Anna Simeonoff is a poster artist and graphic designer with a Master’s degree in Poster and Visual Communication from the National Academy of Arts, Sofia.

She works in the fields of poster art, graphic and logo design, and book layout. Over the years, she has collaborated with leading cultural institutions and organizations, including the National Palace of Culture, Kinomania Festival, the French Institute, the Polish Institute, as well as numerous publishing houses.

Anna is the co-founder and curator of plakatkombinat.com – an online platform and gallery for poster art that unites some of the most prominent Bulgarian artists in the fields of poster and graphic design. In recent years, she has curated and organized more than 25 exhibitions of the group in Bulgaria and internationally, with shows in Vienna, Rome, London, Prague, Strasbourg, Tirana, and New York.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION:

2025 Silver Award for an environmental poster – Poster for competition at the category “THE United Nations’  17 GOALS | Sustainable Development Goals 

2019 First Award – Poster competition “70 Years of Polish Cultural Institute in Sofia”

2018 Second Award – Illustration competition „Buchschmuck“ – Goethe Institut, Sofia

2015 Audience Award – Poster exhibition “I love this film” – The Cinema  House, Sofia

2012 Second Award – Poster competition „Rio+20“ – International Triennial of Stage Poster Sofia

2004 Specialization and Work in „Cité Internationale des Arts“ – Young Artist Award – national competition for work and residency in, Paris, France

2003 First Award – Logo competition, total design and aircraft outlook design for the Bulgarian airline          company  „Viaggio Air”

2001 First Award – competition for New Year’s Cards of the National Academy of Art, Sofia

MAIN PARTICIPATIONS & SLECTIONS:

2025 

• Silver Award – Environmental Poster Sustainable Development Goals, Poster for__.
       Exhibited at Times Square (New York), Meimen Art Museum (Hong Kong)
•  Holocaust Poster – International Biennales:
        – 29th Warsaw International Poster Biennale – elected to the main Competition and exhibited at  the Academy of Fine Arts (Warsaw).
        – Intercontinental Biennial (Brazil), including exhibitions at Museu Nacional da República and the Three Powers Cultural Center (Brazil)
•  Women’s Rights Poster – Social Impact                                                                                             Selected among the Top 100 in Stop Killing Woman, Poster for Tomorrow. Exhibited in Paris.

2023 – 2025 – “Memory and Posters” – Project of the International Triennial of the Stage Poster and the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs

2022 – 10th International Triennial of the Stage Poster Sofia

2019 – “Festival posters” – a selection from the Sofia International Triennial of the Stage Poster

        – 10th International Triennial of the Stage Poster Sofia

2017 – Lahti Poster Triennial 2017, Lahti, Finland

2017 – Hommage à Despo – National Theater Ivan Vazov, Sofia

2016 – 14th International Poster Biennial in Mexico

2016 – 8th International Triennial of the Stage Poster Sofia

2013 – 7th International Triennial of the Stage Poster Sofia

2013 – Art Residence Mallorca Trans Local Meeting in Palma de Mallorca, Spain and exhibition at Casal de Cultura Can Gelabert of Binissalem, Mallorca.

2012 – Award for environmental poster – poster competition Rio+20 – International Triennial of Stage Poster, Sofia

ART DIRECTOR:

since 2013  www.plakatkombinat.com – co-founder and curator

2009 – 2016  Art Contact – Non-Governmental Organization

2008 – 2009 JNL+ European Advertising Agency

2006 – 2007  Nightlife Magazine – lifestyle magazine

BOOK COVERS DESIGNER:

       since 2009 Publishing houses: Riva, Fakel Express, Prozoretz, Obsidian, Uniscorp, Ciela, Arhimed

FREELANCE EXPERIENCE – ARTIST & GRAPHIC DESIGNER:

Since 2003 Graphic design, Logo, Book covers for publishing houses, Posters, Advertising materials, Print Campaigns for clients like:

Polish Cultural Institute in Sofia,

French Cultural Institute in Sofia,

National Palace of Culture in Sofia,

Kinomania,

Libera Institute,

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, etc.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

      2025

• 29th International Poster Biennale in Warsaw, Poland – Selected to the Main Competition at the National Art Academy in Warsaw
• Times Square (New York) – Environmental Poster “Sustainable Development Goals”, Poster for__ ; Meimen Art Museum (Hong Kong); International Triennial of Stage Poster (Bulgaria – Bansko Jazz Festival, Apollonia); Bulgarian Cultural Institute (Warsaw).
• Intercontinental Biennial, Brazil – Museu Nacional da República and the Three Powers Cultural Center
• Top 100 in Stop Killing Woman, Competition “Poster for Tomorrow”. Exhibited in Paris.
• “Memory and Posters” – Project of the International Triennial of the Stage Poster and the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs – exhibited in: Sofia, Samokov, Burgas, Sliven, Plovdiv,  Ruse and Prague, Brussels and Strasbourg.

