JANA BEDNÁROVÁ
Plein-air painting became the characteristic art technique for Bednarova as she focuses on the immersion to the landscape of North-East India, where she currently lives and works. Walking in pristine untouched nature and discovering hidden sceneries of rain forests may be in future only utopic recall stored in our memory. Bednarova works with the image of nature which we used to know. The paintings on canvas by acrylic or on raw silk by natural pigments tell the story about the wild nature, which can inspire humans for survival by its biodiversity and ability to grow in the uneasy terrains. Documenting the sceneries from jungles by landscape painting is an attempt to portray the wild nature and preserve those images of harmony, mutuality and co-existence which are disappearing from human eyes.
Education:
2014 Master of Visual arts degree at Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayjirao University of Baroda
Gujarat, India, ICCR Scholarship
2012 BA degree at Department of painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, VUT Brno, Czech Republic
2011 Department of painting, Academy of Fine Arts, Bratislava, CEPUS Scholarship
2009 Department of painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, UVP/ EHU, Spain ERASMUS Scholarship
Solo Exhibitions:
2023 Osobný Biotop / Personal Biotope, Solo Exhibition curated by Beata Jablonská, Zichy Gallery, Bratislava
https://www.staremesto.sk/sk/events/showEvent/id:7181/section:visitor
2022 Dôverné Teritórium/Confidencial Territory, Solo Exhibiiton currated by Martina Ivičič, Gallery of Miloš Alexander
Bazovský in Trenčín, Slovakia
http://www.gmab.sk/vystavy-a-podujatia/jana-bednarova-doverne-teritorium.html?page_id=16195
2021 Splynúť s divočinou / To blend into the Wilderness, Solo Exhibition, Atelier XIII Gallery,
Bratislava, Slovakia
https://www.atelierxiii.com/jana-bedarova-%E2%98%85-splynut-s-divocinou/
2019 Root Bridges, Solo Exhibition, Cin Cin Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
https://www.galeriacincin.sk/gallery/jana-bednarova-2019
2017 Rastúce Kamene, Art Cafe Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
2016 Stories from East, FOYER Gallery, Staré Divadlo Karola Spišáka, Nitra, Slovakia
Group Exhibitions:
2022-Festiva Dom, Garden /group exhibition, curated by Mariana Brindzova & Martina Ivičič, Prüger-Wallner's Garden,
Nekrasovova 1, Bratislava, Slovakia. https://festivaldom.com/dom-2022/
2022- Príroda je Ona (Nature is Her), Group Exhibiiton curated by Valentina Kasper Rosputinska, Penati Golf Resort,
Šajdíkove Humence, Slovakia
PRÍRODA JE ONA”. Nová predajná výstava obrazov v CLUB HOUSE. | Penati Golf Resort
2021-NEW WAVE, Group Exhibition curated by Mária Horváthová, T.O.P. Auto Premium Art Gallery, Jaguar Landrover
Showroom, organized by Turuk & Art Collective
https://turukartcollective.com/vystavy/kolektivna-vystava-nova-vlna-t-o-p-auto-premium-art-gallery
2020 ARTBASE, curated by Zuzana Dankova, Dot. Contemporary Art Gallery,
Bratislava, Slovakia
https://www.dotgallery.sk/elementor-4830/
2020 Maľba 2020, Group Exhibition of the finalists of the art competition for young art, Nedbalka
Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
https://www.nedbalka.sk/en/exhibitions/malba-2020/
2019 Decembrové stopy, Cin Cin Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
https://www.galeriacincin.sk/gallery/decembrove-stop-y-8-2019
2019 Maľba 2019, Group Exhibition of the finalists of the art competition for young art, Nedbalka
Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
2019 Cultural Mosaic, Art Novelty Gallery in collaboration with Indian Council for Cultural Relation,
Vanapa Hall, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
2018 Decembrové stopy 7, Cin Cin Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
https://www.galeriacincin.sk/gallery/decembrove-stopy-2018
2018 Abode of Clouds, Gallery Annexe,India International Centre, New, Delhi, India
https://www.picassopupils.com/adobe-of-clouds-2018
2016 Beyond the Mist in Vadodara, self curated project organized by Picasso Pupils and The Embassy
of The Slovakia in New Delhi on the occasion of the Slovak Presidency of the Council of EU,
exhibited in SPACE STUDIOS Gallery, Baroda, India and AlFACS Gallery, Delhi, India
https://sk.picassopupils.com/beyond-the-mist-delhi
2014 Full on, short movie festival, screening of the video “Legend form Basista village”, Faculty of
fine Arts, MSU Baroda, India
2014 MVA II, The Gallery Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU Baroda, India
2011 Pokračuj…, Group Exhibition, Museum Chodovská Tvrz Praha, Prague, Czech Republic
2010 “Pintura al aire Libre Sondika”, selection form participants of competition, gallery: Sala de
Exposiciones, Sondika, Bilbao, Spain
2010 Arenatzarte, collective exhibition from universities of fine arts in Spain, Gueñes, Spain
2009 PINDUCA, exhibition of the Body design department, Museum of Arts, Opava, Czech Repbulic
Awards:
2023 Slovak Arts Council Schollarship for one year project "Terrarium" and art mobility Project „Dzuko Valley“
2022 Slovak Arts Council Schollarship for art mobility Project „Plener in Kaziranga“
2021 Collaboration Grands of Asia-Europe Foundation for video „Portraits“
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ8wmUBs-I0
2020 Slovak Arts Council Schollarship for production
2019 and 2020 finalist of Painting Art Contest for young contemporary visual artists, MALBA VUB
In Art Collections:
Nedbalka Gallery
Čin Čin Gallery
Gallery Atelier XIII
Tourism Department, Government of Meghalaya
DC Office, Government of Meghalaya
Private Collectors from Slovakia, Czech Republic, India and Dubai
Other Achievements:
2016 - 2022 Founder Member of PPIAC, Slovakia and Picasso Pupils An Art Society, India, organizing
workshops, cultural activities and international art residencies for professional
artists www.picasspupils.com
2017 - 2022 Kopanice bez hranice, Art Symposium and festival, Organizer
2016 - 2019 Artists’ Point International art residency, Meghalaya, North-East India, organized in
collaboration with The Embassy of the Slovak Republic in New Delhi and Meghalaya
Government, Organizer