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

2019

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

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COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS

2024

• '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 EXHIBITIONS

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

2022

• 10th Forum ‘Small Graphic Forms’ – Gallery ‘Ko-op’, Sofia, Bulgaria

• 11th International Biennial of Small Forms in Art – Pleven, Bulgaria

• National Exhibition - Biennial ‘Friends of the Sea’ – Burgas ‘2022 for Contemporary Bulgarian Visual Arts – Burgas gallery ‘Petko Zadgorski’, Gallery of the Union of Burgas’s artists, Burgas, Bulgaria

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

2014 - 2021

Participation in over 50 general exhibitions, workshops and other art events.

2009 - 2014

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

 

AWARDS

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 

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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