Originally from Sofia, Bulgaria, Biliana Velkova is currently based in Vancouver, Canada. Her practice explores the significance of consumerist culture, diaspora and social identity. She has an MFA from the University of Saskatchewan and a BFA from Concordia University.

From surreal dreamscapes, to post-industrial spaces, Velkova’s work conflate opulence, folklore and kitsch. The glossy images are indicative of her fascination with popular culture and storytelling, creating a spectacle from everyday encounters and shifting realities. Through her Eastern European Slavic lens, Velkova inserts a magical realism narrative by presenting alternative ways of viewing and interpreting a post-collapse reality. 

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