Katarina Vavrova

1964: born in Bratislava, Slovakia August 23
1984 – 1990: studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia in the Department of Graphic Art and Book Illustration under Professor Albín Brunovsky;
1989: studied at the Accademia delle Belle Arti, Perugia, Italy
Currently residing in Slovakia

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

1993: Bulhasrské kultúrne Centrum, Bratislava, Slovakia
1994: P.A.N. Amsterdam – Artfair, Netherlands
Galerie de Twee Pauven, the Hague, Netherlands
1995: Galerie de Twee Pauven, the Hague, Netherlands
1996: Gallery Contrast, Brussels, Belgium
1997: Galéria Michalsky dvor, Bratislava, Slovakia
Emlak Sanat Galerisi, Istanbul, Turkey (With Vladimír Gazovic)
1998: British Congress Centre, Ankara, Turkey (With Vladimír Gazovic)
Gallery Magna, Seattle
1999: Epreuve d’artist Grafiekgalerie, Antwerp, Belgium
Galerie Simona, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2000: Galéria Michalsky dvor, Bratislava, Slovakia
Západoceska energetika, Plzen, Czech Republic
Gallery Trencín, Grafiky Tajomstvá, Prints “The Secrets,” Trencín, Slovakia
Hotel Don Giovanni, Prague, Czech Republic
2001: Hoechst Biotika, Martin, Slovakia
Turcianska galleria, Martin, Slovakia
2002: Galerie u Jakoba, Opava, Czech Republic
2003: Artgraph, Nagoya, Japan
Bartlhaus, Petterbach, Austria

Selected Group Exhibitions:

1988 – 1994: Bratislava & Piest’any, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary; Basel, Switzerland; Paris, France; Amsterdam & Den Haag, Netherlands; Tolentino, Pescara & Perugia, Italy; Ankara, Turkey; Gabrovo, Bulgaria; Raciborz & Majdanek, Poland; Cleveland, Ohio
1995: Slowakische Malerei und Graphik, Galerie Pintner, Frankfort am Main, Germany
1st Ex Libris Triennial Triennial, Galéria mesta Bratislavy, Bratislava, Slovakia
1996: 16th International Biennial of Ex libris, Muzeum Zamkowie, Malbork, Poland
6th Bienal Internacional de Grabado, Caixa Orense, Spain
International Competition of Drawing, Cleveland, Ohio
1997: G-point, Gratz, Austria
2nd Jubieleum, Galéria Michalsky,dvor, Bratislava, Slovakia
7th International Biennial of Small Forms, Muzeum Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
9th Bienale na grafikata Varna, Varna, Bulgaria
International competition of Mini Art, Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Bienale Ex Libris, International Exlibriscentrum, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Slovak Graphic School, Ostdeutsche Galerie, Ragensburg, Germany
International Print Triennial, Bunkier Sztuki – Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kraków, Poland
4th International Triennial Mondiale d’Estampes Petit Format, Chamalières, France
12th Annual International Exhibition of miniature Art, Toronto, Canada
Cuprum 7th International Exhibition of Graphic Art, Lubin, Poland
1998: Modern Slovak Graphics, Palace of Europe, Strasbourg, France
2nd Mini-Print Trienniale, Tama University, Tokyo, Japan
5th International Graphic Bienial, Caixa Orense, Spain
International Exhibition of Prints, Kanagawa, Japan
2nd Ex Libris Triennial Triennial, Galéria mesta Bratislavy, Bratislava, Slovakia
Agart, World Festival of Print, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Slowakische Kunst heute, Galerie de Künstler, Munich, Germany
1999: Masters of Graphic Art – 5th International Biennial, Municipal Museum of Arts, Györ, Hungary
Paralelle figursative, Palazzo Braschi, Forli, Italy
2000: Art and Printing Press, 2nd In ternational Small Engravings Exhibition, Cremona, Italy
Habsburgenfest, Schloss Halbturn, Burgenland, Austria
The 1st Cheju International Print Art Festival, Seoul, South Korea
Lila Europa 2000, competition of printmaking and painting, Sweden
International Exhibition of Ex Libris,” Giubileo 2000,” Pescara, Italy
Európska malá grafika a Ex Libris, Galerie “U prestenu,” Prague, Czech Republic
With Maros“Komác“ek & Jaroslav Sve“ceny;, Hotel Don Giovanni, Prage, Czech Republic
6th Bienal International de Grabado, Caixa Orense, Spain
VI International Trienale Art 2000, Maidanek, Poland
2001: 9th International Biennial of Small Forms, Muzeum Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
Galéria Art-Decco, Bratislava, Slovakia
Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles
Krone Schwert & Shaukelpferd, Schloss Halbturn, Austria
Igor Benca, Karol Felix, Katarína Vavrová, Galéria Slovenskej sporitel’ne, Bratislava, Slovakia
2002: Maros Komácek and Katarína Vavrová, Galérie Artemis, Bratislava, Slovakia
G-bod/G-point, Galéria Danubia, Cunovo, Slovakia
2005:, Galleri Tonne A.S., Oslo, Norway

