Maria Chakyrova

Maria Chakarova was born in 1948 in Varna. In 1973 she graduated from the “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” University of Fine Arts with a degree in “Graphics”. She has had a number of solo exhibitions in Bulgaria, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria. She participated in many prestigious graphic world forums: Biennial of Graphics - Varna; Triennial of Graphics - Sofia; Biennial of Graphics - Kanagawa, Japan; Biennial of Graphics - Maastricht, Netherlands; Biennial of Graphics - Krakow, Poland; Biennial "Small Graphics" - Lodz, Poland and others. She was awarded a prize at the Third Biennial of Graphics in Varna (1985), the Varna Prize (1985 and 2008), the "Sokoloff" Prize, awarded by the Lyon Society of Fine Arts, as well as an honorary medal of the city of Lyon (2001). Maria Chakarova works in the field of graphics, painting, watercolor and graphic design. Her works are owned by the National Art Gallery - Sofia, Sofia City Art Gallery, Graphic Art Gallery - Varna, and private collections in the country and abroad. She lives and works in Varna.