Albin Brunovsky

1935: December 25, born in Zohore, Slovakia
1955-61: Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts (VSVU), Bratislava, Slovakia under Professor Vincent Hlozník
1963-66: post-graduate study at the Academy of Fine Arts (VSVU), Bratislava
1967: appointed head of the Book Illustration Department of the Academy of Fine Arts (VSVU), Bratislava
1970-1990: head of the Graphic Art and Book Illustration Department of the Academy of Fine Arts (VSVU), Bratislava
1981: appointed professor at the Academy of Fine Arts (VSVU), Bratislava
1997: died January 20 in Bratislava, Slovakia

Solo Exhibitions:

1968: Spalova Galerie, Prague, Czechoslovakia
1969: Galerie Alfermann, Solingen, West Germany
1970: Galerie Wolfrum, Vienna, Austria (Catalogue with text by Heribert Hutter)
1972: Galerie Alfermann, Solingen, West Germany
1973: Galerie Hinskes, Xanten, West Germany
1976: Jacques Baruch Gallery, Chicago. Illinois, Two Artists from Slovakia (With Albín Brunovsky)
1977: Kresge Art Center Gallery, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (With Jir“ Anderle)
1978: Jacques Baruch Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (With Albín Brunovsky, Catalogue with text by Jacques Z. Baruch)
1979: Galerie Weigang, Köln am Rhein, West Germany
1981: Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, Jirí Anderle – Intaglios, Vladimír Gazovic – Lithographs
Jacques Baruch Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (Catalogue with text by Jacques Baruch)
1982: Kunstzaal de Reiger, Utrecht, Netherlands
Dum pánu z Kunstátu, Brno, Czech Republic, Vladimír Gazovic, Farebné lithografie, 1971 – 1981 (Catalogue with text by Bohumír Bachraty)
Nacionál galéria, Sofia, Bulgaria
Galéria 9 sptemvria, Varna, Bulgaria
Vy;stavná sien vydavatel’stva Tatran, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, Vladimír Gazovic, Ilustrácie
Kultúrne aspolocenské stredisko, Banská Stiavnica, Vladimír Gazovic, Farebné litografie, (Catalogue text by Bohumir Bachraty)
1984: Galerie Hüsstege, Shertogenboch, Netherlands
1985: Oblastná galéria M.A. Bazovského, Trencin, Czechoslovakia, Vladimír Gazovic, Drámy vásne a zápasy (Catalogue with text by Viliam Plevza and Danica Lovisková)
1986: Malé galerie Ceskoslovenského spisovatele, Brno, Czechoslovakia (Catalogue with text by Karol Vik)
Povazská galéria, Zilina, Czechoslovakia (Catalog with text by Dana Doricová)
Dom ksiazki, Warsaw, Poland
Galerie hlavního mesta Prahy, Prague, Czechoslovakia, Vladimír Gazovic, Kolotoce zivota (Catalogue with text by Viliam Plevza and Ivan Jancár)
1987: Galerie mesta Bratislavy, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, Vladimír Gazovi“, Kolotoce zivota
Art Museum, Lahti, Finland (With Albín Brunovsky)
Jacques Baruch Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1988: Derby Centrum, Slusovice, Czechoslovakia, Vladimír Gazovic, Kresba, grafika (Catalogue with text by Bohumír Bachraty)
Kultur- und informationszentrun der CSSR, Berlin, German Democratic Republic, Vladimír Gazovic, Grafika (Catalogue with text by Ivan Jancár and Karol Vik)
Galerie Junge Kunst, Frankfurt am Oder, German Democratic Republic, Vladimír Gazovic, Grafika
Stredoslovenská galária, Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia, Vladimír Gazovic, Akupunktúra sveta. Kresba a kombinovanté techniky (Catalogue text by Zuzana Bartková)
1989: Gallery Nebti, Den Haag, Netherlands
Novohradská galéria, Lucenec, Czechoslovakia, Vladimír Gazovic“ Vy;ber z tvorby
1990: Galerie Angel, Lund, Sweden
Vlastivedné museum, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia (Catalogue text by Milan Togner)
1991: Galéria Nova, Bratrislava, Czechoslovakia
1992: Galerie Mitte, Vienna, Austria
1993: Galerie Épreuve d’Artiste, Antwerp, Belgium
1994: Musée d’art contemporain, Chamalières, France (Catalogue text by Eva Trojanová)
Embassy of the Slovak Republic, Budapest, Hungary
Township District Library, Schaumburg, Illinois, Prints from Prague and Bratislava. Jirí Anderle and Vladimír Gazovic. From the Collection of Grant Lawrence.
1995: Edition Gallery, Luxemburg, Luxemburg
Galerie au virage, Séprais, CHE
Galerie Épreuve d’Artiste, Antwerp, Belgium. Litografie a kresby
Galéria Slovenského institútu, Prague, Czech Republic. Vsetko je len hra
1996: Galéria Nova, Bratrislava, Slovakia, Pocta Senefelderovi
1997: Mestské kultúrne centrum, Humenné, Slovakia, Súvislosti
Galéria Perugia, Bratrislava, Slovakia, Chamtivost’
Emlak Sanat Galerisi, Istanbul, Turkey (With Katarína Vavrová)
Galéria U prestenu, Prague, Czech Republic. Súvistosti
1998: GalériaSpolku slovenskych architektov, Bratislava, Slovakia, Litomágia (Catalogue text by Mária Horváthová)
Galéria mesta Bratislavy, Bratislava, Slovakia. 99 exlibris (Catalogue text by Ivan Panenka and Fedor Kriska)
1999: Slovensky institút, Budapest, Hungary, 99 exlibris
Státna galéria, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. Vladimír Gazovic / Retrospektíva
Slovenská národná galéria, Bratislava, Slovakia. Vladimír Gazovic / Akupunktúra sveta

