ALBENA MIHAYLOVA | BENGJI
Born 9 June 1959 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Works since 1995 in Basel, Switzerland
Art Education
1974–1978 College of Fine Arts, Kazanluk, Bulgaria
1978–1984 Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria, MA in Original Print Graphic
1995–1998 HGK FHNW, University of Art and New Media, Basel, Switzerland, Audio Visual Department, Diploma
1995–1997 training and projects in the Electronic Studio at The Music Academy of Basel, Switzerland
Scholarships
1994 Foundation BINZ 39, Zurich, Switzerland
1995 Soros Art Centre, Sofia, Bulgaria
1995–1998 Foundation MIGROS, Zurich, Switzerland
Individual Exhibitions (Selected)
2007 ‘31524–7’ Karin Sutter Gallery, Basel
2007 Ramada Plaza Hotel Basel
2006 EsT_Raum Bilder, Arosa
2005 ‘Per Somnum’ II, State Art Gallery, Plovdiv
2003 ‘Per Somnum’ I, Werkstatt Gallery, Switzerland
2001 ‘The Table’, National Autumn Exhibitions, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1999 ‘Graphic Structurs’, Baudialog, Zürich, Switzerland
1998 ‘Stahl & Seide’, Artè Wallhof, Basel, Switzerland
1995 ’All from CH’, Peterscom Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1994 Musée de Beaux Arts, Le Locle, Switzerland
1994 ‘Graphics Dimension’, Foundation BINZ 39, Zürich, Switzerland
1991 ‘Light objects’, National Autumn Exhibitions, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1989 ‘The Name of the Object’, Sofia, Bulgaria
1988 ‘Rössler’s Workshop’, Leipzig, DDR
1986 ‘Plastic Projections 1’, Sofia, Bulgaria
International participation (Selected)
2007 Visual Immortality, Basel, Switzerland
2006 Visual Immortality, International Biennial Shumen, Bulgaria
2006 NEXO Artists Festival, Toledo, Spain
2005 Artistic Flag Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia
2005 Festival Space-Process in Balchik, Bulgaria
2004 Biennial Jura, Delemont, Schwitzerland
2002 ‘Beinahe wirklich’, Freiburg, Germany
2002–2004 Exhibition ‘The Game: The Balkan Wars’
2002-03 Exhibition The Game: The Balkan Wars
2002 ‘Regionale 02’, Basel, plugin, Basel, Switzerland
2000 ‘Ground Rhythm Project’, SUN 21, Basel, Switzerland
2000 ‘Iventa & Cie’, Baden, Switzerland
1999 ‘LISTE 99 – Young Art Fire’, Basel, Switzerland
1997 ‘Locarno Video Festival’, Switzerland
1997 ‘Xylon 13’, Winterthur, Graphic Trienial, Switzerland
1997 ‘Cracow Graphic Biennial’, Poland
1997 ‘Film and Video Days’ Festival, Basel
1995 ‘Fax – Art’, Akrabov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1994 ‘Naturally’, Ernst Museum, Budapest, Hungary
1993 ‘Get Physical’, London, UK
1987, 1989, 1990 ‘Art of Today’, Budapest, Hungary
1994 ‘Bulgarian Graphic’, Ludwig Collection, Bad Steben, Germany
Prizes
1989 International Graphic Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria
1991 International Graphic Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria
1991 ‘Kaymak Art’, Annual Young Artists Exhibition, Sofia
Works in
Pushkin Museum Moscow, Russia
Ludwig Collection, Germany
Grafik Museum Bad Steben, Germany
Ernst Museum and Collection Art Today, Budapest, Hungary
National Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
City Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Collection of Humour Biennial in Gabrovo
Graphic Biennial Varna, Bulgaria
Xylon Print Museum in Winterthur, Switzerland,
Different international and private collections in
USA, The Netehrlands, Germany,
Greece, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia