Nestor Kovachev

(* 1981 in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria)

*1981 born in Bulgaria, lives and works in Vienna

 

2002 - 2005              Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria (MFA)

1999 - 2002              Faculty of Fine Arts, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

 

          selected  solo exhibitions

 

2015            Bronenosets Potemkin, Richard J. Massey Foundation, New York (fortcomming)

2014             Before, Between, and After. The beholder`s implication in the work of art,

                     Eyes On - European Month of Photography, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Vienna

                     The tones ascending…, Gallery Heike Curtze and Petra Seiser, Vienna          

                     Project Carinthian Heads, Bad Kleinkircheim, Austria

2013             Think Tank Or Deep-Frozen Archeology Of Knowledge, ViennaFair The New Contemporary

                     Take no chances, Hadji Nikoli Gallery, Veliko Tarnovo

2012             Uccellacci e uccellini, Gallery Heike Curtze, Salzburg

2011             The Pleasure Of Making Art, Next Generation IV, Gallery Traklhaus, Salzburg

                     Me, A Self-Portrait As An Artwork, Gallery Heike Curtze, Berlin

2010             Emergency Box Of Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein, Bulgarian Cultural Institute-Wittgenstein House, Vienna

 

        selected group exhibitions

 

2014             So Close, So Far – Contemporary Bulgarian Artist Abroad, National Palace of Culture, Sofia

                     To be continued, Gaudenz B. Ruf Collection of Contemporary Bulgarian Art, Sofia City Art Gallery

                     ALMANACH I - Cabinet de Dessin, curated by Lorand Hegyi

                     Gallery Heike Curtze und Petra Seiser Salzburg

                     BAZA Award for contemporary art, Sofia City Art Gallery

                     ColourING book-Art Brussels

                     ALMANACH, Gallery Alessandro Bagnai, Florence

                     ALMANACH I - Cabinet de Dessin, curated by Lorand Hegyi

                     Gallery Heike Curtze und Petra Seiser, Vienna

                     Grau – Wi Sa So, National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia (travelling exhibition)

                     Grau – Wi Sa So, Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg (travelling exhibition)

2013             Grau – Wi Sa So, Wittgenstein House, Vienna (travelling exhibition)

                     Der Mann – Nackt, Cultural Foundation Castle Britz, Berlin

                     Bulgarian Artists in Vienna. Contemporary Practicеs at the Beginning of the 21st Century,

                     Sofia City Art Gallery

                     Women on Stage, Gallery Heike Curtze, Vienna

2012             The Naked Man, LENTOS Kunstmuseum, Linz

                     Artist Exchange, Projekt by IDEA-Society Vienna-Isparta (TR)

                     Why Duchamp?, From Object to Museum and Back (125 Years), SAMCA, Sofia

2011             Stock Exchange, DreiEck Studio, Vienna

 

 

 

2010             Central Europe Revisited III, curated by Lorand Hegyi, Esterhazy Palace, Austria

                     Die imaginäre-Franz-Graf-Klasse, XPEDIT Kiosk, Vienna

                     Gallerist`s choice, Wiener Art Foundation, Vienna

2009             1st Danube Biennale, Meulensteen Art Museum, Bratislava

                     Sommer(r)eigen, Gallery Heike Curtze, Salzburg

                     Die Entstellung des Augenblicks, Gallery Heike Curtze, Vienna

2008             Sonnengold, Gallery Heike Curtze, Salzburg

2006             Tag der offenen Tür – 50 Positions in Flakleitturm, Vienna

 

          awards

 

2014             Shortlist BAZA Award for Contemporary Art, Sofia, Bulgaria

2013             Nomination Canson Prix Award, Paris, France

 

         public collections

 

 2014            Austria National Bank Art Collection (OeNB)

                     Gaudenz B. RUF Collection for Bulgarian contemporary art, Switzerland

 2013            Museum Angerlehner, Wels, Austria

                     Contemporary Art and Photography collection, Sofia City Art Gallery, Bulgaria

 2012            MdM Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria

 2010            Esterházy Private Foundation, Eisenstadt, Austria

 2010            UniCredit Group’s Art Collection, Bologna, Italy

 2009            Bank Austria Kunstforum, Vienna, Austria

 

2013

                     Grant of The Arts Division and Culture Division of the Federal Chancellery Austria (BMUKK)                                                        

                     Exhibition Take no chances, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

                     Grant of Gaudenz B. Ruf Award for Book, Привързаният балон / The Tied Up Balloon