Pavol Truben

Education

2014 – 2017 PhD studies
Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Department of Printmaking and the Other Media,
Bratislava
Under supervision of professor prof. Róbert Jančovič, akad. mal.
2007 – 2013 Master degree
Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Department of Printmaking and the Other Media,
Bratislava
Under supervision of prof. Róbert Jančovič, akad. mal.
2004 – 2008 Matej Bell University in Banská Bystrica, Faculty of Humanities, Department of art,
Banská Bystrica
2000 – 2004 High school of aplied arts, Restoration, Kremnica

Awards

FIRST AWARD for drawing, prints, mixed media on paper
OSTEN Biennial Skopje, 2024
Second price, Winner Novum foundation
Novum foundation, Bratislava, Slovakia 2021
Martin Benka prize
Turiec gallery, Martin, Slovakia, 2014
Finalist of Celeste prize 2013
Art center Ex-bibli, Roma, Italia, 2013
Rector´s prize for best diploma thesis
Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2013
Art Critics Award on XVll. Triennal of Contemporary Slovak Graphics
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, 2011
Budapesti Arte galéria és aukciós iroda award on XXV. Triennial of Contemporary Graphics
Miskolc, Hungary, 2011

Solo exhibition

11.10. – 29.11.2024 Continuation of the Utopian Myth, Mina art space, Košice
Curator: Peter Megyeši
13.4. – 6.5.2023 Origin of utopian myth Station gallery, Bratislava
Curator: Peter Megyeši
16.9. – 5.11.2022 No pain, no gain, ARTA gallery, Piešťany
Curator: Jana Babušiaková
28.2. – 11.3.2020 On the Relation between Gray Wolf and European Rabbit, ABC gallery, Bratislava
Curator: Jana Babušiaková
1. – 15.2.2019 Searching for Leviathan, HIT gallery, Bratislava
Curator: Jana Babušiaková
30.4.2018 Culture of Pressure, Mini art Gallery, Bratislava
With Eduard Klena, Curator: Jana Kucejová
17.07. – 15.09.2017 Ethnicities, Rosenfeldt palace, Žilina
Curator: Robert Makar
28.4. – 16.5.2012 Uroboros, T-Gallery, Bratislava
Curator: Katarína Macurová

Foreign solo exhibitions

16.5. – 15.6.2024 Fragments and Myths, with Lucia Žitnayová, BOUTROS gallery, Antwerpen,
Belgium
Curator: Martina Rötlingová
26.8.2017 – 10.9.2017 Arcus temporum Xlll (On heavenly waters), Panonhalma, Hungary
Curator: Imre Tolnay
21.9. – 29.11.2014 Pavol Truben – Exhibitions, Ragala Art Gallery, Hainburg an der Donau, Austria
Curator: Vladimir Ragala
1.4. – 1.6.2012 Uroboros, Arte Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Curator: György Marsó

Collective exhibitions Slovakia (SELECTED)

31.1. – 1.2.2025 White night Humenné 2025, NERV platforma, Humenné
Part of the program Humenné, the Capital of Culture 2024
Curator: Zuzana Pacáková
28.11.2024 – 16.2.2025 Artist´s book triennial V, Turiec gallery, Martin
Curators: Jarmila Kováčová, Gina Renotière
3. – 31. 7. 2024 Before the times, Pisztori palace, Bratislava
Curators: Adrián Kobetič, Peter Megyeši, Lucia Miklošková
5.6. – 21.9.2024 IV. triennial of portrait, The Peter Michal Bohúň Gallery in Liptov, Liptovský Mikuláš
30.11.2023 – 24.2.2024 Man is wolf to wolf, The Peter Michal Bohúň Gallery in Liptov, Liptovský Mikuláš
Curator: Jana Babušiaková
29.9. – 1.10.2023 White night 2023, Eurovea passage, Pribinova 34, Bratislava
Curator: Zuzana Pacáková
1. 7. – 30. 9. 2023 Man is wolf to wolf, Liptov Village Museum, Pribylina
Curator: Jana Babušiaková
18. 6. — 17. 9. 2023 Artrooms Moravany 5: Like in a dream, Moravany Castle, Moravany nad Váhom
Curators: Jana Písaříková, Nina Vrbanová
Curators cooperation: Patrik Krajčovič, Zuzana Sabová
6.12.2022 – 7.1.2023 Printing, still, Station gallery, Bratislava
Curator: Jana Babušiaková
21.9. – 9.10.2022 Artistic and artificial: intelligence, imagination and creativity, Medium gallery, Bratislava
Curators: Miroslav Haľák, Adrián Kobetič
Exhibition Concept: Ivan Gerát, Marian Zervan
30.7.2022 Nocurno 2022, Zechenter garden, Kremnica
Festival dramaturgy: Hana Bodáková
11.5.-15.5.2022 BRAK 2022, Nová cvernovka, Bratislava
Festival dramaturgy: František Malík
21.10.2021 – 9.2.2022 Artist´s book triennial lV, Turiec gallery, Martin
Curators: Jarmila Kováčová, Gina Renotière
8.10. – 24.10.2021 White night, City park, Košice
Curator: Zuzana Pacáková
17.9. – 3.10.2021 White night, Eurovea waterfront, Bratislava
Curator: Zuzana Pacáková
14.6. – 2.9.2021 New wave, T.O.P. auto premium gallery, Bratislava
Curator: Mária Horváthová
20.4. – 4.9.2021 lll triennial of portrait, The Peter Michal Bohúň Gallery in Liptov, Liptovský Mikuláš
Curator: Miroslava Kubáňová
19.10. – 16.11.2019 CHOREO_GRAFIKA II, Koniareň gallery, Trebišov
Curator: Branislav Zurko
27 – 29.9.2019 White Night, Grammar school Grösslingová, Bratislava
Curator: Zuzana Pacáková
4 – 6.10.2019 White Night, Secondary school of transport, Košice
Curator: Zuzana Pacáková
27.2. – 14.4.2019 NO POWER NO ART / Creative Playgrounds vol. 3, KUNSTHALLE, Košice
Curator: Michal Murin, Richard Kitta
6.12.2018 – 6.1.2019 A3UM – Current positions of Slovak graphic, Múzeum a Kultúrne centrum južného Zem￾plína v Trebišove, Trebišov
Curator: Branislav Zurko
5.10. – 7.10.2018 White Night, Kasárne Kulturpark, Košice
Curator: Zuzana Pacáková
28.9. – 30.9.2018 White Night, Eurovea, Sklad č.7, Bratislava
Curator: Zuzana Pacáková
16.3. – 1.4.2018 Zureta Exhibition, Medium Gallery, Bratislava
Curator: Kateřina Makar Vaclavková
1.6.- 30.6.2017 Print relay. Current Slovak graphics, State Scientific Library in Banská Bystrica
Curator: Alena Vrbanová
4/5

