Artist Biography
Yordan Nikolov is a multidisciplinary artist working across Bath, London and Sofia. His interest lies in conveying socio-political phenomena visually. A graduate of the BRIT School and Art History Link-Up, Yordan has extensively studied Art History and contemporary digital design practices, as well as having written on the intersection between art and politics. This interest is reflected in his Bath University Left Union (BULU) tenure as Campaigns & Social Media Officer, which saw the threefold increase in popularity of the Union through a well-designed branding strategy. A Christie’s Scholarship winner with his short film about Fascist Italian and German influences on Bulgarian interwar architecture, Yordan has recently completed a 20th Century Design course with Christie’s Education. With over three years of professional experience in the creative sector, chiefly through his work in a mid-century and contemporary art gallery in Chelsea, the artist has engaged deeply with the contemporary art industry and all its aspects, from publicity to transport logistics, which enabled him to curate his first exhibition of BULU artwork in October 2021.
Work
October 2022 - July 2023. Social Media Officer, University of Bath Left Union (BULU).
March 2020 - present. Media Manager, Catharine Miller.
2021 - present. Freelance artist. Graphic design work for Michael Angove RA and Eduard Belsky.
Curatorial & Exhibitions
October 2023. Open Call Exhibition - Inaugural Edition of VIJ! Live (ВИЖ! НА ЖИВО), Sofia, Bulgaria.
March - April 2023. Joint exhibition with Olivia Henderson (mis)understandings and 6 degrees of freedom. Arts Scholars Spring Showcase, University of Bath.
December 2022. Arts Scholars Winter Showcase, University of Bath.
October 2022. Curator, The Left: Images of Progress. An exhibition of posters by Bath University Left Union members.
Scholarship
March 2023. 20th Century & Contemporary Design diploma. Christie’s Education.
October 2022 - July 2023. Arts Scholar, University of Bath.
July 2022. 2nd Prize Art History Link-Up x Christie’s Scholarship Essay-Writing and Film-Making Competition, The Bulgarian National Bank: a Story of Fascism, Modernism and Classicism.
Short documentary film.
Publications & Broadcast
October 2023. VIJ! (in Bulgarian).
August 2023. BULU Review.
Analysing an Analysis: Why Triangle of Sadness is the Perfect Documentary about Contemporary Society.
March 2023. University Radio Bath. Interview.
October 2022. Bath Time Magazine.
Inter-Railing: My Journey.
I Refuse to Mourn.