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Born in 1964 in Sofia. She graduated from the School of Photography and Polygraphy. In 1990, she was awarded the title of Fine Art Photography Artist. Nelly is the winner of the Honorary ACADEMICA Statuette for 2021 for out-standing contribution to photography. Nelly is a recognized author with a proven personal position and innovative style in contemporary black and white art photography. Her works are characterized by non-standard solutions, perfect mastery of composition; an unconditional virtuoso in portrait and nude photography. Nelly is the author of 21 solo photo exhibitions in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Mexico, Mongolia and Slovakia. She has received over 20 prestigious awards from national and international biennials and contests. Her works are owned by private collections in Austria, Germany, Denmark, France, USA and Canada. Nelly Gavrilova is the winner of the 2021 “Anastas Karastoyanov” National Photographic Art Award for brilliant artistic presence in contemporary photography. MY FRIENDS’ PORTRAITS This exhibition is an adventure over the years, combining irony and insight. With ample sensuality and imagination, Nelly interprets reality, creating photographs in their purest classic version. She relies on aesthetics, on form, elegantly exposes hidden, subconscious fantasies without emphasizing on direct sexuality. She blurs the brutal, often looks for the grotesque between black and white and presents it to the viewer as a complete virtual hybrid image. The body is a contour in playing with light, part of the decor of unveiled reality. The situations are staged and acted out in the specific way through which Nelly knows how to summarize the challenge. The exhibition is very personal. It is the result of a long and intriguing process in which model and photographer go through dramatic metamorphoses, exchange personal spaces, rush with short or long paces through the days and capture in the images countless memories and shared emotions.
