Elitsa Ganeva (born 1986, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria) lives and works in Cambridge, England. She is a graduate of the University of Veliko Tarnovo with a BA (Hons) in Bulgarian Philology and Journalism. Elitsa has been writing poetry and literary texts since an early age. Her poems and texts were published at Hartikel.de (2020), Lunatic.bg, Manu Propria (2015), Trubadurs Magazine (2012), Public Republic Magazine (2008), Ragika Medley and Кръг Magazine (2006). She has been active as an artist since 2006. Entirely self-taught in that field, she got interested in the subjects of self-observing and describing the emotional paths of creativity and creative prоcess through art. Her work often is focused on problems such as self-doubt, isolation. It utilizes raw female energy and creativity as a way of resolving deep emotional riddles. She is interested in mixing traditional and digital media. Elitsa has worked in a collaboration with a number of musicians - Dario Mambro and his band Der Zirkus Brennt (Italy), Vasko The Pig (UK), E.U.E.R.P.I. (Bulgaria), the UK-based jazz musician Liran Donin, Krāllār (Bulgaria). In 2024 Elitsa co-curated a serie of exhibitions at AKA Fine Art, one of Cambridge's independent galleries: 'Think Tank' - Tim Fawcett & Hywel Livingstone, 30 August - 28 September 'Glints' - Peter Clossick & Cheuk Yiu Lo, 4 October - 2 November 'Innocence & Mischief' - Corinna Button & Anne Lynch, 8 November – 7 December 'Winter Group Exhibition' 13 Dec – 1 Mar 2025 Shows Upcoming June 2025 Caravanserai Summer Residency at Cambridge Artworks & Artspace, Cambridge, UK April 2024 Kokumin Kyosai co-op Hall / SPACE ZERO Gallery and exhibition room, Tokyo, Japan Dama Dam Tal in co-production with Elitsa Ganeva 'ゆめうつつをぬかす / Elitsa's dream and the riverbed of memories' August 2023 Nakanojo Biennale Dama Dam Tal + Elitsa Ganeva - 'Dream and redeem', video installation, prints, performance September 2022 WTAR #6 ½ Veliko Tarnovo 1 – September 2022 - ‘The double life of a house’ March 2021 Entropy of words - experimental poetry project September 2020 Water Tower Art Residency - Online edition Crea(L)TIVE Mode (In) Voluntary Limitations - video Online Gallery September 2017 Nakanojo Biennale 2017 (Japan) - Calyptra in Japan -video installation June 2016 Water Tower Art Fest (WTAF) Sofia, Bulgaria - Video installation Calyptra September 2011 Joint exhibition with G. Stanchev at Gallery Atelier (Taralej), Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. April 2010 Elitsa was invited by Gea Russell to take part at The Writer's Bench (Antwerp, Belgium) and Numoon Festival (Rotterdam, The Netherlands). The video performance from the festivals was shown at Numoon on air music TV series directed by Hanyo Van Oosterom&Arash Khosravipour for NPO Cultura. Photography/Artwork publications The Streets Magazine 2017 The Guardian - Pixelmania Readers' art 2014 Workshops ‘Dear moss, what are you?’ - Art and educational workshop for children at Nakanojo Biennale - Nakanojo, Japan 2017 AEGEE-Sofia - Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria - Art workshop organiserAugust 2010 Painting/Photography Workshop for EU students and members of AEGEE “Freeze the summer and catching it on a shot" http://www.elitsaganeva.com/freeze-the-summer-and-catching-it-on-a-shot.html Awards Award For Artistic Debut for the 10th Anniversary of Water Tower Art Fest |
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