Artist Biography
Yordan Nikolov is a multidisciplinary artist working across Bath, London and Sofia. His interest lies in conveying socio-political phenomena visually. A BSc (Hons) Politics and International Relations graduate of the University of Bath, BRIT School and Art History Link-Up, Yordan has extensively studied Art History and contemporary digital design practices and has written on the intersection between art and politics. As the Bath University Left Union (BULU) Campaigns & Social Media Officer, he achieved a 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 completed a 20th Century Design course with Christie’s Education. With over five 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, leading him to curate three exhibitions.
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
August 2025. STROIINFO (in Bulgarian). Photographs published.
October 2023. VIJ! (in Bulgarian). Photographs and text published.
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.