Countries 40

Argentina 1 Austria 1 Belgium 4 Bulgaria 36 Brazil 4 Canada 13 Colombia 1 Denmark 3 England 4 Finland 12 France 9 Germany 14 Greece 3 Hungary 1 India 2 Ireland 2 Israel 3 Italy 1 Japan 12 Kazakhstan 2 Korea 1 Liechtenstein 1 Mauritius 2 Mexico 23 The Netherlands 4 New Zealand 3 Norway 3 Poland 2 Portugal 1 Romania 2 Scotland 1 Slovenia 3 Spain 6 Switzerland 13 Sweden 12 Togo 1 Turkey 10 Ukraine 2 U. S. A. 10 Zambia 1

The exhibition is held

December 14th 2012 March 22nd 2013 Lessedra Gallery 25, Milin Kamak Street, Lozenetz 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria

With Special Thanks for the cooperation to:

Japan Artists Association Mr. Bunmey FUKITA, Mr. Norio UME, Ms. Miyo Yoshida ARCHIVO GRAFICO, Mexico Prof. Felipe Cortes Reyes

3RD LESSEDRA INTERNATIONAL PAINTING & MIXED MEDIA COMPETITION The Catalogue presents

Publisher: LESSEDRA Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects

25, Milin Kamak Street, Lozenetz 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel.: (++359 2) 865 04 28, (++359 2) 866 38 57 e-mail: georgi.lessedra@lessedra.com georgi_lessedra@yahoo.com

232 Artists from 40 countries

Concept for the book: Georgi Kolev2013 Pre - press: Christophor Krustev2013

The project is presented on the web www.lessedra.com link COMPETITION

Print: IFO Design2013

Lessedra 2012 2013

INTERNATIONAL JURY
OLGA GRIMSMO NILSEN, Norway First Prize Winner from the 2nd Painting & Mixed Media Competition GRACE NEHMAD, Mexico Artist

SIRIN BENUGUR, Turkey Assist. Prof. Dr. Faculty of Art and Design Eskisehir Osmangazi University PELIN AVSAR, Turkey DUMLUPINAR UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT OF PAINTING KITAHYA

CHRISTO YOTOV YOTO, Bulgaria Artist ADY YOTOVA, Bulgaria Artist

FIRST PRIZE
ELVIRA RODRIGUEZ ROURA, Spain

PRIZES
Lipstick, 2012, Encaustic and Oil on Cardboard, 15x15 cm

Short Break, 2012, Encaustic and Oil on Cardboard, 15x15 cm

Equilibrium, 2012, Encaustic and Oil on Cardboard, 15x15 cm

HEINZ-PETER KOHLER, Switzerland

LEONARDO RIAL OTERO, Spain

SECOND PRIZE

Self Portrait, March 2012, Watercolor, 15x15 cm

HKJ I, 2012, Mixed Media and Bold Embossing, 15x15 cm ELISABET PERSSON, Sweden

PRIZES

THIRD PRIZE

Happy General Glad Gedneral, 2011, Enamel, Glaze, 15x15 cm LUCIA GOMEZ, Colombia

SARA WAISBURD, Mexico

Terra Incognita # 16, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x15 cm

From the Origin, 2012, Etching Ink on Plexiglas, 15x15 cm

BRITTA WESTHAUSEN, Denmark

DALE COPELAND, New Zealand

FIVE SPECIAL PRIZES

Urban Farming (B), 2012, Ink + Acrylic on Veneer, 15x15 cm GINNY O`BRIEN, U. S. A.

Despair, 2012, Collage on Watercolor Paper, 13x15 cm

PRIZES

Totem Trail, 2012, Paper, Paint, Silk Cloth, Leaves, 13x13x3,5 cm KERSTIN FRIEDRICHS, Germany NESLIHAN KIYAR, Turkey

Vico III, 2012, on MDF Board, 15x15 cm

Esvaplar II, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 11x14 cm

FEATURED ARTIST

GRACE NEHMAD, Mexico Installation of 32 works 15x15 cm, Paintings & Poetry

SPECIAL PRESENTATION
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FIRST PRIZE WINNER FROM THE 2ND PAINTING & MIXED MEDIA COMPETITION
OLGA GRIMSMO NILSEN, Norway Portrait, From the Cycle VAKKERT OG VONDT (Beauty and Pain), 2007, Pencil Drawing on Paper, 16x16 cm

