Born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria, I began woodcarving when I was 10 years old. I currently live in Maryland and my work includes studio furniture, sculptures, musical instruments, carvings, architectural installations, puppetry, metalwork and public art.
For public art projects I have created with Margot de Messieres, please visit www.margotwitht.com
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Applied Arts; National Academy of Arts, Sofia; Woodcarving
Sava Mladenov Technical Secondary School, Teteven, Bulgaria

Public Work, GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES
2023 Professional Development Grant, Maryland State Arts Council
2022 Public Art Across Maryland Planning Grant, Maryland State Arts Council
2022 Scholarship Grant, The Center for Metal Arts, Johnstown, PA
2021 ArtSITES, Howard County Arts Council: Merriweather Park and North Laurel Community Center, MD
2021 Murmuration, Carroll Creek Kinetic Art Promenade, Frederick, MD
2020 Vapor Line, 9-12/2020 Riverside Park, Indianapolis, Indiana
2020 Theophilus Thompson, An Elusive Kinetic Portrait, Carroll Creek Kinetic Art Promenade, Frederick, MD
2020 Semifinalist, Bloomberg Public Art Challenge, A New View, Camden, NJ
2019 Inner Charge: Bird Tree, Baltimore Office of Promotion and Arts, Middle Branch Park, Baltimore, MD
2005 John A. Kettridge Fund Fellow
2005 Hyattstown Mill Arts Project Artist-in-Residence, Hyattstown, Maryland

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2022 National Public Art Anniversary Map, Public Art Archive (Theophilus Thompson) publicartarchive.org
2017 "HMAP Collects" Hyattstown Mill Arts Project, Hyattstown, Maryland
2016 Member Exhibition, Hyattstown Mill Arts Project, Hyattstown, MD
2015 "The Carved Image: Of Wood Stone and Tile" Trinity House Cafe, Leesburg, VA
2014 "The 81st Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature" Strathmore Hall, Rockville, Maryland
2013 "Less is More; Small Works in a Great Space" Mitchell Gallery, Saint John’s College, Annapolis, MD
2012 "Carvings" Small Nations Poetry Night, Katzen Arts Center, American University, DC
2012 "Wood" Hyattstown Mill Arts Project Gallery, Hyattstown, Maryland
2010 “Smithsonian Craft Show” National Building Museum, Washington, DC

EXPERIENCE
2007 – Present Simbioba Studio; owner – unique furniture, sculpture, puppetry, and guitars, Boyds, MD
2013 – 2023 TW Perry/Builders First Source; shop lead, custom millshop - architectural millwork
2001 – 2007 Dragalevtsi Workshop; owner – custom furniture, carvings, antique restoration, Dragalevtsi, Bulgaria

CONTINUING EDUCATION AND WORKSHOPS
2020 Bloomery Smelting, The Center for Metal Arts, Johnstown, PA
2018 Damascus Knife Making, The Center for Metal Arts, Johnstown, PA
2008 Japanese Metal Inlay, Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C.
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