Selected Group Exhibitions:

1968: The National Gallery of Canada, Ottowa, Canada, Contemporary Prints of Czechoslovakia
International Biennale of Graphics, Krakow, Poland
1970: Expo ’70, World Exhibition, Osaka, Japan
II International Biennale of Prints, Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris, France
1972: Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, Eastern European Printmakers
Contemporary Czechoslovakian Graphics, Gesellschaft, Nuremberg, West Germany
National Museum of Art, 8th International Biennale of Graphics, Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan
1993: Jacques Baruch Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, Realism, Fantasy and Abstraction in Graphics
1974: Second New Hampshire International Graphics Annual
1975: Eastern European Printmakers, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
2nd Maimi International Print Bienniale, Miami Museum of Art, Maimi, Florida
International Biennale of Ex-Libris, Malbork, Poland
Fantasy and Surrealism, Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
1976: William Benton Museum of Art, Storrs, Conecticut, Eastern European Prints
Contemporary Slovak Graphics, Rabindra Bravan Gallery, New Delhi, India
1977: Jacobson Gallery, Seattle, Washington, Footprint
1978: VII International Biennale of Graphics, Krakow, Poland
V Inernational Biennale of Graphics, Frechen, Belgium
1979: Prints and Photographs, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
I Biennale of European Graphics, Heidelberg, West Germany
1979-1983: Contemporary Czechoslovakian Printmakers, from the Collection of the Jacques Baruch Gallery, four year traveling exhibition to 20 cities in the USA, organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (S.I.T.E.S.), Washington, D.C.
1980: VI Inernational Biennale of Graphics, Frechen, Belgium
VIII International Biennale of Graphics, Krakow, Poland
New Acquisitions – Prints and Drawings, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
1981: Prvo bienale na grafikata, Varna, Bulgaria
Printmaking in Czechoslovakia, Print Club of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Recent Acquisitions of the Print and Drawing Department, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
III Seoul International Print Biennale, National Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, Korea
1982: Figura 3, IBA, Leipzig, Gernan Deocratic Republic
Czechoslovakian Graphics, Chándigar, New Delhi, Bengalor, India
1983: 15th International Bienale of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
Prvo bienale na grafikata, Varna, Bulgaria
L’Art Graphique Tchecoslovaque, Luxemburg, Luxemburg
Czechoslovak Graphics, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
20 Artisti Grafici Slovacchi, Galleria la Feluca, Rome, Italy
Czechoslovakian Prints, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
1984: X International Biennale of Graphics, Krakow, Poland
Norske Internatasjonale graffik biennale, Galleri Gamlebyen, Frederickstad, Norway
Mai szlovák grafikMagyar Nemzeti Gsaléria, Budapest, Hungary
1985: 16th International Bienale of Graphic Art, Moderna galerija, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
11th International Independants Exhibition of Prints, Kanagawa, Japan
Greek Myths Updated, Carlton College, Northfield, Illinois
1985-86: Selections from the Meseros Collection, the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
1986: XI International Biennale of Graphics, Krakow, Poland
The Hanga Annual, Tokyo, Japan
1987: 13th International Independants Exhibition of Prints, Kanagawa, Japan
1988: XII International Biennale of Graphics, Krakow, Poland
Vier Tschoslovakische Künstler, Albrecht Dürer Gesellschaft, Norrishalle, Nürnberg, West Germany
20 Years of Czechoslovak Art, 1968 – 1988, Jacques Baruch Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1989: V bienale na grafikata, Varna, Bulgaria
1991: Dal grottesco al magico – grafica ceceoslovacca contemporanea, Calcografia nazionale, Rome, Italy
Súcasná slovenská grafika, Internationaal Exlibriscentrum, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Originalgraphik aus der CSFR, Polen und Deutschland, Eine Ausstellung der Internationalen Graphik Triennale Krakau zur Consumenta 91, Nürnberg, Germany
1993: Súcasná slovenská grafika, Internationaal Exlibriscentrum, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
2nd International Triennal of Prints, Kochi, Japan
1st International grafiek biennale, Stichting international museum voor exlibris en kleingrafiek, Maastricht, Netherlands
1995: 1st Mini-Print Triennal, Tamara Art University, Tokyo, Japan
1st International Exlibris Biennial, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Theatrum mundi, Offenbach am Main, Germany
Cité International des Arts, Paris, France
1997: Triennale grafiky ‘97, Krakow, Poland
Eksperiment – Alternativa, traveling exhibition, Kiev, Ukraine; Moscow, Russia; Oslo, Norway; Sofia, Bulgaria & Bucharest, Romania
1998: Slowakische Künstler. Maler – Grafiker – Bildhaeur, traveling exhibition, Ludwigshafen, Germany; Vienna, Austria; Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France & Arnhem, Netherlands

