Nikolay Marinov - contemporary painter

Nikolay Marinov

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”

Selected One-man Exhibitions:

 1993 – Gallery Starinna, Old town of Plovdiv

1997 – Gallery Melon, Sofia

2000 – Gallery Nataly, Sofia

2001 – Gallery Bovjel, Plovdiv

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 "

  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

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

  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

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