Kremena Chipilova
Contemporary Surrealism Oil painting
About
Kremena Chipilova is an award-winning contemporary oil painter specializing in fantasy art and magical realism. Born in Bulgaria, she currently lives and works in Tampere, Finland. Her paintings feature a soft, feminine sweetness combined with darker, haunting magical qualities, influenced by nature, fairy tales, and personal experiences. They often evoke emotions like memory, acceptance, serenity, and a sense of disquiet from the supernatural and unknown.[1][2][3]
Fantasy art and magical realism
Selected Exhibitions
- Secret Longings, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, March 2023
- House of Many Tales, WOW x WOW Gallery (online), April 2023
- Memory Hive, WOW x WOW Gallery (online), June 2023
- Small Works 2023, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, September 2023
- Serendipity, Haven Gallery, New York, USA, November 2023
- Timeless Tales, solo show at Curio Art Gallery, Aroeira Portugal, December 2024
- Fable & Folklore, Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, May 2024
- Fate of a Dreamer, solo exhibition at Curio Art Gallery, Aroeira Portugal
- Halcyon Days, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, USA
- Echo all the Worlds, WOW x WOW Gallery (online)
- Lore: Myth, Magic, and the Macabre, Modern Eden gallery, San Francisco, USA
Awards
- Second prize winner for the RAYMAR Traditional Art Award, Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, 2022
- Fantasy Stabby award nominee, 2017