LUCIA ČERNEKOVÁ
born in Slovakia / working with painting, drawing, animation, short film, sound
Exploring the secret DNA of the human soul, the mysteries of life and the world. Themes range from the personal to the more universally human and existential, including socio/global topics, the state of world affairs and the power of nature. Different works are presented worldwide.
EDUCATION
- 2001–2007 – Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava (MFA), drawing, graphic and new media department; painting department
- 2005 – Design Skolen Kolding, Denmark, illustration, painting
ART RESIDENCES / STIPENDIUMS
- 2017 – Children’s Short Film Festival residence program, Hallein, Austria
- 2013 – Ateljé Stundarts, Solf, Finland
- 2012 – Bains Connective, Brussels, Belgium
- 2011 – Cité des Arts, Paris, France
- 2017 – Children’s Short Film Festival residence program, Hallein, Austria
- 2016 – Bridge Guard Reunion, Štúrovo, Slovakia
- 2013–2014 – Bridge Guard, Štúrovo, Slovakia
- 2013 – Ateljé Stundarts, Solf, Finland
- 2012 – Centre d’Art La Rectoria, Sant Pere de Vilamajor, Spain
- 2012 – Bains Connective, Brussels, Belgium
- 2012 – Mecklenburg Inspiriert, Kuhlungsborn, Germany
- 2011 – Cité des Arts, Paris, France
- 2011 – Nau Côclea, Camallera, Spain
AWARDS
- 2018 – Best Concept Award, 7th Delhi International Film Festival (India), for short animated film “Finlandia”
- 2016 – Special Jury Mention, International Short Film Festival Radio City Valencia (Spain), film “Finlandia”
- 2006 – Painting 2006 finalist, VUB Foundation (Slovakia)
MOVIES AT FILM FESTIVALS / SCREENINGS
- Winner: Best Concept – Delhi International Film Festival, 2018 – film Finlandia
- Special Jury Mention – International Short Film Festival Radio City Valencia, 2016 – film Finlandia
- Official selection – International Short Film Festival Cerrano, 2016 – film Finlandia
- Official selection – International Video Art House Madrid, 2014 – film Brussels
- Official selection – Festival Internacional de Cine de Pasto, 2013 – film Brussels
- In competition – International Short Film Festival Hayah, 2013 – film Brussels
FINLANDIA
- 2018 – 7th Delhi International Film Festival, official selection, AWARDED – WON the Best Concept in World Cinema Section, New Delhi, INDIA
- 2018 – Festival du Film Court en Armagnac, Condom – Gers, FRANCE
- 2016 – International Short Film Festival Radio City Valencia, AWARDED with Special Mention of the Jury, SPAIN
- 2016 – Cerrano Film – official selection, Festival Internazionale Cortometraggi, official selection, ITALY
ROSALIE HAS AN IDEA
- 2017 – Halleiner Kinder Kurtz Film Festival, AUSTRIA
BRUSSELS
- 2014 – LIAF 2014 The London International Animation Festival, UNITED KINGDOM
- 2014 – MIAF 2014 International Animation Festival in Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
- 2014 – International Video Art House Madrid – official selection, SPAIN
- 2013 – Animateka A F F, Central and Eastern European Short Anim. Film Competition, Ljubljana, SLOVENIJA
- 2013 – Festival Internacional de Cine de Pasto – official selection of experimental films, COLOMBIA
- 2013 – International Festival of Short Films Hayah – in competition, PANAMA
- 2013 – Anča Fest – international festival of animated films, Žilina, SLOVAKIA
- 2013 – Animafest, world fIlm festival of animated films, Zagreb, CROATIA
