TEON (Teodora Nikolova)
Visual Artist — Painting, Sculpture, Installation
Based in Sofia, Bulgaria · teodoranikolovaart.com · studio@teodoranikolovaart.com · Instagram: @teodoranikolova_art
Self-taught visual artist. Practice developed through sustained material research, international exhibitions, and continuous professional development since 2024.
2003–2008 BSc Economics of Industry, University of National and World Economy (UNWE), Sofia, Bulgaria
EDUCATION
Self-taught visual artist. Practice developed through sustained material research, international exhibitions, and continuous professional development since 2024.
2003–2008 BSc Economics of Industry, University of National and World Economy (UNWE), Sofia, Bulgaria
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2027 Between Breath and Silence, B² Atelier / Art Gallery, Chelsea, London, United Kingdom (forthcoming)
2026 Infinity, Vivacom Art Hall – Oborishte, Sofia, Bulgaria
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 The Poetics of Correspondence, Grenada National Pavilion, Spazio Berlendis, 61st International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
2026 Group Exhibition, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France
2026 The Art of Emotion, Energy and Contemporary Expression, Galerie ARTEXPERTISE, Cannes, France
2026 TEON × PortGallery, PortGallery x ArTour Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2026 Group Exhibition, European Museum of Modern Art (MeAm), Barcelona, Spain
2026 Group Exhibition, Made4Art Gallery, Milan, Italy
2025 Group Exhibition, Gallery Artio / Gallery Espacio, London, United Kingdom
2025 Group Exhibition, The Fusion Art Gallery, Marbella, Spain
2025 Group Exhibition, Gallery Espace 22, Monaco
2025 Group Exhibition, Gallery Il Leone, Rome, Italy
2025 Group Exhibition, Gallery Febo e Dafne, Turin, Italy
2025 Group Exhibition, Roccart Gallery, Florence, Italy
ART FAIRS & BIENNIALS
2026 61st International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia, Grenada National Pavilion, Venice, Italy
2026 Monaco Art Fair, Monaco (selected)
AWARDS & HONORS
2026 Menzione di Merito, Progetto d’Autore 2026, “I nuovi volti dell’arte contemporanea,” Sala Carlo Scarpa, MAXXI – National Museum of 21st Century Arts, Rome, Italy
2025 IO ARTISTA International Art Award, Florence, Italy
2025 Top Selection, BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2025 UK Artists — Top 10 London ’25, International Contemporary Art Awards
2024 European Artist Award, Florence, Italy — Winner, Drawing Category (artwork: Roses)
COLLECTIONS
Works held in private collections across Bulgaria, Italy, France, Spain, Monaco, and the United Kingdom.
BIBLIOGRAPHY & PRESS
2026 Artio Magazine, Issue 12, April 2026 — Cover feature and interview: “Infinity — An Interview with Teodora Nikolova”
2026 PO4OR, France — “TEON à Cannes: une immersion dans l’énergie et l’expression contemporaine”
2025 Giunti Atlas of Contemporary Art, Giunti Editore, Italy — project feature: Between Breath and Silence
2025 Artdependence Magazine, Artist feature and profile
2026 БТА (Bulgarian News Agency), Feature on the exhibition Infinity
ARTIST TALKS & LECTURES
2026 Conversation with the Artist, 61st International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia, Spazio Berlendis, Venice, Italy
2026 Progetto d’Autore 2026 — Presentation, Sala Carlo Scarpa, MAXXI – National Museum of 21st Century Arts, Rome, Italy