Mgr. art. Vladimír Ganaj, ArtD.
ganajvlado (at) gmail.com
Employment
2022 University teacher of 3D and raster graphics, Head of the Fine arts department at Prešovská univerzita v Prešove
2021-2022 Figural drawing, painting, 3D and raster graphics teacher at Súkromná škola umeleckého priemyslu v Nitre
2019-2021 Printmaking, drawing, art history and sculpture teacher at Súkromná škola umeleckého priemyslu v Kremnici
2019 3D environment, prop and level design at Neutraworks, Nitra
Education
2016-2019 Doctor study, Atelier of drawing and classical painting techniques at prof. Ľudovít Hološka, Akadémia Umení v Banskej Bystrici
2014-2016 Master study, Atelier of painting at prof. Stanislav Balko, Akadémia Umení v Banskej Bystrici
Winter semester 2012-2013 Erasmus student mobility in Escola d'Art i Superior de Disseny Illes Balears in Palma de Mallorca
2010-2014 Bachelor study, Atelier of drawing and classical painting techniques at prof. Ľudovít Hološka, Akadémia Umení v Banskej Bystrici
2006-2010 Gymnázium Jána Adama Raymana, Prešov
Qualification
2020-2022 Pedagogic education - fine arts department, Prešovská univerzita v Prešove
2007-2010 Private studies of drawing, printmaking and painting at doc. Peter Kocák, PhD., akad. mal.
2004-2009 Štátna Jazyková Škola v Prešove, state exam in English language at the C1 level taken in 2009
Freelance
2021 Jewellery modeller and renderer for jewel designer Mgr. Pavlína Pélyová
2021 Character modeller at Zimasoftware for the adventure PC game Polda 7
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Solo exhibitions
Plané maľby, 2022, Snina Chateaux (curated by Mgr. Edita Kavčáková)
Atlas figúr v kyberkultúre, 2021-2022, NERV Platforma in Humenné (curated by Jana Bercelová, BA)
Vzťahy, 2020, Slovenské národné múzeum - Múzeum rusínskej kultúry in Prešov (curated by PaedDr. Daniela Kapráľová)
Intimita, 2019, Múzeum a kultúrne centrum in Trebišov (curated by Mgr. Jozef Ridilla)
Sociologická expresia, 2018, Nástupište 1-12 in Topoľčany (with Mgr. art. Patrik Kucha)
Archeológia obrazu, 2018, Šarišská galéria in Prešov (curator PhDr. Miroslav Kleban, PhD.)
Collective exhibitions
Senzibility zbierkotvorby, EQO Priestor interaktívnej kultúry, Spišský Hrhov, 2022 (curated by Mgr. art. Adam Macko, ArtD.)
Pomimo - Sedem hriechov, Múzeum Vojtecha Löfflera, Košice, 2021
Pomimo - Sedem hriechov, Galéria Artotéka, City library of Bratislava, 2021 (curated by Mgr. art. Dávid Marcin)
Skice, NERV platforma, Humenné, 2021 (curated by Jana Bercelová, BA and PaedDr. Daniela Kapráľová)
Priviati vol. I, EQO Priestor interaktívnej kultúry, Spišský Hrhov, 2020 (curated by Mgr. art. Adam Macko, ArtD.)
Salón - 55 kremnických výtvarníkov, Galéria NBS - Múzeum mincí a medailí Kremnica, 2020
OBRAZ Ateliér klasických maliarskych disciplín prof. Ľudovíta Hološku, Městské muzeum a galerie, Bystřice n. Pernštejnem (ČR), 2020
OBRAZ Ateliér klasických maliarskych disciplín prof. Ľudovíta Hološku, Galéria Statua, Bratislava, 2020
OBRAZ Ateliér klasických maliarskych disciplín prof. Ľudovíta Hološku, Kysucká galéria v Oščadnici, 2019-2020
OBRAZ Ateliér klasických maliarskych disciplín prof. Ľudovíta Hološku, Záhorská galéria Jána Mudrocha v Senici, 2019
Exhibition of Workshop of figural drawing of prof. Boris Jirků, 2019 in Gallery Fx in Banská Bystrica (placed among winners of the workshop)
Mladé kone I., Galéria Koniareň in Trebišov, 2018
Exhibition of Workshop of figural drawing of prof. Boris Jirků, 2018 in Gallery Fx in Banská Bystrica (placed among winners of the workshop)
Finish-down, 2017 in Gallery Fx in Banská Bystrica
Young Art Show 10, 2017 in Piešťany
AD: Čerstvé ruiny, 2017 in KLUB in Košice
AD: Čerstvé ruiny, 2017 in EQO Spišský Hrhov
Pracovný názov: Bez názvu, Synagogue in Brezno, 2017
Exhibition of Workshop of figural drawing of prof. Boris Jirků, 2017 in Gallery Fx in Banská Bystrica (placed among winners of the workshop)
