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Patrik Kovačovský (born 14 september 1970 in Bratislava) is an Slovak artist and curator. He studied sculpture at AFAD in Bratislava and multimedia / film at AC, California. In 1996 received the Visual Artist of the Year Award (today Oskár Čepan Award). From the very beginning he has been working in several mediums, combining together installation, sculpture, painting or PC graphics and recently more and more video, film and photography. He has exhibited at prestigious exhibitions, for instance accompanying event of the X. Documenta in Kassel in 1997, EXPO 2000 Hannover, and Multimedia and Film Biennial 2000 in Paris. Currently works as head of Sculpture in Architecture and Public Space studio at AFAD in Bratislava. His works are included in Slovak and international art collections.

Solo exhibitions (selection)

2011 – Fluid Pictures, Emmanuel Walderdorff Galerie, Cologne, DE

2009 – “Humming-Hučanie“, Galerie Die Aktualität des Schönen... in Liberec, CZ

2009 – “5 dní“ (5 Days), Photoport Gallery, Bratislava, SK

2006 – 07 - “Kosmos“ (Cosmos), Klatovy /Klenová Gallery, CZ

2006 – 07 - “Prelet“ (Flight), At Home Gallery, Šamorín, SK

2004 – Nikl & Kovacovsky, André Breton House, Zürich, CH

2003 – House of Art, České Bedějovice, CZ

1997 – X.Documenta – EURACA, Kassel, DE

Group exhibitions (selection)

2011– Mapy/Maps, Bratislava City Gallery – Mirbach Palace, Bratislava, SK

2011– The 15th Tallinn Print Triennial, KUMU Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn, EE

2011 – Echo Videotime 2010, Moravian Gallery, Brno, CZ

2010 – Multiple choice, Emmanuel Walderdorff Gallery, Cologne, DE

2010 – “Spätný chod / Zpětný chod - Reverse Thrust“, Prague, CZ

2009 – Labyrint světla, Prague, CZ

2006 – Panteon, Medium Gallery, Bratislava, SK

2006 – Autopoezis, Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, SK

2005 – Sovereign European Art Award, London, UK

2002 – New Connection, Veletržní Palace, Praha, CZ

2001 – Trieste Contemporanea Central European Video art Presentation, Trieste, IT

2000 – EXPO 2000, Slovak pavilion, Hanover, DE

2000 – Nouvelle Biennale Internationale, pour la photographie multimédia, Gallery Bernanos, Paris, FR

2000 – 20th Century, Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, SK

1999 – La Bienalle di Venezia –Slovak Art for Free, Slovak Expostion, Venice, IT