Education

• National Academy of Arts, Department Ceramics, Sofia, Bulgaria 1993-1998 , M.A. Ceramics
• Vocational High School for Fine Arts "Academic Petrov", Sofia, Bulgaria 1988-1993

Work Experience

• Adjunct Professor , Department of Visual Arts-Ceramics, California State University, Northridge, CA, Fall 2007
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Visual Arts-Ceramics, Glendale Community College, CA, 2007 - present
• Art Consultant , “Insatiable” TV Pilot with actress Andie Mac Dowell, Blind Decker Production, Inc, 2006
• Instructor, Xiem Clay Center, Pasadena, CA, 2003 - present

Workshops

• Digital Photography for the Studio Potter, American Ceramic Society – Design Chapter, LA, 2005
• Surface Decoration and Development of Sculpture, Burbank Creative Art Center, Burbank, CA, 2004

Exhibitions

• Sextuplets at Couturier Gallery, Curated Show, LA, CA, 2007
• Extreme Clay at AMOCA, American Ceramic Society – Design Chapter, SCS, 2007
• Kilnopening.edu at AMOCA Southern California College and University Ceramic Instructors Exhibition, 2007
• The Beatrice Wood Ceramic Annual 2007 at Beatrice Wood Center, curatedexhibition, Ojai, CA, 2007
• Contemporary California Clay at Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, curated exhibition , Ojai, CA, 2006
• Featured Artist at Del Mano Gallery , LA, CA, February - March 2006
• ACS-DC President’s Show 2005 at Clay Gallery, Venice, CA, June - July 2005
• Feats of Clay at Lincoln Arts, Juried National Exhibition, Lincoln, CA, April-May 2005
• Featured Artist at Del Mano Gallery , LA, CA, February - March 2005
• Faculty Exhibition at Xiem Clay Center & Gallery , Pasadena, CA, October - November 2004
• Joined Exhibition at the Burbank Municipal Gallery & Creative Center , Burbank, CA, October 2004
• ACS-DS President’s Show at Burbank Municipal Gallery, Burbank, CA, September 2004
• “Hot Tea” Invitational Annual Exhibition at Del Mano Gallery, LA, CA, April-May, 2004
• “Gigantic” Ceramic Figurines, Juried by Patti Warashina, Kirkland Arts Center, WA, 2004
• Craft Forms 2003 at the Wayne Art Center, Juried, Wayne, PA, December 2003
• Clearly Black & White at the Tierra Solida Clay Art Gallery, October 2003
• Clay & Glass at the Burbank Municipal Gallery & Creative Center, CA, September 2003
• GLOBALArtLook 2003 International Exhibition at Metrix Arts Space, CA, September 2003
• Faculty Exhibition at Xiem Clay Center & Gallery , Pasadena, CA, October - November 2003
• ACS-DS President's Show at Milard Sheets Gallery, Pomona, 2002
• ACS-DS President's Show, Ground Zero, Marina del Rey, CA, 2001
• St. Spiridon - at Dosev Gallery, Traditional Exhibition of Ceramics, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1998
• Site Dezar Exhibition-competition of the studio, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1998
• The Ladder Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, October 1998
• Scarlet Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, June 1998
• St. Spiridon Traditional Exhibition of Ceramics - Dosev Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1997
• Student Show - exhibition of Ceramics, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1996
• St. Spiridon - at Dosev Gallery, Traditional Exhibition of Ceramics, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1996
• 7 th International Print Biennale, Varna, Bulgaria, 1993
• St. Kiril and Metody Library Print Exhibition, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1992

Awards

• First Place, American Ceramic Society, , “Extreme Clay”, President's Show at AMOCA, CA, 2007
• Two Merit Awards , Lincoln Arts “Feats of Clay”, juried , Lincoln , CA, 2006
• Third Place, American Ceramic Society, President’s Show, Burbank, CA, 2004
• Third Place, GLOBALArtLook 2003 International Exhibition at Metrix Arts Space, CA, September 2003
• Second Place and Honorable Mention, American Ceramic Society, President's Show, 2002
• First Place, American Ceramic Society, President's Show, 2001
• Award for Entire Presentation in the Traditional Exhibition of Ceramics "St. Spiridon", from The Union of Bulgarian Artists, Fund "Suporting the Art in Bulgaria", 1998
• Prize "Atanas V. Patzev", State-Public Org., Fund "13 Centuries of Bulgaria", 1992

Member of

• American Ceramic Society - Design Chapter, Southern California Section - www.acs-dc.org
• Association of Clay and Glass Artist of California - www.acga.net
• National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts - www.nceca.net

Selected Bibliography

• Robin Hopper “MAKING MARKS: Discovering the Ceramic Surface” by Krause Publications Inc, 200

Other Experience

• Co-founder and administrator, K&P Studio, Brentwood, CA, 2000-present
• President of the American Ceramic Society - Design Chapter, Southern California Section, 2004-2005
• Newsletter Editor of the American Ceramic Society - Design Chapter, Southern California Section, 2004-2005
• Treasurer of the American Ceramic Society - Design Chapter, Southern California Section, 2002-2004

Interests

• I actively support the Arts by donating work to fundraisers for the Long Beach Museum of Arts, the Laguna Beach Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the American Ceramic Society - Design Chapter, Southern California Section.
• I enjoy spending time with my family in our community garden, camping, drawing, graphic design, photography, yoga, and playing with my kids.