Bistra Bakalova

1967           
born in Jambol / Bulgaria

1986           
Graduated from the School of Art Sliven / Bulgaria

1986-1988    
Studied art at the University of Veliko Tarnovo / Bulgaria

1988-1992    
Studied art at the Art Academy in Kiev / Ukraine, with graduation

Bistra Bakalovas paintings take us to the enigmatic sensual world of a woman-artist, where spontaneity and irrationality coexist with systematic thought and sound reasoning. Her works cannot be perceived by mere sense perception; patience and sensitivity are the keys to accessing her images which contain themes as if taken from the subconsciousness of the viewer.

What is always inherent in the works of Bistra Bakalova, is the "female principle" - without being feministic, her art is unmistakably female. Each painting of the artist is a striving for the capturing of this principle, to bring it back to life by refraction through the prism of a modern artistic vision in colors and lines.

Many paintings by Bistra Bakalova have found their way into numerous private collections in Germany, Austria, France, U.S.A, Netherlands, England, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Australia, Brazil and Japan.

Exhibitions (Selection):

1992  
Obecny dum (Representation house), Prague
Gallery Slovart, Frankfurt

1993  
Gallery Rapid, Prague

1994  
Karolinum, Prague
Gallery K&B, Prague

1995  
Gallery Celetna, Prague
Alte Brennerei, Ennigerloh
Gallery Guttmann, Bad Pyrmont

1998  
TVM, Munich

1999  
Gallery LeonArt, Basel

2003  
European Artist Meeting, Wimereux

2004  
Gallery Danse & Art, Geneva

2006  
Salon d´Automne, Paris

2009  
World Wide New Year Show, Gallery Western, Los Angeles
InterArt, Greifswald
The Loft at Liz´s, Los Angeles
Art Gallery Alphonse D´Heye, Knokke

2011  
Gallery Zeitgeist, Nürnberg