FOREIGN GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)

19. – 23.3.2025 Festival of lights Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Organiser: Visitor Center of Zagreb
6. – 30.3.2025 International Fine Arts Biennale Zlín, Zlín, Czech republic
Curators: Lívia Kožušková, Miroslava Ptáčková
6.2. – 6.3.2025 OSTEN BIENNIAL Skopje 2024
National Gallery of N. Macedonia – Chifte Hammam, Skopje Macedonia
International jury: Bruno CORA (Italy), Dr. Pick KEOBANDIT (Belgium), Maja KOLARIC (Serbia)
27. 2. – 25. 5. 2025 Artist´s book triennial lV, Museum of Modern Art Olomouc, Czech republic
Curators: Jarmila Kováčová, Gina Renotière
8. – 12.1.2025 LUX, Helsinky, Kaartinkaupunki Finland
Curator: Juha Rouhikoski
22. – 24.11.2024 LUMO, Oulu, Finland
Program manager: Jarkko Halunen
24. – 27.10.2024 PROTOTYP, WaterTanks Brno, Brno, Czech republic
Curators: Veronika Šmírová, Neli Hejkalová
26.7. – 11.8.2024 Summer olympic games 2024, Maison Slovaque, Paris, France
Curators: Woven
8. 7.–16. 8. 2024 Prepreskripce, Postpost gallery Brno, Czech republik
Curators: Luisa Pavlíková, Robert Spurný a Ondřej Staněk
21.6. – 16.9.2024 Roots, Consulate General of the Slovak Republic in Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
Curators: Marina Rötlingová, Lenka L. Lukačovičová
22. – 23.3.2024 BLIKBLIK 2024, Náplavka k světu, Pilsen, Czech republic
Curator: Jiří Suchánek
15.2. – 18.2.2024 BRIGHT 2024, Parc st Gudule, Brussels, Belgium
11.1. – 21.1.2024 Lilu Lichtfestival Luzern, Burgerstasse, Luzern, Switzerland
Directos: Thomas Fritschi, Lea Isaak
29.9. – 8.10.2023 Lights on Romania, Hațegan Foundation Timisoara, Romania
Curator: Daniel Popescu
5.8. – 17.9.2023 Outputs from the 55th International Symposium in Győr, Synagogue Gyor, Hungary
Curator: Emese Pápai
10.10. – 3.11.2022 Printing, still, Epreuve D’artiste, Antwerpen, Belgium
Curator: Jana Babušiaková
1.10.2022 Nuit Blanche 2022, Jardin des Serres d’Auteuil, Paris, France
Curator: Kitty Hartl
20.9. – 11.10.2022 СЕДЕМ SEDEM SEVEN, Contrast gallery, Sophia, Bulgary
Curator: Eduard Klena
12. 8. – 23.10. 2022 Artist´s book triennial lV, Východočeská galerie Pardubice Pardubice, Czech republic
Curators: Jarmila Kováčová, Gina Renotière
1.7. – 1.8.2022 Artist´s book triennial lV, Book Art Museum, Łódź
Curators: Jarmila Kováčová, Gina Renotière
20.1.2022 – 19.4.2022 Díra ve stázi, Pragovka gallery, Prague, Czech republic
Curator: Lucie Nováčková
6.9. – 23.9.2018 Slovak Art Days, Titanikas Gallery, Academy of arts in Vilnius, Vilnius, Litva
Curator: Branislav zurko
14. – 30.4.2018 Zureta Exhibition, Neon gallery, Wroclaw, Poland
Curator: Michael Schneider
11.5.2017 – 28.5.2017 Zureta International, Chinretsukan gallery, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokio, Japan
Curatortor: Michael Schneider
22.10.2014 – 26.10.2014 SK/AT, Galerie MO.Ë contemporary, Vienna, Austria
Curators: Martina Šimkovičová, Silvia Saparová, Pavol Truben
Consultants: Jaroslav Varga, Ivan Jurica
7.12.2013 – 15.12.2013 Celeste prize 2013, Ex-Bibli contemporary art centre, Rome, Italy
Curator: Ami Barak