BORN:26 August 1952,Sofia

Working experience:

The National Film Studio-1974-79,1984

Center of  New Articles and Fashion-1982

Bulgarian Academy of Scienc1985-88

Leader of the Sofia University Photo Club-1988-89

Sofia Theater /publicity artist/-1991

City theater “Tear & Laugh”-1998

Teaching: Experimental  photography teacher in the National Secondary School for Culture-Sofia-1993

New Bulgarian University and Natioanal Academy of Theater and Cinema Arts-1993,97,98,

2004 National Art School

Magazine “Ave”,gypsy newspaper “Romano Ilo”-1995

1998-2003 Institute of Metal Science/photographer/

Collaboration with a lot of periodicals.

Collective Exhibitions:

1979-89-Biennale of Bulgarian Photography,Sofia

1988-Baroque in the Photography-Cant,France

1987-88 Art of Today-Budapest,Hungary

1989-Looking East-Amsterdam,The Netherlands

1989-East European Photography-Musee de L’Elysee,Lausanne,Swiss

1989-End of Citation-Union of Bulgarian Artists,Sofia

1990-Biennale of the Research Photography-Paris,France

1990-FotoFest-Houston,USA

1994-Contemporary Bulgarian Photography-National Art Gallery,Sofia

1996-Varna Exhibition Salon-City Gallery,Varna

1997-Ave Gallery-photography,Sofia

1997-XXL Gallery-drawings,Sofia

1997-Process-Space-Art Festival-Balchik,Bulgaria/gypsy  fashion, dance performance,video/

2001-Review of Bulgarian Photography/1990-2001/-National Palace of Culture,Sofia

2002-Erotic Photography-Sofia

2002-International Week of Photography-Plovdiv

2003-Tokyo Designer’s Block-October,exhibition at IDEE Designer’s Shop Gallery

2004-August in Art-Varna

2004-Apolonia-Sozopol

2004-Contemporary Photography/BPA and Friends/-City Gallery-Sofia

Self Exhibitions:

1979-The Cinema House-Sofia

1986-The Photoclub-Plpvdiv

1987-The Photoclub-Yambol

1986-87-Winter Academy of Arts “Apolonia”-Sozopol

1987-The Pataky Gallery-Budapest

1988-Pforzheim-West Germany

1990-La Roshelle-France

1993-Berlin-exhibition and work-shop

1994-The National Palace of Culture-Sofia

1994-Month of Photography-Bratislava

1996-Makta Gallery-Sofia

1998-Berlin-exhibition for the opening of the “Methenzentrum in Kreuzberg”,work-shop

1998-Week of Photography-Plovdiv

1998-Kesh Gallery-Sofia

1998-Theater “Tear & Laugh”-instalation for the opening-Sofia

1999-KEVA Gallery-National Academy of Theater and Cinema Arts-Sofia

2001-Shadai Gallery-Tokyo

2002-Boviel Gallery-Plovdiv/International Week of Photography/

2003-Kamakura/Japan/-October,Cafe Shop “Arukamak”

2003-Tokyo-Christmas Exhibition at “Pacific” IDEE Designer’s Shop

Awards:

1983-Second prize in the Biennale of Bulgarian Photography-Sofia

1985-Award Banner of Peace in “Children of Bulgaria” exhibition-Sofia

1985-First prize-Photovacantion “Oasis”-Bulgaria

1986-Grand Prix-SIRP,Royan-France/Salon International of a Research Photography/

1989-Grand Prix-SIRP,Royan-France

1990-Award in the Art of Today-Budapest,Hungary

2001-First prize of The Review of Bulgarian Photography/1990-2001/

2003-Grant from Japan Foundation for the project “Embrace-Stone Garden”/6 months/

Her works are property of the National Library/Paris/,Musee de L’Elisee/Lausanne/,Shadai Galerry/Tokyo/,JapanFoundation/Tokyo/,NationalArtGallery/Sofia/,CityArtGallery/Plovdiv/,private collections in the USA,Japan,France,England,etc.Participation in the catalogue of the George Pompidou Center,Paris

Workshops:

1993-Berlin-Atrium Center-“Kunst im Umbruch”

1998-Berlin-Methenzentrum-Karnaval der Kulturen

1998-Berlin-Volkshochsule Kreuzberg-“The Dark Side of the Light”-experimental photography

2002-Photo and video documentation for a theatrical workshop “Penthesilea” in Schloss Trebnitz/near Berlin/- Photo session and exhibition

2003-Tokyo Kougei Daigaku/Tokyo Institute of Politechnic/-“The Dark and Lignt Side of  the Photography”,Kyoto Zokei Art University,

2004-National Art School ,Sofia

2004-Photo and video documentation for a theatrical workshop “Pushkin” in Schloss Trebnitz,photo session

Performances:

1996-New Bulgarian University-video,installation-with students

1996/7-New Year’s performance in hotel “Intercontinental”-Sofia-with students

1997-Gypsy fashion dance performance-Art Festival”Prosess-Space”,Balchik,Sofia

1998-Berlin-Karnaval der Kulturen/Carnaval of Cultures/-with German and Turkish girls

Publications:

“Bulgarian Photomagazine”-1980-1990,”Photo Eye”-2000

“Literature newspaper”-verses,illustration

Illustrations for “Pour la Photographique” by Ciro Bruni-Paris 1990,“Labirint”-Blaga Dimitrova 1986/poetry/,”Lovers”-Ani Ilkov 1989/poetry/

Greek Photomagazine-1997

Magazine”Art in Bulgaria”-1998-Gipsy project

“Imago”-Slovak photomagazine-¹11/2001-The birth of the author in Bulgarian photography

Annual Report’02-Shadai Gallery,Tokyo,

“LIK”-/¹4,April 2004/-about BUTOH

”FO”/¹1,2004/-project “Embrace-Stone Garden”,magazine”BOULEVART”/May,004/

TV shows:

Programs-“Only for women”-poems,photographs

                 “Fotomaton”-2000

                 “1002 nights”-1999

Documentary for  photovacantion “Oasis”-1986-“Lights and  shadows”

Documentary for Canal+/French TV/-“Gypsy Summer”by Milan Ognianov

Talk-shows for photography

Radio talks-shows about a music,poetry,etc.

Gallery talk in Shadai Gallery-Tokyo/2001/

e-mail: stankats@abv.bg