Grace Nehmad, Mexico and Olga Grimso Nilsen Norway by the opening

ONE OF THE THIRD PRIZES FROM THE 2ND COMPETITION

PELIN AVSAR, Turkey Cycle Women and Identity 8 Paintings, 20 x 40 cm

Georgi Lessedra with Pelin Avsar in the National Gallery in Sofia in front of the painting of the artist KOMET (Gurkan Coskun), presented in the exhibition Contemporary Turkish Painting

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Pelin Avsar in front of her works

INDIVIDUAL PRESENCE IN THE GROUP EXHIBITION

NOBUYO IWASAKI, Canada Yanchanikki Graffiti Spirit of Fig/Phoenix nerise (calypso 2012), 65,5x101,7 cm

ANA ZOEBISCH, Mexico

CLAUDIA CATELLI, Brazil

ARCHIVO GRAFICO MEXICO SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Utopia I, 2012, Ink on Plexiglas, 15x15 cm DINA ARAKELIAN BAKJEJIAN, Mexico

GARLOZ JIMENA GARCIA LOZANO, Mexico

Fallia, 2012, Acrylic on Cardboard, 15x15 cm LAURA VILLEGAS SANDOVAL, Mexico

Tormenta (Storm), 2012, Etching Ink on Plexiglas, 15x15 cm MARGARITA CHACON BACHE, Mexico

Puberty, 2012, Ink over Acrylic on Plexiglas, 15x15 cm MIRIAM LIBHABER, Mexico

Respiraciones (Breaths), 2012, Etching Ink on Plexiglas, 15x15 cm RAFAELLA BIANCHI BELTRAMI, Mexico

In Red II, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 14,5x14,5 cm

Senado de Mexico 2, 2012, Etching Ink on Plexiglas, 15x15 cm

Aperturas C, 2012, Etching Ink on Plexiglas, 15x15 cm

RENATA GERLERO ESTRADA, Mexico

SARA HERNANDEZ PONS MENDEZ, Mexico

SARA MENDEZ FABRE, Mexico

Agua (Water) I, 2012, Etching Ink on Plexiglas, 15x15 cm

Untitled III, 2012, Etching Ink on Plexiglas, 15x15 cm

Grius, 2012, Etching Ink on Plexiglas, 15x15 cm

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

SIRIN BENUGUR, Turkey Culture, Layer, Typography, Triptych, 2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 3x15x15 cm

Sirin and Pelin with Georgi in the Exhibition Contemporary Turkish Painting specially organized for their visit in The National Gallery in Sofia

ALAN GORODZINSKY, Mexico

ALAN GORODZINSKY & STUDENTS MEXICO

AIDA ALEJANDRA ALTAMIRANO GONZALEZ, Mexico

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

98 (Pigeon de la Paix), 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x15 cm AIDA ISABEL FLORES CORDERO, Mexico

Matrona (Matron), 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x15 cm DELIA KALACH MUSSALI, Mexico

Ms Fox, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x15 cm GABRIELA PEREZ CORTES, Mexico

Winker, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x15 cm ROSA ELENA MEZA HUACUJA, Mexico

Georgi Lessedra with Sirin Benugur in front of the work of Erol Akyavas in the National Gallery in Sofia

Torn, 2012, Monotype, 15x15 cm

Future, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x15 cm

ABDOUL GANIOU DERMANI, Togo

ADRIANA LUCACIU, Romania

ALEXANDER SINISSOUGLOU, Greece

Black and White Harmony II, 2012, Acrylic on Paper, 15x15 cm ALEXANDRU JAKABHAZI, Romania

New Wold III, 2012, CGD, 15x15 cm AMARYLLIS SINIOSSOGLOU, Greece

Amaryllis, 2012, Watercolor, 15x 2 cm ANA MASCARO, Spain

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INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Communication, 2012, Drawing on Paper, 15x15 cm ANA ROSA NAVARRO, Mexico

