About
Dany was born and raised in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. According to her family she started drawing as soon as she could hold a pencil. By the time she was seven years old, she had five solo exhibitions in Plovdiv. As a shy child growing up she had a hard time making friends, so instead she drew her way into adventures of her own creation. Fairy tales from around the world served as her inspiration. Today Dany's work embraces her European heritage and soulful appreciation of fairy tales to depict fantastical and surreal worlds.

She moved to the United States and went on to graduate from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, with a BFA in Illustration. She regularly exhibits her work in group gallery shows and art fairs. Dany resides in sunny Los Angeles with her family.

Gallery
October 22 - November 5, 2022 - Smorgasbord - Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA
October 1 - 22, 2022 - Crazy 4 Cult - Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA
September 3 - 24, 2021 - Coaster Show - Gallery 30 South, Pasadena, CA
August 6 - 28, 2021 - Crazy 4 Cult - Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA
April 24 - June 18, 2021 - Made in California - Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
December 2, 2020 - January 30, 2021 - BASL Juried Group Exhibition - Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
December 1 - December 31, 2020 - Across the Atlantic - Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA
August 5 - September 5, 2020 - Through the Looking-Glass - Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
August 7 - 29, 2020 - Crazy 4 Cult - Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA
May 14 - July 14, 2020 - No Pants Required - Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
February 15 - 16, 2020 - Power in Numbers, 5 - Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA
February 9 - February 28, 2020 - Group Show - Art Bar LA, Los Angeles, CA
June 2 - July 28, 2019 - Group Show - Ivan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
September 30 - November 1, 2018 - Visionary Hearts - Ivan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
October 20 - October 31, 2018 - Frankenstein Meets Little Women, A Monster Mash - South Pasadena Public Library, South Pasadena, CA
September 8 - October 31, 2018 - Welcome to Haddonfield 4 - SugarMynt Gallery, South Pasadena, CA
December 2 - 10, 2017 - Post-It Show - GR2 (Giant Robot Gallery), Los Angeles, CA
April 8 - May 4, 2017 - Allergies: The Flower Show - SugarMynt Gallery, South Pasadena, CA
December 3 - 11, 2016 - Post-It Show - GR2 (Giant Robot Gallery), Los Angeles, CA
November 19 - December 11, 2016 - Group Show at Century Books, Pasadena, CA
November 19 - December 31, 2016 - The Gift of Art - SugarMynt Gallery, South Pasadena, CA
November 12, 2016 - January 15, 2017 - Totoro Mash-Up - Giant Robot Store, Los Angeles, CA
April 2 - April 29, 2016 - Group Show at Century Books, Pasadena, CA
September 1 - October 15, 2015 - DEEEPSPAAACE! - Giant Robot Store, Los Angeles, CA
May 16 - June 3, 2015 - Ill Squad! - GR2 (Giant Robot Gallery), Los Angeles, CA

Art Fairs
2021, 2023 - Jackalope Art & Craft Fair, exhibitor - Burbank, CA
2019 - Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, exhibitor - Palo Alto, CA
2018, 2019 - Carlsbad Art Walk, exhibitor - Carlsbad, CA
2017, 2018 - Liberty Station Art Walk, exhibitor - San Diego, CA
2018, 2019 - Mission Federal Art Walk, (featured artist - 2018) - exhibitor - San Diego, CA
2016, 2017 - DesignerCon, exhibitor - Pasadena, CA
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 - Pasadena Art Walk, exhibitor - Pasadena, CA
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 - Rotary Club of Studio City/Sherman Oaks Arts & Crafts Festival, exhibitor - Studio City, CA
June 11 - 12, 2016 - Hermosa Beach Fine Arts Festival, exhibitor - Hermosa Beach, CA
2016, 2017 - Sierra Madre Art Fair, exhibitor - Sierra Madre, CA
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 - Jackalope Art & Craft Fair, exhibitor - Pasadena, CA
2015 - Comikaze, exhibitor - LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 - Beverly Hills Art Show, exhibitor - Beverly Hills, CA
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 - Montrose Arts & Crafts Festival, exhibitor - Montrose, CA
May 9 - 10, 2015 - Unique LA Spring Market, vendor - Los Angeles, CA
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 - CTN Road Trip Burbank, exhibitor - Burbank, CA
2015, 2016, 2018 - WonderCon, exhibitor - Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA

Books
2021 - The Illustrated Alphabet (English and Bulgarian) by Dany Paragouteva, KDP, Amazon
2008 - Wide Awake by Erwin Raphael McManus, Thomas Nelson Inc., Nashville, TN
2008 - Beadalicious by Sonya Nimri, Watson & Guptill Publications, New York, NY
2007 - Just For The Frill Of It by Sonya Nimri, Watson & Guptill Publications, New York, NY

Publications
July 2007 - Communication Arts #48, Illustration Annual
2006 - 3x3 No2, Illustration Annual, Merit Award