Curriculum Vitae

Nikolay K. Petkov

1967 Born in Vratza, Bulgaria

1986 Graduated from Sofia High School of Fine Arts

1988-89 Taught Fine Arts at 109th Sofia Public School

1989-94 National Academy of Arts, Sofia

• Master of Fine Arts degree
• Major Mural Painting, the class of Prof. Dimo Zaimov

1993-2000 Participated in an Art Exhibitions in Vratza, Kozlodui, Vienna (House of Wittgenstein) and Sofia

September, 1994 First one-man show, Sofia

1995--1996 The New School for Social Research, New York

• Advanced English Studies
• Art Courses: "Art of the 20th Century" with Allen David, "Toward the Year 2000; Art and the Evolution of Visual Knowledge" with John Moore

April, 1997 One-man show Sssentiments, Aquarelle, Sofia, "Arena" Gallery

April, 1998 One-man show Recreation Zone, Oil Pastel, Sofia, "Arena" Gallery

January, 1999 One-man show Geometry/Sensibility, Painting on paper, Varna, "Areta" Gallery

August, 1999 One-man show Projections, Painting on paper, Sofia, "Irida" Gallery

March, 2000 One-man show Oil, Sofia, "Irida" Gallery

January, 2001 One-man show Points, Painting , Sofia, "Tzar Osvoboditel" Gallery

October, 2001 One-man show Surfaces, Oil Pastel, Sofia, "XXL" Gallery

June, 2002 One-man show 11 works, Painting, New York, "Flux Factory" Gallery

June, 2002 One-man show Pauses, Painting, Sofia, "XXL" Gallery

December, 2002 One-man show On Boudoir, Aquarelle, Sofia, "XXL" Gallery

September, 2003 One-man show Orders, Painting, Sofia, "Ikar" Gallery

June, 2004 Participation in First International Bienalle for Contemporary Art, Shoumen, Bulgaria

June, 2004 One-man show Chamber Exhibition, Painting, New York, "Flux Factory" Gallery

Since Jan, 2005 PhD Studies in Art Theory/Art History, The National Academy of Art, Sofia

August, 2006 Participation in Contemporary Art from Bulgaria, "Srpska" Gallery, Nis, Serbia

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