NIKA NEELOVA

The resulting works of art present the viewer with an alternative reading of human history by examining human evidence in found objects and architectural debris and transforming them beyond functionality and status objects to hold new meaning. In these works, the human body and touch remains as a vestigial memory. In her work Neelova attributes high importance to material transformations often inspired by the latent potency in the materials she uses. Her sculptural works are often focused on the conversions involved in translating existing objects into other mediums, decoding, and recoding their purposes, enacting the processes that were used to shape them, altering their internal structures and liberating objects from their meaning.

Nika Neelova lives and works in London, where she received her Masters Degree from the Slade School of Art, after graduating with a BA degree from the Royal Art Academy, KABK.****

Her work has been exhibited in the United Kingdom and internationally, recent solo exhibitions include ‘Very Like a Whale’ at the Santorini Museum in Greece (2023), ‘Thaw’ at Noire Gallery in Turin (2023), ‘One of Many Fragments’ at the New Art Centre, Roche Court (2021), ‘Silt’ at Brighton CCA (2021), CELINE Art Project curated by Hedi Slimane for Celine London (2021), [ъ] [ы] [ь] at Garage MCA (2021), ‘Ever’ at The Tetley, Leeds (2019).

Her work has been exhibited in the United Kingdom and internationally, recent solo exhibitions include ‘Very Like a Whale’ at the Santorini Museum in Greece (2023), ‘Thaw’ at Noire Gallery in Turin (2023), ‘One of Many Fragments’ at the New Art Centre, Roche Court (2021), ‘Silt’ at Brighton CCA (2021), CELINE Art Project curated by Hedi Slimane for Celine London (2021), [ъ] [ы] [ь] at Garage MCA (2021), ‘Ever’ at The Tetley, Leeds (2019).

Nika Neelova first gained recognition for her large scale sculptures and sculptural installations, depicting complex, imaginary environments that suggest a place or a landscape out of time. She participated in numerous residencies and her work is represented in various public and private collections internationally, including the Celine Art Collection, New Art Centre collection, DRAF David Roberts Art Foundation Collection, London; Saatchi Gallery Collection, London; Modern Forms, UK; Noire Foundation, Turin; Fondazione 107, Turin; PERMM Museum of Modern Art Collection, Russia; Museum Biedermann Collection, Germany; Beth de Woody Collection, New York; Jason Martin Collection, Portugal; Levett Collection; Land Securities, London; Beckers Collection, Sweden. Her work is in Private collections in UK, Germany, France, Russia, The Netherlands, Italy, and Belgium.

Text courtesy NIKA Project Space