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Artist Statement:
contact e-mail:
slovakovamaria@yahoo.co.uk
Maria Slovakova has been
attending painting and drawing
art classes since age 5 and
exhibited extensively since
her teenage. Born and raised
in Czechoslovakia, lived many
places, including London,
Amsterdam, New York, Graz and
countryside of Quebec to name
a few. Her work has been
presented in large number of
galleries and alternative
spaces across Europe and both
Canada and the United States.
In NYC, she is featured at the
Living Museum. She’s currently
residing in London, United
Kingdom A member of an
international art group The
Mindwrestlers (shows included
Northline Gallery in Houston,
Texas, Arc Gallery in Chicago,
USA and Parsons College
Gallery in Paris, France). On
daily bases she is developing
several projects under the
hood of Maria Slovakova
Industries, her art company.
She mainly works with acrylic
paint and watercolours applied
to selected surfaces as well
as digitally, with vector
graphics. She also performs
her poems and songs with
invited musicians. For her
poetry, she was presented with
Outstanding Achievement in
Poetry and Editor's Choice
Award by International Library
of Poetry, poetry.com, USA...
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Artist Galleries:
USA
Living Museum, Building 75,
Creedmoor 80-45 Winchester
Blvd, Queens village, NY, USA
Director Janos Morton, phone
contact: ++1-718-264 3490
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Artist Reviews:
The original internet version:
http://www.sme.sk/c/2637055/Zac
hod-je-pre-maliara-skvely-pries
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Interview by Marian Jaslovsky,
SME newspaper
printed Saturday, March 18th
2005.
SME is a national daily paper
in Slovakia, Europe.
Toilet is a great space for a
painter.
Maria Slovakova- this name
sounds extremely ...
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Collections:
Selected private collectors:
Gill Holland, NYC, USA
Robert Tulipan, NYC, USA
Jessica Yu, California, USA
Andy Hryc, Bratislava,
Slovakia
Michal Kascak, Slovakia
Daniel R. Bennett, London,
United Kingdom
Katarina Gasparova,
Bratislava, Slovakia
Martine Fordin, Inverness,
Quebec, Canada
Baldwin Baldwin, Bury, Quebec,
Canada
Jean Frederic Messier,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lea Pascal, ...
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Commissions:
AIM charity office lobby,
murals, Huddersfield, United
Kingdom
Baodo im NIL, Graz,
Austria-toilets
Vieux St Pierre,
Victoriaville, Quebec,
Canada-toilets
Jason Adler, NYC,
USA-appartment interior
Jean Frederic Messier,
Montreal, Canada-Mercedes Benz
surface paintings
PH31, Amsterdam, Netherlands-
wall instalation
Forum Stadtpark, Graz,
Austria-outside mural
ABN AMRO Bank, ...
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Exhibitions for Maria Slovakova:
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SOLO SHOWS
2005-6
.full colour grooves.’gate, harrogate, england
2004
.koalas.wensenwerk, hague, the netherlands
.toilets.NIL, graz, austria
2003
.i ain’t no vegetable baby i am peace in a chunk of meat or otomarfi and his silences translated into english.
celery’s, graz, austria
alte technik, graz, austria
2002
.speaking of words. dance space center, NYC, USA
2001
.post summer scriptum. cajovna v podzemi, bratislava, slovakia
2000
.recycled reality unlimited 02. bliss, brooklyn, USA
1999
.ti druhi(those others).
drink in a gallery andy, bratislava, slovakia
theatre le cochon souriant, ste margueritte de lingwick, canada
.big spring head cleaning 01. l'inspecteur epingle, montreal, canada
.big spring head cleaning 02. montreal, canada
.recycled reality unlimited 01. vieux st pierre, victoriaville, canada
1998
.tvare(faces). royal catering restaurant. bratislava, slovakia
.kiosks. theatre le cochon souriant, ste margueritte de lingwick, canada
1997
.land of garlandyolks.
de badkuyp, amsterdam, the netherlands
mans, nieuwe gein, the netherlands
statne babkove divadlo(state puppet theatre), zilina, slovakia
.zvijeratka(animalz). theatre kameleon, amsterdam, the netherlands
.quazar. amsterdam, the netherlands
1994
.maria's exhibition. lucky mother's, amsterdam, the netherlands
.musicians. PH31, amsterdam, the netherlands
1993
.maria slovakova. rock fabrik danubius, bratislava, slovakia
GROUP SHOWS AND FESTIVALS
2006
.peel here.los angeles, USA
.sneaker pimps.budapest, hungary, vancouver, canada
.world mental health day. university of huddersfield, huddersfield, england
.show of conscience., aloma business center, winter park, florida, USA
.sneaker pimps., tour of selected US cities, various venues, USA
.pohoda festival.,trencin, slovakia
.7 year itch., west park pavillions, harrogate,england
12 northern artists, chelston, harrogate,england
2005
.as you wish.(mindwrestlers) parsons paris gallery, paris, france
.you are beautiful. treehouse gallery, los angeles, USA
.you are beautiful book and postcard show. chicago, USA
.as you wish.(mindwrestlers) arc gallery, chicago, USA
.badge show., the mangle, london, england
.harrogate open 2005., mercer gallery, harrogate, england
.stick 04., chicago, USA
2004
.souvenirs. quartier 21, museum quartier, vienna, austria
.chalk it up. artspace, san antonio, texas, USA
.hodokvas. festival, pezinok, slovakia
.night of 1000 drawings. artist space, NYC, USA
.brandwagen competition. strukt visual network, salzburg,austria
2003
.kwakoe festival. Amsterdam, the netherlands
.kinderachtig. (with UUUFFFFH…)mural on forum stadtpark, graz, austria
.cheap, fast and out of control. quartier 21, museumsquartier, vienna, austria
.hotel rhizom reflection zone. art residency, graz, austria
2002
.the living museum open house. queens, USA
2001
.small works competition. washington square galleries, NYC, USA
2000
.small works competition. washington square galleries, NYC, USA
1999
.SUK before the spring salon.
polnobanka, bratislava, slovakia
malostranska beseda, prague, czech republic
.aukcia stoka. bratislava, slovakia
1998
.concert against extremism. klub za zrkadlom, bratislava, slovakia
.celebration at the botanical garden. klub za zrkadlom, bratislava, slovakia
.CI5. mestske divadlo(town theatre), brno, czech republic
1997
.hu-ry-tan. bratislava, slovakia
.prasna basta toilets. bratislava, slovakia
1996
.stretnutie(the meeting). bratislava, slovakia
.donder-dag. arena, amsterdam, the netherlands
1995
.genderquake. citizens gallery, london, UK
1994
.europe at school. bratislava, slovakia and germany
.hermit. plasy, czech republic
1993
.mikoviniho art school show. bratislava, slovakia
1992
.brat-week of youth culture. bratislava, slovakia
1984-94
kids and students shows
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