Dolores Dilova is a Bulgarian painter, born in Pleven in 1960, daughter of the impressionist Dilo Dilov. She graduated in Painting from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia under Prof. Ivan Kirkov. From an early age she won awards and later took part in numerous exhibitions across Europe, the USA, Russia, and China. She has held solo exhibitions in Sofia, Paris, London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Moscow, and other major cultural centers around the world.

She is the recipient of prestigious awards, including Young Painter (1987), Exhibition of the Year (1998), the Grand Prize of the Union of Bulgarian Artists (2008), and the Grand Prize for Painting at the Biennale Friends of the Sea (2014). Her works are part of the collections of the National Art Gallery in Sofia, as well as many galleries and private collections worldwide.

She is the founder and lecturer at the Private Academy of Fine Arts Jules Pascin (since 1993), a member of the Board of the Union of Bulgarian Artists, and Chair of the Foundation Supporting Art in Bulgaria.