Blažej Baláž

Bučianska 14,
917 00 Trnava,
Slovakia

blazej.balaz@hotmail.com
balaz@truni.sk

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neo-conceptual, post-minimal art, post-geo and postradical painting

paintings, works on paper, drawing, printmaking, installation, object, performance, event

1958
29th October born in Nevoľné, Slovakia

1973-77
studied at the Department of Metal Engraving at the Secondary School of Applied Arts in Kremnica, Slovakia

1977-83
Master Degree at the Academy of Fine Arts, Bratislava, Department of Free Graphic Art , prof. O. Dubay, V. Gažovič, Slovakia

1985
freelance artist

1992
short study stay in Spain (Madrid, Barcelona)

1994
Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education of the Trnava University in Trnava

1996
habilitated as Associate Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava

1987
Honorable Mention, Biennale of Slovak Graphic Art IX, Banská Bystrica (SK)

1987
3rd Prize for Printmaking, Competition of Slovakian Fine Artists, Bratislava (SK)

1989
Purchase Prize, 9è Mini Print Internacional, Cadaqués (E)

1989
1st Prize for Painting, Competition of West-Slovakian Fine Artists, Trenčín (SK)

1990
Award of Excellence, 6th International Miniature Print Biennale, Seoul ( South Korea)

1995
Award of The Masaryk´s Academy of Arts, Prague (CZ)

1996
Prize Ex Aequo, Biennale of Slovak Graphic Art XIII, Banská Bystrica (SK)

2005
The Jury’s Award, Biennale of smal graphics GRAFIX, Břeclav (CZ)

2005
Award of The City Banská Bystrica, Triennial of Slovak Graphic Art XVI, Banská Bystrica (SK)

2008
Award of The City Trnava (SK)

2014
Prize ot the Czech Union of Visual Artists of the Czech Republic, 9th International Biennial of Drawing Pilsen (CZ)

Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava (SK)
National Gallery, Prague (CZ)
City Gallery of Bratislava, Bratislava (SK)
East Slovakian Gallery, Košice (SK)
Central Slovakian Gallery, Banská Bystrica (SK)
Jan Koniarek Gallery, Trnava (SK)
M. A. Bazovský Gallery, Trenčín (SK)
Tatra Gallery, Poprad (SK)
City museum, Břeclav (CZ)
Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo (J)
Xántus János Múzeum, Györ (H)
International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana (SL
City Gallery Lodz (PL)
Muzeum Archidiecezjalne, Katowice (PL)
Cremona Civic Museum, Cremona (I)
Fries Museum, Leeuwarden (NL)

USA, Canada, Germany, France, Japan, Czech Republic, Italy, Nederland