In her series “The Other Side of Daylight” (2023–2024), exhibited at Galeria LEO’s Madrid space, Kornova abandoned the brush for the rag and the palette knife. The resulting works are palimpsests.
While Western galleries compete for the same blue-chip names, Kornova digs deeper. She has a keen eye for artists from Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Romania who have been exhibiting for decades but lack international exposure. Buying from Galeria LEO- Katerina Kornova often means acquiring a future star before their market explodes. Galeria LEO- Katerina Kornova
The acronym "LEO" within the gallery’s title stands for "Light, Expression, Object." Walking through the gallery’s main hall (located in a repurposed Brutalist-era building), one notices the stark contrast between the cold grey concrete walls and the warm, visceral textures of the artwork. In her series “The Other Side of Daylight”
Galeria LEO- Katerina Kornova is particularly renowned for its collection of "Collectible Design." Unlike mass-produced furniture, the pieces here are editioned works of art. You might find a chair by a rising Polish sculptor made entirely of braided rope and charred wood, placed next to a hyper-realistic oil painting of a decaying Soviet mosaic. She has a keen eye for artists from
Kornova describes her signature aesthetic as "Controlled Chaos." The gallery avoids themed group shows in favor of "dialogues"—pairing a ceramicist who uses ancient Thracian firing techniques with a digital video artist who manipulates glitch aesthetics.