Ilko Nikolchev

Born:19. August 1967, Pazardzik, Bulgaria.

Education:

1995- M.A. - subject-sculpture at National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria.

1986- College of Fine Arts, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Solo exhibitions

         2007- “Verticals-Horizontals” Hewlled-Packard, Sofia, Bulgaria

         2007- “Verticals-Horizontals” Iridaart Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

         2007- “UniCredit Bulbank”, Sofia, Bulgaria

         2007- “Cite Internationale des Arts” Paris, France

         2004- “A³” Irida Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

         1997- “ATA” Modern Arts Center, Sofia, Bulgaria

         1994- “National Autumn Exhibitions”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

 Selected group exhibitions:

         2006- “Real Spaces” Bratislava, Slovakia

         2006- “Contemporary Bulgarian art” Vienna, Austria

         2006- “M-tel competition for contemporary Bulgarian art” Sofia, Bulgaria

         2005- “Irida Art Gallery” Sofia, Bulgaria

         2002- “Transparency” Center for contemporary art, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

         1992- “Ivana” Art Gallery, France

 Symposiums:

          2007- International Granite Sculpture Symposium, Alanya,Turkye

          2007- 1 Matruh International Granite Sculpture Symposium, Egypt

          2006- International Sculptural Symposium, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

          2005- Ceramic Symposium, Bratzigovo, Bulgaria

          2005- Art trip to Dubay, organized by “Irida Art Gallery”

          2003- Sculptural Symposium, Sozopol, Bulgaria

          2003- Sculptural Symposium, Vratca, Bulgaria

          2001- Sculptural Symposium, park “Oborishte” Sofia, Bulgaria

          1999- International Sculptural Symposium, Ilindency, Bulgaria

          1998- Sculptural Symposium, Momchilovcy-Zlatograd, Bulgaria

Awards:

          2006- Residence in “Cite Internationale des Arts”, Paris, France

          2002- Award of the Union of the Bulgarian Artists for Sculpture with

                   Yohannes Artinyan 

          1997- Award from “The Union of the Bulgarian Artist”, the Exhibition "Idea”,

                   Pazarjik, Bulgaria 

          1996- Grant from “The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation”, Montreal, Canada

          1994- Award for sculpture on “The Annual Exhibition” of the artists from Pazarjik

          1993- Fellowship for sculpture from “Suporting of Art in Bulgaria”, Sofia

          1992- Grant from “The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation”, Montreal, Canada

Projects and realizations with “7plus1”Art Group: 

            2001- “TheNapkin”17/17/1.40m,concrete,grass, Sofia, park”Oborishte”

     2000- “Underground Filter”-an installation 40/6/2m.,syntetic net,90 slides

     2000- “12 Hours”-an installation, 9/9/4m. syntetic net, 90slides,

               two rotational projectors.

                     ”Light Projections”-Varna

            2000- “Blur” sculptural installation, 3/5/1m. syntetic net,

                    ”Light Projections”-Varna

            2000- “Blur” sculptural installation, 15/15/1m. syntetic net; “Impresion”-Plovdiv

    2000- “Membrane” a sculptural installation, 5/6/10m.wrapping foil;

              Bulgarian Artists   Union Art Gallery, 6 Shipka str., Sofia

     2000- “A Memory Analyses” projection on sculptural installation, 6/5/4m.

              syntetic net,90 slides, two rotational projectors. “Communication Front”,

               Center for Modern Art Plovdiv

            1999- “Something down up there” sculptural installation, 14/2/3m.marble;

                     International Sculptural Symposium, Ilindency.

    1999- “A Bar-Diffraction-Passing through” sculptural installation,

             14/3.60/3.60m.2000 wrapping cassettes; Soros Arts Center Annual

              Exhibition, in the center of Varna

            1999- “Water-Air” sculptural composition, steel, the center of Zlatograd

            1998- “Filter-Passing through” sculptural composition, steel, the center of Pernik

            1998- “A Barrier-Verticals”, the village of Momchilovsty

            1998- “Two Realities” an installation,”ATA”Modern Arts Center

            1998- “Mikado” an installation, City Art Gallery, Plovdiv

            1997- “The Arc”, Ata-Rai Gallery, Sofia

            1997- “The Arc”, Town Art Gallery, Pernik