name: Marek Kvetan
address: Miletičova 76, 821 08 Bratislava, Slovakia
born: 14.4.1976 Bratislava
live and works: in Bratislava
e-mail: marek[et]kvetan .net
www.kvetan.net
education:
1999 - 2001 - Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, Slovakia
Department of Painting, Prof. D. Fischer
1999 - Technical University Brno - Faculty of Fine Arts, Czech Republic
Department of Multimedia-Performance-Video, Prof. Keiko Sei
1995 - 1999 - Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, Slovakia
Department of Sculpture, Intermedia Studio of Free Creativity, Prof. J. Bartusz
1990 - 1994 - Secondary School of Applied Arts, Kremnica, Slovakia
grants:
2010 - MKSR, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Foundation - Center for Contemporary Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia
2008 - MKSR, Bratislava, Slovakia
2005 - Foundation - Center for Contemporary Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia
2004 - Foundation - Center for Contemporary Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia
- MKSR, Bratislava, Slovakia
2002 - Foundation - Center for Contemporary Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia
2001 - Jana & Milan Jelinek - stiftung, Baar, Switzerland
- FVU – graduate scholarship, Bratislava, Slovakia
2000 - Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia
1998 - Jana & Milan Jelinek - stiftung, Baar, Switzerland
- Soros Center for Contemporary Arts - Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovakia
1997 - Soros Center for Contemporary Arts - Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovakia
awards:
2010 - finalist - HenkelArtAward, Wien, Austria
- finalist – Souvereign European Art Prize, Barbican Cenrte, London, UK
2008 - laureat - Prize NG 333, National Gallery Prague, Czech Republic
2007 - finalist - Prize NG 333, National Gallery Prague, Czech Republic
2003 - Grand prix - Contemporary Slovak Graphic Triennial, State Gallery in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
2000 - finalist - TONAL - Slovak Visual Arts Prize, Bratislava, Slovakia
1998 - finalist - Slovak Young Visual Art Prize, Bratislava, Slovakia
art residence:
2007 - FUTURA, Karlin Studios, Prague, Czech Republik
2000 - The Headlends Center for the Arts in Sausalito, California, USA
represented in the collections:
- Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Považská Art Gallery, Žilina, Slovakia
- GJK, Trnava, Slovakia
- Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, Slovakia
- National Gallery Prague, Czech Republic
- State Gallery, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
- Siemens, Wien, Austria
- CBK, Dordrecht, Netherlands
- GMB City Gallery Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
solo exhibitions:
2010 - Marek Kvetan *5.3.2010 - †2.5.2010, City Gallery Prague, Czech Republic
2009 - Mr. B.R.A. 3.9, Studio Trisorio, Rome, Itali
- Prices of today are made out prices of yesterday, Slovak Institute Rome, Itali
- Proof, Gallery Bastart, Bratislava, Slovakia
2007 - Marek Kvetan & Marko Blazo, Siemnes ArtLAB, Wien, Austria
2005 - Možnosti automatických opráv (eng. transl. ´Possibilities of automatic corrections´), Triennale of Contemporary Slovak Graphic Arts, State Gallery, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
- Vizualita zachytená v páde…(eng. transl. ´The Visuality recorded while falling…´), G4, Czech Republic
2004 - IDOC Still Life, Slovak Cultural Institute, Vienna, Austria
- IDOC Erotic, Gallery Tower, Bratislava, Slovakia
2003 - TXT, Gallery Space for Contemporary Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia
2002 - New City, Billboart Gallery Europe, Bratislava, Slovakia
2001 - Digital Code 01, V. Löffler Museum, Košice, Slovakia
2000 - XXX, Gallery Tatrasoft, Bratislava, Slovakia
- XXXX, Gallery MXM, Prague, Czech Republic
1999 - Double Game, Gallery Space for Contemporary Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia
1998 - Reprospective, Umelecká Beseda, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Read me, University Library, City Library, Library of Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, Slovakia