    2024

• “Women and the Poster” – selection by the International Triennial of the Stage Poster Sofia

      2023 

• “The Running Ones” social project for poster and video art – House of cinema, Sofia

      2020

• “Europe in Bulgarian” – poster exhibition – Museum house of humour and satire – Gabrovo, Bulgaria

      2019 

• “Europe in Bulgarian” – poster exhibition – Plovdiv, European Capital of Culture 2019, Bulgaria

     2018 

• “Europe in Bulgarian” – poster exhibition – Strasbourg, France
• “The power of social poster” – Poster Аppeal – Awarded poster selection from International Triennial of Stage Poster Sofia, Bulgaria – National palace of culture
• “Festival posters” – selection from International Triennial of Stage Poster Sofia, Bulgaria – National palace of culture

2017

• Lahti Poster Triennial 2017, Lahti Poster Museum, Finland
• “Hommage á Despo”– National Theatre “Ivan Vazov” – Sofia, Bulgaria

       2016

•  International Poster Biennial in Mexico
  
• 8-ht International Triennial of Stage Poster Sofia – Sofia, Bulgaria

       2015  

• “I love this film” by Plakat Kombinat – new film posters exhibition:
• Haus Wittgenstein, Vienna, Austria
• Bow Tie Cinema, New York, USA
• Casa del Cinema, Rome, Italy
•  Cinema House, Sofia, Bulgaria
  
• “The City” by Plakat Kombinat – Galerie BKI, Prague, Czech Republic
  

2014  

• “Favourite City” by Plakat Kombinat – Bulgarian Cultural Institute – London, United Kingdom 
• “Anthology of Bulgarian Stage poster” – National Theatre “Ivan Vazov” and Gallery Industrialna 11, Sofia
  
• “Posters for New Bulgarian Architecture” by Plakat Kombinat – One Architecture Week, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  
• One Design Week -“Three Favorites” exhibition – Cosmos Cinema, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  

2013

• 7-th International Triennial of Stage Poster Sofia – Sofia, Bulgaria
• “200 years Verdi” – poster exhibition part of Seventh International Triennial of Stage Poster Sofia – Bulgarian Cultural Institute Gallery, Prague.
• Plakat Kombinat Exhibition – Sofia Design Week, Bulgaria
  
• “The Bulgarians are coming” – Standpoint Gallery – London &  Bulgarian Cultural Institute – London, United Kingdom
  
• Mallorca Translocal Meeting Exhibition – Can Gelabert Cultural Centre, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  
• “Dozеn” Poster exhibition – Gallery Academy – Sofia, Bulgaria
  
• “Hospital for lovers” exhibition, Rayko Alexiev Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
  

2012   

• Exhibition of the nominees at Poster competition „Rio+20“ by the International Triennial of Stage Poster -Gallery of Union of Bulgarian Artists „Shipka 6“ – Sofia, Bulgaria

2009  

• Exhibition opening the Water Tower Art Fest – Sofia, Bulgaria
  

2004   

• International Student Art-Festival – Belgrade, Serbia
  
• Annual student exhibition – Gallery of Union of Bulgarian Artists „Shipka 6“ – Sofia, Bulgaria
  

2003   

•  Annual exhibitions „Typography and Calligraphy“ – National Academy of Art – Sofia, Bulgaria
• Exhibition „Poster“- National Student House – Sofia, Bulgaria
• Student Poster Exhibition in the Gallery of the National Academy of Art – Sofia, Bulgaria
  
• Exhibition „Stage poster“ – National Theatre “Ivan Vazov” – Sofia, Bulgaria
• Competition Absolut Vodka – „Absolut Bulgaria“, Sofia, Bulgaria