Pavel Nikolov
Deutschland
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Kunstart: Malerei
Technik: Ölmalerei
Stil: Abstrakt
Vita / Lebenslauf:
Recognized as\\\"...one of the most consequential contemporary Eastern European artists.\\\" (Plovdiv Weekly), Bulgarian painter Pavel Nikolov has worked in the medias of etching, oil, illustration, heraldy and applied arts for the past forty years.
From 1978 to 2007, Mr. Nikolov has had over twenty solo exhibitions in national and private art galleries and museum in Europe and United States. Some of his pieces can be found in the Museum for Contemporary Art in Cairo (Egypt), Institute for the Arts in Sisily (Italy), International Permanent Exposition of the International Krakow Print Biennale (Poland), Bulgarian National Museum of Art, as well as numerous private collections in Poland, Hungary, Italy, Spain, England, Germany, Holland, Norway and the United States.
Participation in numerous Biennales including The 1984 International Krakow Print Biennale (Poland), The 1985 International Leipzig Biennale (Germnany), The 1988 Barcelona Biennale (Spain), The 1989 International Biella Print Biennale (Italy), and The 1987 Biennale Poznan (Poland). Awards include The 1984 International Krakow Print Biennale Etching Award (Poland), The 1985 Plovdiv Best Contemporary Artist in the area of Etching (Bulgaria), The 1987 Bulgarian National Art Poster Award (Bulgaria), The 1988 Critics Award at The International Biella Print Biennale (Italy).
A certified sppecialist in the area of heraldy, Mr. Nikolov created the National emblems of the cities of Rakovski, Simeonovgrad and Plovdiv. Mr. Nikolov holds both Bachelor\\\'s and Master\\\'s degrees from the Bulgarian National Academy for Fine Arts Nikolai Pavlovich in Sofia. Currently, he lives and works in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Aktivitäten / Ausstellungen:
Solo exhibitions:
- International Bulgarian Biannual Art Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria (etching, illustration) – 1978, 1984
- Solo exhibition, Sofia National Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria (etching) – 1978, 1980, 1983, 1985
- Solo exhibition, Plovdiv National Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (oil) – 1988, 1989
- Solo exhibition, Ancient Plovdiv Annual Festival of the Visual Arts (oil) – 1993, 2002
- Solo exhibition, Pleven National Gallery, Pleven, Bulgaria (oil) – 1994, 2000
- Solo exhibition, Varna National Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria (oil) – 1997, 2002
- Solo exhibition, The Sketch Box Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas (etching) - 1998
- Solo exhibition, Romfea Art Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (oil, pastel) – 1999, 2005, 2007
Resident artist in Biennales:
- International Leipzig Biennale, Germany (etching) – 1985
- International Krakow Print Biennale, Poland (etching) – 1984
- Biennale Poznan, Poznan, Poland (etching) – 1987
- International Barcelona Biennale, Spain (etching) – 1988
- International Biella Print Biennale, Italy (etching) – 1989
Collective exhibitions:
- Annual Bulgarian National Art Exhibition, Sofia, Bulgaria, juried, (etching, oil) – 1972-2000
- Annual Bulgarian National Art Exhibition, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, juried, (etching) – 1975-1992
- Annual Bulgarian National Art Exhibition, Pleven, Bulgaria, juried, (etching) – 1976-1985
- Annual Bulgarian National Art Exhibition, Burgas, Bulgaria, juried, (etching) – 1981-1985
- Annual European Presentation of the Bulgarian Arts, juried, Czech Republic (etching) – 1983
- Annual European Presentation of the Bulgarian Arts, juried, Russia (etching) – 1985
- Annual European Presentation of the Bulgarian Arts, juried, Italy (etching) – 1988
- Annual European Presentation of the Bulgarian Arts, juried, England (etching) – 1989
- Annual European Presentation of the Bulgarian Arts, juried, Belgium (etching) – 1990
Works in institutional collections
- Museum for Contemporary Art in Cairo (Egypt)
- Institute for the Arts in Catania, Sicily (Italy)
- International Permanent Exposition of the International Krakow Print Biennale (Poland)
- Bulgarian National Gallery at the Bulgarian National Art Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria
Works in private collections:
Private collections in Poland, Hungary, Italy, Spain, England, Germany, Holland, Norway and the United States
Awards, scholarships and grants:
- Bulgarian National Academy for Fine Arts Nikolai Pavlovich Full Merit-Based Scholarship – 1970-1974
- Bulgarian National Academy for Fine Arts Nikolai Pavlovich Full Merit-Based Scholarship – 1974-1976
- International Krakow Print Biennale Etching Award - 1984
- Plovdiv Best Contemporary Artist in the area of Etching, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – 1985
- Bulgarian National Art Poster Award, Sofia, Bulgaria – 1987
- Critics Award at the International Biella Print Biennale, Italy - 1989
- First Place in the National Portrait Competition in the Memory of the Birth of Vassil Levsky - 1990
Heraldry competitions:
- Plovdiv City Emblem – 1990
- Rakovski City Emblem – 1992
- Simeonovgrad Emblem - 1987
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