site.btaBulgarian Artist Radoslava Boor Receives Award at B.I. International Poster Art Biennale in Seoul

On September 13, the Ahjung Gallery at Induk University in Seoul hosted the opening of the third edition of the B.I. International Poster Art Biennale (BIPB) – an international event dedicated to poster art and graphic design, the Bulgarian Embassy in South Korea announced on its website on Tuesday. It was organized by Gallery BI in partnership with Induk University and other academic institutions. This year's edition brought together finalists in the competition from dozens of countries, including Bulgarian artist Radoslava Boor, who was awarded the BIPB Award.

The posters were structured into five categories – “Culture,” “Performing Arts,” “Public Issues,” “Society,” and “Trade,” and the exhibition offered the audience a wide range of original works on topics ranging from ecology and social justice to identity and globalization. Many of the works were distinguished by their experimental approach to form and visual language. The opening on Saturday brought together designers, teachers, diplomats, students, and guests from different countries. The organizers emphasized that interest in this year's edition was record-breaking and that the biennial is increasingly establishing itself as a platform where poster art goes beyond advertising and becomes an instrument for cultural communication and social messaging, according to our diplomatic mission.

The Embassy added that the event will remain open to visitors until the end of September at the Ahjung Gallery at Induk University.

At the invitation of Induk University President Kwangman Kim and B.I. International Poster Art Biennale Founder Byoungil Sun, Bulgarian Ambassador to Seoul Petar Kraytchev also participated in the opening of the festival. In his welcoming speech, he expressed his gratitude for the cooperation with the exhibition organizers and the opportunity to share its opening with distinguished artists from around the world. The Bulgarian Ambassador welcomed Radoslava Boor - in the year we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries - with recognition for her high creative achievements, which took her all the way to Seoul as a winner, according to the statement from our diplomatic mission.

The Bulgarian Embassy also provided the following information about Radoslava Boor:

She is a visual artist and graphic designer who has been developing an international career for years and lives between Sofia and Prague. She graduated from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, where she specialized in graphic design, illustration, and printing techniques. Her career spans more than two decades in the field of poster design, graphic identity, and advertising. She has worked with cultural institutions, including the National Opera and Ballet in Sofia, the State Opera in Varna, and drama theaters across the country.

Radoslava Boor is a co-founder of Studio Slava and the advertising agency Addict in Prague, and in addition to her creative work, she also participates as a curator in international art projects. Her posters often focus on social issues and human rights, and in recent years have been featured in international biennials and exhibitions in Mexico, Finland, Turkiye, Ukraine, and South Korea. Recognition of her work has also come in the form of awards. In 2024, she won the gold prize for her poster The Burning Planet as part of the We Are Earth project, as well as the Best Poster Award in Vancouver for her poster Women, Life, Freedom. Gallows. dedicated to the Women, Life, Freedom movement. That same year, her works won gold and silver at the Poster Stellars international competition in New Jersey.

With her style, which combines aesthetics and a strong social message, Radoslava Boor has established herself as one of the most recognizable names in contemporary poster art, the Embassy added.