About The Artist
Ellectra Art
Donka Nucheva (professionally known as Ellectra) is a Bulgarian-born figurative artist who has been based in the UK since 2011. Drawn early to figurative art, she spent her formative years refining her technical skill and developing a distinctive artistic voice.
Ellectra began her professional practice painting large-scale Trompe L’oeil murals for hotels, restaurants, and private properties in Bulgaria. Working across a variety of mediums and styles, her illusionistic murals challenged spatial perception and earned her national recognition and media attention. During this period, she trained at the National High School of Fine Arts in Bulgaria, where she specialised in sculpture. Following her formal education, she returned to her longstanding focus on figurative painting.
After relocating to the UK, Ellectra navigated the challenges of establishing herself in a new cultural and artistic landscape. Harnessing the reach of social media, her work gained visibility among collectors and curators, leading to exhibition opportunities across Scotland and England.
Ellectra’s work is instantly recognisable for its masterful command of light, vibrant use of colour, and an ethereal atmospheric quality. Her paintings celebrate the female form, capturing moments of sensuality, intimacy, and quiet strength, inviting viewers into a refined and emotive visual experience.
Through the support of collectors and clients worldwide, Ellectra’s work now resides in private collections across the globe. She remains deeply grateful to those who have supported her practice and taken a moment to engage with her work.
Education
Graduated in sculpture and fine arts from the National High School of Fine Arts “Ilia Petrov” in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2010.
Residencies, Workshops & Other education
As a Member of the Association for the Advancement of Arts and Crafts in Bulgaria was chosen to take part in:
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February-March 2009 – A judge in the National Children’s Competition on “recipes of her grandmother”, jointly with “Ivital Consult” and the National Palace of Children.
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April 2009 – An artist in the National Culinary Festival “Motley table of guests on my city” under the motto “Where Tradition” held in April-October 2010 in 10 villages in the country.
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2010 – Water Boulevard of Arts and Craft
As a student at school participated in:
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At least 10 workshops in Sofia, Bulgaria
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2 workshops in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Exhibitions
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2008 – Participation - exhibition “In memory of Rembrandt”
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2009 – Participation - travelling exhibition which was shown in more than 10 countries in the European Union
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2012 – Participation - Lincolnshire Gallery
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2012 – Participation - Ardnamurchan Antiques
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2013 – Participation - Dunphy’s Gallery
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2016 – Participation - Breeze art gallery
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2017 – Participation - Light Space and Time Gallery Figurative Exhibition
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2017-present – Participation - Macgregor Fine Art Gallery
Interviews & Publications
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2009 - “Illusion of the eye (Trompe L’oeil) – searching for recognition in Bulgaria” in Home’s magazine
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2010-2011 - Two interviews from different TV broadcasts. The first was in "Po zhenski" on BBT TV and the second in "Shared with Kamelia" on TV7 (the links to the videos are in my Contacts page)
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2013 BTN Magazine
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2015 Twisted Bodies Magazine
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2017 Light Space and Time Special Recognition Award
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2020-2024 - BSc International Business Management - Anglia Ruskin University
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