Exhibition of Workshop of figural drawing of prof. Boris Jirků, 2016 in Gallery Fx in Banská Bystrica
Still not it, 2015-2016 in Košice
Exhibition of Workshop of figural drawing of prof. Boris Jirků, 2015 in Gallery Fx in Banská Bystrica (placed among winners of the workshop)
Kiállítás and Tornai Müinésztelep, 2014 in Moldava nad Bodvou
Exhibition of Workshop of figural drawing of prof. Boris Jirků, 2014 in Gallery Fx in Banská Bystrica
FIGURAMA 2014, 2014 in Kutná Hora
Exhibition of Workshop of figural drawing of prof. Boris Jirků, 2013 in Gallery Fx in Banská Bystrica
Exhibition of Workshop of figural drawing of prof. Boris Jirků, 2011 in Gallery Fx in Banská Bystrica
Exhibition of Workshop of figural drawing of prof. Boris Jirků, 2010 in Gallery Fx in Banská Bystrica
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Curating
Tribute to Bad (exhibition of drawings by Kristína Grežďová), SKLAD M1 - Akademie výtvarních umění, Prague, 2021
Lift me up (exhibition of paintings by Mgr. art. Adam Macko), Galéria súčasného umenia Koniareň, Trebišov, 2020
Zátišie (exhibition of paintings by Mgr. art. Matúš Niemiec), Malá Galéria MsKS v Michalovciach, 2019
Periférne koncentrácie súčasnosti vol.V, EQO v Spišskom Hrhove, 2018
Sociologická expresia, 2018, Nástupište 1-12 in Topoľčany
Protozoa, 2018 in Spišské podhradie (exhibition of paintings by Adam Macko)
Krivé zrkadlo, 2017 in GUS: essay for the exbition "Philosophical and psychological axioms of expressive art"
Finish-down, 2017 in Galéria Fx in Banská Bystrica
Pracovný názov: Bez názvu, 2017 in Brezno
AUDIT: Tektonická mytológia, 2017 in Brezno (exhibition of paintings by Adam Macko)
Workshops attended
10x FIGURAMA in Banská Bystrica 2010 - 2019 (2012 in Litomyšl, CZ) tutored by prof. Boris Jirků (4x placed among winners)
POMIMO workshop of comic drawing in Kremnica 2019 (tutored by Mgr. art. Martin Schwartz)
Workshop of drawn animation at FVU AKU BB in 2018
Zprinter 650 workshop at UNIPO in Prešov, 2016
FARO 3D scanning workshop at UNIPO in Prešov, 2016
ARTCAMP Figural drawing in Pilsen na FDU ZČU in 2012 tutored by MgA. Mgr. Pavel Trnka
Summer school of figural drawing in Praque at AVU in 2009
Workshop of figural drawing in Praque at UMPRUM in 2009
Cataloques
FIGURAMA 2022
FIGURAMA 2021
Pomimo 7 sins - open call, 2020
Priviati vol. I, EQO, 2020
EQO Program, 2020
Salón - 55 kremnických výtvarníkov, Galéria NBS - Múzeum mincí a medailí Kremnica, 2020
OBRAZ Ateliér klasických maliarskych disciplín prof. Ľudovíta Hološku, Záhorská galéria Jána Mudrocha v Senici, 2019
Young Art Show 10, 2017
FIGURAMA 2016
Media and other
Authors' poetry reading in Hidepark, Nitra 2022
Interview on HNTV, 2022
2x interview on RTVS 2 (Priviati vol.I 2019, Vzťahy 2020)
3x interview on Rádio Regina (Archeológia obrazu 2018, Intimita 2019, Lift me up 2020)
Article about my art and exhibition Archeológia obrazu in Večerník 2019
Article about collective exhibition OBRAZ in Art 2020
Article about collective exhibition Still not enough in Flash Art 2017
Article about my solo exhibition Expresia in Na PUlze in 2017
In 2018, my graphic (dry point intaglio) was sold to Slovak national art collection (placed in the deposit of Šarišská galéria in Prešov).
The book Zlato na Slovensku / Gold in Slovakia has been published in 2018 and it cointains my illustration of Celtic way of gold mining.
In 2014, my poetry together with an interview was published in the Dotyky 6/2014 magazine.
Article about my work during the FIGURAMA 2012 in Litomyšl in the Art3 magazine.
2x concerts of Genetically Modified (my poetry reading and music by Juraj Figura): EQO: Toto nie je fest 2019, SKLAD M1 AVU Praha 2022.
My poetry is published on pismak.cz (user vlad03).
Alternative rock albums Genetically modified (2008) and GM: It is happening again (2017) based on my poetry and music by Juraj Figura.
