465:(Debate), a women's cultural magazine published until 1940, which focused on evaluating women's place in society, their role in family, and the role of women artists. Within the pages of the magazine, she translated articles from English, French and German to expound on issues of the day. She wrote about women's political involvement, innovations in hygiene and nutrition, parenting, equal access to education, and critical evaluations of art and culture. Included in the journal were critical analysis and reproductions of each exhibition held by the Bulgarian Association of Women Artists and some foreign exhibitions, including the Association of Czech Artists of Sofia).
219:, the women are allowed only to sketch muscles and bones from modestly draped, plaster sculptures. Konsulova rebelled against the discriminatory teaching methods and went to the headmaster, Ivan Murvichka to complain. She insisted that women be allowed to draw from nature, just as the men were. In a time when women artists were not seen as capable, or allowed to exhibit their art with men, she convinced Murvichka to allow women the same training as men. She became the first woman at the school to both sketch nude models and paint nude portraits. During her schooling, she was introduced to a young lieutenant Boris Vazov
239:, soon after her graduation. In the meantime, Boris had been sent to study in Paris and completed his doctorate in law. When he returned to Bulgaria, Konsulova's mother finally gave consent for their marriage. In 1906, the couple married and built a house on a plot of land given the couple by Boris' great-uncle. Konsulova-Vazova, having kept her maiden name, continued to paint in the studio built for her in their house at 11 August Street. Most of her works were
156:; 4 December 1881 – 29 August 1965) was one of the first women to become a professional artist in Bulgaria. She is also credited with being the first Bulgarian woman to paint a nude figure at the State School of Painting and the first woman to host a solo exhibition in Bulgaria. Having studied abroad, she became a noted art critic, publishing articles focused on Bulgarian culture and women's participation in the arts.
227:, who she would have a secret relationship with for eight years. Her parents disapproved of his lack of status and they had to exchange letters through a classmate. Konsulova graduated in 1902 and though she wanted to continue her studies abroad, she was unable to do so due to her father's death and the need for her to provide financial support for the family.
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boarding house for
Bulgarian students in Prague, was the only Bulgarian to participate in the 1929 Congress of the International Union of Puppet Actors and that same year, presented a paper on Bulgarian traditional costumes at the International Congress of Folk Arts held in Prague. In 1930, she participated in the Bulgarian Folk Art Exhibition at the
326:. She was awarded the Grand Cross in recognition for her Red Cross work after the war and returned to her painting. In 1919 in a Sofia event, she became the first professional woman artist in Bulgaria to hold a solo exhibit. Selling all of the works from the show, she was inspired to found a "Native Art" company in which she gave lessons on
399:, to be confused and expressed that they represented a "hatred for the values of the past". In 1923, the family moved to a two-story house on Han Krum Street in Sofia and Boris began working in politics. Konsulova-Vazova was one of the founders of the "Slavia Beseda" Native Art Association, which included Karamihaylova,
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Humanity" in the second degree. The following year she co-organized the Commonwealth Artisan-crafts Exhibition held in May and then in the summer went to Prague to
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295:"Bulgarian Woman" and presented works she had created over the previous four years. In 1912, she exhibited in the show of the "Lada" Union of South Slavic Artists with her piece
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