Vera Nedkova

Vera Nedkova (1906–1996) was a Bulgarian artist, born in Skopje. She spent her childhood in Budapest, Bern, and Bucharest. She studied at the National Academy of Art in Sofia and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. She specialized in restoration and studied the art of the great Renaissance masters in Florence.

In 1934, she returned to Bulgaria and became a member of the Society of New Artists. She created paintings, graphics, and drawings, depicting portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and figurative compositions. From 1946 to 1961, she worked as a restorer at the National Archaeological Museum.

She received numerous awards and state honors, including the titles "People's Artist" (1977) and "Hero of Socialist Labor" (1983).

In 1995, she donated her home and her works to the National Gallery. In 2004, her apartment in Sofia was opened as the Vera Nedkova House-Museum.