Journey I, 2012, Watercolor, 6x6 Image on 15x15 cm Paper ANDREA DRING, Germany

Untitled II, 2012, Mixed Media on Canvas, 13x18 cm ANGELICA DIAZ RAFOLS, Mexico

Living with Hope, 2012, Watercolor, 15x15 cm

At Time at Casablanca, 2012, Gouache on Canvas on Board, 15x15 cm

El Faro (The Lighthouse), 2012, Oil on Paper, 15x15 cm

ANNE C. THIBAULT, Canada

ARMELLE MAGNIER, France

ASA LINDSJ, Sweden

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

1 DSP, 2012, Image Transfer, Graphite, Acrylic, Varrnish on Plexiglas, 15x15 cm ASTRID HTTER, Germany

LR II, 2012, Etching and Embosing, 15x15 cm AULIKKI NUKALA, Finland

Free, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 15x15 cm AVIVA EVEN ZOHAR, Israel

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Waves III, 2012, Ink on Paperboard, 15x15 cm AYTEN MUNGAN, Turkey

The Stairs, 2012, Watercolor, 15x15 cm BEA VERHEUL, The Netherlands

Untitled # 2, 2006, Photograph, 15x15 cm BEATE CH. BATIAJEW, Germany

Awakening, 2012, Oil on Paper, 15x15 cm

Untitled II, 2012, Aquatint, 15x15 cm

Untitled I, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x15 cm

BEATRICE ARCHINARD, Switzerland

BLANDINE OUELLET, Canada

BONNIE HELM NORTHOVER, Canada

Indus Crocodile, 2011, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint, 10x10 cm BRIGITTE PAZOT, France

Bond 2, 2012, Inks on Cardboard, 10,5x5 cm CARLO MARIA GIUDICI, Italy

Valkyrie III, 2012, Mixed Media, Collage, 15x15 cm CELINE BROCHU, Canada

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INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Terre Ciel, 2012, Watercolor, 15x13 cm CEM KSE, Turkey

Bosco onirico in Brianza II, 2012, Tempera, Watercolor, 15x15 cm CLARA HERSCOVICI, Israel

Printemps II, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 7,5x10 cm CLAUDE CARRETTA, France

Worry, Worry, 2012, Mixed Media on Wood, 13x14,5

The Path, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 9x9 cm

Honfleur 1, 2012, Watercolor, 15x15 cm

COLETTE CLEEREN, Belgium

CORINNA SCHROEDER VFRIHLING, Germany

CRISTINA LISBOA, Brazil

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

La Bourse, 2012, Watercolor on Postcard, 8,9x14 cm DAGMAR FRICK ISLITZER, Liechtenstein

Your Honour, I`m Iris!, 2012, Color Pencil on Papyrus, 14x14 cm DANIEL VERDIN, France

The Old Lady` s Brooch II, 2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 15x15 cm DANIELLE FLEMING, Scotland

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Sage, Freshly Picked, 2012, Over painted Photograph, 8,8x11,6 cm DAVID CASADEMUNT, Spain

Bistrot en Dardogne, 2012, Photograph, 10,5x15 cm DEEPA BAUHADOOR, Mauritius

The Renal Diagrams, 2012, Wire and Plaster, 17x15x7 cm DIANA KLEINER, Argentina

Friendship, 2012, Hand made Paper and Acrylic, 15x15 cm

Turned Away, 2012, Acrylic and Watercolor on Paper, 7,5x15 cm

Yemanja, Empress of the Water, Queen of the Sea, Lady of Life V, 2011, Digital Photo over Canvas Kodak, 6,5x7,8 cm

DILEK ZMEN, Turkey

DINAH CROSS JAMES, U. S. A.

