Nina Kovacheva | |
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 Nina Kovacheva | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Education | National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia |
| Known for | Drawing, painting, photography, video art, video installation |
| Awards | The annual UNESCO Prize for the Arts 2002 |
| Website | www |
Nina Kovacheva, (born 1960, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a French-Bulgarian artist. [1] She lives and works in France.
Kovacheva was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. [1] She studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts Sofia, graduated in 1985. Her works cover the fields of photography, drawing, painting, objects, video and video installations. Her artistic career also includes a fruitful cooperation with Valentin Stefanoff, her spouse, especially with video and video installations in public and museum spaces. Their collaborative works are signed as ninavale. For the installation 'In the Out', shown at the 4th Biennial of Contemporary Art 2002 in Cetinje, Montenegro, Kovacheva and Stefanoff were awarded the UNESCO annual prize for art.
NINA Kovacheva's works are included in the following permanent collections: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Musée d'art moderne (Saint-Étienne) France, [4] Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Albertina collection, Vienna, Esterhazy Foundation Austria, Dom Museum Vienna, Kulturzentrum bei den Minoriten Collection Graz Austria, European Investment Bank Luxembourg, National Art Gallery, Bulgaria, The City Art Gallery Sofia.
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