“Footprints
in the Sand”, a watercolor exhibition by Katerina Kovatcheva, will open at Doongalik on Monday, October 26
from 6-9pm and will be on display until Wednesday November 18.
Katerina
Kovatcheva is a Bulgarian-born artist, graphic designer and art teacher. She is
a permanent resident of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, where she has resided
with her family for the past 15 years. Over the years, she has won awards and
recognition from all around the world for outstanding performances in numerous
artistic themes and settings.
Katerina
holds a Master of Art Degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Her favorite mediums are watercolor, soft pastels and oil. She is also the official
representative of IWS (International Watercolor Society) for The Bahamas, and
encourages any other local watercolor artists to contact her if they are
interested in becoming a part of the organization.
Between 1991 and 1995 she worked as a fashion designer,
managing her own fashion studio and designer line of winter and summer
clothing. She has since worked for various hotel chains and institutions around
the world – as an independent portrait artist, caricature artist, stage design
coordinator, and design planner as well
as a coordinator for all artistic
projects and themed events for multiple
hotel institutions such as RIU Hotels & Resorts in the Dominican Republic,
Atlantis Hotel, Paradise Island in The Bahamas, to name a few.
Katerina also has an earnest passion for teaching and as an
art and crafts teacher she has devoted many years to the education of students
in various Bahamian government and private schools at all levels from grade one
to pre-college. She has proudly led her classes to multiple best achievement
awards on a national level several years in a row.
Katerina
is also proficient in five languages. She enjoys travelling around the world
and has made the beautiful Bahamas her final choice of residence. With her
endless passion for self-improvement and motivation for overachievement, she
has proven herself as a talented and accomplished artist in multiple fields.
Find more artist info at:
facebook.com/pages/Katerinas-World/176171459186230
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