Nikolay Yanakiev

Nikolay Yanakiev is the first Contemporary Bulgarian artist to sell his painting in one of the most prestigious auction houses - The Christie's. The auction took place on July 19th, 2017 in London and was a great success for the artist. His painting "The studio" was sold at a price five times higher than originally announced by a foreign collector participating in the auction on the phone.

Nikolay Yanakiev is Born in June 23, 1954 in the town of Dupnitsa, Bulgaria. In 1973 he graduated from the Fine Arts High School in Sofia and in 1981 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, specializing in painting and fine arts in the class of Prof. Svetlin Rousev. The works of Nikolay Yanakiev are in possession of the following museums and galleries: The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy; The Mimara Muzeum in Zagreb, Croatia; The National Gallery of Fine Arts in La Valleta, Malta; The UNESCO Collection, Burgenland, Austria; The Ludwig Collection in Cologne, Germany; the National Gallery of Fine Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria; The City Gallery of Sofia, Bulgaria.

Private collections posessing works of Nikolay Yanakiev: Claude Litz, Paris, France; Prof. Dr. Nick Titz, Neusiedl am See, Austria; Jürgen Hoyer, Berlin, Germany; Egidius Braun, Germany; Bronda, Finland and some others in France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Russia, Greece, Great Britain, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, Austria, Spain.

Memberships of the artist: Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists; Corresponding member of the Accademia Internacionale Greci – Marino, Italy; Accepted member of the Salon D’Automne Association, Paris, France; Selected for the art dictionary Who’s Who in International Art for 1996/97, Lausanne, Switzerland; Cavalier of the International Academy of Contemporary Arts, The Academic Palms of Vermeil, Belgium.

Participations in international biennales and symposia: International Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden; International Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland; International Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium; International Images, Sewickles (PA),USA; International Art Fair, Barcelona, Spain; International Humor and Satire Biennale Gabrovo, Bulgaria; Salon d’Automne, Paris, France; International Art EXPO, Milan, Italy; Simodart, Burgenland, Austria; Europ’Art, Geneva, Switzerland.

Awards of Nikolay Yanakiev: The Award of the Municipality of the Town of Shumen at the National Painting Competition, Bulgaria; First Prize at the Strouma 82 Regional Exhibition, Bulgaria; Grand Prix of the South Spring Exhibition in the town of Haskovo in 1982, Bulgaria; The Prize of the Portrait Section at the General Exhibition of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria; Honorable certificate from the International Art Competition of the Art Gallery – Henry Tanas, Toronto, Canada; Jury Prize of the Plastic Arts, 6th exhibition, Champs-Sur-Marne, France; The Special Award for Painting of the Ministry of Culture at the 13th International Biennale for Humor and Satire in Gabrovo, Bulgaria.