1959 Date of birth
1978 Graduated from Arts High School in Sofia
1986 Graduated from the Academy for Fine Arts, Sofia, main subject :frescoes.
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:
1989 Monumental Arts in the Organization of the Environment, Sofia
1991 Paintings, Gallery77, Sofia
1993 Paintings, Honda, Sofia
1993 Madam Katu`s Castle, Installation, Lesedra Gallery, Sofia
1994 Paintings, German Embassy, Sofia
1995 Paintings, Bonn
1995 Paintings, Intercontinental Hotel, Sofia
1996 Paintings, Ata Rai Gallery, Sofia
1996 Paintings, Cultural Institute, Budapest
1997 Paintings, Party Club, Sofia
1997 Paintings, Gallery 2000, Prague
1997 “Ritual Places in Bulgaria”, Paintings and CD, French cultural Institute, Sofia
1998 Bulgarian, Cultural Institute, Budapest
1999 Paintings, Suzuki Gallery, Budapest
1999 Paintings Hotel Kempinsky, Sofia
2000 Paintings Hotel Sheraton, Sofia
2000 Paintings Hotel Kempinsky, Sofia
2000 Paintings “Ritual Objects”1 Gallery “Stalbata”, Sofia
2001 Paintings “Ritual Objects”2 Gallery “Tzar Osvoboditel 6”, Sofia
2001 Paintings Gallery “Stalbata”, Sofia
2002 Paintings Gallery “G. Veltchev”, Varna
2002 Paintings Gallery “Kredo”, Haskovo
2003 Paintings Gallery “Stalbata”, Sofia
2003 Paintings East –West Art Connection, Malaga, Spain
2004 Paintings BKI Gallery, Budapest
2004 Paintings “RACURSI” Gallery, Sofia
2005 Paintings “ARTAMONTZEV” Gallery, Sofia
2005 Paintings French Cultural Institute, Sofia
2006 Paintings “IKAR” Gallery, Sofia
2007 Paintings “RACURSI” Gallery, Sofia
MONUMENTAL WORKS, EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES:
Nikolai has created 15 monumental works, some of which are ”Nonbicoloured Symphony for Dali”(1989, fresco), “Nature Science”(1989,fresco),new frescoes at the St.Nikola Church(1986/7, Iskrets), “Spiral”(1993,vitraje, Soros Foundation), frescoes at the "The Assumption" Church(2003/6, Vladislavzi), frescoes at the “St.Spas” chapel, situated in the Eastern Rhodops, Bulgaria(2007).
OM art formation - The first Bulgarian ethno group “OM” has been founded in 1991 by Nikolai Ivanov – musician, composer, multi instrumentalist, artist. The purpose is the creation of cross culture synthetic and plastic music, which is aiming to associate elements from the ethnic music, ambient, jazz, new–age, and minimalism. Nikolai Ivanov realized his conviction about the synthesis of East and West ideas and the global “ethnologisation” of contemporary art. OM uses instruments and motives taken from the Balkan tradition: tambura, tarambuka, bagpipe, instruments from the East-sitar, tabla, ghatam, sas, specific Tibetian singing mixed with acoustic guitar, forte piano, bass and electronic instruments, programming and samples .The group offers a lot of concerts and in many occasions takes part in most of the Bulgarian festivals: “Saloon of the Arts “ , ”Apolonia”, ”Varna summer”, ”August in Art “, ”Sofia jazz peak” , ”Music Jam”, jazz festivals in the country and in Sofia. The musicians are aspiring to a maximum ”opening” - they play in clubs with electronic ambience, in jazz and fusion clubs, ethno clubs and they make acoustic concerts and vanguard performances. OM and Nikolai Ivanov have made artistic tours in France, Germany, Hungary, Spain, Norway, Croatia, Poland, Austria, Turkey, India, Nepal, and China. On May 16th, 1996 “OM” together with musicians realized the highest concert in the world – at 5345m. at Kalapatar (under Everest), which was registered in the files of Guinness. “OM” takes part as well in lots representative activities, like: concert “Milenium” (on invitation of the President of Republic)-author Nikolai Ivanov, concert at EXPO 2000-Hanover, concert at the Congress center in New Delhi, etc. Nikolai Ivanov and ‘OM’ realized collaboration with; Ramesh Shotham (percussion) Rakesh and Rupesh Kumar (India),Zhubin Kalhor-kamanche(Iran), Christy Doran”OM” – guitars (Switzerland), Javier Paxarino- reeds (Spain) Olivier Jermen-tuba(France), Andreas von Garnier - electronish(Germany), Karl Seglem - sax,horns, Helge Norbakken - percussion, Harald Skulerud - percussion, Kari Malmanger - voice, Berith Opheim - voice, Gjermund Silset - bass, Per Wihilie - trompet, Ivar Orvedal - poetry, percussion, (Norway), Sandor Szabo - guitars, Roland Heidrich - guitar, Kornel Horvat - percussion, Zoltan Lantos - violin, Bela Lattmann - bass,Viktor Tot - sax, Chaba Tusko - sax, David Eredics-clarinet, Crishtof Baco-sax,Major Balash - drums, Emil Biliarsky – keyboards (Hungary), Dylan Fowler - gutars, reeds, Gilian Steevens - violas(UK), Doreen Minayer - ud, voice(Palestina) and many Bulgarian musicians . CDs - Germany –ERDENKLANG , TYA rec., France-RFI, SUNSET, MK2, Hungary - PERIFERIC rec., Bulgaria - DSMusic, AveNew, Vitality Music. Nikolai Ivanov and OM composed the music for 25 Films (4 of them artistic) 2 ballets and some theatre performance. Nikolai Ivanov – compositions,keyboards,tambura,sitar,guitars,voice,flutes Georgi Angelov – percussion,kaval Kostadin Genchev – kaval, duduk, wooden flutes Mario Ivanov- el. basses.
