Mariana Nikolai
Passport: Mariana Nikolaeva Pasheva
Date and place of birth: 25.07.1975, Asenovgrad
Education:
1994 – 2000 Universität für künstleristische und industrielle Gestaltung, Linz/ Austria – Master of Arts “Painting and Graphic Arts”
1991 – 1994 HTL Bau und Design, Innsbruck/ Austria – Higher Specialized Graduation “Applied Painting”
1989 – 1991 National Art High School “Tsanko Lavrenov”, Plovdiv
Professional experience:
since 2016 illustrator, focus botanical illustration
2001 – 2016 independent activity in the field of costume and stage design for numerous film productions, theaters, publishing houses and agencies in Austria
2001 – 2004 lecturer in illustration, HTL and Kolleg for Graphic and Communication Design Linz/ Austria
Exhibitions:
03.11.2017 – solo exhibition “Atelierblicke”, Arnreit/ Austria
21./22. 10. 2017 – participation in “Tage des offenen Ateliers”, Linz/ Austria
2016 – participation in “Kunst und Designmarkt”, Tabakfabrik, Linz/ Austria
2015 – participation in exhibition, Galerie am Park, Vienna/ Austria
2000 – solo exhibition “The Figure as a Reference System”, Austria Tabak Werke, Linz/ Austria
Illustrated works: “Richtig gewürzt – ein gesunder Genuss”, Seybold
Favorite illustrator: Maria Sibylla Merian, Valeria Docampo, Ilya Green, Vladislav Erko …
Favorite illustrated book? “La grande fabrique de mots” or “The Great Factory of Words” by Agnès de Lestrade with illustrations by Valeria Docampo. A fabulous combination of poetry and love, text and illustration.
What book do you dream of illustrating? “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The edition with black and white illustrations by Ralitsa Nikolova was the book of my childhood. I have read it more than 12 times and even as a child I would color it in my imagination and create my own secret garden.
Facebook/Instagram/Twitter page:
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