pavlina chakarova photography self-portraits objects blog writings contact | cv | bg © 2009 - 2012 Pavlina Chakarova. All right reserved. Pavlina Chakarova (b. 1979) is a visual artist based in Sofia, Bulgaria. She graduated from Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" in 2002 with a degree in German Philology and went on to study BFA with a Major in Photography. Pavlina’s work explores the human appearance beyond the physical limits and she's mainly active in the field of installations, objects and photographs. She has been exhibited nationally and has been featured in a number of online and print publications. Recently her photographs have been shown at the SOFIA ARSENAL – MUSEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (SAMSA) and her work became part of the permanent collection of the Art Colony Galichnik in Macedonia. born 1979, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria Solo exhibitions 2011 City Art Gallery in Plovdiv, International Meetings of Photography,"Self-Portraits" 2011 Month of Photography, Anima Art Gallery in Sofia, "Self-Portraits" 2009 SV studio in Sofia, "Dream" Selected exhibitions 2011 First experimental European Month of Photography in Sofia, Sofia Arsenal - Museum For Contemporary Art (SAMSA), "The Human factor", curator: Alberto Staykov 2011 Month of Photography, The Red House Culture and Debate Center in Sofia, "CCP (Contemporary Conceptual Photography)", curators: Ivaylo Stoyanov and Silvia Ivanova 2005 National Art Gallery in Sofia, "Canon Image of the year" 2004 Kazanlak city gallery, "From the collection of Photo Academy" 2004 National Gallery for Foreign Art in Sofia, "100 images of Konica" 2004 City Art Gallery in Stara Zagora, "Stara Zagora nowadays", curator: Tzvetan Chetashki 2003 National Palace of Culture in Sofia, "Music in the lens" 2003 New Bulgarian University in Sofia, "Seventh Student Festival" 2003 MMC Primorsko, "Images from the blind spot", curators: Ivo Hadjimishev, Boris Misirkov and Georgi Bogdanov 2003 2003 New Bulgarian University in Sofia, "Philosophy of the jeans", curator: Dinamir Predov 2003 National palace of culture in Sofia, "Photoacademica 2003" 2002 The Movie House in Sofia, "Sixth Student Festival" page 2