Tara Downs

Preslav Kostov

Biography

Preslav Kostov (b. 1998, Bulgaria) lives and works in London, UK. Kostov received his BA at Leeds Arts University (Leeds, UK) in 2020, and received his MA at Royal College of Art (London, UK) in 2023. Selected exhibitions include: “Coming Up Roses,” Berntson Bhattacharjee, London, UK (2025); “Soft Focus,” Tara Downs, New York, US (2025); “Between the five wells,” Tara Downs, New York, US (2024); “Notes Toward a Shell,” Tara Downs, New York, US (2024); “Softer, Softest,” Guts Gallery, London, UK (2024); “Beauty in chaos,” Hew Hood Gallery, London, UK (2024); “The Arcadian Dream, Spurs Gallery, Beijing, CN (2024); “New Now,” Guts Gallery, London, UK (2023); “Manifest,” SixtySix London, London, UK (2023); “Touch-a-touch-a-touch- me, Berntson Bhattacharjee Gallery, London, UK (2023); “From The Cloud,” Baert Gallery, Los Angeles, US (2023); “Skin Deep,” Studio West Gallery, London, UK (2023); “A consciousness harnessed to flesh,” D Contemporary, London, UK (2023); “Now introducing 2022,” Studio West Gallery, London, UK (2022). His work is included in the permanent collection of The Nixon Collection, London, UK.

Preslav Kostov, Facade, 2025. Oil on canvas, 70 3/4 × 55 in / 180 × 140 cm

Exhibition view of Soft Focus, Tara Downs, New York, 2025.

Preslav Kostov, Friends of Friends, 2025. Oil on canvas, 70 3/4 × 55 in / 180 × 140 cm

Exhibition view of Soft Focus, Tara Downs, New York, 2025.

Preslav Kostov, The Waterline, 2025. Oil on canvas, 70 3/4 × 55 in / 180 × 140 cm

Preslav Kostov, Arrival, 2024. Oil on canvas, 70 3/4 × 55 in / 180 × 140 cm

Preslav Kostov, Deluge, 2024. Oil on canvas, 70 3/4 × 55 in / 180 × 140 cm

Exhibition view of Between the five wells, Tara Downs, New York, 2024.

Preslav Kostov, Memory of a Rock, 2024. Oil on canvas, 70 3/4 × 55 in / 180 × 140 cm

Preslav Kostov, Perfect Strangers, 2024. Oil on canvas, 70 3/4 × 55 in / 180 × 140 cm

Exhibition view of Between the five wells, Tara Downs, New York, 2024.

Preslav Kostov, Long Shadows, 2024. Oil on canvas, 70 3/4 × 55 in / 180 × 140 cm

Preslav Kostov, Battle 1, 2024. Oil on canvas, 59 × 47 1/4 in / 150 × 120 cm

Exhibition view of Between the five wells, Tara Downs, New York, 2024.

Preslav Kostov, Battle 2, 2024. Oil on canvas, 59 × 47 1/4 in / 150 × 120 cm

Exhibition view of Between the five wells, Tara Downs, New York, 2024.

Preslav Kostov, People of Habit, 2024. Oil on canvas, 70 3/4 × 55 in / 180 × 140 cm

Exhibition view of Notes Toward a Shell, Tara Downs, New York, 2024.

Preslav Kostov, Marshmallow fields, 2023. Oil on canvas, 60 × 47 1/4 in / 150 × 120 cm

Exhibition view of Notes Toward a Shell, Tara Downs, New York, 2024.

Preslav Kostov, Bull belly, 2023. Oil on canvas, 60 × 47 1/4 in / 150 × 120 cm

Preslav Kostov, Thistle, 2024. Oil on canvas, 25 1/2 × 19 3/4 in / 65 × 50 cm

Biography

Preslav Kostov (b. 1998, Bulgaria) lives and works in London, UK. Kostov received his BA at Leeds Arts University (Leeds, UK) in 2020, and received his MA at Royal College of Art (London, UK) in 2023. Selected exhibitions include: “Coming Up Roses,” Berntson Bhattacharjee, London, UK (2025); “Soft Focus,” Tara Downs, New York, US (2025); “Between the five wells,” Tara Downs, New York, US (2024); “Notes Toward a Shell,” Tara Downs, New York, US (2024); “Softer, Softest,” Guts Gallery, London, UK (2024); “Beauty in chaos,” Hew Hood Gallery, London, UK (2024); “The Arcadian Dream, Spurs Gallery, Beijing, CN (2024); “New Now,” Guts Gallery, London, UK (2023); “Manifest,” SixtySix London, London, UK (2023); “Touch-a-touch-a-touch- me, Berntson Bhattacharjee Gallery, London, UK (2023); “From The Cloud,” Baert Gallery, Los Angeles, US (2023); “Skin Deep,” Studio West Gallery, London, UK (2023); “A consciousness harnessed to flesh,” D Contemporary, London, UK (2023); “Now introducing 2022,” Studio West Gallery, London, UK (2022). His work is included in the permanent collection of The Nixon Collection, London, UK.