DIZAR ZENCIRCI, Turkey

Universal Peace, 2012, Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas, 15x15 cm DUSANKA JABLANOVIC, Switzerland

Blue Door, 2012, Oil on Paper, 15,8x12,8 cm EKIN DEVECI, Turkey

Untitled III, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 14x14 cm ELISABETH DI MEGLIO, France/Canada

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INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Fade Away, 2010, Drawing, Watercolor, 13x18 cm ELISABETH JOBIN SANGLARD, Switzerland

Untitled II, 2012, Mixed media on Paper, 15x15 cm ELMAR PEINTNER, Austria

Hurbanisation III, 2012, Mixed Media, 12x15 cm EMILIE PERSON, Switzerland

Sunset in Winter of my Tree, 2012, Pulp Paper Painting and Black Ink on Canvas, 15x15 cm

Four Female Beings, 2012, Acrylic on Paper, 11,6x14,4 cm

Rise, 2012, Ink on Paper, 10,2x15 cm

EVERT MEILINK, The Netherlands

EWA PETTERSSON, Sweden

FLORENCE CHAPUIS, France

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Jelly Fish III, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 15x15 cm FRANCINE BROUILLARD, Canada

On my Planet, Triptych, Part III, 2012, Acrylic on Paper, 10,5x10,5 cm FRANCINE PLANTE, P O K I O, Canada

In Eyes, 2012, Photograph, 18,5x18 cm GALINA ARPPE, Finland/Russia

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Equilibre, 2009, Lithograph, 4,8x2,8 cm GISELA K. WOLF, Switzerland

Right to Religios Believes, 2012, Wood, Bullets, Glue, 15x9x3,5 cm GREETJE VAN DEN AKKER, The Neterlands

Red Night 1 (Girl), 2012, Colored Pencils and Graphite, 15x15 cm GUNILLA HALLBERG, Sweden

Party, 2012, Acrylic, 14,5x14,5 cm

Untitled II, 2012, Mixed Media on Canvas, 15x15 cm

A Story about the Life : The Feeling, 2011, Mixed Media on Textile, 15x15 cm

GUY SCHIBLER, Switzerland/France

HELENE PESTRE, France

HELLA FROWEIN HAGENAH, Germany

Wasserwege (Water Paths) 01, Photograph, 15x15 cm HILDA RICHERS KIESERITZKY, Germany

Renaissance, 2012, Mosaic and Wood, Bas Relief, 14,5x9,5 cm HILKE ELIZABETH HELMICH, Germany

VonZum I, 2012, Digital, 14x14 cm NC TARAKIOLU, Turkey

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INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Michelle, 2012, Gouache on MDF Board, 15x15 cm INGA MAJ VON MUEHLENFELS, Sweden

One Day in... II, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 14x14 cm INGER THURFJELL, Sweden

Identity Woman III, 2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 9x12 cm ISAMU INADOME, Japan

Dunes, 2011, Acrylic on Paper, 12,5x15 cm

Princess Mama, 2012, Mixed Media on Canvas, 15x15 cm

Lamp, 2012, Dry Point, Watercolor on Paper, 15x15 cm

ISAO KOBAYASHI, Japan

IZTOK SMAJAS MUNI, Slovenia

JADWIGA DUNIN BORKOWSKA, Canada

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

The Place where the Memory returns No 37-6, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 12x15 cm JAKA BONCA, Slovenia

AREA Nr. 1, 2012, Acrylic, Mixed Media on Paper Canvas, 14x9 cm JAN WELLENS, Belgium

Passion Released, 2012, Gouache, Acrylic, 14,8x13 cm JUNE EDWARDS, U. S. A.

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Untitled II, 2012, Fountain Pan, 15x15 cm JUSSARA PIRES, Brazil

Mister World, 2012, Watercolor and Ink on Paper, 15x15 cm JUTTA UHDE, Germany

Fragment X, 2012, Paper Collage with Digital & Ink Color, 10,8x14,5 cm JUTTAMARIE FRICKE, Germany

Passion, 2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 15x15 cm

Untitled I, 2012, Ink Drawing on Paper, 15x11 cm

Alter Ego, 2012, Mixed Media (Monotype, Etching, Watercolor), 15x15 cm

Ady Yotova, Christo Yotov and Pelin Avsar

Sirin Benugur and Georgi Lessedra talking about the works of Sirin

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Study for a Portrait of the International Jury (from left) Pelin Avsar, Turkey, Ady Yotova and Christo Yotov, Bulgaria, Sirin Benugur, Turkey, Grace Nehmad, Mexico and Olga Nilsen, Norway The three Graces are happy in the Coffee Bar Pelin, Sirin and Grace

