EDUCATION  
   1975 - 1979 M.A in Painting and Graphics, University of  Fine Arts, Lodz, Poland
   1972 - 1975 Industrial Design, National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
   1972 -1975

High School for Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
   
Aria of specialization:
 

Painting, Drawing, Graphic design, Book Layout, Interior Design, Prints, Color theory    

   
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
   May, 2001-Present Art Director, Bulgarian Press, Chicago, IL
   Sep. 1980 -2000

Instructor of Graphic Design, High School of Graphic Design, Sofia, Bulgaria 

   1997 - 1999

Graphic Design and Book layout,Terziev&Son, Publishing House,
Sofia, Bulgaria                                                 

   1983 - 1985 Art Instructor, Sofia City, Sofia, Bulgaria
   
SELECTED EXIBITIONS
   Mar. 2006 Icons, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
   Oct. 2005 Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL
   Oct. 2005 Poetry-Women-Art, Arc Gallery, Chicago, IL
   Aug.2005 WASPS, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh,UK
   May, 2004 Personae, ARC Gallery, Chicago,IL
   April, 2004 Women in Art 2004, Latin American Museum, Miami, FL
   Mar. 2004 Rendezvous, Duque Art Center, New Orleans, LA 
   Mar. 2004 Poetic Dialogue, Poetry-Women-Art, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
   Dec. 2003 Rhythm, ARC gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)

   Sep. 2003

The Mighty Midwest Biennial 2003,New Vision Gallery, Marshfield, WI
   Aug.2003 Reality and Fantasy, TZ Gallery Chicago, IL
   Mar. 2003 ARC 30th Anniversary, ARC gallery, Chicago, IL
   Mar. 2002 10 Gallery, Washington, DC
   Nov. 2002 Seeds of Light, Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago (solo) 
   Mar. 2001 Truman College, Chicago, IL (solo)

   Aug. 2000

To Open a Window, Hungarian Cultural Center, Sofia, Bulgaria (solo)

   April, 2000

Music and Space, Polish Cultural Center, Sofia, Bulgaria (solo)

   Jan.1997

 Art of Silence, National Museum Earth and Man, Sofia, Bulgaria (solo)

   June, 1998

Artist-Nature, installation of National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
   Oct.1998 Annual exhibition of Graphic Design, Sofia, Bulgaria
   
GALLERY CONTRACTS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
   Mar. 2002-Present ARC gallery, Chicago, IL
   Sep. 2003-2004 TZ gallery, Chicago, IL

   May1997-Present

 Union of Bulgarian Artists of Graphic Design, Sofia, Bulgaria
   
PRESS RELEASE:
  1. Explored Everything From Mythology to Modern Science to Super Model Culture by Anna Popowska, CAC Artists’news, Chicago, IL Dec.2005
  2. Dreamy paintings keep an Eastern European edge by Doug MacCash,
  3. Lagniappe, New Orleans, LA, April, 9, 2004
  4. Article by Eric Bookhar, Gambit Weekly, New Orleans, LA, April, 6, 2004
  5. Rytmy Kiny Bagovskiej v Galerii ARC by Krystyna Cygelska, Dziennik
  6. Zviazkowy, Dec.12-14, 2003
  7. Artwork of Kina Bagovska by Sammer Guleh, Spirit Magazine, Sept.2003
  8. Cover and 1st page of Bass World Magazine, #2, 2002
  9. Cover and 1st page  of Musical book  by Sonia Ray, Brazil, 200 
   
AWARDS, GRANTS

   Mar. 2004

Honorary Mention, Women in the Arts-2004, Latin American Art Museum, Miami, FL

   Nov. 2003

Seeds of Light, Solo Exhibition, Grant, Illinois Arts Council, Chicago,IL

   May, 1985

First Prize for poster, International Youth and Students Festival of Moscow, Sofia, Bulgaria
   
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