With a bachelor’s degree in Book and Printed Graphics and a master’s degree in Illustration from the National Academy of Art, Sofia, Maria Nalbantova constantly experiments with media and techniques, including drawing, collage, found objects, artist books, installations and videos. Her art centres on natural and architectural spaces, and she often includes objects, materials, photographs or archives connected to these in her creations. She explores ideas of community, society and the environment with a critical eye, with touches of humour, irony and sympathy.