Write your text here...Aspiring at combining all art genres into a harmonious ensemble. Following the bumpy road of my artistic pursuits, my works are hand-made, relying on the improvisation with the material. In my intuitive play with form I have attempted to give my works a life and a face of their own.
My encounter with a variety of cultural traditions triggers my creativity and gives me a chance to build up a peculiar aesthetic reality. I minimize my saying like during meditation and this releases my expression. This leads me down the road to a better knowledge of my own self.

Dimitar Nikolaev

Born:
1950 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Education:

1981 - Ceramic in National Art Academy in Sofia, in the class of prof. Venko Kolev.

Selected exhibitions:

1984 – International Exhibition of Ceramics, Valorie, France.
1986 – International Exhibition of Applied Arts, Hungary.
1988 – Exhibition of Applied Arts in Germany.
1990 – Design of the settings for Verdi’s Opera “Rigoletto”. Summer Opera Festival, Holland.
1990 – One-man show in Vinkega, participation in group exhibitions in Zwolle and Eindhoffen, Holland.
1995 – One-man show in Vinkega, Holland.
1998 – Group exhibition of the invitation of the crafts chamber of Koblenz Bonn, Koln and Essen, Germany.
1998 – Award of Spring Hall of Union of Bulgarian artists, Sofia.
2000 – One-man show in Leevarden, Holland.
2001 – Participation in exhibition “Open Stal” – Oldeberkoop and Frieseland, Holland.
2002 – Award from competition of Union of Bulgarian artists in “Cite Internationale des Arts”, Paris.
2003 – One-man show in gallery “Elektra”, Malaga, Spain.
2005 – Exhibition “Handwerk Koblenz 55+”, Koblenz, Germany.
2006 – One-man show in gallery “Rakursi”, Sofia.
2007 – Participation in “Awards for Contemporary Bulgarian Art 2006”, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2015 – Award of Union of Bulgarian artists – “Festival contemporary ceramics” 2015