- (Anti)communication, Palffy Palace, City Gallery of Bratislava, Slovakia
1997 - Installations, Gallery Živa, Bratislava, Slovakia
group exhibitions:
2010 - Crazycurators Biennale, Gallery Space, Bratislava, Slovakia
- “Plus mínus XXI” – State Gallery in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
- White Night, Kosice, Slovakia
- 8, Slovak Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Sovereign European Art Prize, Hodgson Loom Gallery, Laxey Woollen Mills, UK
- Art-Now, Kasárne Kulturpark, Košice, Slovakia
- MEDIATIONS Biennale,National Museum, Poznan, Poland
- Undistinguished medium, Cyprian Majernik Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Modernisation, PhotoEspana2010, UCML, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
- Sovereign European Art Prize, Barbican Cenrte, London, UK
- Across Today, National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
- Collectors "The Czecho-Slovak pavilion", Brot Kunsthalle, Wien, Austria
- Scharfer Blick, Heisses Blut, Slovak Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Formate der Transformation 89-09 - MUSA - Museum auf Abruf, Wien, Austria
- Undistinguished medium, Vychodoslovenka galeria, Kosica, Slovakia
- New Slovak Photography, Anzenberger Gallery, Wien, Austria
- BODY LIMITS, Galerie NTH, Prague, Czech Republic
2009 - Formáty transformácie, Dom Umeni, Brno, Czech Republic
- Symbio, Gallry Václava Špály , Prague, Czech Republic
- New Slovak Photography, Dom fotografie, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Donumenta 2009 , Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg, Germany
- Bienale malby II, City Gallery , Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia
- Open Office, Aircraft Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
- SKUTER II, Biennale Young Arts, GJK, Trnava, Slovakia
- PRAGUEBIENNALE 4, Karlin Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
- “Plus mínus XXI” – National House of Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia
- LET US BE US, Emil Filla Gallery, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
2008 - Prize NG 333, National Gallery Prague, Czech Republic
- New Slovak Photography, WAM Design Center, Budapest, Hungary
- Slovak Picture (Anti-Picture) - 20th Century in Slovak Visual Art, Prague, Czech Republic
- Jeune Creaion Slovaque, Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris, France
- Private Ligh, Open Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Dig it all, Space Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Me and the Others, Nitra Gallery, Nitra, Slovakia
- Case History, State Gallery in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
- Im Herzen Europas, Bad Homburg, Germany
- BRA3, GJK, Trnava, Slovakia
- Obraz-ovka, Galéria súčasných maďarských umelcov, Dunajska Streda, Slovakia
- CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, Verein SOHO IN OTTAKRING, Wien, Austria
- Nový Zlinský Salon 2008, Dom umenia, Zlín, Czech Republic
- Vizualita vs. Realita, Považská Art Gallery, Žilina, Slovakia
- Four Cities In Motion, Tnavske myto, Bratislava, Slovakia
- For a Happier Tomorrov, Tom Christoffersen Gallery, Copenhagen, Danmark
2007 - Slovak Graphics of the 20th Century, GMB, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Prize NG 333, National Gallery Prague, Czech Republic
- Still, Futura Gallery, Prague, Czech Republik
- Central Europe Revisited, Schloss Esteházy,Eisenstadt, Austria
- Welcome to …, Kressling Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Mutations, MUSA Museum auf Abruf, Wien, Austria
- Prague Biennale 3, Karlin Hall, Prague, Czech Republik
- Mutations, Museo Bilotti, Roma, Itali
- Mutations, Moscow House of Photography, Moscow, Russia
- Skuter, Biennale Jung Art, GJK, Trnava, Slovakia
- PitoreSKa, Vannieck Gallery, Brno, Czech Republik
2006 - Transffering Slovak Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Novy Sad, Serbia
- Mutations I., Casino – Forum d'art contemporain, Luxemburg
- Slovak Graphic Art of 20th Century, State Gallery in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
