Martina Yordanova

Martina Yordanova is currently Curator at The National Gallery, Sofia (since April 2020), Founder and artistic director of IATRUS Residency Program in the city of Veliko Tarnovo, selection committee member and ambassador of Sofia Art Fair and founding member of Eastern Balkans Institute for art and architecture. She grew up between Bulgaria and Austria, received her BA and MFA in Publicity, Communication sciences and Art History from the University of Vienna, Austria in 2014. Yordanova’s curatorial practice is consistently cross-disciplinary. At the National Gallery of Bulgaria aimed at promoting the collection of the museum, developing partnerships with other art institutions, producing, and sharing knowledge around Bulgarian and international contemporary art, she is in charge of the curatorial department for contemporary art, onboarding and working closely with in- house and guest curators to develop educational and exhibition projects, commissioning artists for exclusive new artworks. Partnering with various institutions from the independent art scene in Bulgaria and on the Balkans, her curatorial practice facilitates navigating to the art environment locally and globally. Alongside her position as Curator at the National Gallery, she has founded IATRUS Residency program (2023), working towards building a sustainable new type of institution in the city of Veliko Tarnovo.