Ivanna Shmeleva art gallery

Ivanna Shmeleva was born in 1990, Bishkek. She graduated from the University with a degree in Architecture and Design. As an artist, she took part in various competitions and exhibitions. Has received awards from the Union of Designers for the best Architectural Graphics. The author held 13 solo exhibitions.
The artist works in various graphic techniques, giving great preference to monochrome drawings made in the classical technique of drawing with a pen and ink, in which the expressiveness of lines is achieved by the contrast of rich dark ink and a white background. She often uses mixed media to create polychrome graphic works. In her work, the artist often refers to the theme of urban landscape, revealing the specifics and features of architectural structures and ensembles. She also works a lot on stylized forms of flowers and plants. Ivanna is actively involved in exhibitions, creating thematic expositions.

In 2014, solo exhibition “Flowers of Bulgaria” was shown at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The exhibition was held with support of the Bulgarian Society "Vazrazhdane" and UNESCO in Bishkek.

In 2015, the joint exhibition “Country of Bulgaria” by the artists Ivanna Shmeleva and Roman Gumanyuk, dedicated to the Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture, was shown at the National Museum of Kazakhstan in Astana. The exhibition was organized by the Embassy of Bulgaria in Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Culture of Kazakhstan.

The curator of all the artist's exhibitions is Vadim Gumanyuk.

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The "Ornaments of Architecture" exhibition presents a series of works by the artist created over the past several years. City landscapes and architectural landmarks of Minsk, Gomel, Bishkek, Sofia were created by the author, both in graphic and pictorial manner and form the basis of the current exposition, which includes 33 works. Most of which are presented to the audience for the first time.

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The exhibition "Flowers of the Mountains" was opened at the Kyrgyz National Museum of Fine Arts in Bishkek, in 2018, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Botanical Garden named after E.Z. Gareev. The exhibition was opened with the support of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic. The exposition presents a series of graphic and pictorial works by Ivanna dedicated to the world of flowers and plants. The paintings easily recognize the aigul-flower and edelweiss, mountain tulip and lily of the valley, and many other representatives of the flora.

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The exhibition “Country of Bulgaria” presents a series of works on the theme of Bulgaria, included 36 paintings. The exhibition dedicated to the Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture, was shown at the National Museum of Kazakhstan in Astana, in 2015. The exhibition was organized by the Embassy of Bulgaria in Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Culture of Kazakhstan.

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The "Magic of Flowers" exhibition presents a series of graphic and pictorial works by the artist depicting stylized forms of flowers and plants. In her works, the author, in her own way, conveys the beauty of the amazing world of flowers and plants with bright colors and expressive lines. The artist draws her inspiration from frequent walks in the botanical garden, contemplating unique collections and making numerous sketches. On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the University Botanical Garden of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", the management of the garden and the "Lik" gallery invite everyone to visit the exhibition. The exposition contains more than 40 works made by the author in different years.

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