ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHY

ELENA PETEVA                                                                                                        

EDUCATION:

2004-2007       Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse, NY  MFA in Painting  

2006                 Syracuse University in Florence, Florence, ITALY                               

1999-2004       Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia, PA

                            4-year Academy Certificate in Painting  

2002-2003       Private studies with Bo Bartlett, Private Studio, Bala Cynwid, PA

2002                Private studies with Odd Nerdrum, Summer Studio, Rovik, NORWAY

1997                Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

1995-1997       Interlochen Arts Academy (IAA), Interlochen, MI  

                           High school diploma  

SOLO*, JURIED AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2008                2008 Biennial: Contemporary American Realism, Fort Wayne Museum of  Art, Fort Wayne, IN  

                        *Solo Exhibition, Artists' House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

                        Special Exhibit: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Artists' House Gallery,

                           Philadelphia, PA

2007                *Solo Exhibition, Artists' House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

                        MFA Thesis Exhibition, Lowe Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

                        Stone Canoe Journal Exhibition, Delavan Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY

                        Drawing on Purpose, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY

                        Special Exhibit: Time and Place, Artists' House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2006               *Solo Exhibition, Artists' House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

                        *Power, solo exhibition, Drawing Room Gallery, Syracuse University,

                           Syracuse, NY

                        Layers: Recent Work by SU Graduate Painters, Company Gallery, Syracuse

                        Premium Blend, Dean's Gallery, Crouse College, Syracuse University

                        ThINC Annual Art Auction, Company Gallery, Syracuse, NY

                        Assorted Freshness, Drawing Room Gallery, Syracuse University,    

2005                Arnot Art Museum Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Arnot Art Museum,

                           Elmira, NY                           

                        Invitational Exhibition, National Union of Bulgarian Architects gallery, Sofia,

                           Bulgaria

                        Spark Open, Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY

                        Works-On-Paper Invitational Exhibition, Syracuse University and

                           Kean University                                

                       Artists' House Exhibition, Artists' House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

                        Omega Muse Corporate Exhibition, Paoli, PA

                        Corpus VI, The Corpus VI Group at Highwire Gallery, Philadelphia, PA       

                        Faces of the Fallen, Traveling Exhibition, Shaffer Art Building, Syracuse

                           University, NY

                        Drawing Lives, Lowe Gallery, University Museum Art Collection, Syracuse

                           University, NY                                                          

2004                Artists' House Show, Artists' House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

                        Annual Student Exhibition, Museum of the Pennsylvania Academy, Philadelphia

2003                PAFA Fall Certificate Show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

                        Emerging Artists Show, Artists' House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2002                Annual Student Exhibition, Museum of the Pennsylvania Academy

2001                Annual Student Exhibition, Museum of the Pennsylvania Academy

                        PAFA Spring Certificate Show , Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,  

                        PAFA Fellowship Show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts                

                       Fall Certificate Show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

2000                The Female Form, Marsha Child Contemporary Gallery, Princeton, NJ

                        Annual Student Exhibition, Museum of the Pennsylvania Academy, Philadelphia

                        Works on Paper, Marsha Child Contemporary Gallery, Princeton, NJ

                        PAFA Spring Certificate Show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,

                        Small Works, group exhibition at the Philadelphia Sketch-Club, PhiladelphiaPA

                        PAFA Fellowship Show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia,

1999                Group Exhibition, Marsha Child Contemporary Gallery, Princeton, NJ

                        PAFA Fall Certificate Show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

                        Simple Things, studio exhibition, Princeton, NJ

1998                *Metamorphosis, Solo Exhibition, Dark Gallery, Princeton University,

                           Princeton, NJ

SELECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:

                        The Graphic Arts Collection, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

                        Princeton University acquisition, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

                        Corporate Collection of Omega Group, Bryn Mawr, PA

                        Private Collection of Samuel and Selma Savitz, PA

                        Private Collection of Jim and Laurie Alsup, NJ

ART GRANTS AND AWARDS:

2006                Saltonstall Foundation Summer Art Colony Fellowship, Ithaca, NY

                        Annual Graduate Painting Award, Department of Art, Syracuse University

                        Art Travel Grant, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University

2005                Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant for Young and Professional Artists,

                        Third grant (2005, 2000, 1997), Representational Art Grant, Montreal, CANADA

2004                August Cook Prize for Excellence in Drawing,  

                           Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts  (PAFA),                  

                       Lance Roy Lauffer Memorial Prize, Special Notice, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA

