ABOUT
Born on September 9th, 1956, Bratislava, the Slovak Republic
Education:
1971 – 1975 The Industrial School of Glass Making, Kamenický Šenov, the Czech Republic
1982 – 1987 Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava, the Slovak Republic, doc. Askold Žáčko
He lives and works in Bratislava.
Creation:
He has a devotion for art cut glass objects, metallurgical modeled objects, glass design, fused painted images and stained glass, wooden statues, sculptures in metal, painting – pastel.
Implementations (Realizations) of stained glass, glass objects, lighting fixtures, prices and donations for private companies, banks, private homes.
Solo exhibitions
1990 – The Gallery Arpex , Bratislava, SR
1991 – The P. Bohun Gallery, Liptovský Mikuláš, SR
1991 – The City Museum, Bardejov, SR
1994 – Bibiana, International house for kids, Bratislava, SR
1994 – The Gallery – Poľnobanka, a. s., Bratislava, SR
1994 – The Gallery Brandstrup, Moss, Norway
1995 – The Gallery D´Art, De Lunteren, Netherlands
1995 – Theater Nová scéna, Bratislava, SR
1996 – The Cyprián Majerník Gallery Bratislava, SR
1996 – Centre Culturel „Thierry Le Luron“ (with a 5-member group of Slovak artists), Paris, France
1996 – The Gallery of Cairo Opera House (together with Karol Ondreička), Cairo, Egypt
1997 – The City Gallery, Rimavská Sobota, SR
1999 – Bank Creditanstalt, Bratislava, SR
2000 – The Gallery SPP, Bratislava, SR
2000 – The Gallery T, Komárno, SR
2000 – Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum, Bratislava – Čunovo, SR
2000 – The Glass Pyramid Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2001, 2010 – Grassalkovich Palace (residence of the President of the Slovak Republic), Salla Terena, Bratislava, SR
2002 – The UniBank Gallery, Bratislava, SR
2002-2017 – Exhibition of sculptures in the House of the Count of Hungary in Kremnica
during a series of concerts given by the violin virtuoso Peter Michalica, SR
2003, 2007, 2009 – The Gallery F7, Bratislava, SR
2003 – Club of the Defence Ministry, Bratislava, SR
2004 – The Merum Gallery, Modra, SR
2005 – The Gallery of Miloš Alexander Bazovský, Trenčín, SR
2005 – Art Gallery – Galerie Deset, Waldes Museum, ( together with Ivan Bukovský), Prague, ČR
2006 – Exhibition of glass objects in the exhibition premises of the National Council od the Slovak Republic situated on the terrace of Bratislava Castle (together with Igor Piačka), SR
2008 – Central Slovak Gallery, Banská Bystrica, SR
2008 – SNG – Bratislava – Bastion of Zvolen Castle (together with Milan Lukáč and Ivan Bukovský), Zvolen, SR
2008 – The Via Gallery (Bratislava – Michalská street), SR
2009 – The Orava Gallery, Dolný Kubín (together with Igor Piačka), SR
2010 – The State Gallery, Nitra, SR
2010 – The City Gallery, Topoľčany, (together with Juraj Šufliarsky), SR
2010, 2012 – Finnish glass museum in Riihimaki Exhibition, (together with 12 glass artists), SR, exibition continued in The Glass Museums in Talin, Riga, Moskva, Petrohrad, Frauenau,
2011 – The Attick gallery, ŠVK Banská Bystrica, SR
2011 – The Jozef Kollár Art Gallery, Banská Štiavnica, ( together with Bohumír Prihel), SR
2011 – Museum of Ray Island in Dunajská Streda, ( together with Juraj Šufliarsky), SR
2011 – Art Gallery – Galerie Deset, Waldesovo muzeum, (together with Juraj Šufliarsky), ČR
2012 – Old Tower Hall, Zvolen, (together with Eva Bachratá – Linhartová, Juraj Šufliarsky), SR
2013 – Centre Koloman Sokol, Liptovský Mikuláš, SR
2013 – The Gallery of Slovak Union of Visual Arts, Bratislava, (together with Eva Bachratá – Linhartová, Juraj Šufliarsky), SR
2014 – The State Opera, Banská Bystrica, SR
2014 – The Hall of the Ministry of Culture, Bratislava, (together with Jaroslav Svoboda), SR
2014 – The National Bank of Slovakia, Bratislava, SR
2015 – Small Stage Theatre STU, Bratislava, SR
2015 – Jan Koniarek Gallery in Trnava, SR
2015 – Museum of the Slovak National Uprising, Banska Bystrica, SR
2015 – Gallery on Tehelná, Zvolen, SR
2015 – The State Opera, Banská Bystrica, SR
2016 – The Travel Gallery, Bratislava, SR
2017 – Horácká Gallery in New Town in Moravia, ČR
2017 – Pálffiho palace (along with Eve Bachratou – Linhartovou and Juraj Šufliarskym), Bratislava, SR
2017 – Museum of the Slovak National Uprising (together with Jaroslav Svoboda), Banska Bystrica, SR
2017 – Memorial of the Slovak national uprising (along with Jaroslavom Svobodom), Banská Bystrica, SR
2017 – Deductible in the Slovak pavilion at EXPO 2017, Astana, Kazakhstan
2017 – Ragala – ART Galeri, Hainburg an der Donau, Österreich
In the past twenty years the participation in about 170 joint exhibitions in Slovakia and abroad.
Realizations
1990 – National emblem on the gable wall of the State Hospital (Bratislava), SR
1993 – stained glass windows for Lujgati Tower at the Bratislava Castle, SR
1995 – Sailing Boat, sculpture on display at the library of the castle that belonged
to the first Danish Kings, Nyborg, Denmark
1998 – glass sculptures for the management of the Industrial Bank (Košice), SR
1998 – glass sculptures for the First Construction Savings Bank (Bratislava), SR
2003/2004/2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010 – Prize for the Laureate of the Bratislava Music Festival – Harp, sculpture, SR
2010 – Paintings on glass for the County Court in Banská Bystrica, SR
2009, 2011, 2012 – Prize for the Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Forum, USA
Works included in the collections of the following countries:
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Denmark, France, USA, Egypt, Switzerland, South Africa.
Symposiums
Participation in 7 sculptural , 8 glass and 2 painter´s symposiums
Awards
2006 – Award City district of Bratislava – City district – New Town
2012 – Premio di rappresentanza: Provicia di Askoli Piceno in the Pearl Dell´Adriatico
2012 – Premio internationale D Arte, San crispino – Premio speciale della giuria
2012 – Premio citta di Montecosaro, Premio di rappresentanza comune: Trofeo citta di Montecosaro