Zhana Veselinova Nedelcheva

About me

Zhana Veselinova Nedelcheva was born in Bulgaria, Europe. In 1999 she graduated from Sveti Kliment Ohridski University in Sofia, Bulgaria with Master in Pedagogy of Fine Arts and emphasis on sculpture and ceramics. Since 1999 the artist has been actively engaged in Traditional and Youth exhibitions of collage, painting, paper, and ceramic sculpture. Ceramics has remained her ardent passion. A number of group exhibitions depicted the monumentality and color vivacity of her sculptural ceramics and tiles. In 2004 she was awarded the Young Artist of the Year prize for her solo ceramics exhibition at Ikar gallery, Bulgaria. The same year she attended two residences with painting in Bulgaria and Macedonia.

Zhana Veselinova lived and worked in Canada, where she participated in many local shows, including Eastside Culture Crawl, Purple Door Gallery in Bowen Island, Hycroft Art Gallery at University Women’s Club, Place des Arts and Britania Community Centre. Recently the artist settled in Germany, where she works and experiments in her ceramics studio.

Artist Statement

Nature, with its countless nuances of color and form, inspires my art. My ceramic sculptures emerge from solid, robust forms. I apply glazes boldly, layering them to allow for unforeseen results. The firing temperature adds its own surprises to the work, bringing the surfaces to life. At the same time, I cherish the warmth of red clay, which opens up a soothing counter-realm. Experimenting with glass and enamel is as integral to my creative process as embracing change and chance; these elements continuously drive my creativity forward.

Education

1995 – 1999 St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Faculty of Pre-school and Primary School Education, Department of Art
MA in Pedagogy of Fine Arts Education
BA in Pedagogy of Fine Art
Мajor in Sculpture and Pedagogy of Museums

1989 – 1994 Dechko Uzunov Arts High School of Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Specialized in Industrial Design

Membership

IAA – International Association of Art

BBK – Professional Association of Visual Artists, Sachsen-Anhalt e.V, Germany

CKI – Creative Kreis International e. V. Worldwide Artists

Art Foundation

2021 – Establishment of Zhana and Viktor Nedelchev Art Foundation

The Art Foundation created an Art Venue “Light and Earth” with a permanent ceramics exhibition, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Art Residency (Selection)

2025 – International Ceramic Studio, Kecskemét, Hungary

Grants

2023 – Kultur ans Netz – Grant for freelance Artists, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

2021 – Kultur ans Netz – Grant for freelance Artists, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

2020 – Kultur ans Netz – Grant for freelance Artists, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Solo exhibitions

05/ 2026 Büdener Kirche, Büden, Germany – Ceramic and Enamel
09/ 2024 Tag des Offenen Ateliers in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany – Ceramic
04/ 2023 BBKarium, Halle (Saale) – Ceramic
09/ 2021 Eisenbart Flurgalerie, Magdeburg, Germany – Ceramic
01/ 2020 Cracauer 66 Gallery, Magdeburg, Germany – Watercolour
09/ 2020 Tag des Offenen Ateliers in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany – Ceramic
09/ 2019 Tag des Offenen Ateliers in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany – Ceramic
09/ 2018 Tag des Offenen Ateliers in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany – Ceramic
09/ 2009 Place des Arts, Coquitlam, Canada – Ceramic
03/ 2009 Britannia Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada – Ceramic
04/ 2008 New Westminster Library, Canada – Watercolour und Ceramic
10/ 2008 Purple Door Art Gallery, Bowen Island, Canada – Ceramic
04/ 2004 Ikar Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria – Award for a Young Artist – Ceramic

Group exhibitions

01/ 2026 CKI Exhibition, Karlsruhe, Germany – Enamel
03/ 2024 Allee Centre Art 2024, Magdeburg, Germany – Ceramic
08/ 2020 Burg Galerie, Generell Frisch – BBK Exhibition, Halle, Germany – Ceramic
02/ 2020 Allee Centre Art 2020, Magdeburg, Germany – Ceramic
08/ 2013 Network Hub, New Westminster, Kanada – Ceramic
02/ 2012 Network Hub, New Westminster, Kanada – Ceramic and Watercolour
08/ 2011 New Westminster Culture Crawl, New Westminster, Kanada – Ceramic
11/ 2008 Eastside Culture Crawl – Vancouver, Kanada – Ceramic
03/ 2008 Blackberry Gallery, Port Moody Arts Centre, BC in a Box,
Finger Play, Canada – Ceramic
07/ 2007 Vallauris, France, “Fete Picasso- Small Art Objects” – Ceramic
02/ 2007 Tuktu Prayers, Cross Canada Exhibition – Painting
01/ 2007 Hycroft Art Gallery, University Women’s Club of Vancouver, Canada –
Watercolour
01/ 2007 Cambridge House International Showcase for the Visual Arts, Vancouver,
Canada – Ceramic
03/ 2006 Radha yoga & eatery center, Vancouver, Canada – Collage
03/ 2006 Blackberry Gallery, Port Moody Arts Centre, Vancouver, Canada – Ceramic
11/ 2006 The Maple Ridge Art Gallery, Canada – Honey, I Shrunk the artwork –
Painting
11/ 2006 City Scape Community Art Space, North Vancouver, Canada, The Anonymous
Art Show – Painting
11/ 2006 Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Canada, The 1st Annual Exhibition of
Small Works -Painting
11/ 2005 Roundhouse,Vancouver, Canada – “Out of the rain umbrella project”- Painting
01/ 2005 Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia – 10 years of Faculty of Pre-school and Primary School
Education of University of Sofia – Ceramic
09/ 2004 Art Gallery, St.Nikole – Macedonia – Participation in a Residency Exhibition –
Painting
04/ 2004 Art Gallery, Radnevo, Bulgaria – Participation in a Plain air Exhibition –
Painting
12/ 2003 Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria – Participation in a Traditional Ceramics
Exhibition

Books: Autor and Illustrator

2021 Die Perlenkette (German Edition) – Paperback and Kindle
2021 Der Rosengarten und die Bienen (German Edition) – Kindle
(Kultur ans Netz Grant – November 2020 – Januar 2021)
2021 The Rose Garden and the Bees (English Edition) – Paperback and Kindle
(Kultur ans Netz Grant – November 2020 bis Januar 2021)
2020 Angels – 52 Watercolour Paintings – Paperback and Kindle
2019 Mein buntes Alphabetbuch (in Großbuchstaben) – Paperback and Kindle
2019 My colourful alphabet book (with Uppercase Letters) – Paperback and Kindle
2017 The Little Strawberry Fairy (Bilingual Edition / English-German) – Paperback and Kindle
2017 Die kleine Erdbeerfee/ Gutenachtgeschihte (German Edition) – Paperback and Kindle