- IN(TER)MEDIA(S)RES, Považská Art Gallery, Žilina, Slovakia
- Mutations I., Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany
- Mutations I., Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
- Nadace J. a M. Jelinkových, Veletržní Palace, Prague, Czech Republik
- Frendkörper, Kunstraum Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
- Autopoesis, Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Papier, Beeld & Basis, Stedelijk Museum, Aalst, Belgium
- Runway, Gallery Space, Bratislava, Slovakia
- CENTRAL - New Art from New Europe, UBS, Bratislava, Slovakia
- ViennAfair, Messezentrum Wien, Wien, Austria
- Portes d'Europe, Musée d'Art Moderne, Saint-Étienne, France
- Man, Hero, Spirit, Machine, Gallery Medium, Bratislava, Slovakia
2005 - Triennale of Contemporary Slovak Graphic Arts, State Gallery in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
- New Media Cheb 2005, Cheb, Czech Republic
- Market, Old Market Hall, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Iconoclash, Spitz Gallery, London, England
- Enlargement, Cork Vision Centre, Cork, Ireland
- ADD-ON. 20 höhenmeter, Wallensteinplatz, Wien, Austria
- CENTRAL - New Art from New Europe, BA CA Kunstforum, Wien, Austria
- Prague Biennale II, Karlin Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
- ViennAfair, Messezentrum Wien, Wien, Austria
- Media screen, Ján Koniarek Gallery, Trnava, Slovakia
- Frendkörper, Synagogue - Center for Contemporary Art, Ján Koniarek Gallery in Trnava, Slovakia
- K4, East - Slovakian Museum, Košice, Slovakia
- CENTRAL - New Art from New Europe, Gallery Skuc, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- CENTRAL - New Art from New Europe, Gallery Kloviæevi Dvori, Zagreb, Kroatien
- EGOART Prix, Gallery NOD, Prague, Czech Republic
2004 - Digital @ Electronic Graphic, State Gallery in Banská Bystryca, Slovakia
- E.U. Positive, Academy of Arts, Berlin, Germany
- CENTRAL - New Art from New Europe, Teatrul National, Bucurest, Romania
- CENTRAL - New Art from New Europe, Max Gandolf Library, Salzburg, Austria
- CENTRAL - New Art from New Europe, Steirischer Herbst, Graz, Austria
- Generation Relationship, Považská Art Gallery, Žilina, Slovakia
- METRO, Gallery Space for Contemporary Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia
- New Photography for Slovakia, Gallery Fotohof, Salzburg, Austria
- EGOART Prix, Gallery HIT, Bratislava, Slovakia
- CWS, Cork Vision Centre, Cork, Ireland
- Balkan Consulate Billboards, House of Arts, Brno, Czech Republic
2003 - Yong Slovak Photography, St. Michael & John’s Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland
- Art Forum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- IN OUT, Prague, Czech Republic
- Pal Fiction, International festival of Video Art, Gallery Art Factory, Prague, Czech Republic
- "Mam a klam", Open Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Paralle Avantgarden - Gibst es eine „europaische Fotografie“, Art Space, Vienna, Austria
- The Last East European show, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
- Stadt in sicht, Kűnstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria
- Spheres of valency, Palffy Palace, City Gallery of Bratislava, Slovakia
- Balkan Consulate, The Association for Contemporary Art , Graz, Austria
- Bride, Synagogue - Center for Contemporary Art, Trnava, Slovakia
2002 - NYBÜVITT, Synagogue - Center for Contemporary Art, Trnava, Slovakia
- Contemporary Slovak Graphic, State Gallery in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
- Art Forum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- ART PRIMEUR 2002, CBK, Dordrecht, Netherlands
- Upside DOWN, Gallery Space for Contemporary Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia
2001 - “New” Slovak Art 1936 – 2001, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna, Austria
- New Connection, WFC Courtyard Gallery, NY, USA
- New Connection, Mirbach Palace, City Gallery of Bratislava, Slovakia
- New Connection, Veletržní Palace, Prague, Czech Republik
