Lyudmila Tomova ClarkLyudmila Tomova Clark is a globally acclaimed, award-winning artist known for her distinctive impressionist style. She specializes in figurative, portraiture and plein air painting, working primarily in oil and watercolor. Her art seamlessly fuses abstract and realism, capturing mood and movement in a dynamic and expressive way.National & International RecognitionThe last two years have been particularly remarkable for Lyudmila, with her work earning 50 awards in national and international exhibitions, including 21 first-place honors, also making the Top 40 finalist for the 2024 Plein Air Salon annual competition. She has been juried into and won awards at prestigious national and international exhibitions such as the PleinAir Salon, Art Renewal Center, The Almenara Collection, Modern Impressionist Salon, American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, ArtFields, Raleigh Fine Art Society, and the American Artists Professional League, International Watercolor Society and more.A distinguished Signature Member of several esteemed organizations, Lyudmila holds Signature status with the National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS), Watercolor Societies of North Carolina (Silver Signature Member), San Diego, Georgia, Louisiana, Southern, Missouri, and the Southwestern Watercolor Society.Her passion for plein air painting has led to her selection in many of the country’s most prestigious plein air events, including Easton, Paint Grand Traverse, Telluride, Lighthouse, Bluff Strokes, Cape Ann, Glaciers, Suffolk, New Bern and more, where she has won multiple awards. In addition to her studio work, she shares her knowledge and techniques by teaching workshops in watercolor, oil, acrylic and drawing across the United States.PublicationsLyudmila’s work has been widely recognized and featured in leading art publications, including an 8-page article in PleinAir magazine, as well as features in Art of Watercolour, Southwest Art, Pratique des Arts, International Artist, Watercolor Artist, and Walter magazines. She has also been included in the Splash book series and Strokes of Genius 8: Expressive Texture by North Light Books.Education & BackgroundLyudmila holds a BFA in Illustration with a gold medal from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. She also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and the Special School of Fine Art in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she mastered both classical realism and impressionism.Originally from Sofia, Bulgaria, Lyudmila’s artistic journey took a transformative turn when she immigrated to the United States in 1990. Since then, she has thrived as a full-time painter, editorial illustrator, and designer, spending two decades in the vibrant artistic scene of New York City before expanding her career across the country.