Milena Georgieva

Prof. PhD

mggeorgieva@mail.bg

New Bulgarian Art research group. Main areas of research: History and theory of Bulgarian fine arts; the art of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia; Modernism of the first half of the twentieth century; art life; cartoons; Bohemian culture; attributions of artworks; museology

 

1996: PhD;
2001: Assoc. Prof.;
2012: Prof.
Joined IAS in 1983.
 
 
Publications:
Monographs, albums:
– Съюзът на южнославянските художници „Лада”. Българските художници на южнославянските изложби. НИМ, С., 1994;
– Южнославянски диалози на модернизма. Българското изкуство и изкуството на Сърбия, Хърватско и Словения 1904-1912. „Български художник” С., 2003;
– Наздраве, Маестро! Бохемските часове на Иван Пенков. Изд. на ИИИзк (2013) ISBN 978-954-92540-1-3;
– Чудомир на 110 години. Нашенци. Изд. Вийон, Пловдив, 2000, album;
– South Slav Dialogues in Modernism. Bulgarian Art and Art of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia 1904-1912. Institute of Art Studies. Sofia, 2008;
– Говорът на цветята. Анна Хен-Йосифова (1872-1931) в художествения живот и в живописта в България. pp. 174, illus. 150. Изд. Сонм, ISBN 978-954-8523-17-2 (in press).
– Many studies and articles in specialised Bulgarian and foreign periodicals and books.
 
Projects:
– Lada Union of South-Slav Female Artists. Bulgarian Arts in South-Slav Exhibitions. A retrospective with a catalogue on the occasion of the ninetieth anniversary of the Union; funded by KulturKontakt Austria, Sofia, National History Museum, Dec. 1994–Feb. 1995;
– Anna Hähn-Jossifova (1872–1931). First retrospective. 24 Oct.–15 Dec. 2002, Sofia City Art Gallery, jointly with Assoc. Prof. Violeta Vasilichina;
– Charalampi Tatchev (1875–1941). Restoration and Photographing of His Art Archive Kept at the Central State Archive and the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications. MTITC project, 1998–1999.
– Winner of projects under the Phare programme, British Council, etc.
 
Courses of lectures:
–2003: National Academy of Art: South Slav Art Contacts of the First Half of the Twentieth Century;
–2010 onwards: University of Plovdiv: BA courses on the History of Bulgarian Art and Architecture from the Liberation until the Twenty-first Century.
 
Prof. Milena Georgieva supervises doctoral students in Art Studies and Fine Arts.
 
Awards:
– 1997 Art Researcher Award, Art in Bulgaria j.;
– 2009 Award for Research Excellence by the Union of Bulgarian Scientists for her book South Slav Dialogues in Modernism. Bulgarian Art and Art of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia 1904–1912. Institute of Art Studies. Sofia, 2008
 
 
Research related activities:
– Honorary Member of Chudomir Foundation Board of Management;
– A certified expert in Cultural Heritage from 2010 onward, Ministry of Culture.