- The End of the Last Century - Artoteka 90, Sate Gallery in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
- Action Art 1989-2000, Tatran Gallery, Poprad, Slovakia
- Action Art 1989-2000, Nitra´s Gallery, Nitra, Slovakia
- Golden Prague - 38 International Television Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
2000 - Real(E)state, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Digital male @ Male digital, Gallery Medium, Bratislava, Slovakia
- TONAL, Slovak Young Visual Art Prize, Palffy Palace, City Gallery of Bratislava, Slovakia
- Communications, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
- Common Denominator, Mirbach Palace, City Gallery of Bratislava, Slovakia
- …Between…, Skalica, Slovakia
- Manipulative Art, Považská Art Gallery, Žilina, Slovakia
1999 - Permanent Residency, Gallery Sztuky, Bygoszcz, Poland
- Permanent Residency, Tatran Gallery, Poprad, Slovakia
- Slovak Art for Free, La Biennale di Venezia, Czechoslovakian pavilion, Venice, Italy
- Space for recapitulation /99-00/, Gallery Space for Contemporary Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Resonance, GMB Mirbach Palace, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Park of the Future, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Unplanned Connection, Gallery Mánes, Prague, Czech Republic
1998 - Young + Soft, Palffy Palace, City Gallery of Bratislava, Slovakia
- ETUD, Kopčany, Slovakia
- Slovak Young Visual Art Price, Gallery Medium, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Project, Wollsburg, Germany
- Angels Flight, Synagogue - Center for Contemporary Art, Trnava, Slovakia
1997 - Between /Object in Picture, Picture in Object /, Skalica, Slovakia
- BRIDGing, Štúrovo, Slovakia
1997 - Symposium, Vakovka, Brno, Czech Republic
- Symposium, Nový Jičín, Czech Republic
- ETUD, Martin, Slovakia
1996 - Festival of Alternative Art, Skalica, Slovakia
- ETUD, Koželuhy, Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
1995 - ETUD, Jesuits church, Skalica, Slovakia
- Kult-Kultúra (eng. transl. Cult-Culture), Piešťany, Slovakia
- World Theatre Festival, Ankara, Turkey
performance:
2005 - International Biennale of Contemporary Art, National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
catalogue:
2005 - Prague Biennale II, Karlin Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
- ART SK, Bratislava, Slovakia
2004 - Month Photos Paris – Wien – Berlin, Vienna, Austria
- Month Photos Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
- E.U. Positive, Academy of Arts, Berlin, Germany
- CENTRAL - New Art from New Europe, Max Gandolf Library, Salzburg, Austria
- Biannual report Open Gallery, "Mam a Klam", NCU, Bratislava, Slovakia
2003 - The Last East European Show, Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
- NYBÜVITT, Trnava, Slovakia
- Contemporary Slovak Graphic 15, State Gallery in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
2002 - Art Forum Berlin - the International Fair for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany
- "New" Slovak Art 1936 - 2001, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna, Austria
- Art Primeur 2002, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Dordrecht, Netherlands
- Place of Permanent Residence, Slovakia
- Celebrate Slovakia: Art from the Heart of Europe, C.ART.A - International, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Reality / Real (E) State, Foundation - Center for Contemporary Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 1999-2000 Biannual report, V. Löffler Museum, Košice, Slovakia
2001 - Digitale Male @ Male Digital, CEICA, Bratislava, Slovakia
- New Connection, Slovakia
2000 - Year book 2000, Považská Art Gallery, Žilina, Slovakia
- IT-The Body as a Paradigm of Postmodern Thinking, Združenie pre súčasnú slovenskú tvorbu, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Bridging, Edition Dialogues, Slovakia
1999 - Year book 1998 Gallery Medium, Gallery Medium, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Unplanned Connection, Jana & Milan Jelínek Foundation, Prague, Czech Republic
1998 - IstroArt 98 - Balance, Gallery Medium, Bratislava, Slovakia