Mihail Novakov is born in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is a photographer and visual artist. His work documents the colourful and almost kitsch nonsense of everyday life. He adopts an ironic approach to how he views himself and his surroundings, and he has a unique way of finding beauty in the absurd. Novakov's genuine curiosity about the contemporary world manifests in his collection of works. The main subjects of his work are urban culture, social observation and youth culture which he documents in vibrant, colour photography.

2025

Swimming Pool Projects / JUMP! DON'T JUMP (group show)

Impact Factors: If Shooting Matters / HOSTGALLERY (group show)

2023

The Afternoon of the Year / Credo Bonum Gallery, Sofia Bulgaria (group show)

Buna - Varna / Death Valley, opening exhibition / ReBonkers Varna Bulgaria (group show)

Circulation(s) festival, Paris / Salt in the air, sand in my hair / Focus on Bulgaria / CENTQUATRE-PARIS (group show)

2022

Off The Record / Mihail Novakov / Polygraphia Office Center (solo show)

POSTA 003 / Mihail Novakov / Boring Landscape, Sofia, Bulgaria (solo show)

2021

Æ B C afFAIR,  Æther Artspace, Sofia, Bulgaria (group show)

Learning to Unsee, Bulharský kultúrny inštitút, Bratislava (solo show)

2020

Boring Landscapes, Cu29 Gallery, Plovdiv (solo show) 

Memento Mori, Foto Fabrica Festival, National Gallery, Sofia (group show)

2019

Sweet & Sour Hour, KO-OP, Sofia, Bulgaria (solo show)

Period, ICA-Sofia Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria (group show)

2018

Join The Dots / Unire le distanze, Salone degli Incanti, Trieste, UTI Giuliana, Italy (group show)

2018

Cars, Dzvers and Landscapes, +359, Sofia, Bulgaria (solo show)

The Cyclique, Kvartal Festival, Seemeon 29, Sofia, Bulgaria (group show)

2017

The Future Was Here, Æther Sofia, Sofia (group show)

Contemporary Bulgarian Photography, VivaCom Art Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria (group show)

2015

Map of the New Art, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy (group show)

2014

Urban Stories, Bulart Gallery, Varna (solo show)

The collection. New Acquisitions 2012-2013, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria (group show)

Zine of the Zones, 0gms, Sofia, Bulgaria (group show)

Enlighten Me, One Design Week, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (group show)

2013

On The Suspence Or How To Hide A Bomb Under The Table, Vaska Emanuilova Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria (group show)

2012

Wheels, Chicks and Landscapes, Vaska Emanuilova Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria (solo show)

2010

The Vice Photo Show, Sklada, Sofia, Bulgaria (group show)