Christo, Pelin, Grace and Georgi Lessedra by the opening of the exhibition

Grace Nehmad and Pelin Avsar in Sofia City Art Gallery

Sirin Benugur with Snezhina Bisserova in the Printmaking Department Art Faculty of Sofia University

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Working Dinner with visiting artists and jury members (from right) Arve and Olga Nilsen, Norway, Sirin Benugur, Turkey, Christo Yotov and Ady Yotova, Bulgaria, Pelin Avsar, Turkey, Grace Nehmad, Mexico and Georgi Lessedra International visiting artists by the opening of the exhibition

Christo Yotov, Pelin Avsar and Grace Nehmad in front of the Installation Work of Grace as Featured Artist

KARIN JANSEN, Ireland

KATERINA TSITSELA, Greece

KATSUHIKO YASUDA, Japan

Hon 3, 2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 13,5x15 cm KAZUKO MISAWA, Japan

Germany, 2012, Mixed Media, 20x30 cm KICKIE HGSTRM, Sweden

Tree 1, 2012, Acrylic on Japanese Paper, 13,5x12 cm KIKA KAMBARA, Japan

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INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Flow 9, 2012, Oil on Paper, 15x15 cm KIMBERLY CALLAS, U. S. A.

Poppy III, 2012, Watercolor, 15 x 15 cm KINGSLEY KAPOBE, Zambia

A Way out of his, 2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 15x15 cm KIRSTEN MURHART, Denmark

Moon Becomes Man, Man Becomes Owl, 2012, Oil Pastel, Charcoal, Pencil on Paper, 9 x 8,5 cm

No Gender Violance, 2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 16x11,5 cm

Sasja, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 15x15 cm

KOICHI HAREMAKI, Japan

KUMNAM BAIK, Korea

KURT RIES, Germany

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Work 1, 2012, Mixed Media on Photograph, 15x15 cm LAURA VILLANUEVA, Mexico

Recollection I, 2012, CG Pigment Print, 5,6x8 cm LEE LOVSIN, Canada

Queen of the Night, 2012, Acrylic, Pigments, Ink on Cardboard, 15x11 cm LENA ADAMINA WALDAU, Sweden

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Aquatic Character, 2012, Charcoal, 15x15 cm LESHA KOKOSKY, Ukraina

Living Close to the Edge, 2012, Oil on Canvas glued to Cardboad, 15x15 cm LINDSEY GRAHAM, England

Book 1, 2011, Intaglio from Plastic Plate, 7x9 cm LINE MARSDAL, Norway

Leda, 2012, Collage and Mixed Media on Handmade Paper, 15x15 cm

Turbulent, 2012, Hand Colored Etching, 5x5 cm Image on 15x15 cm Paper

I can` t do it, 2011, Mixed Media (Collagraph & Watercolor), 15x15 cm

LISA GRAHAM, U. S. A.

LOTTA ENGSTRM LODIN, Sweden

LUCE, Belgium

Seeking, 2012, Digital Print, 10x15 cm LUIS REYNEL JIMENEZ, Mexico

Olof Vntar (Olof is waiting), 2011, Acrylic on Wood, 10x10 cm LUKASZ CYWICKI, Poland

Hotel Colonial, 2011, Ink Drawing on Photo, 8,3x13,5 cm MARCELA ARIAS, Mexico

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INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Las Palabras Ahogadas, 2012, Watercolor and Collage on Paper, 15x15 cm MARCELLE BENHAMOU, France

Person of the Time 11, 2012, Linocut, 10x10 cm MARIAN LPEZ PLANA, Spain

Bilimbique 2, De la Serie Antes muerta que sencilla, Mixed Media on Paper, 7,3x15,3 cm MARIANNE GROSS, Denmark

La memoire de la mer (The Memory of the Sea) III, 2012, Mixed Media, 15x15 cm

Color of Silence III, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x15 cm

Landscape II, 2012, Watercolor, 10,3x14,6 cm

MARIE JOSEPHE BOURGAU, France

MARIE PAULE LE BOHEC, France

MARJA LEENA VALKOLA, Finland

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Small Unusual Pond, 2012, Watercolor, 15x15 cm MARTHA WHITTEMORE, U. S. A.

