NIKOLETA IVANOVA-STOIMIROVA

Born in Sofia, Bulgaria.

 

Ph. D. ‘History of Art and Visual Arts’, Department 'Metal', National Art Academy (NHA)

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Senior Assistant Professor of 'Sculpture and Art Constructions' in Department 'Visual Arts', Faculty of Educational Studies and the Arts, Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski

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Since 2014       Member of Union of Bulgarian Artists (SBH), Section 'Sculpture'

Since 2011       Member of International Art Medal Federation (FIDEM)

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025

• 'In the Beginning' – 'Alma Mater' Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

2024

• Special solo presentation within the framework of the 'XV International Competition for Drawing and Mixed Media 2024-2025' – 'Lesedra' Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

2019

• Solo presentation in 'Poetics of the Image' - National Autumn Exhibitions Plovdiv 2019, curator Prof. Galina Lardeva, Ph.D. – 'Hindliyan House', Plovdiv, Bulgaria

• 'Motives' – Gallery 'Seasons', Sofia, Bulgaria

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COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS

2025

• The final exhibition of the 25th International Plein Air ‘St. Luke’ - Art Gallery ‘Vladimir Dimitrov - The Master’, Kyustendil, Bulgaria

• ‘Resonances’ – curator Anton Georgiev, Ph.D. – Art Center ‘Pleven’, Pleven, Bulgaria; ‘Stara Zagora Art Gallery’, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

• ‘Eleven yEARS Later’ – ‘Ears, 11 Years Later’ – ‘National Palace of Culture’, Sofia, Bulgaria; ‘U PARK’ Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

• Exhibition of the 5th Ceramic Plein Air 'Water, Earth and Fire' – 'National Exhibition of Arts and Crafts' – Oreshak village, Bulgaria

• 'Symbiosis' - an exhibition of prints and sculptural reliefs by students of the 'Fine Arts' and 'Graphic Design' majors of the Department 'Visual Arts', Faculty of Educational Studies and the Arts, Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski' on the initiative of Sen. Asst. Prof. Tsveta Petrova, Ph.D. and Sen. Asst. Prof. Nikoleta Ivanova-Stoimirova, Ph.D. (curators) - "Etude" Gallery, Sofia

• 'The Glagolitic Alphabet. The Forgotten Alphabet оf Europe' – Curator Assoc. Prof. Milena Blazhieva; within the framework of the international project 'Transform4Europe' – ‘Alma Mater’ Gallery, Sofia

2024

• 'Art is Life' – International exhibition of 7 authors, Gallery 'Art Nou 277', Barcelona, ​​Spain

• 'I am Here' - curatorial exhibition of Victoria Bilogan, Roger Alsop, Marina Podolska - 'Stephen McLaughlan Gallery', Melbourne, Australia

• '30 Years Later' / Exhibition of the lecturers from the Department 'Visual Arts', Faculty of Educational Studies and the Arts, Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski' – 'Alma Mater' Gallery, Sofia

• 'Spirit and matter – Inspirations' – curatorial project of Prof. Anna Tsolovska, PhD and Asst. Prof. Nikoleta Ivanova-Stoimirova, Ph.D. – 'Alma Mater Gallery', Sofia, Bulgaria

2023

• 'granichNO' – curatorial exhibition of 'Art in action' Association, curator Prof. Orlin Dvoryanov, PhD – 'Hristo Tsokev' Gallery, Gabrovo, Bulgaria

• 'Vertical and Horizontal' – curatorial project of Prof. Laura Dimitrova, PhD, dedicated to the 135th Anniversary of SU 'St. Kliment Ohridski' – 'Alma Mater' Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

• Exhibiton from The 3rd International Landart Plein Air 'Between Sand and Foam – Reformulation' – 'Sofia Press' Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

2022

• ‘One Voice +’ – Gallery ‘Lyuben Gaydarov’, Pernik, Bulgaria

2021

• ‘Detail’ – Gallery ‘Stubel’, Sofia

• ‘RazLicnosti’ Vol. 2 (Different Personalities) – Art Gallery NDK (National Palace of Culture), Sofia, Bulgaria

2020

• ‘Four Walls’ – Art during the time of quarantine – curators Anna Tzolovska and Nikoleta Ivanova for students of department ‘Visual Arts’ in Sofia University – online exhibiton, gallery ‘Artspace Luna’

2019​

• 'Poetics of the Image' – National Autumn Exhibitions 2019, curator Prof. Dr. Galina Lardeva, 'Hindlian House', Plovdiv, Bulgaria

