Nikola Velchov was born in 1968 in Star Beshenov, Romania. In 2013 he graduated from the Department of Art and Design at the Western University of Timishoara, with a major in Fine Arts. He has taken part in various exhibitions in Timishoara such as Humans are mortal thinks the Albatros at the DIY Workshop Gallery and Reflection at Gallery Pygmalion as well as in several artist residencies: 2012 – Moscow, Russia; 2013 – Arad, Romania, “Homeland at a crossroad”, Lipova, Romenia, Maiecourt, France.

"My artworks, which deal with the theme of “uprooting”, are based on the concept of migration. People who have left their homeland feel like uprooted trees and this phenomenon occurs worldwide. My works also explore the deep connection between humans and nature that exists from ancient times. This bond is becoming more and more fragile nowadays."