Neva Balnikova
The works of the young jewelry designer Neva Balnikova are easily recognizable because of the unorthodox combinations of materials, shapes and messages. As a self-taught talent, Neva dedicates some special time to analyze and unravel the technology of the work process. The power of Neva are the unconventional ideas that come out in the form of brooches, necklaces, rings and bracelets. To develop her projects successfully, she relies on her ongoing relationships with other artists, jewelers and gallerists.
Neva Balnikova was born in 1984. She graduated in Visual Arts at the New Bulgarian University, Sofia.
DESIGN IS: rationality in aesthetic form.
AWARDS AND PARTICIPATIONS:
Exhibitions:
FRITZ SCHMUCKT, solo exhibition, Berlin (2016);
MKB Hamburg, participation in group exhibition, Hamburg (2016);
Berlin Fashion Week, Nikolay Bozhilov, jewelry for the collection (2014);
London Fashion Week, Florian Jayet AW12-13, Jewelry for the Collection (2012);
“DIS_ORDER”, a solo exhibition, collaboration with Hristo Savov at One Design Week, Plovdiv (2014);
“A Trace of Thrace”, Group Jewelry Exhibition, MNZStore, New York (2013);
Extasy, group exhibition of jewelry, The Museum Gallery of Modern Art, Sofia (2013);
“GRADE OFF” solo exhibition, studio “ARTET”, Sofia (2013);
“Touche” solo exhibition at Sofia Design Week, studio “ARLET”, Sofia (2012);
“Coleur Locale” group exhibition at Budapest Design Week 2011, Budapest, Romania (2011);
“The Ring”, group exhibition at TESTA Gallery, Sofia (2011);
“Porcelain Jewelry” group exhibition, TESTA Gallery, Sofia (2011);
“Brooch as ..” annual jewelry exhibition of the Union of Bulgarian Artists at the 1908 Gallery (2011);
“Some Quiet Advice” group exhibition at Saunders’ Greenhouse, New York, USA (2010);
Participation in fairs:
2013 Contemporary Jewelry Fair / Autumn Issue / Bucharest, Romania;
2013 Contemporary Jewelry Fair / Spring issue / Bucharest, Romania;
2012 “MODEPALAST” Vienna, Austria;
2010 “Object Rotterdam” Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Galleries:
2013 – 2017 FRITZ SCHMUCK Berlin, Germany;
2011 – 2015 “Judy Straten Gallery” Horst, The Netherlands;
2011- 2017 “Testa”, Sofia
CLIENTS AND COLLABORATIONS:
Clients: Ogylvy Sofia, SKLADA, NEXT DC
Collaborations: Hristo Savov – artist Illustrator, Iskra Blagoeva – contemporary artist
