Pravdoliub Ivanov was born 1964 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He lives and works in Sofia. He graduated from the National Art Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria, where he is currently a lecturer. In 1995 he became a Founder Member of the Institute of Contemporary Art – Sofia. Pravdoliub Ivanov has a strong presence on the international art scene. In 2007, together with Ivan Moudov and Stefan Nikolaev he participated in Vessela Nozharova’s curatorial project “A Place You Have Never Been Before” – the Bulgarian official participation at the 52nd Venice Biennial. His works were also presented at the 4th Istanbul Biennial in 1995, Manifesta 3 in Ljubljana, Slovenia (2003), at the 14th Sydney Biennial, Australia (2004) and at the 4th Berlin Biennial (2006). He has participated in big international shows such as: "In the Gorges of the Balkans", Fridericianum Museum, Kassel, Germany; "Blut & Honig, Zukunft ist am Balkan", Essl Collection, Klosterneuburg, Austria; "Who killed the Painting?, Works from the Block Collection", Neues Museum Weserburg, Bremen, Germany; "No New Thing Under the Sun", Royal Academy of Arts, London (2011); "Sport in Art", Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow, Poland (2012); "The Unanswered Question. İskele-2", TANAS and Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin (2013); "Heaven and Hell From magic carpets to drones", Villa Empain, Boghossian Foundation, Brussels (2015); "The Travellers", Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw (2016). Pravdoliub Ivanov’s works are part of collections such as: Sofia Art Gallery, ERSTE Bank, Austria; European Investment Bank, Luxembourg; European Patent Office, Munich, Sofia City Art Gallery, Vehbi Koc Foundation, Istanbul and Art Collection Telekom. Pravdoliub's works have been reproduced in magazines such as Frieze, Flash Art, Kunstforum, Аrtforum etc., as well as in publications such as East Art Map and Show Time – The Most Influential Exhibitions of Contemporary Art.