Valentin Bakardjiev
Bulgarian, b. 1970
Valentin Bakardjiev was born in Bulgaria. His life and creative path started from Sliven, where he graduated from the Dimitar Dobrovich Art High School. He then lived and worked in the Dominican Republic and Italy. He has been living and working in Amsterdam for the last 15 years.
Valentin Bakardjiev has a number of solo exhibitions in Paris, Amsterdam, Geneva, Shanghai, Milan and Chicago. He has four solo exhibition in Bulgaria in the last two years. In 2023, he also presented his project "Indigo" at the State Cultural Institute at the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Some of his recent participations in various international forums are:
Le Grand Bleu “Planet Nine - The Missing Planet” selected for participation in The 7th Riga International Triennial Tradition & Innovation: QUO VADIS, in the summer of 2023.
Le Grand Bleu “d’Earth” selected for participation in the International Biennial for Paper Fiber Art, Earth Speak: Giving Voice to Paper 2023/24 At the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute NTCRI, Nantou, Taiwan. And the exhibition "THE POWER", Alina Art Foundation in Torino, Italy.
Submitted by Rakursi Art Gallery

