Simona Ruscheva

Born: 1989 in Bulgaria
Lives and Works: London, United Kingdom

My name is Simona Ruscheva. I graduated Fine Art Painting in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. I am currently living and working in London, UK
I had my first UK solo show “Transitions” in London, 2022 and my first international solo show “The source” at Keep Contemporary Gallery in Santa Fe, USA in 2021.
I have also participated in various international group shows and across London, including Royal Institute of British Artists Annual exhibition, where my work was Highly Commended by the De Laszlo Foundation, and Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition.
I was longlisted in Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize 2022 in the Portraiture category. I was also shortlisted for Kate Bryan art prize in July 2021 and for Artrooms Awards in 2019.
My works are also part of the global art collection of Standard Chartered Bank.

Education

  • 2012
    BA Fine Art Painting, University of Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Awards

  • 2023
    Jackson`s Painting Prize, Longlist, London, United Kingdom
  • 2022
    Aire Place Studios Award, Longlist, Leeds, United Kingdom
  • 2022
    Holly Bush Emerging Painting Prize, Longlist, London, United Kingdom
  • 2021
    Kate Bryan Art Prize, Shortlist, London, United Kingdom
  • 2019
    De Laszlo Foundation Highly Commended, RSBA at Mall Galleries, London, United Kingdom
  • 2019
    Artroom Awards, Shortlist, London, United Kingdom

Selected solo exhibitions

  • 2022
    Transitions, Morell House, London UK
  • 2021
    The Source, Keep Contemporary Gallery

Selected group exhibitions

  • 2023
    Flowers and Thorns, Eve Leibe Gallery, Turin, Italy
  • 2023
    From all directions, Open Gallery, Long Beach, CA, USA
  • 2023
    Passengers, D Contemporary, London, UK
  • 2023
    SYNT Online Art Auction, Instagram
  • 2023
    Lucky 13, Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
  • 2022
    Into the october country, Supersonic art Online
  • 2022
    Portrait show X, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, USA
  • 2021
    Winter group exhibition – SCB new HQ, Galerie OVO
  • 2021
    W Taipei, Galerie Ovo, W Taipei
  • 2019
    Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries
  • 2019
    Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries
  • 2019
    Creative Debuts International Womxn`s Day, Creative debuts

Collections

  • Standard Chartered Bank Global Collection, Taipei, Taiwan
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