The Tear II, 2012, Digital Image, Handmade Paper, 15x15 cm MARTHA WICKS DE FARIAS, Brazil

My Home I, 2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 15x10x3,3 cm MASAKI MURAKAMI, Japan

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Lighted Rooms Inside My Head No 3, 2012, Mixed Media, 10,2x10,2 cm MATJAZ PENKO, Slovenia

Duas Baianas, 2012, Mixed Media & Collage on Canvas, 15x15 cm MEINT VAN DER VELDE, The Netherlands

Red Grid II, 2012, Sprayed Acrylic on Red Paper, 15x15 cm MELEK SAHAN, Turkey

Donkeys, 2012, Ink on Paper, 15x14 cm

Untitled II, 2012, Mixed Media on Cardboard, 10,5x15,5 cm

Untitled III, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x15 cm

MELISSA FURNESS, U. S. A..

MIA JARNSJ, Sweden

MICHAEL KENNEDY, England

Turn Away, 2012, Mixed Media on Wooden Panel, 12,7x12,7 cm MICHELINE COUTURE, Canada

With Wings, 2012, Mixed Media on Silkboard, 15x9 cm MICHIKO YAMADA, Japan

Archive I, 2012, Oil & Acrylic on Cardboard, 15x15 cm MIRIAM RODRIGUES, Portugal

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INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Grandes Marees 3, 2012, Collage, 13x11 cm MONTSE MARCET SOLER, Spain

Hydrangea, 2012, Watercolor on Paper, 15x15 cm MYRNA BERCOVITCH, Canada

Autumn, 2012, Photo Etching, Chine Colle, 15x15 cm NADJA ARPPE, Finland

Pomegranate, 2012, Collage, Watercolor, 15x15 cm

Memories of Rose 5, 2012, Mixed Media on Wood, 12,5x12,5x4 cm

Rain, 2012, Ink Drawing, 9x9 cm

NICOLAS RILLIET, Switzerland

OLLE QVENNERSTEDT, Sweden

ORAZBEK ESENBAEV, Kazakhstan

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Untitled III, 2012, Neocolor on Paper, 15x15 cm PL CSABA, Hungary

The Lady, 2012, Mixed Media on Silkboard, 15x15 cm PAIVYT NIEMELAINEN, Finland

Hunters, 2012, Ink on Silk on Cardboard, 15x15 cm PAUL HUTCHINSON, New Zealand

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Puppet_02, 2012, Mixed Media, 13x13 cm PAUL SCOTT PAGE, U. S. A

Gone with the Wind, 2012, Mixed Media, 15x15 cm PAULA POHLI, Ireland

Finger Painting, 2012, Oil on Ivory, 5,5x2,6 cm PEKKA HANNULA, Finland

Handyman Services, 2011, Photograph, 12,3x15 cm

Singing in the Rain, 2012, Egg Tempera and Ink Painting, 14x14,5 cm

Stone Wool Drawing, 2012, Mixed Media, 15x15 cm

PIA ERLANDSSON, Sweden

PREMA DHUNNOO GEERJANAN, Mauritius

R. PROST, U.S.A.

Dancing Woman II, 2012, Watercolor, 15x15 cm RAIMO LEHTOMAA, Finland

Aquatic Mysteries, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x15 cm REGINE MNKEMEIER, Germany

C. P. NO 01, 2012, Mixed Media on Wood, 12,5x15 cm REGINE PARENT, Belgium

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INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Flight 2, 2012, Ink on Paper, 15x15 cm RENATA SOSINSKA, Poland

Hommage a Duke Ellington, 2012, Acrylic on Paper, Hand-press Printing, 15x15 cm RITA VICKERY, England

Maya Forest Impressions II, 2012, Linocit, Woodcut, Hand Painting, 15x15 cm RITVA LINDBERG, Finland

Ophelia`s Eyes, 2012, Artist`s own techique, 15x15 cm

Seen from Above, 2012, Silkscreen, Oil, Oil Pastel, 14,5x15 cm

Accidents don`t just happen, 2012, Watercolor, 10,8x15 cm

ROBERT TUCKER, U. S. A.

