ARTIST PROFILE

Juraj Florek

  • Slovakia (b. 1986)
  • currently living and working in Budapest

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019

  • BATMAN CITY, Galeria APARTE, IASI, Romania.
  • KRONSTADT URBAN, NCCA - National centre for contemporary arts / North-west branch, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
  • ORAVA SPANKING /with J. Toman/, Orava Gallery, Dolny Kubin, Slovakia.
  • PETROZAVODSK PLEIN-AIR, Media Center Vykhod, Petrozavodsk, Russian Federation.
  • MERINA /with J. Toman/, Nová Vlna, Trencin, Slovakia.
  • OILY ELBOW /with J. Toman/, Industrial Gallery, Ostrava, Czech Republic.

2018

  • VIXA URBAN PLEIN-AIR, Vyksa Steel Works History Museum, Vyksa, Russian Federation.
  • COAL AND EGGS, CSW KRONIKA – Center for Contemporary Art, Bytom, Poland.

2017

  • CONCRETE AND WEED, DOT Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia.
  • COLOURS OF OSTRAVA PLEIN-AIR" /together with J. Toman/, Vnitroblock Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • SIGNALS OF PRAG /together with J. Toman/, Studio PRÁM, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • SIGNALS OF PUCHOV /together with J. Toman/, County House, Puchov, Slovakia.

2016

  • COLOURS OF OSTRAVA PLEIN-AIR /together with J. Toman/, Cineport, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
  • MACHNÁČ BRAŇO A INÉ OBRÁZKY… /together with J. Toman/, Nová Vlna, Trenčín, Slovakia.
  • PILSEN PLEIN-AIR, French Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia.

2015

  • PILSEN PLEIN-AIR, OPEN AIR DEPO2015, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
  • VON DO MESTA! / together with J. Toman /, Jozef Kollar Gallery, Banska Stiavnica, Slovakia.
  • KAFILÉRIA, MUŠKÁTY, PETER BEHRENS a INÉ / together with J. Toman /, Sumec Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia.

2014

  • DECAYED EYE I. /together with Adam Kruták/, Nitra Gallery, Nitra, Slovakia.
  • FLOREK AND TOMAN /together with J. Toman/, Nastupiste 1-12, Topolcany, Slovakia.
  • URBAN POETRY II., Technical school, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia.

2011

  • URBAN POETRY, Urban Spot - Hviezda Cinema, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2018

  • TURBOPLENER 1500, Nastupiste 1-12, Topolcany, Slovakia.
  • JOIN THE DOTS / UNITING DISTANCES (Imago mundi), Salone Degli Incante, Trieste, Italy.

2017

  • ART IN PARK, Nová Vlna, Trenčín, Slovakia.
  • BLUDNÉ PRÚDY II., Manor-house , Sereď, Slovakia.
  • URBAN POSITIVE, Latarka Gallery, Budapest, Hungary.
  • STEEL IS UNLIMITED, Industrial gallery, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
  • LILLA DART FEST, L’illa Diagonal, Barcelona, Spain.
  • JUST RESIDENCE 2017, CMAE – Centro Municipal de Arte y Exposiciones, Avilés, Spain.
  • JUSTMAD8 AVILÉS, COAM - Colegio Oficial Arquitectos de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

2016

  • LIVING PAINTING, GUS - Spis Gallery, Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia.
  • SLOVENSKÁ. NEW GENERATION, Gallerie d’Italia-Piazza Scala, Milan, Italy.
  • 10 ROKOV MALBY, East Slovak Gallery, Kosice, Slovakia.

2015

  • BIENALE MAĽBY V. ?, City Gallery, Rimavska Sobota, Slovakia.
  • 10 ROKOV MAĽBY, Bratislava Castle Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia.
  • 10 ROKOV MAĽBY, Central Slovakian Gallery, Banska bystrica, Slovakia.
  • DOM, German Cultural House, Bratislava, Slovakia.
  • SONDA 2015 MAĽBA, Bratislava Castle Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia.

2014

  • VUB MAĽBA ROKA, Nedbalka Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia.
  • NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYGROUNDS, BB15 Gallery, Linz, Austria.

2013

  • PANEL STORY, Turiec Gallery, Martin, Slovakia.
  • PANEL STORY, Bratislava City Gallery - Palffy Palce, Bratislava, Slovakia.
  • HUCISKO, Galeria Uniwersytecka, Cieszyn, Poland.

2010

  • KLAMNÝ DOJEM, Vltavin Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic.

2009

  • ART SCHOOL P. M. BOHÚŇ - 50 YEARS, Orava Gallery, Dolny Kubin, Slovakia.

LOCATION

  • Born 1986 in Slovakia.

EDUCATION

  • 2012 - 2014
    Academy of Arts - Faculty of Fine Arts, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
    Mgr. study in Painting (František Hodonský)
  • 2009 - 2010
    Universitad de Castilla la Mancha - Facultad des Bellas Artes, Cuenca, Spain
    Study exchange in Painting (Jaime Lorente Sainz)
  • 2007 - 2011
    Academy of Arts - Faculty of Fine Arts, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
    Bc. study in Painting (František Hodonský)

AWARDS & GRANTS

  • 2019
    The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant 2019 – 2020
    The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Montreal , Canada
  • 2018
    Visual and Sound Arts Residency Grant
    Vysegrad Fund, Bratislava, Slovakia
  • 2014
    Award for Painting for Young Artist /1. place/
    VUB Foundation, Bratislava, Slovakia

RESIDENCIES

  • 2019
    IASI ART RESIDENCY, George Enescu National University of Arts, Iasi, Romania
  • 2019
    NCCA ART RESIDENCE KRONSTADT, NCCA - National center for contemporary arts / North-west branch, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
  • 2019
    KARELIAN ART RESIDENCY, Media Center Vykhod, Petrozavodsk, Russian Federation
  • 2018
    VYKSA Artist-in-residence, VYKSA Art-residency, Vyksa, Russian Federation
  • 2018
    CSW KRONIKA – Art residency, CSW KRONIKA – Center for Contemporary Art, Bytom, Poland
  • 2018
    PLATFORM 1-12, Art residency, Platform 1-12, Topolčany, Slovakia
  • 2017
    PARTIZÁN ART RESIDENCY, Partizán Art Studios, Budapest, Hungary
  • 2017
    INDUSTRIAL GALLERY Artist-in-residence, Industrial Gallery, Ostrava, Czech Republic
  • 2017
    PRÁM Artist in residence, STUDIO PRÁM, Prague, Czech Republic
  • 2017
    JUSTMAD8, La Factoría Cultural, Avilés, Spain
  • 2016
    STANICA, Stanica Žilina-Záriečie, ŽILINA, Slovakia
  • 2015
    OPEN A.I.R - Artist in Residence, DEPO2015, Pilsen, Czech Republic
  • 2014
    REGULAR LINE SLOVAKIA – AUSTRIA, BB15 Gallery, Linz, Austria