contact email – alayatsan@gmail.com
Alaya Yordanova Tsanova
Born in Bulgaria
- 2016 y. graduates from the National High School for Applied Arts “St. Luke” with a major in Graphic advertising”.
- 2020 y. graduates with a bachelor’s degree in “Scenography” at the National Academy of Arts, Sofia.
Now works as Graphic designer, web designer and video editor for Raitz Communication.
During her student years she develops her style of combining varius materials with vinyl wrap. The style is influenced by her work in the advertising field.
With this mixed technique, Alaya won the XIV Academic Drawing Competition 2018. This is how she realizes the potential of the new media.
The artist depicts the emotions that animals radiate with their expressions, poses and actions, conveys their spirit and character.
Since 2025, she has been a member of the Society of animalist, florist and scientific illustrators (DAFNI).
Her motto is:
“Practice and learn.”
Education:
2016 / 2020 – National Academy of Arts, Sofia
2011 / 2016 – National High School for Applied Arts “St. Luke”
2008 / 2011 – ROVEL Euroschool
2004 / 2008 – 73 “Vladislav Grammatic” Secondary School
Solo exhibitions:
01/07/2026 – WILD ELEGANCE, Vivid Gallery, online exhibition
12/03/2026 – SYNTHESIS, MitoArt Gallery
28/11/2024 – “А look at the wild”, Galeria Slon Sofia
2016 y.– “Selected”, “Saint Luke” Gallery
Collective exhibitions:
2026 y. 21 V – 21 VII
- “In the footsteps of Dürer”
2025 y.
- “Vultures – Guardians of Natural Balance”
10th Annual Exhibition of SAFSI, organized by the Regional History Museum – Sofia / Regional History Museum – Sofia
2023 y.
2016 y.
- The Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Berlin
2015 y.
- Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Vienna “Wittgenstein House”
- “Spirit of Fire, Body of Clay” City Gallery Bankya, Art Group LIVING FIRE
- Hinkov and students – “The new look at the portrait”
- hotography after school at NATFIZ “Krastyo Sarafov”
2014 y.
- Included poster in the National Palace of Culture after participating in the National Competition for Fine Arts, Applied Arts and Design
- “Drawing and Painting” at the New Bulgarian University
- Magazine “Hunting and Fishing” issue 4
- International project “Picture from many”
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 y. – Works from educational practice in the gallery of the NGPI “Saint Luke”
Awards:
2019 y.
- #HuaweiWallpaperContest, in partnership with the National Academy of Arts 1-st placehttps://www.facebook.com/HuaweimobileBG/photos/a.1235245706671177/1235245870004494/?type=3&theater
We travel and invent | Huawei Wallpaper
2018y.
- XIV academic competition “Drawing” 2018 https://www.facebook.com/nha.bg/posts/2099008257044664
Мixed technique Woman
Vinyl wrap and markers
2016 y.
- National competition for educational drawing 1-st place – National School of Fine Arts “Ilia Petrov” – Sofia
2015 y.
- XI National competition for educational drawing 2-nd place – National School of Fine Arts “Ilia Petrov” – Sofia
- National competition on “Living with Hepatitis C” 3-rd place; “Heli Li Si” campaign, Hepasist, Association for the fight against hepatitis HepActiv
- National competition for educational drawing 1-st place; National High School for Applied Arts “St. Luke”
- National competition “1000 scholarships” Basic scholarship
- The national competition “Best educational company of Bulgaria”; Youth Business Forum “Rising Stars”, Sofia; 3-rd place
- Erasmus Project Logo + “What Does It Take to Raise An Artist” 7th place
2014 y.
- Plein art Bansko “Toma Vishanov-Molera” Award “Small Zograf” Foundation; 06.2014 – 05.09.2014
- XI National competition for educational drawing 6-th place -5,30 ; National School of Fine Arts “Ilia Petrov” – Sofia
2013y.
- Merry Christmas to All National Christmas Card Competition 1-st place The cards will be gifted in the homes for old people from Sliven and Nova Zagora. Dimitar Dobrovich Art Gallery – Sliven; 17.12.2013