RUDOLF FANKHAUSER, Switzerland

RUTH RIGHETTI, Switzerland

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Veer, 2012, Collage, 13x13 cm SAARA TIKKANEN, Finland

Untitled II, 2012, Acrylic on Paper, 15x15 cm SABINE HUBER, Switzerland

Nutwork II, 2012, Pigments on Cardboard, 15x12,5 cm

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Bye, Bye 3, 2012, Drawing on Paper, 15x15 cm SEIJI HOSOMIZU, Japan

Japan III, 2012, Computer Modifuies Photograph, 13,5x15 cm SHAWN SERFAS, Canada

Ruth Righetti (in the middle) with daughter Bigna and Verena Vogt from Switzerland in front of their works in the exhibition on January 31st 2013 Untitled b, 2012, Oil on Cotton cloth over Paper cloth, 15x15 cm

Horizon Cross, 2012, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite on Paper, 14x14 cm

STEFAN F. KONRAD, Germany

STEPHEN LOVETT, New Zealand

SUJATA HUMANE, India

Composition (Triptych), 2012, SCISSORS (shadows,elements, light, special paper, RAYOGRAMM), 15x15 cm SUSANNE FASSE, Germany

At Sea my Dear, 2012, Archival Digital Print from Collage, 13x9,5 cm TARJA POLARI, Finland

Letter Box, 2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 15x15 cm TERRY TRICKETT, England

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INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Juli 1, 2012, Acrylic on MDF Board, 15x15 cm TIINA SALO DEVRIES, Finland

Starry Sky, 2012, Acrylic on Paper, 15x15 cm TUOMAS IKONEN, Finland

Air, 2012, Ink Jet Print on Archival Paper, 15x15 cm VERENA VOGT MOSER, Switzerland

Forest 3, 2012, Acrylic on Paper, 15x15 cm

Skull Boy, 2012, Acrylic on Wood, 15x15 cm

Panda, 2012, Mixed Media, 10,5x14,7 cm

VERONIQUE DETHIOLLAZ, Switzerland

VESSELA NAYDENOVA, Ukraine

VLADIMIR GRIGORIAN, Kazakhstan

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

L` ile D` Anna (Anna` s Island) 2, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x15 cm WENCHE SUNDE, Norway

Fairy Tale I, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 30x25 cm WOLFGANG LIEBELT, Germany

Silent Day, 2012, Oil on Canvas on Board, 15x15 cm YOICHI FUJITA, Japan

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The One who waits I, 2012, Watercolor, 15x15 cm YOSSEF SHEMESH, Israel

Blueblack 3, 2012, Rotring Rapidograph, 10,5x14,8 cm (DIN A6) YOZO SANO, Japan

Gokayama in Winter, 2012, Acrylic and Pigments on Canvas over Board, 15x15 cm YUKO FUJITA, Japan

Summer, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 10x10 cm

Whisper 1, 2012, Gesso, Acrylic on Stilen board, 15x15 cm

Missing Bowl 2, 2012, Dry Point, 10x7 cm

YUKTI ARORA, India

YVONNE HUGGENBERGER, Switzerland

ZUHAL ARDA, Turkey

Strange Blossomings, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 10x14,5 cm

Sight I, 2012, Oil on Aluminium, 15x15 cm

Denizalti I, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 14x14 cm

Ady Yotova and Christo Yotov by the opening

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Olga Nilsen from Norway talking to visitors by the opening

Pelin Avsar from Turkey and Grace Nehmad from Mexico are happy to meet at Lessedra becoming good friends

ADY YOTOVA, Bulgaria

ALEXANDER MIRCHEV, Bulgaria

BULGARIAN ARTISTS Curator CHRISTO YOTOV

BULGARIAN ARTISTS

CHRISTO YOTOV YOTO, Bulgaria

Landscape I, 2012, Oil on Cardboard, 15x15 cm DIMITAR MINKOV, Bulgaria

Lighthouse, Diptych, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 2 x 15x15 cm DELIA CHAUSHEVA, Bulgaria

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Love, 2012, Oil on Canvas on Wood, 15x15x5 cm GENCHO DENCHEV, Bulgaria

