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2012 Memorial Park Featured Artist - Tanya Doskova
Tanya Doskova
Tanya Doskova is a Bulgarian-born, Canadian artist living in Vancouver, BC. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Printmaking. In 1990, Tanya moved from Sofia, Bulgaria to London, UK, where she had her work presented in more than 20 group exhibitions and was featured in three solo exhibitions in Soho.
In 1995 Tanya moved to Canada and in 1996 and 1997 she won five major Canadian Awards from the Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators (CAPIC).
From 1998 to 2002 she did computer animation and special effects for the film industry in London, UK and Vancouver, BC. Tanya worked in U2 and Ridley Scott's post- production house ‘The Mill’ and in Jim Henson’s Creature Shop in England, creating special effects for the Hollywood motion pictures: 'Enemy of the State', 'Babe 2', and 'Pitch Black'.
In 2010 Tanya Doskova won an Award of Excellence in The Communication Arts Illustration Annual Competition. This prestigious American award and the publication of her images in The Communication Arts Magazine gave her worldwide exposure and recognition.
See more of Tanya's work on her website: www.fineartoncanvas.com.
Selected solo and group exhibitions:
2007 - Solo Show, West Vancouver Memorial Library
2004 - SOLO Show, Stanley Theatre, Vancouver
1998 - Heifer Gallery, Highbury, London UK
1997 - Multimedia 97, Toronto , Canada
1997 - British Print 97, THE MALL Galleries, UK
1996 - Teodora Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1995 - Art for Youth, The Royal College of Art, UK
1995 - Artists in Print, Whitleys, London, UK
1993 - SOLO Show, Ecology Center, London, UK
Selected Awards:
Communication Arts Illustration Anual 2010
Adobe Systems GOLDEN award CAPIC 97’
CANON Canada BRONZE award CAPIC 97’
Reader's Digest MERIT award CAPIC 97’
CANON Canada GOLDEN award CAPIC96’
CANON Canada MERIT award - CAPIC 96’
John Purcell Prize 95' BEST Lithography, UK