• 'Five' – Gallery 'Aeterna', Plovdiv, Bulgaria

• 'RazLicnosti' (Different Personalities) – Gallery 'U Park', Plovdiv, Bulgaria

2018

• ‘Similarities and Diversities in Symbiosis’, China and CEEC Contemporary Art Exhibition, Chinese Cultural Center, Sofia, Bulgaria

2017

• 'One Voice' – Gallery 'Sezoni', Sofia, Bulgaria

• 'Project IDIOT Finished!' – Gallery 'Chervenata Tochka' (Red Dot), Sofia; Gallery 'U Park', Plovdiv, Bulgaria

 

PARTICIPATION IN GENERAL JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2025

• National Biennial Exhibition "Tenec" - Art Gallery "Kiril Petrov", Montana

• 10th International Biennial “The Art of Miniature” – “The Current” – Ruse Art Gallery, Ruse, Bulgaria

• FIDEM International Exhibition of Contemporary Art Medals – XXXVIII Congress of FIDEM, 'State Antique Collection' (Antikensammlung) at Königsplatz, Munich, Germany

• '2-0-2-5. National Exhibition of Sculpture' – Union of Bulgarian Artists, 'Shipka 6', Sofia, Bulgaria

• 'International Biennial of Glass 2025' – National Gallery 'Square 500', Sofia, Bulgaria

• National Exhibition 'The Land of Botev' 2025 – Art Gallery 'Ivan Funev' at the Regional History Museum, Vratsa, Bulgaria

• National Exhibition 'Drawing and Small Sculpture' – Union of Bulgarian Artists, 'Shipka 6', Sofia, Bulgaria

• National Exhibition 'Women’s Worlds' – Karnobat, Bulgaria

2024

• '12th International Biennial of Small Forms' – Pleven 2024 – 'Iliya Beshkov' Art Gallery, Pleven, Bulgaria

• National Exhibition - Biennial 'Friends of the Sea' – Burgas for Contemporary Bulgarian Visual Arts – Burgas Gallery 'Petko Zadgorski', Gallery of the Union of Burgas’s artists, Burgas, Bulgaria

• '17th Biennial of Miniature Art' - 'The Cultural Centre Gornji Milanovac', Serbia

• National Exhibition 'Spring Salon' - Art Gallery 'Hristo Tsokev', Gabrovo, Bulgaria

2023

• 14th Painting & Mixed Media Competition 2023-2024 (International) – Gallery Lessedra, Sofia Bulgaria

• FIDEM International Exhibition of Contemporary Art Medals – XXXVII Congress of FIDEM, Biblioteca Nazionale, Florence, Italy

• National Exhibition for Visual Arts – Art Gallery ‘Dimitar Dobrovich’, Sliven, Bulgaria

• National Exhibition – Competition for Painting and Sculpture 2023 Young Bulgarian Artists – Gallery ‘Rayko Aleksiev’, Sofia, Bulgaria

• National Sculpture Exhibition '2 - 0 - 2 - 3' - SBH Gallery – 'Shipka 6', Sofia, Bulgaria

• International Biennial 'The Art of Miniature' – 'Against the Wind' – Ruse Art Gallery, Bulgaria

• Charity Exhibition in Aid of the Victims of the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria SBH Gallery – 'Shipka 6', Sofia, Bulgaria

• National Exhibition ‘Spring Salon’ – Art Gallery ‘Hristo Tsokev’, Gabrovo, Bulgaria

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2014 - 2022

Participation in over 90 general juried and collective exhibitions, art symposiums, workshops and other art events.

2009 - 2014

Student's participation in over 30 general exhibitions, workshops and other art events.

 

AWARDS

2025

• Nomination for Sculpture – 10th International Biennial “The Art of Miniature” – “The Current” – Ruse Art Gallery, Ruse, Bulgaria

• Award from the Municipality of Vratsa in the name of the Bulgarian sculptor Andrey Nikolov for sculpture – National Exhibition “The Land of Botev” 2025 – ‘Ivan Funev’ Art Gallery at the Regional Historical Museum, Vratsa

2024

• Nomination for young author of Union of Bulgarian Arists- National Exhibition - Biennial ‘Friends of the Sea’– Burgas gallery ‘Petko Zadgorski’, Gallery of the Union of Burgas’s artists, Burgas, Bulgaria

2023

• Award for sculpture – International Biennial 'The Art of Miniature' – 'Against the Wind' – Ruse Art Gallery, Bulgaria

