Cyril Blažo


Cyril Blažo is a Slovak artist who lives and works in Bratislava in Slovakia.
He has been teaching at the University of Trnava since 1999, and currently teaches drawing, graphics, writing and graphic design, focusing on the basics of these artistic media and building the technical, technological and creative foundations of student work. In 2002, he won the award of the city of Banska Bystrica on the Trian of Contemporary Slovak Graphics. His works are presented in the collections of the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava and the Central Slovak Gallery in Banska Bystrica.

Education

Blažo was educated in Bratislava, attending supš from 1984 to 1988, and the Academy of Fine Arts and Design from 1988 to 1994.

Exhibitions

Blažo has had many solo exhibitions domestically and internationally:
YearTitleVenue
2011Cyril BlažoMoravian Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic
2010Cyril Blažo _ xyzamt_project, Bratislava, Slovakia
2009Bez LepidlaGaléria Jána Koniarka, Trnava, Slovakia
2007Cyril BlažoKunstverein München, Munich, Germany
2006C. BlažoTranzit, Bratislava, Slovakia
2002Bol raz jeden galerie g99, The Brno House of Arts, Brno, Czech Republic
1999Cyril Blažoatelier noon, Prague, Czech Republic
1999Napĺňané brušká, spolu s markom blažomGaléria Priestor for contemporary arts, Bratislava, Slovakia
1999Najlepší spôsob ako začať deňGaléria Tatrasoft, Bratislava, Slovakia
1994Cyril BlažoHavlíčkova 20, Bratislava, Slovakia

Group exhibitions

In addition to his solo exhibition, Blažo has been exhibited in a number of group exhibitions:
YearTitleVenue
2010She has the sense of limited timeamt _ project, Bratislava, Slovakia
2010Hole in the flowHunt & Kastner, Prague, Czech Republic
2010Cyril blažo + xyz: rajónyMake Up Gallery, Kosice, Slovakia
2008The language of humourSoga, Bratislava, Slovakia
2008BcxyzBastart Contemporary, Bratislava, Slovakia
2007Moja vec, čo nemusí byť mojaBastart Contemporary, Bratislava, Slovakia
2007Small scaleKressling Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
2007KvintakordGalerie Slovenského Institutu, Prague, Czech Republic
2007PitoreskaWannieck Gallery of Modern Art, Brno, Czech Republic
2006Akvizície 2001 - 2005šg bb, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
2006HodokvasLetisko Piešťany, Slovakia
2005DisorientationGlobe Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
2005Prague Biennale 2Karlin Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
2005bezobrazie/media s-creamGaléria Jána Koniarka, Trnava, Slovakia
2005Check slovakia!Koloman Sokol Gallery, Embassy of the Slovakia, Washington, DC, USA
2004Check slovakia!Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, Germany
2004Hot Destination/Marginal Destiny IIThe Brno House of Arts, Brno, Czech Republic
2003Hľadanie formuleGaléria Medium, Bratislava, Slovakia
2003Súčasná slovenská grafika 15Východoslovenská Galéria, Košice, Slovakia
2003CeskoslovenskoSlovenské Národné Múzeum, Bratislava, Slovakia
2003Priveľa výnimiekPovažská Galéria Umenia, Zilina, Slovakia
2003Súčasná slovenská grafika 15Sarišská Galéria, Prešov, Slovakia
2002Súčasná slovenská grafika 15šg bb, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
2001Expresívne tendenciePovažská galéria umenia, Zilina, Slovakia
2001TucetVýchodoslovenská Galéria, Košice, Slovakia
2001Výtvarné doteky visegrádské čtyřkyGalerie Chagall, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2001Slovenská strelaKarolinum, Prague, Czech Republic
2000Humor sk - ostra vakcina alebo mladé mäso - zlá krvVýstavní Síň Sokolská 26, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2000Späť do múzea - späť k hviezdamSlovak National Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
1999Blue fire, 3. biennial of young artGHMP, Prague, Czech Republic
1999Slovak Art for FreeVenice Biennale, Czechoslovakian pavilion, Venice, Italy
1998Alternatívna slovenská grafikaThe Brno House of Arts, Brno, Czech Republic
1997Alternatívna slovenská grafikašg bb, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
1997ReciprocitaGalerie Avu, Prague, Czech Republic
1996BlondiakGaléria Cypriána Majerníka, Bratislava, Slovakia
1995DisperziaSlovak National Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
1994MarginaliaPovažská Galéria Umenia, Zilina, Slovakia
1994DisperziaGvuo, Ostrava, Czech Republic
1993TajomstvoPovažská Galéria Umenia, Zilina, Slovakia
1992Projekt IstropolitanaAcademy of Fine Arts and Design , Bratislava, Slovakia
1992Barbakan '92šg bb, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
1992Zwischen objekt und installationMuseum am Ostwall, Dortmund, Germany
1992TalentyZáhorská Galéria, Senica, Slovakia
1992Hostia prešpartyVŠVU, Bratislava, Slovakia
1991Schrijvers, Dančiak Jr., Blažo, OndreičkaGaléria Medium, Bratislava, Slovakia
1990Kunst und revolutionMuseum der Stadt Regensburg, Germany