- 2012 – Pecha Kucha Night, screening, Nitra, SK
- 2012 – La Rectoria, screening, San Perer de Vilamajor, SPAIN
STYROFOAM BOSS
- 2013 – Frejm by Frejm, Gallery of the city Žilina and Synagogue, screening, Žilina, SK
DER TURM
- 2012 – Pecha Kucha Night, screening, Nitra, SK
- 2012 – La Rectoria, screening, San Pere de Vilamajor, SPAIN
- 2012 – La Rectoria, screening, San Pere de Vilamajor, SPAIN
- 2012 – Nástupište 1-12, screening, Topoľčany, SK
- 2012 – Corto Aquario, Short film international festival, Santa Marinella, Roma, ITALY
- 2012 – Frejm by Frejm, screening, Synagogue, Žilina, SK
- 2012 – Fest Anča, international festival of animation, Žilina, SK
- 2012 – IVAHM, International Video Art House, Madrid, SPAIN
- 2012 – Isola Cinema – Video on the Beach, international film festival, Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
- 2012 – Open House, screening, Brussels, BELGIUM
- 2012 – Kunsthalle, premiere screening, Kühlungsborn, GERMANY
SPAIN
- 2012 – Pecha Kucha Night, screening, Nitra, SK
- 2012 – La Rectoria, screening, San Pere de Vilamajor, SPAIN
- 2012 – 29 Teheran International Short Film Festival, Teheran, IRAN
- 2012 – Nástupište 1-12, screening, Topoľčany, SK
- 2012 – Festival de Cine con Cámara de Fotos, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
- 2012 – Fest Anča, International festival of animation, Žilina, SK
- 2012 – Golden Kuker, International festival of animated movies, Sofia, BULGARIA
- 2012 – IVAHM, International Video Art House, Madrid, SPAIN
- 2012 – Isola Cinema – Video On The Beach, International animation festival, Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
- 2012 – Open House, screening, Brussels, BELGIUM
- 2012 – Cartoons On The Bay, International TV and multimedia – festival of animation, Rapallo, ITALY
- 2012 – FEBIOFEST 2012, International film, TV and video festival, SK
- 2012 – Am Strand, screening, Kühlungsborn, GERMANY
- 2011 – Beatnik TV, Salford University, Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM
- 2011 – Festival Internacional Flamenco de Cortometrajes, Madrid, SPAIN
- 2011 – 8. Festival Internacional de Cine Corto, Tapiales, ARGENTINA
- 2011 – ANIMACAM 2011, International festival of animation online
- 2011 – ATRE Creative TV, FRANCE/SPAIN
- 2011 – Cité Internationale des Arts, screening, Paris, FRANCE
- 2011 – Nau Côclea, premiere screening, Camallera, Girona, SPAIN
EXHIBITIONS / PRESENTATIONS
- 2022 – Slums Of The Mind, solo exhibition, Zichy Palace, Bratislava
- 2019 – Master Class – art talk, screening, AAFT School of Animation, Noida, INDIA
- 2019 – ATMAN, solo exhibition, Silencium Gallery
- 2018 – On The Road – screening, art talk, Slovak Embassy, New Delhi, INDIA
- 2015 – Kultur Raum Neruda – solo exhibition drawings, Vienna, AUSTRIA
- 2013 – On The Road – solo show & screenings, Solf / Malakta / Nordic Art School, FINLAND
- 2012 – Baltic Inspiration – international exhibition, Kunsthalle Kühlungsborn, GERMANY
- 2011 – L’art Slovaque – exhibition, Cité internationale des arts, Paris, FRANCE
2023
- International collective exhibition, Zamocka Gallery, Bratislava, SK
2022
- Slums of the Mind – solo show exhibition, Zichy Palace, Bratislava, SK
- Collective exhibition, Top Auto Premium Gallery, Bratislava, SK
- Kopanice bez hranice – Art Festival, exhibition, Vrbovce, SK
2020
- Skapal Pes Art Fest, exhibition, SK
