Beyond the Page presents 12 contemporary Bulgarian illustrators through their work on children’s books published in 2025 and 2026. The selection features established and emerging artists whose works outline some of the current trends in contemporary illustration.

The exhibition reveals a variety of working approaches–from line or curve and precise composition to expressive color solutions and high-contrast graphic images; from analog techniques to digital perspectives.

The selection shows different patterns of interaction between image and text–from the leading role of the image to autonomous visual lines…