Daniela Todorova MA
chief curator

Educated in Bulgaria, Daniela Todorova has big expiriance as artist and curator. Since 1990 she has won over 15 first prizes in competitions all over the world. She has over 30 solo exhibitions and participations in other 80 international group exhibitions. She has been part of more that 10 exchange projects and resident in 12 countries. She is also well known for her stained glass works. As a lecture, she held workshops in Bulgaria, Taiwan, China  and Finland. Her art is part of colections in Bulgaria, UK, San Marino, Taiwan, Germany, Japan, Finland USA etc. Member of International Association of Paper Makers Artists, The Union of Bulgarian Artists, American Biographical Institute and others.

Thalia Vrachopoulos Ph.D
curator

Thalia Vrachopoulos holds a doctorate in the Philosophy of Art History from the City University of New York Graduate School. She has curated over one hundred national and international exhibitions accompanied by scholarly catalogues. Dr. Vrachopoulos is an Associate  Professor of the visual arts at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York. She has written scholarly essays and reviews for NYArts Magazine, Visual Culture AD, Part, +-0 , Public Art, Art in Culture, Art in Asia and Sculpture, Wolganmisool, Asia Pacific and has been included in many international panels. Dr. Vrachopoulos has co-authored a book on Hilla Rebay the founder of the Guggenheim Museum that was released in December 2005 by the Edwin Mellen Research Press. Dr. Vrachopoulos’ contributions have been recorded in the permanent collection of the Princeton library Archives of Accomplished Women in the Arts.

Jane Allen Ingram
curator

Jane Ingram Allen, originally from Alabama, USA, and now living in Taiwan, is a sculptor/installation artist and hand papermaker who also teaches art, writes for art magazines and does independent curating. Jane has had solo exhibitions at galleries and museums throughout the USA as well as internationally. Recent exhibitions include “Still Waters” at Tenri Gallery, New York City, in May 2008 and “Made in Tanzania” at Warm Heart Art Tanzania, Arusha, Tanzania, in February 2008.  Jane has received awards for artist in residency projects in the US, the Philippines, Japan, Nepal, Brazil, China and Bali, Indonesia. Recent awards include a Fulbright Scholar Award for an artist in residency project in Taiwan and a Lighton International Artists Exchange Program grant for a residency in Tanzania. 
Jane’s artworks are site-specific installations that are inspired by nature and created from materials collected in a particular place and time.  Many of her works change over time and are focused on environmental issues.  She makes collaborative works and community art projects that involve viewer participation and integrate the process with nature as a partner.