2002                Artists' House Gallery Award, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA

                        James P. Bonelli, Jr. Memorial Prize, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA 

                        Franklin C. Watkins Memorial Grant, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA

                        Charles Toppan Prize for drawing, special notice, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA 

2001                Jeanne Culver Prize for painting, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA

                        Henry Pratt Memorial Prize in Printmaking, special notice, PAFA

2000                Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, Second grant, Montreal, CANADA

                        S. and S. Savitz Purchase Prize for painting, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA

                          Fellowship Prize, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA

1997                Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, First grant, Montreal, CANADA

1996                Third place at the Traverse City Arts Council Biannual  Exhibition,

                          Traverse City, MI

                        Second Place at the Northwestern Michigan College Art Exhibit, MI

ACADEMIC MERIT AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:

2006               Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship, nominee,

                          Dedalus  Foundation, NY, NY

2005                Shaffer Fellowship in Fine Arts, School of Art and Design, Syracuse University

                        Jerome Solomon Memorial Scholarship, College of Visual and Performing Arts

                           (CVPA), SU

2004-2007       Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Department of Art, CVPA,

                           Syracuse University

2004-2006       Academic Merit Tuition Scholarship, G. E. M. C.,  Syracuse University

2004-2006       Graduate School Scholarship, Graduate School, Syracuse University

2004-2005       College of Visual and Performing Arts Scholarship, Syracuse University

2004-2005       Leslie and Frances Posey Foundation Graduate Art Scholarship, Sarasota, FL

2002-2004       Richard C. von Hess European Travel Prize, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA

                        Lucille Sorgenti Scholarship, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA

2000                Huldah Bender Kerner Merit Scholarship, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA

1999-2005       Full Tuition Merit Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

1996                Summer Six Summer Art Program Tuition Award, Skidmore College, Skidmore

1995-1997       Tuition Merit Scholarship, Interlochen Arts Academy (IAA), Interlochen, MI

REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS:

2008                Exhibition catalogue of 2008 Biennial: Contemporary American Realism,

                           Fort Wayne             

                        Museum of Art,  with catalogue essays by Donald Kuspit and by

                           Annette Blaugrund 

                        Interview "Portrait of Elena Peteva" with Yassen Vasilev,

                           http://www.public-republic.com/magazine/2008/09/2852.php#more-2852

2007                Artworks in Stone Canoe Journal, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

                        Exhibition review and Artwork, Rushworth, Katherine. "Drawing's Comeback",

                           The Post-Standard / Stars, Syracuse, NY, April 8, p.14.

2005                Exhibition review, Hill, Lori. "First Friday Focus: Highwire Gallery",

                           Philadelphia City Paper, April 7, p. 26.

                        Interview for the Associated Press. "Portraits of nearly all the 1500

                           US troops  killed in Iraq are going on display at a New York state university",

                           BBC News, March 3,

                           http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4315075.stm

2004-2005       Artworks in Nassau Literary Review, Princeton University,

                          cover and pp. 17, 114, 130, 140.

2003-2004       Artworks in Nassau Literary Review, Princeton University,

                          cover and multiple pp. 

2000                Artwork in Princeton University Library Chronicle, Princeton University, vol.61,

                           no.2  (winter 2000), pp. 300 and 302.

TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2008                  Visiting Artist, Department of Art, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL

2007                  Visiting Artist, Department of Art, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY

                          Painting Program Assistant and Graduate Painting Representative

                          Syracuse University, Department of Art, School of Art and Design

2004-2007         Instructor - Figure Drawing, Introductory Painting

                          Syracuse University, Department of Art, School of Art and Design

2004-2006         Adjunct Instructor - Foundation Drawing

                          Syracuse University, Department of Foundation, School of Art and Design

2006                Teaching Assistant, Introductory Painting, Intermediate Painting and

Advanced Painting Syracuse University in Florence, Florence, ITALY  

2005-2006        Graduate Mentor at the Graduate-Undergraduate Painting Mentorship

                            Program

                         Syracuse University, Department of Art, School of Art and Design

2005                 Senator for the Department of Art at the School of Art and Design

                         Syracuse University, Senate of the Graduate Student Organization

                         Co- Founder of the Corpus VI Group of Figurative Painters, Philadelphia, PA 

2003-2004       Drawing Instructor, K-12

                              Museum of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine