DANIELA IVANOVA SAMOVOLSKA- OVTCHAROV
Born 1964 Sofia Bulgaria
Education
1984 – 1989 University Education: Master of fine Arts (1989):
Sofia Bulgaria
Specialization: Conservation & Restoration – ancient, medieval and modern art.
1979 – 1982 Secondary Education in Classic Languages, Latin:
High School “St. Clement Ohridsky”, Sofia, Bulgaria
Silver Plaque by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education for Scholastic Excellence
Experience:
Fine Arts Gallerist:
1990 – 1993 Founded and operated " Adamant K Fine Arts & Crafts Gallery" in Sofia.
2002 Founded and operated "Tangra Gallery" Santa Fe NM.
Restoration Specialist:
1985 Participated in a medieval fresco restoration and conservation project team working at Rila Monastery, which is in the UNESCO list of protected creations of humanity.
1986 Participated in a modern fresco restoration and conservation project team working at the Patriarchal Cathedral Memorial-Church “St. Alexander Nevski”, Sofia, Bulgaria.
1990 – 1997 Founded and operated a studio for restoration and conservation of icons and
paintings, Sofia, Bulgaria.
1997 – 2005 Founded and operated a studio for restoration and conservation of icons and paintings, Albuquerque, NM. Restoration works on the icons collection at the “Romancing the Stone” and “Payton Wright” gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
1989 – 1997 Interior Design & Decoration, Artistic Furniture, Murals.
State Purchase
1994-Bulgarian Ministry of Culture (State Department) made the purchase of the original icon “St. Ciril and St. Methodius” by Daniela Ovtcharov, which was dedicated as the official state gift from Republic of Bulgaria to the Pope of Rome. The icon was presented to Pop John-Paul II in honor of St. Ciril and St. Methodius during the feast of St. Ciril at Vatican.
Daniela and Vladimir Ovtcharov-Exhibitions:
1991 Adamant K Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
1992 Adamant K Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
1993 -1996 Permanent participation in the exhibitions organized by and held in The Crypt of the Patriarchal Cathedral Memorial-Church “St. Alexander Nevski”.
1994 Studio Spectrum, Sofia, Bulgaria
1995 Boyana Church & Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
1995 Icon Show, Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, USA
1996 Icon Show, Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, USA
1999 “Kartis” Gallery, El Paso, TX, USA
2000 “Kartis” Gallery, El Paso, TX, USA
2001 “Kartis” Gallery, El Paso, TX, USA
2002 “Tangra” Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2007 "SOCA Gallery" Scotsdale ,AZ
2008 "SOCA Gallery" Scotsdale ,AZ
2009 "SOCA Gallery" Scotsdale ,AZ
2009 "Chalk Farm Gallery" Santa Fe ,NM
2010 "Jackson Junge Gallery" Chicago , IL
Selected Group Exhibitions (as an invited artist):
1990 Unikat Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
1990 – 1993 Hemus Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria,
1992 International Exhibition of Arts, Stuttgart, Germany
1993 Exhibition of East European Art, Three-artist show, Turne, Belgium
1993 Four Bulgarian Artists in Vesteralen, Sortland, Norway
1993 Atelier Strandland, Vesteralen, Norway
1993 International Exhibition of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany
1994 International Exhibition of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany
1995 International Exhibition of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany
1995 Icon Exhibition at the National History Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria
1997 – 2000 Weems Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
1998 Bardean Gallery Miniature Art Show, Albuquerque, NM, USA
1998 Bardean Gallery Book Illustrations Art Show, Albuquerque, NM, USA
1998 “Saints Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2005 "Rhonda Schaller Studio" NY, NY
2006 "Rhonda Schaller Studio" NY, NY
2007 "Rhonda Schaller Studio" NY, NY
2007 "Cabinodd" Belgium
2008 "Definition Gallery" Baltimore ,MD
2009 "Seed Gallery" Newark NY
2009 "105 Art Gallery" Albuquerque ,NM
2009 "Dante's Divine Comedy" Curated by Claus Brusen ,Denmark ,Germany, Poland.
2009 "POP Gallery" Santa FE ,NM
2009 "Joshua Liner Gallery" NY,NY
2010 "105 Gallery" Albuquerque, NM
2012 "Tech Love" Albuquerque ,NM
2012 "Spectrum Fantastic Art Live" Kansas City ,MO
Publications:
2007 "Direct Art" volume 14
2007 Bar Bulletin NM may 2007(cover by Daniela Ovtcharov)
2008 "Imaginaire-1" Magical Realism , Fantasmusart, Denmark
2008 "Metamorphosis II" Beinart publishing ,Australia
2008 "On the way to Imaginarium" The art of Vladimir and Daniela Ovtcharov
and stories by Diliana Ovtcharov
2008 "Inscape" Society for Art of Imagination
2008 "Spectrum-15 The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art"
2009 "Spectrum-16 The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art"
2009 "The Monthly Aspectarian" Light Works (Front Cover)
2009 "Dante's Divine Comedy" Fantasmusart -Denmark
2010 "Imaginaire II" Magical Realism , Fantasmusart, Denmark
2010 "Sandplay Therapy" volume-2
2011"Sandplay Therapy" volume- 20
2011 "Imaginaire III" Magical Realism , Fantasmusart, Denmark
2011 "Park Fine Art" International tour show
2013"Imaginaire V" Magical Realism , Fantasmusart, Denmark
2013 "Miroir Magazine- Bellezza"
2013 "Sandplay Therapy" volume-22
2013 "Divining the Dream" Liba W Stamboly- France
2013 "Women in Art" The great female artists from the middle ages to the modern era
Reinhart Fuchs -Austria