About me

Hi, Im Roza

– ARTIST AND ART TEACHER

The feeling of home and connection lies at the heart of my work. Since moving from Bulgaria to the Netherlands, I have been exploring what it means to feel at home and where we truly belong. This search forms the basis of my investigation into identity as a changing process.

My approach is intuitive and experimental. I combine painting, textiles, ceramics, and found materials to make the interplay between people, culture, and environment tangible. My visual language is abstract and organic – a reflection of my inner dialogue and emotional search for authenticity.

Through my work, I aim to create space for empathy and connection, inviting viewers to explore their own ‘inner home.’ As a teacher, I encourage students to investigate their identities through art and to experience the value of reflection and exchange.

About Me image, Roza Dzhakova

Education

Bachelor of Education - Teacher of Visual Arts and Design

Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2023 - Present

Master of Arts - Fine Arts - Drawing

St.St Cyril and Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

2012 - 2013

Bachelor of Arts - Fine Arts - Painting

St.St.Cyril and Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

2007-2011

Memberships

Kunstkring Prins Alexander

Prins Alexander, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2017 - Present

NABK

The Netherlands

2025 - Present

Selected Group Exhibitions

Groot Rotterdams Atelier Weekend

Kruipbrem 16, 3068TH, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2025

Hal(f)vol

De Glasfabirek, Schiedam, The Netherlands

2025

Exhibition "Gold"

Binnenhof 96, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2024

Water

De Molschoop, Sigrid Undsetweg 300, 3069BT, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2022

Horizon

Regional Library Het Groene hart, Woerden, The Netherlands
Red Cross Building; Brielle, The Netherlands

2019

Transformations

Center of visual and multisensory art arts @48 Eastern, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

2014

Artrozaliada – Colourful feast of the wine

Rafael Mihailov City art gallery of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

2014

Solo Exhibitions

Warmth

Informatie- en Inspiratiecentrum – Binnenhof – Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2018

Collaboration in Projects

Metrotunneltjes Ommoord

Wall painting, collaboration with the artist Karishma
Advani, project of Bewoners Stichting De Witte Bollen, Metrotunnels in Ommoord

2025

Wijlande

Making a new look of the public space artwork of the artist Yvonne Beelen, together with artists Monique Bouman and Albert Kramer

2021

Van water weten

wall painting, part of project of Ommoordse Veld Open en Groen.

2021

Residences

80 centimeters above the ground

Ideas for a scale in the context of
contemporary art Dazdhovnitsa Creative Residency Program – Art Horizons

2014
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