YAVOR KOSTADINOV (1993)

Yavor Kostadinov (b.1993) Plovdiv, BG
NAA Sofia, BG, Painting MA 2018, BA 2016, 2015 Accademia di Brera, Milano, ITA
2019 – 2021 Asst. Lecturer at NAA Sofia, 2020 UBA member (IAA/IAAP)
Works in Plovdiv and Sofia, BG. Exhibitions & Solo -2019 „Some fears“, Vaska Emanouilova Gallery – branch of Sofia City Art Gallery, ,curator: K.Vassilev, Sofia, BG, „Beyond all of this“ Art Gallery „Dimitar Dobrovich“ Sliven, BG , „Peculiar afternoon“ - Kazanlak City Art Gallery, BG
2018 „Sickened but curious“, Geshov Gallery, Sofia, BG,„Temporeal“ – Serdika Gallery, Sofia, BG
Collective : 2020 Exhibition of the BAZA Award nominees – Sofia City Art Gallery, BG
National exhibition/competition for painting and sculpture 2019, „Rayko Aleksiev“ Hall, Sofia, BG
„In the beginning“ I,II & III (2017,2017, 2020) – UBA Halls and „Rayko Aleksiev“ Hall, Sofia, BG – initiatives of the Young Bulgarian Artists platform, 2019 Open Art Files - Notes and footnotes, „Kapana“ Gallery, curators: V. Mlechevska and K.Terziev, Plovdiv, BG
Background : Young Artists from Plovdiv, Danchova house (a project of Sariev Gallery)
2018 „Beneath the surface“ - National Autumn Exhibitions Plovdiv, BG, curator: G. Lardeva
„Shock and horror“– Goethe Institut, Sofia, BG, curator: St.Tsaneva
„The debate about reality“ - part II „Rayko Aleksiev“ Hall, curators: St. Pamukchiev, P.Tsanev,
K. Vassilev, Sofia, BG , 2016 Exhibition of NAA Sofia graduates in BKI „Haus Wittgenstein“ Vienna, AUT, 2015 „Ancora nuovi segni“– students of prof.Omar Galliani, Spazio Espositivo Antonello da Messina, Legnano, ITA
Awards and nominations: 2020 Selected for residency in Cité des Arts Paris in 2021 – UBA (IAA/IAAP), Nominated for the 2020 BAZA Award for Contemporary Art , Young artist
awards from national exhibitions in Bulgaria: 2020 VelikoTarnovo 2018 Sliven 2018 Montana 2018 Gabrovo, 2018 Award for painting - „Allianz Bulgaria“ exhibition/competition
2018 Nomination for the „Sirak Skitnik“ art award and painting award (3rd place)
from the 2020 National Exhibition - Art Gallery „Dimitar Dobrovich“ Sliven, BG
„Anastas Staykov“ award - National Art High School „Tsanko Lavrenov“, Plovdiv, BG

Some of his works are part of the collections of:
Art Gallery „Hristo Tsokev“, Gabrovo, BG; Art Gallery „Dimitar Dobrovich“ Sliven, BG
Art Gallery „Kiril Petrov“, Montana, BG; Allianz Bulgaria corporate collection
Other collections of independent collectors and galleries.