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bio born in 1977, humenne, slovakia education 2008 - 2011 phd studies, institute of creative photography, silesian university, opava, czech republic 2007 - 2008 rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten amsterdam, netherlands 1996 - 2003 master studies, institute of creative photography, silesian university, opava, czech republic solo shows [selection] 2010 "open studio", heppen transfer, warszawa, poland 2010 "an african thunderstorm", lumen gallery, budapest, hungary 2009 "unofficial", donumenta, regensburg, germany 2009 "leftovers", funkeho kolin, czech republic 2009 "unofficial", leica gallery, frankfurt, germany 2009 "why bandits run faster than policemen?", heppen transfer, warszawa, poland 2008 "unofficial 3", tresor / kunstforum, vienna, austria 2008 "unofficial", stanica, zilina, slovakia 2008 "unofficial 2", open gallery, bratislava, slovakia 2008 "unofficial", visual gallery, photokina, cologne, germany 2008 "unofficial", palazzo delle esposizioni, rome italy 2006 "instant women", art hall gallery, tallinn, estonia 2006 "instant women", galleri london, uppsala, sweden 2005 "peripheries", funkeho kolin, czech republic 2005 "instant women", prague house of photography, praha, czech republic 2005 "instant women", photosynkyria 2005, thessaloniki, greece 2004 "slovakia 003", gallery fiducia, ostrava, czech republic 2003 "slovakia 003", month of photography, bratislava, slovakia 2003 "egon bondy", artforum, bratislava, slovakia 2001 "hospital", gallery opera myrona, ostrava, czech republic 2001 "about myself", gallery vetus via, brno, czech republic 2000 "cosmic kids", small show room, liberec, czech republic 2000 "about myself", house of photography, poprad, slovakia group shows [selection] 2010 "over the counter - economy in post-socialist art", mucsarnok / kunsthalle, budapest, hungary 2010 "this is our time", michael stevenson, cape town, south africa 2010 "the good old days", aarhus kunstbygning, denmark 2010 "the romance of my young days, the future of my nostalgia", stredoslovenska galeria, banska bystrica, slovakia 2010 "quickscan nl#01", nederlands fotomuseum, rotterdam, netherlands 2010 "labyrint 09 – writings and observations", botyrka konsthall, sweden 2009 "communism never happened", feinkost, berlin, germany 2009 "new history", kharkov art museum, ukraine 2009 "art works", prague biennale, czech republic 2009 "skuter 2", jan koniarek gallery, trnava, slovak republic 2009 "portrait", fotogalerie wien, austria 2009 "without borders", austrian cultural forum, bratislava, slovakia 2008 "open ateliers", rijksakademie, amsterdam, the netherlands 2008 "the language of humor", soga, bratislava, slovakia 2008 "last and lost", brandenburgischer kunstverein, potsdam, germany 2008 "beyond the walls", noorderlicht festival, fries museum, leeuwarden, netherlands 2008 "the golden record – sounds of earth", collective gallery, edinburgh, united kingdom 2008 "young visual artists awards", magacin, beograd, serbia 2008 "european photographic identities", recontres arles, france 2007 "open ateliers", rijksakademie, amsterdam, the netherlands 2007 "egon bondy", tranzit, bratislava, slovakia 2007 "last and lost", forum gestaltung, magdeburg, germany 2007 "nomad space", kino akademik, banska stiavnica, slovakia 2007 "oskar cepan award", galeria medium, bratislava, slovakia 2007 "facelift", air gallery, new york, usa 2007 "glocal girls", prague biennale, praha, czech republic 2006 "2nd international biennial of young artists / art is always somewhere else", bucharest, romania 2006 "henkel art award", ba-ca kunstforum, wien, austria 2006 "arrivals > slovakia", turner contemporary, margate, england 2006 "last and lost", städtische galerie neunkirchen, germany 2006 "femmes d'europe a saint tropez", france 2006 "i image - central european self-stories", fotofestiwal, lodz, poland 2006 "urban condition", museum de paviljoens, almere, the netherlands 2006 "rusyns - lost homes", sarisska galeria, presov, slovakia 2006 "last and lost", literaturhaus munchen, germany 2006 "a woman's place", sirius arts centre, cork, ireland 2006 "i image - central european self-stories", central european house of photography, bratislava, slovakia 2005 "001 - slovakia - 005", month of photography, bratislava, slovakia 2005 "slovakia through the lenses of documentary photographers", circullo