Georgi Yanchev

Georgi Yanchev (b. 2004, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a visual artist based in Sofia, working primarily in painting. He graduated from the National High School of Fine Arts “Ilia Petrov” and is currently studying for a BA in Painting at the National Academy of Art in Sofia. During his studies, he completed an Erasmus exchange at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia (2025–2026).

He has participated in exhibitions in several cities, including Makarska, Ljubljana, and Berlin. Selected highlights include Sofia Art Fair (2024), the 8th Thessaloniki Contemporary Art Fair (2025), the 10th International Biennale “The Art of the Miniature” in Ruse (2025), and Venice Art Night (2026). In 2025, he received an award from the Council of Trustees of the National Academy of Art.

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Artist's statement:

My paintings begin with observations of the world around me, which I rework through my own perception by altering light, colour, and form. Working mainly from my own photographs, I approach these images through a collage-like process until they become compositions that move between the recognisable and the abstract. I work primarily with acrylic and oil on canvas, sometimes combined with other textures to introduce another visual dimension. Beneath their carefully arranged surfaces, an emotional quality emerges that can be experienced more easily than explained.