Born 1974, Nitra, Slovak Republic
Lives and works in Champaign and Chicago IL

education

M.F.A.   2002   Painting, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign IL
B.F.A.   1999   Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls TX

solo exhibitions

2009   New Paintings, Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008   Hypnotized, Bert Green Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
2006   Massive Luxury Overload, Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago IL
           The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago IL
           NIAA, Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster IN
2005   Unattainable, Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago IL
           Unattainable 2, Aron Packer Gallery, Three Oaks, MI
2004   Too Good For Love, Lyonswier Gallery, New York NY
2002   Deliciously Viscous, Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago IL

group exhibitions

2008   NEXT, International Art Fair, Chicago, IL
           Mass Consumption, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ (curated by Greg Escalante)
           Ah, Decadence, Sullivan Galleries, The Art Institute of Chicago, IL (crated by Lisa Wainwright)
           Group Exhibition, The Loft at Liz's Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007   Bridge Art Fair, London, England
           Paper Now, I Space, Chicago, IL
           Acquisition Exhibition, The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
           Bridge Art Fair, Apparel Mart, Chicago IL
           Biennial 24, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
2006   Bridge Art Fair, Miami Beach FL
           Wichita Falls Art Museum
           Rockford Art Museum Biennial, Rockford IL
2005   Domestic Disturbances, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
           Go Figure, JET Artworks, Washington, DC
           Identity—Sexuality—Gender: Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN
2004   Meat Market, Lyonswier Gallery, New York , NY
2003   Scope Art, Los Angeles CA
           Painting 101, Lyonswier Gallery, New York, NY
           In the Eye of the Beholder, Northern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago IL
2002   Visual Investigation, Hiestand Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH
           Absolut Vision 7, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago IL
           Luscious Two, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
           MFA Thesis Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, Urbana, IL
2001   Today In 8 Parts, I - Space Gallery, Chicago, IL
           Artists Against AIDS, Annual Exhibition, Champaign IL
1998   Contrast and Comparison, Traveling Print Invitational Exhibition
1997   29th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibition, Denton , TX
1996   28th Annual Juried Fine Arts Awards Exhibition, Denton , TX

publications

New American Paintings, 77th Edition, Fall 2008
New American Paintings, 65th Edition, Fall 2006, cover page image and pages 54-57
Concentrics, A publication of the Evanston Art Center, Fall 2005, pg.3 and cover image
John Brunetti, Domestic Disturbances, Evanston Art Center publication
Fred Camper: “Appearance Are Everything”, Chicago Reader, Feb 4, 2005, Section 2, pg.23
Chicago Reader, January 21, 2005, Section 2, pg.20 (image)
CAC Chicago Artists’ News, Volume XXIX, No.9, October 2002, pg.6-7
Gallery Guide, Chicago/Midwest, June/July/August 2002, pg.9 and cover page
New American Painting, The MFA Annual 2002
The Octopus, Champaign-Urbana’ Free Alternative Weekly, March 16-22,2001, cover image

professional experience

2004-present   Assistant Professor, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston IL
2002-2004       Visiting Assistant Professor, Miami University, Oxford OH

Residencies

2007   Vermont Studio Center, Johnson , VT
2005   Vermont Studio Center, Johnson , VT

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