de bellas artes, madrid, spain 2005 "leica oskar barnack award screening", rencontres internationales de la photographie, arles, france 2005 "neat", kogart gallery, budapest, hungary 2005 "i image - central european self-stories", dorottya gallery, budapest, hungary 2005 "private women", international festival of photography in lodz, poland 2005 "urban condition", art in the public space, bratislava, slovakia 2004 "instant europe", villa manin centro d'arte contemporanea, italy 2004 "joop swart masterclass 2004", foam, amsterdam , the netherlands 2004 "slovakia through the lenses of documentary photographers", dom aktorov, moscow, russia 2004 "breakthrough", grote kerk den haag, netherlands 2004 "leica oskar barnack award screening" rencontres d'arles, arles, france 2004 "interrupted image", state gallery, banská bystrica, slovakia 2004 "slovak photography", gallery fotohof, salzburg, austria 2004 "distance", institute of contemporary arts, hungarian month of photography, dunaújváros, hungary 2003 "disconnected image", municipal gallery, rimavska sobota, slovakia 2003 "glokality", open gallery, bratislava, slovakia 2003 "private woman", month of photography, bratislava, slovakia 2003 "photo biennale", art museum, imatra, finland 2003 "privat frei", open gallery, bratislava, slovakia 2003 "stadt im sicht", kunstlerhaus, wien, austria 2003 "slovakia through the lenses of documentary photographers", complex desjardins, montreal, canada 2002 "she and her heart", g4 gallery, cheb, czech republic 2002 "czech and slovak photography 1980-2000", dom umenia, bratislava, slovakia 2002 "confrontations", prague house of photography, prague, czech republic 2002 "czech and slovak photography 1980-2000", museum of arts, olomouc, czech republic 2001 "young slovak photography", internationale fototage, herten, germany 2001 "four elements", nod, praha, czech republic awards 2009 tatra banka art award, slovakia 2008 ecb photography award, germany 2008 oskar barnack award, germany 2007 oskar cepan / yvaa award, slovakia 2007 baume & mercier award, italy 2004 mio photo award - kasahara michiko prize, japan grants & fellowships 2009 basisstipendium, fonds bkvb, the netherlands 2009 institute for public affairs, slovakia 2008 koninklijke ahrend n.v. fellowship, netherlands 2007 ministry of culture of the slovak republic, slovakia 2006 center for contemporary arts, slovakia 2006 asia-europe foundation, singapore 2005 eu youth, iuventa, slovakia 2004 joop swart masterclass, the netherlands 2003 institute for public affairs, slovakia collections rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, amsterdam, netherlands federico luger gallery, milan, italy zoneattive, rome, italy institute of creative photography, silesian university, opava, czech republic curatorial work 2006 "urban park", installations in the prefabs, humenne slovakia 2006 "rusyns - lost homes", sarisska galeria, presov, slovakia 2005 "001 - slovakia - 005", month of photography, bratislava, slovakia workshops 2005 "after the fact", berlin photography festival, germany 2005 "asia-europe forum for young photographers", paris, france 2004 "joop swart masterclass", world press photo, amsterdam, netherlands lectures / presentations 2009 exlibris, bratislava, slovakia 2009 film and tv school of the academy of performing arts, prague, czech republic 2009 university of amsterdam, netherlands 2008 format1, praha, czech republic 2008 photo month, krakow, poland 2007 zak gallery, berlin, germany 2006 turner contemporary, margate, united kingdom 2006 galleri kontrast & nätverket brudarna, stockholm, sweden 2006 cork institute of technology, ireland 2006 föreningen galleri london, uppsala, sweden 2005 month of photography, bratislava, slovakia / documentary workshop 2005 house of photography, poprad, slovakia / documentary workshop 2005 truc spherique, žilina, slovakia / documentary workshop 2002 house of photography, poprad, slovakia / summer photoschool 2001 house of photography, poprad, slovakia / summer photoschool 2000 house of photography, poprad, slovakia / summer photoschool other activities 2009 deutsche borse photography prize - nominator 2008 deutsche borse photography prize - nominator 2007 deutsche borse photography prize - nominator 2007 sittcomm.award - jury member 2006 sittcomm.award - jury member 2004 institute for public affairs - jury member download cv as pdf