Background

Boneva was born in 1936 and she received her master"s degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia.

Education

She studied painting under the guidance of the academician Dechko Uzunov.

Career

She took part in many national art exhibitions and in numerous Bulgarian art presentations in foreign countries. In 1989, 1990 and 1993, Boneva took part in the Autumn Salon in Paris. She was selected as artist-in-residence by the Griffis Art center in New London, Connecticut, United States of America in 1994-1995.

Boneva has three paintings in the collection of Newnham College, Cambridge.

Achievements

• She has won awards from the Union of Bulgarian Artists, from the government of Sofia, from the Institut Culturel de Solenzara in Paris, a silver medal from the French Academy of Fine Arts.

Works

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• painting

  • Still Life with Oranges and Agave

  • Spring in Sofia

  • Sheila Edmonds

  • Children

  • Pink Glasses

  • Portrait of L.L.

  • Apostol Karamitev

  • Veronika - Koprivshtitsa

Membership

Since 1981 she has been a corresponding member of the European Academy of Sciences, Art, and Literature, with head office in Paris.

Personality

Physical Characteristics: Dora Boneva's height is 1,68m. Her weight is 88kg.

Connections

Spouse:

Lyubomir Levchev

Lubomir Levchev is a Bulgarian poet and writer, a popular figure of art and culture.