 | National Academy of Fine Art, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 1972 | High School of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
| 2008 – Present | Instructor of drawing, Triton College, IL |
| 2007 – Present | Ridgewood High School, Substitute teacher, Norridge, IL |
| 2007 - Present | President and founder of Bulgarian American Heritage Center, Chicago, IL |
| 2006 - Present | Director of Art Studio “Vladimir D.-The Master” |
| 2002 | Painted Icons, the Twelve Apostles for St. John of Rila, Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL |
| 2001- Present | Executive Director of Newspaper, Bulgaria 21 Century, Chicago, IL |
| 1980 - 2000 | Instructor of Graphic Design and painting, Art College, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 1997-1999 | Art Design, Terziev & Sons, Publishing House, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| MEMBERSHIPS: | |
| 2002 - Present | ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2003 - Present | Chicago Artist Coalition |
2006 - 2008 |
IAHC, Chicago, IL |
| 2004 - Present | Union of Bulgarian Journalists |
| 2003 - 2004 | TZ Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 1997 - Present | Union of the National Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| AWARDS, GRANTS | |
| 2008 | Grant from Illinois Arts Council for the show - Legend of Bread |
| 2007 | Award of Excellence, City Hall of Chicago, IL |
| 2004 | Honorary Mention, Women in Art 2004, Latin American Museum, Miami, FL |
| 2002 | Grant from Illinois Arts Council ,Chicago, IL |
| 1985 | First Prize for Poster, International Youth and Student Festival in Moscow, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 1983 | Honorary Mention, Matta Hary, Theatrical Poster, Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria |
| SOLO EXIBITIONS | |
| 2010 | Running Lights, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA |
| 2009 | Paper & Newspaper, Lobby of hotel LUNA, Varna, Bulgaria |
| 2009 | Drawings & paintings, Thracian stan, Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| 2009 | Vision and colors, City Hall, Velingrad, Bulgaria |
| 2008 | Legend of Bread, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA |
| 2007 | To Chicago with pallet and bass, Polish Culture center, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 2007 | White, green and red, Cook County Treasurer, City Hall, Chicago, IL, USA |
| 2006 | Passion, Silesian Gallery, Wroclav, Poland |
| 2006 | Icons, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA |
2006 |
Four Seasons, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, USA |
| 2005 | Art of Music, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA |
| 2003 | Rhythm, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA |
| 2002 | Seeds of Light, Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago, IL, USA |
| 2001 | Truman College, Chicago, IL |
2000 |
To Open a Window, Hungarian Cultural Center, Sofia, Bulgaria |
1999 |
Pastels of Bulgaria, St. John of Rila Church, Chicago, IL, USA |
| 1999 | The Art of Silence, National Museum, Earth and Man, Sofia, Bulgaria |
1998 |
The Echo of Rhodopy Mountain, National Sport Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 1997 | Landscapes of Bulgarian Mountains, Cultural Center, Momchilgrad, Bulgaria |
| SELECTED GROUP EXIBITIONS | |
| 2010 | Urban / Convergence, Member’s show, ARC Gallery, Chicago |
| 2010 | Ravenswood Art Walk, exhibit along Ravenswood Corridor, Chicago |
| 2010 | Fine Arts Festival, Visual Artist Exhibition, 50 Anniversary, Ridgewood High School |
| 2009 | Member’s group show, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2008 | Member’s group show, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2008 | Oakton College, Des Plains, IL |
| 2008 | Chicago Art Open, CAC, Chicago, IL |
| 2007 | 5foot2, Nationwide members, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2007 | Peace Tower, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL |
2007 |
Poetic Dialogue, University of Wisconsin, WI |
| 2007 | Poetic Dialogue Project, Carthage Collage, Kenosha, WI |
| 2006 | Annual member show, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2006 | Bulgarian Art in America, Cook County, City Hall, Chicago. IL |
| 2005 | Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL |
| 2005 | ARC members’ show, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2005 | Eye Lounge, art exchange, Phoenix, AZ |
| 2005 | Poetry: Women: Art, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL |
| 2005 | WASPS, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh, UK |
| 2004 | Blue Bridges, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2004 | Inside out, Curb Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2004 | Personae, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2004 | Rendezvous, Duque Art Center, New Orleans, LA |
| 2004 | Poetry- Women- Art, ARC Gallery, IL |
| 2004 | Women in ART 2004, Latin American Museum, Miami, FL |
| 2003 | The Mighty Midwest Biennial 2003, NEW VISION GALLERY , Marshfield ,WI |
| 2003 | Reality and Fantasy, TZ Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2003 | ARC 30th Anniversary, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2002 | Members Exhibition, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2002 | 10 Gallery, Washington, DC |
1998 |
Artist-Nature, installation at the Park of the National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria |
1997 |
Art on Paper, Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria |
1996 |
Graphic Design, Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria |
1986 |
Annual Exhibition of Art Teachers, Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 1984 | Graphic Design, Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 1983 | National Biennial of Theatrical Posters, Cultural Center, Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria |
| 1979 | Graphics and Landscapes, Student House, Academy of Arts, Lodz, Poland |
| PUBLIC and PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: | |
Cook County Treasurer, City Hall, Chicago, IL, Private collections, Greece, German, Switzerland, Bulgaria and America St. John of Rila, Orthodox Bulgarian Church, Chicago, IL, USA St. Sofia, Orthodox Bulgarian Church, Des Plaines, IL Truman College, Chicago, IL, USA National Museum of Sciences, Earth and Man, Sofia, Bulgaria National Sport Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria Gallery of Cultural Center, Momchildgrad, Bulgaria |
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| PRESS RELEASE, PUBLICITY: | |
2. Broadcast, TV station, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Show of Kina Bagovska at Heritage days in Bulgaria, May 16, 2009 3. Broadcast, National radio Sofia, Bulgaria, artist Kina Bagovska by Lili Goleminova, July, 2009 4. Broadcast, National radio, Sofia, Bulgaria, The show of Kina Bagovska in Chicago, April 20, 2007. 5. Broadcast for the TV Show-Friday Night, 9, Chicago-on YouTube-“ICONS”, Kina Bagovska, 2006. 6.”Explored Everything from Mythology to Modern Science to Super Model Culture” by Anna Poplawska, CAC Artist’s news, cover page, Chicago, IL Dec.2005 7. Cover and 1st page of Musical book by Sonia Ray, Brazil, 2005, 8. Dreamy paintings keep an Eastern European edge by Doug MacCash, Lagniappe, New Orleans, LA, April, 9, 2004 9. Article by Eric Bookhar, Gambit Weekly, New Orleans, LA, April, 6, 2004 10. Rytmy Kiny Bagovskiej v Galerii ARC by Krystyna Cygelska, Dziennik Zviazkowy, Dec.12-14, 2003 12. Artwork of Kina Bagovska by Sammer Guleh, Spirit Magazine, Sept.2003 13. Cover and 1st page of Bass World Magazine, #2, 2002 |
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