Liliya Pobornikova

Education

2006 - 2008 - M.A. by prof. Petar Bonev, Wood sculpture, National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
1999 - 2003 - B.A. by prof. Petar Bonev, Wood sculpture, National Academy of arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
1998 - study by prof. Toma Varbanov
1993-1998 - High School of Arts, Tryavna, Bulgaria - subject Woodcarving

International Symposiums

2009

International Granite Sculpture Symposium, Egypt - invitation

2008

Design and sculpting a room at the Icehotel, Sweden
International Granite Sculpture Symposium, Spain - second prize
International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Ciprus
International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Italy
International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Paraguay
International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Argentina - prize of the public, prize of the children, prize of the sponsor
International Stone Sculpture Symposium, France
International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Turkey

2007

Design and sculpting a room at the Icehotel, Sweden
International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Brasil
International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Italy
International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Italy
International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Switzerland
International Sand Sculpture Competition, Lithuania
International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Austria
International Heavy Art Sculpture Symposium, Sweden
International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Denmark
International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Germany - first prize

2006

Design and sculpting a room at the Icehotel, Sweden
International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Brasil
International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Spain
International Competition of Wood Sculpture, Germany
International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Italy
International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Denmark
International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Denmark
Iinternational Ice Sculpture Festival, Latvia
International Snow Sculpture Contest, Italy -first prize
International Snow Sculpture Contest, Italy

2005

International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Bulgaria
International Sand Sculpture Festival, Russia
International Sand Sculpture Festival, Switzerland - second prize
International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Italy
International Stone Sculpture Competition, Italy
International Snow Sculpture Contest, Italy - second prize
International Snow Sculpture Contest, Italy - third prize

2004

International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Bulgaria
International Woodcarving Symposium, Switzerland
International Snow Sculpting Contest, MI, USA - third prize
International Snow Sculpture Championships, CO, USA
International Ice Sculpture Competition, France

2003

World Snow Festival, Switzerland

2002

International Granite Sculpture Symposium, Norway

2001

International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Italy
International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Denmark.

Sculptures in Museums

2007 - International Sculpture Museum, Brasil

2006 - International Sculpture Museum, Brasil

2006 - Traemuseet, Denmark

Public Comissions

2006 - sculpture, Univercity of Sofia, Bulgaria

2001 - iconostasis, Gradeshnitsa Monastry, Bulgaria

Competitions and Prizes

2008

Awarded by "National Geographi" magazine - first prize

2007

'Pitcher' - international ceramics competition, Switzerland

2006

Kiln Processes Using Recycled Glass Competition, CA, USA
International Snow Sculpture Contest, Italy -first prize

2005

International Snow Sculpture Contest, Italy - third prize
International Snow Sculpture Contest, Italy - second prize
'Philosophy of life and wine' art competition, Todoroff Gallery, Bulgaria
'Single flower vase'- international ceramics competition, Switzerland
International Sand Sculpture Festival, Switzerland - second prize

2004

International Snow Sculpting Contest, MI, USA - third prize
'St. Kiril and Metodi' foundation Competition, Bulgaria

2003

Art Y-tong competition, Bulgaria

2002

National competition "Iconostasis for church St. Ioan Ohridski, Sofia" - second prize
Art Y-tong competition, Bulgaria
'Senza' design competition, Bulgaria
'MTEL' design competition, Bulgaria - second prize

2000

Art Y-tong competition, Bulgaria - first prize

Exhibitions

2008

'Anatomy sculpture' exhibition, Macedonia Art Gallery, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

2005

National annual woodsculpture exhibiton, Gallery 'UBA', Sofia, Bulgaria
Woodsculpture exhibiton, Berkovitza, Bulgaria
Woodculpture exhibition, Gallery 'UBA', Sofia, Bulgaria1994-1998 - school exhibitions in Poland and Bulgaria.

2004

'Anatomy sculpture' exhibition, Gallery VedArt, Sofia, Bulgaria
'St. Kiril and Metodi' foundation competition exhibiton, Gallery 'UBA', Sofia, Bulgaria
National Sculpure exhibition 'Light & Shadow', Gallery 'UBA', Sofia, Bulgaria

2003

'Senza' design exhibition, UACG, Sofia, Bulgaria
Exhibition 'Small plastic and drawing', Gallery 'UBA', Sofia, Bulgaria
Art Y-tong exhibition, Sofia, Bulgaria
National annual woodsculpture exhibition, Gallery 'UBA', Sofia, Bulgaria
Woodsculpture exhibition, Gallery VedArt, Sofia, Bulgaria

2002

Art Y-tong exhibition, Sofia, Bulgaria

2000

Art Y-tong exhibition, Gallery VedArt, Sofia, Bulgaria
Wood sculpture exhibition in Art Center, Berkovitza, Bulgaria
One-person exhibition, Gallery M, Rousse, Bulgaria
Christmas exhibition, Gallery VIP, Rousse, Bulgaria
Collective wood sculpture exhibition, Bulgarian culture center, Budapest, Hungary
exhibition Borissova 6 Gallery, Rousse, Bulgaria

1997

Collective woodcarving exhibition, Brienz, Switzerland