Prizes and Awards:

1988: Prize, SFVU for Illustration, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
1989: Prize, Galérie mladych, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
1st Jury Prize in Graphics, Tolentino, Italy
1990: Martina Benku Prize, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Grand Prize, International Cartoon Festival, Budapest, Hungary
1991: 3rd prize for Graphics, International Cartoon Festival, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Jury prize, 1th International Cartoon Festival Simavy, Ankara, Turkey
Honour medal, 16th Miedzynarodowe Biennale Ex Librisu, Wspólczesnego, Malbork, Poland
1996: Medal, XVII Miedzynarodowe Biennale Ex Librisu, Wspólczesnego, Malbork, Poland
Honour Prize, International Bienal Racibórz ’96 – Drawing, Racibórz, Poland
1997: Prize of the Slovak Government, Bratislava, Slovakia
Merit Prize, International Postage Stamp Design Contest, Minestry of Posts & Telecommunication, Japan
Honorable Mention, Cluj, Romania
Glivice, Poland, Honorable mention
1st prize for drawing, International Competition for Mini Art, Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1998: Honour medal, XVI Miedzynarodowe Biennale Ex Librisu, Malbork ‘98, Wspólczesnego, Malbork, Poland
The Slovak Ex Libris Society Prize, 2nd International Ex Libris Triennial, Bratislava, Slovakia
Bronze medal, 5th Bienal Internacional de Grabado, Caixa, Orense, Spain
1999: Honour medal, Miedzynarodowe Ex Librisu, Wspólczesnego, Malbork, Poland
2000: Honour medal, XVII Miedzynarodowe Biennale Ex Librisu, Malbork ‘2000, Wspólczesnego, Malbork, Poland
Honour Prize 2nd Mini Graphics & Painting World Show, Pisa, Italy
Art Museum Honour Prize, XVI Biennal Ibiza Graphic 2000 , Ibiza, Spain
2001: Honour medal, IV International Ex Libris Graphics Contest, Gliwice, Poland
2002: Honour medal, XVIII Miedzynarodowe Biennale Ex Librisu, Malbork ‘2000, Wspólczesnego, Malbork, Poland
Art Museum Award, International Mini Print Triennial 2002 , Tokyo, Japan
Prize Vratislava Jandy – President, “Spolku sberatelu Ex Libris Praha,”Erotic Art – International Exhibition of Ex Libris & Miniature Art, Prague, Czech Republic
Honorable Mention for Graphics, VII Bienal International De Grabado Spain, Ourence, Spain
Prize of Varese Museum, International Ex Libris Competition “Bibliophilism or the Love of Books, Varese Museum, Italy
2003: Grand Prize, First International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Silpakorn University, Thailand