Yanko Tihov

Yanko Tihov is an award winning British and Bulgarian painter and printmaker. He attended the National Academy of Arts in Sofia from 1997-2001, before moving to London, UK. He won prizes at Royal Institute of Oil Painters ROI (2004, 2007), Runner up of the Discerning Eye Exhibition (2008), Printmaking Ex Libris Award in Argentina (2001). He has exhibited at The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, Tokyo Printing Triennial, The Iowa Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Miniature Prints and others. His work can be seen at private galleries and art fairs. Tihov's works include portraits and surreal urban images. His portrait of the Indian artist and Film Director M. F. Husain was featured in 2014 BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Tihov lived in Notting Hill, London, before relocating to Bounds Green, Enfield in 2014.