Vladimír BALKO

Date of birth: 1.10.1963 Bojnice, Slovakia

Education:
1979 – 1983 Secondary School of Applied Arts in Bratislava – Department of Graphic Arts
1983 – 1989 Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava – Department of Book Illustration (prof. Albín Brunovský)

Exhibitions:
1993 – Bratislava, Café galery
1999 – Banská Bystrica, Múzeum SNP
2003 – Levice, Hrad / Castle 2003
2003 – Turčianske Teplice
2005 – Bratislava, Business Centrum Apollo
2005 – Modra
2005 – Porto Sant Elpidio – ITA
2005 – Bratislava, Galéria Salla Terena – Prezidentský palác
2005 – Bratislava, Vianočný salón
2006 – Brno CZ, Nová radnice mesta Brno
2006 – Bratislava, Galéria Michalský dvor
2006 – Bratislava,Business centrum, Bottova 7
2006 – Praha CZ, Nosticuv palác
2007 – Bratislava, Galéria Michalský dvor
2007 – Znojmo CZ, Dom umenia
2007 – Strasbourg FR, Galery Sud
2007 – Turín ITA, Galéria Allegretti
2008 – Bratislava
2008 – Paris FR, Galéria Sema
2009 – Geneve,SUI ,Slovak pavilion
2010 – Bratislava, Guba Galler
2011 – Trenčín, Mestská veža

Awards:
1983 – The most beutiful books of a year – honourable mention for leaving examination work, V. Chlebnikov – day of blue bears
1989 – The most beutiful books of a year – Matica slovenská award for diploma work, E. A. Poe: The sea town
2005 – Art find award – Porto Sant Elpidio, Italy
2010 – Excellent prize – 4th International Fu Xian Zhai Exlibris Invitational Exhibition Sanghai, China