Albena Mihaylova. Bendji art projects

Albena Mihaylova. Bendji art projects. Her intuitive knowledge is so strong and deeply influenced that we understand it, even if we cannot understand the artwork itself. It is strange also that this absurd situation does not disturb the public. Probably because all the forms, colours and spaces, which form the surface of the artwork, are well balanced; because the technology and the materials are very professionally applied, or because the ancient signs and magic symbols are still there, somewhere in the memory of every one of us. However, looking at Albena Mihaylova’s work, we just know she is playing her own game: dangerous for everyone but natural for the artist. So we have nothing to do but trust the intuition of Albena Mihaylova. She knows… Diana Popova, Art Historian.Albena Mihaylova/Bendji 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 1995–1998 HGK (SfG), Audio Visual Department, University of Art and New Media, Basel, Switzerland 1995–1997 Training and projects in The Electronic Studio at The Music Academy Basel, Switzerland Scholarships 1994 Foundation BINZ 39, Zurich, Switzerland 1995 Soros Art Centre, Sofia, Bulgaria 1995–1998 Foundation MIGROS, Zurich, Switzerland Individual Exhibitions (Selected) 1986 ‘Plastic Projections 1’, Sofia, Bulgaria 1988 ‘Rössler’s Workshop’, Leipzig, DDR 1989 ‘The Name of the Object’, Sofia, Bulgaria 1991 ‘Light objects’, National Autumn Exhibitions, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1994 ‘Graphics Dimension’, Foundation BINZ 39, Zürich, Switzerland 1994 Musée de Beaux Arts, Le Locle, Switzerland 1995 ’All from CH’, Peterscom Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1998 ‘Stahl and Seide’, Artè Wallhof, Basel, Switzerland 1999 ‘Graphic Structurs’, Baudialog, Zürich, Switzerland 2001 ‘The Table’, National Autumn Exhibitions, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2003 ‘Per Somnum’ I, Werkstatt Gallery, Switzerland 2005 ‘Per Somnum’ II, State Art Gallery, Plovdiv International participation (Selected) 1987, 1989, 1990 ‘Art of Today’, Budapest, Hungary 1993 ‘Get Physical’, London, UK 1994 ‘Naturally’, Ernst Museum, Budapest, Hungary 1994 ‘Bulgarian Graphic’, Ludwig Collection, Bad Steben, Germany 1995 ‘Fax – Art’, Akrabov Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1997 ‘Cracow Graphic Biennial’, Poland 1997 ‘Xylon 13’, Winterthur, Graphic Trienial, Switzerland 1997 ‘Film and Video Days’ Festival, Basel 1997 ‘Locarno Video Festival’, Switzerland 1999 ‘LISTE 99 – Young Art Fire’, Basel, Switzerland 2000 ‘Iventa and Cie’, Baden, Switzerland 2000 ‘Ground Rhythm Project’, SUN 21, Basel, Switzerland 2002–2004 Exhibition ‘The Game: The Balkan Wars’ 2002 ‘Regionale 02’, Basel, plugin, Basel, Switzerland 2002 ‘Beinahe wirklich’, Freiburg, Germany 2002-03 Exhibition The Game: The Balkan Wars http://www.balkanwars.net 2004 Biennial Jura, Delemont, Schwitzerland 2005 Festival Space-Process in Balchik, Bulgaria 2005 Artistic Flag Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia Prizes 1989 International Graphic Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria 1991 International Graphic Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria 1991 ‘Kaymak Art’, Annual Young Artists Exhibition, Sofia Work in Pushkin Museum Moscow, Russia Ludwig Collection, Germany Graphik Museum, Bad Steben, Germany Ernst Museum, 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 many private collections in USA, The Netehrlands, Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Tunisia Studio Genossenschaft Grenze Elsässerstrasse 248 CH-4058 Basel Cell: +41 79 672 32 56 e-mail: bendji@ magnet.ch www.xcult.org/via www.bendji-art.ch. Albena Mihaylova art projects. Artist portfolio. Art festivals. Web design by i-creativlab 2006. designer Yohannes Artinian http://www.i-creativ.net