Play Lady Play, 2012, Collage on Cardboard Panel (Framed), 15x15 cm IVAN BACHVAROV, Bulgaria

Composition II, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 15x15 cm IVAN NINOV, Bulgaria

Composition I, 2010, Oil on Wooden Panel, 15x15 cm

Flower, 2012, Etching, 15x10 cm

Still Life I, 2012, Watercolor, 15x15 cm

KIRIL HARALAMPIEV, Bulgaria

MARIANA MARINOVA, Bulgaria

MICHAIL LALOV, Bulgaria

Landscape I, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 15x15 cm NIKOLAI B. ROUSSEV, Bulgaria

Morning, 2012, Oil on Canvas (Framed), 15x15 cm PETYA ILIEVA, Bulgaria

Duet V, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper (Framed), 15x15 cm STOIL MIRCHEV, Bulgaria

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Composition II, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 15x15 cm YANA AGIRMAN, Bulgaria

To be on the BG Streets, 2012, Triptych, Part I Mixed Media, 15x15 cm

Summer Rain II, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 15x15 cm

Landscape I, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x15 cm

Artists students from New Bulgarian University

NEW BULGARIAN UNIVERSITY Artists Students from the Studio of Prof. ANNA YANEVA BULGARIAN ARTISTS

ANNA YANEVA, Bulgaria

Pelin Avsar, Sirin Benugur and Grace Nehmad with the students from the class of Prof. Anna Yaneva from New Bulgarian University ALEXANDER PEEV, Bulgaria SIMONA KARAIVANOVA, Bulgaria

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Morning, 2012, Oil on Wooden Panel, 14x14 cm GERGANA SHEHTOVA, Bulgaria

Composition in Red, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x15 cm NADEZHDA ARSOVA, Bulgaria

My Beloved Monster and Me, 2012, Triptych, Part I Acrylic on Canvas, 10x10 cm ALEXANDER TASSEV, Bulgaria

China, The Moon Festival, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 9,8x10 cm

Landscape I, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 10x10 cm

Autumn, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 10x10 cm

VESSELINA GEKOVA, Bulgaria

NINA DIMITROVA ILIEVA, Bulgaria

STILIANA DINEVA, Bulgaria

Composition, Diptych, Part II 2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 7x7 cm MILA NUNEVA, Bulgaria

Magic, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 9,5x9,5 cm MARIANA MINKOVA, Bulgaria

Cherry Blossom, 2012, Mixed Media on Canvas, 10x10 cm EMIL PASHOV, Bulgaria

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Figures I, 2012, Acrylic on Canvas on Cardboard, 11x14 cm PLAMENA IVANOVA VASSILEVA, Bulgaria

Untitled, 2012, Mixed Media, 15x15 cm SENYA VALKOVA, Bulgaria

Boat, 2012, Watercolor on Paper, 15x10 cm GEORGI PETROVICH YONOV, Bulgaria

The Cock, 2012, Oil on Canvas, 15x15 cm

Colorful Composition, 2012, Mixed Media on Cardboard 21x15 cm

Composition, Diptych, Part I 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x15 cm

TANYA ZELYAZKOVA, Bulgaria

SIMEON SIMEONOV, Bulgaria

RALITZA KARAMUSALOVA, Bulgaria

BULGARIAN ARTISTS

Outcast I, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x15 cm TSVETOMIRA BORISOVA, Bulgaria

Still Life, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 15x10 cm IVAN, Bulgaria

Earth, 2012, Mixed Media on Cardboard, 15x15 cm MARGARITA METODIEVA, Bulgaria

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Composition I, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 14x14 cm

Fire Painting I, 2012, Mixed Media on Paper, 11x16 cm

Cube Composition, 2012, Oil on Canvas on Board, 4x6x6 cm

International visiting artists with the students from New Bulgarian University

Georgi Lessedra with granddaughter Rada by the opening of the exhibition

Christo Yotov and Georgi Lessedra talking about the presentation of Bulgarian artists

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Group Portrait with International visiting artists and the students of Prof. Anna Yaneva

Rada receiving the catalogue from Olga by the opening of her exhibition in the National Gallery in Sofia, February 21, 2013