Nikolay Yanakiev
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Nikolay Yanakiev was born on June 23, 1954 in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria. He graduated from the High School of Fine Arts, Sofia in 1973. In 1981 he graduated from the National Academy of Arts with a major in "Painting" in the class of Prof. Svetlin Rusev. He has been a member of the UBA since 1981. He has had over 95 solo exhibitions around the world. At the age of 38 he became a member of the Autumn Salon in Paris. He has won numerous awards, including: Grand Prize from the exhibition "Southern Spring", Haskovo (1982), The award in the "Portrait" section of Collective Art Exhibition, Sofia (1987), The special award for painting of the Ministry of Culture in the 13th Biennial of Humor and Satire, Gabrovo (1997) and others. He has presented his artworks in New York, Washington, Barcelona, Vienna, Paris, Pim, Berlin, Cologne, France, Salzburg, Batsyva, Pale, Xel. His works are part of the collections of National Art Gallery, Sofia City Gallery, National Gallery for Fine Arts, La Balletta, Malta, Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy; Unesco Collection in Bulgaria, Austria, Ludwig Collection in Cologne, Germany, Mimara Museum, Zagreb, Croatia, etc. Nikolay Yanakiev is the first Bulgarian artist to sell his painting at the world-famous auction house Christie's. He lives and works in Sofia.