Artist Spotlight - Nikolay Marinov — Contemporary Art Curator Magazine

Biography

1966 – Born on December 27-th in Plovdiv, BULGARIA
1985 – Graduated “Tz.Lavrenov” High School of Fine Arts in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1997 – Graduated from National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria,
Faculty of Painting, MFA , National Academy of Arts, Sofia
since 1997- Member of Union of Bulgarian Artists, section Painting
2009 – Ph.D. in History of Art , National Academy of Arts, Sofia; Dissertation: “Development of idea of “Children art “ in the end of XX century”
since 2009 – Teacher in National Academy of Arts, Sofia; Discipline: “Special Art Methodology for Gifted Children”

Nikolay Marinov "Sailors" , 2018, 110X220cm/diptich/, Oil on canvas

Selected One-man Exhibitions :

1993 – Gallery Starinna, Old town of Plovdiv
1997 – Gallery Melon, Sofia
2000 – Gallery Nataly, Sofia
2003 – Gallery Art 36, Sofia
2006 – Gallery Seasons, Sofia – “Seasides, Faces, Dimensions”
2010 – Gallery Art 36, Sofia – “Coasts”
2013 – Gallery Sofia Press, Sofia -“Reflections from childhood”
2015 – Gallery Art 36, Sofia – “Dance of cats”
2017 – Gallery Seasons, Sofia – “Images, Spaces, Horizons”
2017 – Gallery Red Pony, Plovdiv – “Again to Plovdiv”
2024 - Gallery Red Pony, Plovdiv - " On the road "

Nikolay Marinov Selfportrait in 8 2022 collage and acrylic colors on canvas 100X162cm/diptich /

Selected Symposiums and group exhibitions :

1994 – Nyborg, Danmark – participation in S.O.F.A. Art event – Nyborg’94
2000 – Sozopol, Bulgaria – participation of symposium of painting organized from Union of Bulgarian artists
2003 – Island Samotrace, Greece – participation in IV Inter balkanic symposium
2004 – “Far from yesterday” – TZ Gallery, Chicago, USA
2011 – “Zona Urban” –project of Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia
2012 – “Communications” – project of curator Jovo Panchev, Vivacom Art Hall, Sofia
2013 – “New 100” – Gallery Resonance, Plovdiv

Nikolay Marinov "Turtoiseshell cat" 2024 oil on canvas 27X21cm

2015 – “ Exhibition of all media” – project of Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia
2015 – 5th International Biennial of Art of Miniature – Ruse, BULGARIA
2015 – Bulgaria: Save the Dreams – Contemporary Artists from Bulgaria – present from Luciano Benetton Collection
2016 – “ Interior & Naturmorte ” – project of Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia
2016 – 15-th annual exhibition Painting size 30x30cm – Gallery Astry, Sofia
2017 -16-th annual exhibition Painting size 30x30cm – Gallery Astry, Sofia
2017 – “ The Landscape ” – project of Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia
2019 - specialization at Studios of Cite Des Arts - Paris

Nikolay Marinov "Green tree" 2024 oil on canvas 24X19cm

Selected curators projects :

2007 – “Strategies in context of childhood”, Hall of Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia
2011 – “Boxes of dreams”, Hall of Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia

Nikolay Marinov "Capitan"2024 oil on canvas 70X60cm

Artist Statement

In my pictures I try to transform real and magic world and delicate movement between them . I try to express my feeling of colours , of. specific , unique forms , faces of people , nature power. I try to create new spaces inspired of imagination building new worlds. I try to make order of simple sings make them my own alphabet .

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