Nikola Nikolov

Nikola Nikolov began his art education at the National School of Applied Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria, specializing in metalwork, classical drawing, and modeling. In 1995, at the age of 23, he caught the attention of legendary fashion designer Paco Rabanne, who invited him to Paris after seeing his drawings. During their time together, Rabanne publicly referred to Nikola as “The new Michelangelo”, a statement that would echo throughout Nikola’s career and evolve into a guiding question behind his creative journey. Nikola continued his education at the Academy of Fine Arts (ABK) in Maastricht in 1996. During this period of intense artistic development, his talent was recognized when he was awarded the prestigious Gilbert de Bontridder Prijs in 2000. He subsequently earned his Master’s degree at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam in 2002. In 2009, he founded Studio-Re-Creation, a practice built around transforming discarded materials into emotionally charged, symbolic artworks. Today, his work explores themes of trauma, survival, and transformation, assembling broken glass, metal, and found objects into powerful sculptural figures. A pivotal sculpture within Nikola's oeuvre, 'The Glass Rider', is a deeply personal, autobiographical self-...

Nikola Nikolov began his art education at the National School of Applied Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria, specializing in metalwork, classical drawing, and modeling. In 1995, at the age of 23, he caught the attention of legendary fashion designer Paco Rabanne, who invited him to Paris after seeing his drawings. During their time together, Rabanne publicly referred to Nikola as “The new Michelangelo”, a statement that would echo throughout Nikola’s career and evolve into a guiding question behind his creative journey.

Nikola continued his education at the Academy of Fine Arts (ABK) in Maastricht in 1996. During this period of intense artistic development, his talent was recognized when he was awarded the prestigious Gilbert de Bontridder Prijs in 2000. He subsequently earned his Master’s degree at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam in 2002. In 2009, he founded Studio-Re-Creation, a practice built around transforming discarded materials into emotionally charged, symbolic artworks.

-The Netherlands Amsterdam, Art Hotel Amsterdam, ‘The Glass Rider’
-Isle of Man, Douglas, Sayle Gallery, ‘The Glass Rider’
-Israel, Holon, POST FOSSIL excavating 21st century -creation, ‘The White (Jack) Rabbit
-The Netherlands, Kunstfort Asperen, EduArt
-The Netherlands, Kunstfort Asperen, Tuttobene -Japan, Tokio, POST FOSSIL excavating 21st century creation 21_21 Design Sight, ‘The White (Jack) Rabbit, curated by Lidewei Edelkoort for Issey Miyake
-The Netherlands, Utrecht, De Toonkamer, Thema Ambacht, onderdeel van Elle Wonen event Februari-April
-The Netherlands, Amsterdam, De Chielerie, curated by Lftfld -Italy, Milaan, Spazio Rossana Orlandi, ‘The Dog’
-The Netherlands, Maastricht, Conflict, Minckelersstraat 14: ‘The Lamp 2’, 3, 4 and 5
-The Netherlands, Eindhoven, Kunstenaars Initiatief, -Dutch Design Week, ‘Alice’ -The Netherlands, Utrecht, De Toonkamer, Tuttobene, ‘The Lamp’ -Italy, Milaan, Nhow Hotel, ‘The Chair’ and ‘The Glass’
-The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Platform 21, Repair Manifesto, ‘The Little Glass’
-The Netherlands, Lei...