Prizes and Awards:

1964: Cena VSVU za grafiku, Bratislava, Slovakia, Prize of VSVU Bratislava for prints
1969: 25th Anniversary of Slovak National Insurrection, 1st Prize
Academy of fine Arts, Vienna, Herder Prize
1971: Contemporary Slovak Graphics, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, 1st Prize
1973: Súcasná slovenská grafika II, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia Award
I Quadriennale of Small Graphics, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, Honorary Prize
1974: 2nd New Hampshire International Graphics Annual, Nashua, New Hampshire, Jurors Award of Merit
1975: International Biennale of Ex-Libris, Malbork, Poland, Medal
III Contemporary Slovak Graphics, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, Ex aequo (2nd) prize
1977: Contemporary Slovak Graphics, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, Honorable mention
1978: VII International Bienniale of Graphic Art, Krakow, Poland, 4th Prize
1979: Contemporary Slovak Graphics, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, Ex aequo (2nd) prize
1980: IX International Biennale of Applied Graphics, Brno, Moravia, Gold Medal for the Most Beautiful Illustrated Book
1981: “57th International Competition,” The Print Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Honorable mention
III Quadriennale of Small Graphics, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, Prize
The Most Beautiful Book in the World Competition, Leipzig, East Germany, Silver Medal
1983: VII Contemporary Slovak Graphics, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, Ex aequo (2nd) prize
1984: X International Bienniale of Graphic Art, Krakow, Poland, Ex aequo (2nd) prize
1985: XVI International Bienniale of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, Purchase Prize of Delo magazine
VIII Contemporary Slovak Graphics, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, Honorable mention
IV Quadriennale of Small Graphics, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, Main Prize
1986: XI International Bienniale of Graphic Art, Krakow, Poland, Medal of Honour
The Hanga Annual, Tokyo, Japan, Prix d’honneur
1987: IX Contemporary Slovak Graphics, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, Ex aequo (2nd) prize
8th International Exhibition of Prints, Konagawa, Japan, Purchase Prize
1988: XII International Bienniale of Graphic Art, Krakow, Poland, National Museum Prize
Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Prize of the Elvehjem Museum of Art
1989: V Bienale grafikata, Varna, Bulgaria, Silver Medal
1991: Súc“asná slovenská grafika, Internationaal Exlibriscentrum, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, Prize of the Town
XI Contemporary Slovak Graphics, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, Ex aequo (2nd) prize
1992: European Ex libris Meeting, Bratislava, Slovakia, Ex aequo (2nd) prize
1993: Súcasná slovenská grafika, Internationaal Exlibriscentrum, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, 1st Prize of the town for Lithography
2nd International Triennial of Prints, Kochi, Japan, 2nd Prize
1st International grafiek biennale, Stichting international museum voor exlibris en kleingrafiek, Maastricht, Netherlands, 2nd Prize
1995: Súcasná slovenská grafika, Internationaal Exlibriscentrum, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, Prize of the town
Bienale of Book Art, Martin, Slovakia, 1st Prize for Ex libris
1st Triennial of Ex Libris, Bratislava, Slovakia, Grand Prize
1st International Exlibris Biennial, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Honourable mention
1st Mini-Print Triennal, Tamara Art University, Tokyo, Japan, Art Museum Award
1996: 1st International Small Graphic Art Addiction, Stockholm, Sweden, Honorable mention
1997: VII Biennial of Small Graphic Forms, Ostrov Wielkopolsky, Poland, Special Award
Krysztofa Surmin;skiego Small Graphic Forms, Wroclaw, Poland, Prize
1998: III International Biennial Small Graphic, Vilnius, Lithuania, Prize
2ndt Mini-Print Triennal, Tamara Art University, Tokyo, Japan, Special Prize

Public Collections:

Austria: Albertina, Vienna
Belgium:
Bibliotheque Royale de Beligique, Brussels
Museum voor schone Kunsten, Ghent
Royal Museum of Art, Brussels, Belgium
Czech Republic:
Morovská galeria, Brno
Národní galerie, Prague
Germany:
Kunsthalle, Hamburg
Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Köln
Luxemburg: State Museum
Netherlands: Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Poland: Muzeum narodowe, Krakow
Slovakia:
Galéria J. Jakobyho, Kosice
Galéria mesta Bratislavy, Bratislava
Galéria M.A. Bazovakého, Trencín
Galéria P.M. Bohúna, Lipovsky
Oravká galéria, Dolny Kubin
Povaz[ská galéria umenia, Zilina
Slovenská národná galéria, Bratislava
Státna galéria, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Turcianska galéria, Martin
Sweden: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
United States:
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona