ARTIST PROFILE

Slav Nedev

  • Bulgaria (b. 1967 in Sofia)
  • Currently in Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • The most essential thing about a visual work of art is actually... invisible. A freelance visual artist working in the field of painting, installation, drawing, digital art, public art... sometimes curating as well.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018

  • Objects, Arosita Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2017

2016

  • Water Imprints, Artur Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Biotope in The Ballet Rehearsal Room (part of Small Rooms project), The Ballet Rehearsal Room, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.

2015

  • Biotope 17, Arosita Gallery (Stick Space), Sofia, Bulgaria.

2010

  • Biotope, Sofia Press Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2008

  • Images from Nowhere, Agrion Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2006

  • Remains, Credo Bonum, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2005

  • Elements, Rakursi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2003

  • Between Two Dreams, Triadiss Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Creation, Kozhuharovi Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2001

  • Selected Works, Kempinski & Zografski, Sofia, Bulgaria.

1999

  • Works on Paper, Drita Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

1996

  • Remains, Ata-ray Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

1995

  • Slav Nedev - Selected Works, Vitosha Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019

  • Thank You Mr. Ruf!, Credo Bonum Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • The Other Body, Geshov Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • C (Carbon), Red Dot Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • While Walking about the City, Red Dot Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2018

  • The Gift, ICA-Sofia - The Institute of Contemporary Art, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Ilindentsi - An Art Zone, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Youthexhibition 2, Red Dot Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2017

2016

2015

2014

  • Only for Fans, Arosita Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Snap to Grid, LACDA (los angeles center for digital art), Los Angeles, United States.
  • What Happened?, Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • WAG Collection at Palais Porcia, Palais Porcia, Vienna, Austria.
  • New Shades in Contemporary Art, Blagoevgrad/Sofia 2014, Arosita Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • To Be Continued... Gaudenz B. Ruf Collection of Contemporary Bulgarian Art, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • WAG Collection at Romer Floris Museum, Romer Floris Muzeum, Gyor, Hungary.
  • Then and Now, Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • The Untold Abstraction, Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2013

  • Only for Fans, Arosita Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Open Monument – vergängliche Denkmäler im öffentlichen Raum, Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin, Germany.
  • Section 13 Annual Exhibition, Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Hospital for Lovers, Raiko Alexiev Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2012

  • Magnet & Antimagnet, ICA Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Earth | Body | Mind, 2nd Kathmandu International Art Fair, Metro Park, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Chances, Choices, Changes, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Communications, Vivacom Art Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Tree of Life, Vivacom Art Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2011

  • Urban Zone, Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2009

  • Environmental Justice, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • T-A-P-E Invites (Made in Arnhem), Arnhem, Arnhem, Netherlands.
  • Two Brothers, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia.
  • Reality & Fiction, Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Portrait, Imon Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2008

  • Biotope I (installation for the August in Art Biennial), Varna City Art Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria.
  • Short Distance, Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Uninhibited Contacts, Argos Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2007

  • Balance, Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Cultural Identity, Sofia Press Gallery, Sofia / Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art, Groton, CT, USA, Sofia, Groton (USA), Bulgaria.
  • Traffic, Shipka 6 Gallery of UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2006

  • Schmincke Competition Painting Exhibition, Credo Bonum, Sofia, Bulgaria.

2005

  • Vereinte Kunst gegen Not, ein Art-project der Galerie NordHof, Various locations, Dresden (Sachsen), Bad Neustadt (Bayern), Germany.

2003

  • Cafe Life, The Gallery Internet Café , Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • 5 Bulgarian Artists, Bulgarian Embassy, Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2002

  • Bulgarian Painting after 1989, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria.

LOCATION

  • Born 1967 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria.

AWARDS & GRANTS

  • 2019
    Second Prize and Realization. Competition for a Work in Public Space for Rosarium Park
    Kazanlak Municipality, Kazanlak, Bulgaria
  • 2017
    First Prize, Competition for a Work in Public Space, Rosarium Park (in collaboration with arch. Yassena Popova)
    Kazanlak Municipality, Kazanlak, Bulgaria
  • 2016
    Grant for realization (as a curator) of a group exhibition
    Gaudenz B. Ruf Award for New Bulgarian Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2016
    Grant for production costs
    Gaudenz B. Ruf Award for New Bulgarian Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2012
    Certificate of Honor
    Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 2011
    Residency at Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus (Kebbel-Villa)
    Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany
  • 2009
    Residency at Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
    Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2006
    Certificate of Honor, Small Forms Biennale, Pleven 2006
    Small Forms Biennale, Pleven, Bulgaria
  • 2006
    Audience Award, National Painting Competition organized by H. Schmincke & Co.
    H. Schmincke & Co., Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2002
    Certificate of Honor, Small Forms Biennale, Pleven 2002
    Small Forms Biennale, Pleven, Bulgaria

RESIDENCIES

  • 2015
    Sound & Color, Darik Radio, Varna, Bulgaria
  • 2015
    The Steps of Time, Svetlana and Jordan Lechkov, Sliven, Bulgaria
  • 2014
    Freeze Frame, Municipality Blagoevgrad, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
  • 2014
    Anders und doch gleich, 1-st International Art Symposium, Kuratorium Europäische Kulturarbeit, Beratzhausen, Germany
  • 2012
    Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus (Kebbel-Villa), Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany
  • 2012
    The Old School International Art Residency, The Old School International Art Residency & Foundation for Development of Gorna Lipnitsa, Gorna Lipnitsa, Bulgaria
  • 2012
    Art 2012, Art Center Ilindentsi, Union of Bulgarian Artists, Ilindentsi, Bulgaria
  • 2011
    World Art Games - Vukovar 2011 International Art Residency, World Art Games, Vukovar, Croatia
  • 2010
    Cité Internationale des Arts, Union of Bulgarian Artists, Paris, France
  • 2010
    Art Paths, Shabla Municipality & Villa Artea, Krapets, Bulgaria
  • 2007
    8th Watercolor Art Symposium “Dechko Uzunov”, Museum-Haus Dechko Uzunov, Sozopol, Bulgaria
  • 2007
    Uninhibited Contacts, 2nd International Art Symposium, Sigma Group, Nessebar, Bulgaria
  • 2007
    Oryahovo 2007, International Art Residency , Savchevi Gallery, Oryahovo, Bulgaria
  • 2006
    7th Watercolor Art Symposium “Dechko Uzunov”, Museum-Haus Dechko Uzunov, Sozopol, Bulgaria
  • 2004
    Sozopol Art Symposium, Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sozopol, Bulgaria
  • 2003
    Vlasina 2003 International Art Symposium, , Leskovac Municipality, Vlasina Lake, Serbia

MEMBERSHIPS

  • 2012 - Present
    Biotope Association, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2011 - Present
    Charette – cooperation for design, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2001 - Present
    Union of the Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria

COLLECTIONS

  • Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Kuratorium Europäische Kulturarbeit, Beratzhausen, Germany
  • Siddhartha Arts Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • World Art Games, Osijek, Croatia
  • City Museum Vukovar, Vukovar, Croatia
  • Contemporary Bulgarian Art, New Bulgarian University Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Town of Shabla, Shabla, Bulgaria
  • Gaudenz B. Ruf, Zürich, Switzerland
  • Museum "Detchko Usunov", Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Department of State, Washington DC, USA, Washington, United States