2012 - present

 

  M.Sc. student in programme "Geology and Paleontology" at the Department of Geology, Paleontology and Fossil fuels, Sofia University "Saint Kliment Ohridsky", Sofia, Bulgaria.



  2008 - 2012

 B.Sc. degree in "Geology" at the Faculty of Geology and Geography, Sofia University "Saint Kliment Ohridsky", Sofia, Bulgaria.



  2002 - 2008

 Student in National High School of Stage and Film Design, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - graduated in speciality "Theatrical, Cinema and Television scenery".



 My artworks have appeared in printed media, scientific institutions, and various websites and blogs. See the list below:

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  Books and magazines

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   Kosemen, C. M. 2013. All Your Yesterdays. Irregular Books, pp. 170-177. (credited throughout the book as "Vladmir Nikolov")

 

    Lister, A. 2014. Mammoths: Ice Age Giants. Natural History Museum, London, p. 30.

 

    Tennant, J. 2014. Excavate! Dinosaurs: Paper Toy Palaeontology. Ivy Press. (in press) 

 

  About a dozen of my paleontographical artworks have been published in Prehistoric Times Magazine - Issues 84, 85, 86 and 87.

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  Two illustrations are supposed to appear in the new edition of "Missing Links: Evolutionary Concepts and Transitions Through Time" by Prof. Robert A. Martin. The current state of this project is unknown.

 

  Posters ​

  I did work on series of educational posters for the Department of Geology, Paleontology and Fossil fuels, at Sofia University "Saint Kliment Ohridski", Sofia, Bulgaria - "Evolution of Dinosauria", "Evolution of Proboscidea" and "Evolution of Equidae". Digital work and editing done by Dr. Docho Dochev, paleontologist at Sofia University "Saint Kliment Ohridski".

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  Museums, Exhibitions and Paleontography competitions



  Participation in the 6th International Dinosaur Illustration Contest at the Museum of Lourinha, Portugal, in 2009.



   My reconstruction of Apatosaurus excelusus was part of the "Dino Right, Dino Wrong" exhibition at St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site, Utah, U.S.A., in 2010.



  11 head reconstructions of various proboscideans, originally done for the poster project I've worked on, were commisioned by Lazenby Design Associates for one of their projects. The art will eventually appear in the Attica Evolution Centre, Athens, Greece.



   A constant paleontography exhibiton of about 30 artworks in the Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology, at Sofia University "Saint Kliment Ohridski", Sofia, Bulgaria. 

 

   Mural and poster artwork for the paleontology section of Science Center for Kids "Muzeiko", Sofia. (currently under construction)

 

  A dozen of ink drawings accompanying the new dinosaur-themed showcases at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia. (incorporated as part of museum's exhibition in August 2014)



  Websites

 

   Online picture gallery at About.com Dinosaurs.

 

   Online picture gallery at Search4Dinosaurus.

 

   An interview for the paleontology and paleoart themed blog "Jersey Boys Hunt Dinosaurs". (February 2013)

  

   In the period 2006-2008, I've worked on various projects for the website Jurassic Park Legacy. All the artwork I did for the site was Jurassic Park fan-art based on the best-selling novels of Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg's movies, including illustrations, concept art, web-comics, etc. I was among the moderators of site's Forum Boards, as well.



 

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