BIO

Kristiyan Terziev (b. 1987, Burgas) is a contemporary artist living and working in Dobrich. He was trained as a visual artist and designer, earning a Bachelor’s degree from New Bulgarian University in Sofia. This academic background continues to inform his artistic practice, in which research and critical reflection play a central role.

Working across media, including drawing, sculpture, and installation, Terziev develops a materially driven, object-oriented practice grounded in a rigorous conceptual framework. His work engages with questions of the human condition, perception, memory, and social structures, approached from a contemporary and interdisciplinary perspective.

ARTIST CV

Kristian Terziev Visual Artist / Designer Burgas, Bulgaria Email: terziev87@gmail.com

Drawing and Fine Arts Training, Private Drawing School, Burgas, 1994 – 2002

  • Attended structured drawing classes from age 7 for eight consecutive years

  • Focus on academic drawing, composition, observation, and fundamentals

  • Final-year assistant to artist Krasimir Zinin, supporting classes and studio activities

Secondary School “St. St. Cyril and Methodius”, Bulgaria 2002 – 2006

  • Fine arts-focused secondary education

  • Studies in drawing, composition, and visual fundamentals

Bachelor’s Degree – Spatial Design New Bulgarian University, 2009 – 2014

Master’s Studies – Product Design Politecnico di Milano 2015 – 2018

EXHIBITIONS

Group Exhibition Exhibition Hall Burgas, Burgas, Bulgaria 2000

AWARDS

First Prize, BMW Creative Lab Competition 2017

ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE

  • Long-term personal drawing practice since childhood

  • Experience assisting a professional artist in an educational studio environment

  • Background in visual research, composition, and conceptual development through design studies

  • Ongoing independent artistic exploration alongside design work

SKILLS

  • Drawing (pencil, ink, mixed media)

  • Ceramics (hand-building, form exploration)

  • Material and surface research

  • Visual composition

  • Concept development

  • Artistic research

  • Spatial and form studies

  • Cross-disciplinary practice (fine art × design)

LANGUAGES

  • Bulgarian – Native

  • English – Fluent

  • Italian – Intermediate