# Cyril Blažo

Cyril Blažo (born 1970 in Bratislava) is a Slovak artist who lives and works in Bratislava in Slovakia.
He has been teaching at the University of Trnava since 1999 and currently teaches drawing, graphics, writing and graphic design, focusing on the basics of these artistic media and building the technical, technological and creative foundations of student work. In 2002, he won the award of the city of Banska Bystrica on the Trian of Contemporary Slovak Graphics. His works are presented in the collections of the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava and the Central Slovak Gallery in Banska Bystrica.

## Education

Blažo was educated in Bratislava, attending supš from 1984 to 1988, and the Academy of Fine Arts and Design (VŠVU) from 1988 to 1994.

## Exhibitions

Blažo has had many solo exhibitions domestically and internationally:
| Year | Title | Venue |
| 2011 | Cyril Blažo: Pekný žobrák | Moravian Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic |
| 2010 | Cyril Blažo _ xyz | amt_project, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 2009 | Bez Lepidla | Galéria Jána Koniarka, Trnava, Slovakia |
| 2007 | Cyril Blažo | Kunstverein München, Munich, Germany |
| 2006 | C. Blažo | Tranzit, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 2002 | Bol raz jeden (kráľovstvo ničnerobenia) | galerie g99, The Brno House of Arts, Brno, Czech Republic |
| 1999 | Cyril Blažo | atelier noon, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 1999 | Napĺňané brušká, spolu s markom blažom | Galéria Priestor for contemporary arts, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 1999 | Najlepší spôsob ako začať deň | Galéria Tatrasoft, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 1994 | Cyril Blažo | Havlíčkova 20, Bratislava, Slovakia |

## Group exhibitions

In addition to his solo exhibition, Blažo has been exhibited in a number of group exhibitions:
| Year | Title | Venue |
| 2010 | She has the sense of limited time | amt _ project, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 2010 | Hole in the flow | Hunt & Kastner, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 2010 | Cyril blažo + xyz: rajóny | Make Up Gallery, Kosice, Slovakia |
| 2008 | The language of humour | Soga, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 2008 | Bcxyz | Bastart Contemporary, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 2007 | Moja vec, čo nemusí byť moja | Bastart Contemporary, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 2007 | Small scale | Kressling Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 2007 | Kvintakord | Galerie Slovenského Institutu, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 2007 | Pitoreska | Wannieck Gallery of Modern Art, Brno, Czech Republic |
| 2006 | Akvizície 2001 - 2005 | šg bb, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
| 2006 | Hodokvas | Letisko Piešťany, Slovakia |
| 2005 | Disorientation | Globe Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
| 2005 | Prague Biennale 2 | Karlin Hall, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 2005 | bezobrazie/media s-cream | Galéria Jána Koniarka, Trnava, Slovakia |
| 2005 | Check slovakia! | Koloman Sokol Gallery, Embassy of the Slovakia, Washington, DC, USA |
| 2004 | Check slovakia! | Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, Germany |
| 2004 | Hot Destination/Marginal Destiny II | The Brno House of Arts, Brno, Czech Republic |
| 2003 | Hľadanie formule | Galéria Medium, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 2003 | Súčasná slovenská grafika 15 | Východoslovenská Galéria, Košice, Slovakia |
| 2003 | Ceskoslovensko | Slovenské Národné Múzeum (SNM), Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 2003 | Priveľa výnimiek | Považská Galéria Umenia, Zilina, Slovakia |
| 2003 | Súčasná slovenská grafika 15 | Sarišská Galéria, Prešov, Slovakia |
| 2002 | Súčasná slovenská grafika 15 | šg bb, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
| 2001 | Expresívne tendencie | Považská galéria umenia, Zilina, Slovakia |
| 2001 | Tucet | Východoslovenská Galéria, Košice, Slovakia |
| 2001 | Výtvarné doteky visegrádské čtyřky | Galerie Chagall, Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| 2001 | Slovenská strela | Karolinum, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 2000 | Humor sk - ostra vakcina alebo mladé mäso - (ne)zlá krv | Výstavní Síň Sokolská 26, Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| 2000 | Späť do múzea - späť k hviezdam | Slovak National Gallery (SNG), Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 1999 | Blue fire, 3. biennial of young art | GHMP, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 1999 | Slovak Art for Free | Venice Biennale, Czechoslovakian pavilion, Venice, Italy |
| 1998 | Alternatívna slovenská grafika | The Brno House of Arts, Brno, Czech Republic |
| 1997 | Alternatívna slovenská grafika | šg bb, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
| 1997 | Reciprocita | Galerie Avu, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 1996 | Blondiak | Galéria Cypriána Majerníka, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 1995 | Disperzia | Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 1994 | Marginalia | Považská Galéria Umenia, Zilina, Slovakia |
| 1994 | Disperzia | Gvuo, Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| 1993 | Tajomstvo | Považská Galéria Umenia, Zilina, Slovakia |
| 1992 | Projekt Istropolitana | Academy of Fine Arts and Design (VŠVU), Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 1992 | Barbakan '92 | šg bb, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
| 1992 | Zwischen objekt und installation | Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund, Germany |
| 1992 | Talenty | Záhorská Galéria, Senica, Slovakia |
| 1992 | Hostia prešparty | VŠVU, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 1991 | Schrijvers, Dančiak Jr., Blažo, Ondreička | Galéria Medium, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 1990 | Kunst und revolution | Museum der Stadt Regensburg, Germany |