2019
- Master Class – art talk, screening, AAFT School of Animation, Noida, INDIA
- ATMAN – solo show, Silencium Gallery, Bratislava, SK
2018
- On The Road – screening, art talk, Slovak Embassy, New Delhi, INDIA
2017
- Slovak Artists – group exhibition, Silencium Gallery, Bratislava, SK
- Association of Slovak Artists – group exhibition, Slovak Radio Gallery, Bratislava, SK
2016
- International Painters – exhibition, Gallery UFFO, Trutnov, CZ
- Slovak Painters – exhibition, Silencium Gallery, Bratislava, SK
- Slovak Painting – exhibition, Slovak Institute, Vienna, AUSTRIA
- Association of Slovak Artists – group exhibition, Slovak Radio Gallery, Bratislava, SK
2015
- Young Slovak Artists – exhibition, Silencium Gallery, Bratislava, SK
- Kultur Raum Neruda – solo exhibition drawings, Vienna, AUSTRIA
- Association of Slovak Artists – group exhibition, Slovak Radio Gallery, Bratislava, SK
2014
- Collective exhibition of young Slovak artists, Silencium Gallery, Bratislava, SK
- MULTIPOINT – international exhibition, Gallery SPP, Bratislava, SK
- MULTIPOINT – Instytut Słowacki, Warsaw, POLAND
- Die Künstlerischen Parallelen XII – Slovak Institute, Vienna, AUSTRIA
- MULTIPOINT – Orava Gallery, Dolný Kubín, SK
2013
- 20 Years of the Association of Slovak Artists – group exhibition, Slovak Radio Gallery, Bratislava, SK
- Výtvarné Paralely XII – group exhibition, Silencium Gallery, Bratislava, SK
- On The Road – solo show & screenings, Solf / Malakta / Nordic Art School, FINLAND
2012
- Pecha Kucha – art talk, Nitra, SK
- On The Road – solo show, La Rectoria, Sant Pere de Vilamajor, SPAIN
- International exhibition “…..”, La Rectoria, SPAIN
- TP – international exhibition, Castle Strečno, SK
- On The Road – solo show, Nástupište 1-12, Topoľčany, SK
- Frejm by Frejm – exhibition & screenings, Synagogue and Gallery Žilina, SK
- On The Road – exhibition, Bains Connective, Brussels, BELGIUM
- Baltic Inspiration – international exhibition, Kunsthalle Kühlungsborn, GERMANY
- Painting workshop, Elementary School Kühlungsborn, GERMANY
2011
- On The Road – Cité internationale des arts, Paris, FRANCE
- On The Road – screening & exhibition, Nau Côclea, Camallera, SPAIN
- L’art Slovaque – exhibition, Cité internationale des arts, Paris, FRANCE
2010
- Anticipation Of Our Future – group exhibition, Bratislava, SK
- Relations – travelling exhibition, SK / ITALY
- Multipoint – Universum Gallery, Nitra, SK
- Perla Dell Adriatico – international exhibition, Grottamare, ITALY
- The Games of Players of Art – solo exhibition, BCPB Gallery, Bratislava, SK
- Painter’s – painting symposium, Terchová, /october/ SLOVAKIA
- Multipoint – International painting symposium, Nitra, /august/ SLOVAKIA
2009
- Muse – solo exhibition, Bratislava, SK
2007
- Oops – solo exhibition, Bratislava, SK
2006
- Painting 2006 – group exhibition, Klarisky Church, Bratislava, SK
2005
- Design Skolen Kolding – group exhibition, Kolding, DENMARK
2004
- Underground – workshop & exhibition, Gallery Panoptikum, Košice, SK
2003
- Kapitulská Street – street open-air exhibition, Bratislava, SK
- Biennale of Drawing – Belgrade, SERBIA
- Painting – Plain Air, Kremnica, SK
- Drawing in Action – performance & symposium, Gaski, POLAND
2002
- Water Tower – performance, Bratislava, SK
2001
- Footprints – Museum of Eastern Slovakia, Košice, SK