SIMONA RUSCHEVA

Simona Ruscheva is a Bulgarian-born painter based in London, whose practice explores themes of duality, transformation, and the cyclical nature of existence. Rooted in the belief that we carry infinite potential within us, her work reflects the tension and harmony between opposing forces - sorrow and joy, thorn and flower, destruction and rebirth. Through vivid colour and natural symbolism, Ruscheva creates visual narratives that echo the spiralling dance of life’s contradictions, where suffering can lead to liberation and fire becomes a catalyst for renewal.

Ruscheva studied Fine Art Painting in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, before relocating to the UK. She has exhibited widely, with recent solo shows including Seedlings at Galerie OVO in Taipei (2024), Transitions in London (2022), and The Source at Keep Contemporary Gallery in Santa Fe, USA (2021). Her work has also been shown in numerous group exhibitions internationally and across London, including the Royal Institute of British Artists Annual Exhibition, where she was Highly Commended by the De Laszlo Foundation, and the Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition.

Her achievements include being shortlisted for the Kate Bryan Art Prize (2021) and the Artrooms Awards (2019), as well as being longlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize (2023) and the Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize (2022). Her works are held in private and corporate collections worldwide, including the global art collection of Standard Chartered Bank.