• Second prize – 14th Painting & Mixed Media Competition 2023-2024 – Gallery 'Lessedra', Sofia Bulgaria

• Nomination for sculpture - National Exhibition for Visual Arts 2023 – Art Gallery ‘Dimitar Dobrovich’, Sliven, Bulgaria

2022

• Nomination for award - National Exhibition ‘Spring Salon of Women Artists’ - Art Gallery "Hristo Tsokev", Gabrovo, Bulgaria

2021

• Award of Union of Bulgarian Artists for Young Artist - National Exhibition ‘Ludogorie’ – Art Gallery ‘Professor Ilia Petrov’, Razgrad, Bulgaria

2020

• Award of Veliko Tarnovo University for Young Artist - National Exhibition ‘Veliko Tarnovo – Space for Inspiration ‘2020’ – Exhibition complex ‘Rafael Mihaylov’, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

• Nomination for sculpture - 10th International Biennial of Small Forms in Art - Pleven, Bulgaria

• Nomination for young author for sculpture - National Exhibition - Biennial ‘Friends of the Sea’ – Burgas ‘2020 for Contemporary Bulgarian Visual Arts – Burgas gallery ‘Petko Zadgorski’, Gallery of the Union of Burgas’s artists, Burgas, Bulgaria

• Nomination for young author - National Exhibition ‘Spring Salon of Women Artists’ Gabrovo 2020 - Art Gallery 'Hristo Tsokev', Gabrovo, Bulgaria

2018

• Nomination for sculpture; nomination for young author - National Exhibition for Visual Arts 2018 - Art Gallery ‘Dimitar Dobrovich’, Sliven, Bulgaria

2016

• Cité internationale des Arts - Residence in Paris, France

• Nomination for sculpture at the regional exhibition for participation in the final - 5th National Competition Allianz Bulgaria for Painting, Sculpture and Graphics – Gallery of SBH, Sofia

• Scholarship for participation in 34th FIDEM World Art Medal Congress – Gent, Belgium

2014

• Scholarship for participation in 33rd FIDEM World Art Medal Congress – Sofia, Bulgaria

• Award ‘Young Artist’ - National Exhibition ‘Sculpture’ – Gallery of SBH, Sofia, Bulgaria

• ‘Best Guest Prize’ for medallic sculpture from BAMS (British Art Medal Society)

 

PARTICIPATIONS IN SYMPOSIUMS AND PLEIN AIR 

2025

• 25th International Plein Air ‘St. Luke’ - Kyustendil, Bulgaria

• 10th International Symposium "KEVIS" 2025 – “On the Water” - Regional Ethnographic Open Air Museum "Etar", Gabrovo, Bulgaria

2024

• 5th Ceramics Plein Air “Water, Earth and Fire” – Dalbok Dol village, Troyan, Bulgaria

2023

• International Symposium for Landscape and Kinetic Art 'KEVIS' 2023 - Regional Ethnographic Open Air Museum 'Etar', Gabrovo, Bulgaria

2022

• 3rd International Landart Plein Air 'Between Sand and Foam - Reformulation' in the project of the 'Visual Arts' Department, Faculty of Educational Studies and the Arts, Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski'

2020

• Plein Air for Art Oryahovo, dedicated to prof. Marin Varbanov – Oryahovo, Bulgaria

2019

• XXXI National Symposium for Wood Sculpture Yasna Polyana 2019 - Yasna polyana, Bulgaria

2018

• China Taiyuan International Youth Metal Sculpture Symposium - Taiyuan, China

• Summer Academy and Symposium (Wood Sculpture Symposium), project of NHA - Pamporovo, Bulgaria

2017

• 9th International Summer Academy and Symposium (Wood Sculpture Symposium), project of NHA - Ahtopol, Bulgaria

• 3rd Symposium of Metal Sculpture 'Something Untransparent, Unspoken Words' (Dedicated to the poems of the Bulgarian poet Penio Penev) - Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria

• FIDEM SCHOLARSHIP WORKSHOP 2017 – Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

2016

• Summer Academy and Symposium (Wood Sculpture Symposium), project of NHA - Pamporovo, Bulgaria

2015

• Art Medal Symposium, dedicated to Boris Schatz - Israel

• Summer Academy and Symposium (Wood Sculpture Symposium), project of NHA - Pamporovo, Bulgaria

2013

• ‘Jeux de la Francophonie 2013’ - Nice, France

 2012

•  5th International Symposium for Medallic Sculpture - Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

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