val wecerka

val wecerka

Vienna, Austria

About val wecerka

www.valwecerka.at . . . . The spectrum of my interests covers a whole range of topics rather than one single working style, from the figure to abstract ornamental formulations. In a larger cycle of middle formatted works, titled "(un)written letters", again the topic is the question of human communication. As in letters that can't be read, characters and symbols structure the area of the pictures. From rows of arranged archaic or primary acronyms, like letters of a foreign script, the composition emerges. https://issuu.com/artpress/docs/biennial.ed.i/180

Education:

born 1973 in Burgas/Bulgaria

1994 College for Fashion, Vienna/Austria
1995-2001 Painting and graphics and tapestry, University for applied arts, Vienna/Austria
2001-2004 Textil, University for applied arts, Vienna/Austria
graduated cum laude


lives and works in Vienna/Austria

Events:

2020 Phönix Art Prize, nominated, Tutzing/Germany
2019 Olympia art prize, nominated, Tokio/Japan
2018 Aesthetica Art prize, nominated, York/United Kingdom
2016 Aesthetica Art prize, nominated, York/United Kingdom
2013 Strabag-Art award, nominated, Vienna/Austria
2010 Nominated Strabag-Art award, Vienna/Austria
2001 Award by ministry of education, science and culture, for the excellent completion of studies, Vienna/Austria
1999 Scholarship, Ministry of Culture, Vienna/Austria
1999 Purchase of Vienna/Austria
1998 GROHE Art & Design Award, Vienna/Austria
1997 Award for tapestry project by the magazine Annabelle, Basel/Switzerland
1994 Eco-fashion-award, for a young fashion designer, Vienna/Austria

2017
https://issuu.com/artpress/docs/biennial.ed.i/180
2016
Aesthetica Art Prize, York, UK
14.04-29.05.2016
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/aesthetica-art-prize-call-entries-2016/

Exhibitions:

2019
What is home, C.A. Contemporary, Vienna/Austria
Da (-) zwischen, Galerie Frewein -Kazakbaev, Vienna/Austria
Poetry in geometry, gallerie District4art, Vienna/Austria

2018
Sankt Petersburger Erhängung, Galerie Iko art,
Vienna/Austria
Art rooms fairs, Rome/Italy
Paradise Girls, VIENNA ART WEEK/AT2017
The other art fair, New York/USA
"Collegare l'impossibile", Biennale di Venezia, GaleriaZero/Italy
Unter 1000, Galerie Schloss Parz, Grieskirchen, Vienna/Austria

2016
Aesthetica Art Prize Longlist, York, UK

2015
Artmart, Künstlerhaus, Vienna/Austria
Metropolitain art fair,Vienna/Austria

2013
Zyklus 8.0, Stift Lilienfeld, Niederösterreich/Austria
„Gemischte Kunst“, exposition.at, Jennersdorf/Austria

2012
1m2 Staat, Secession am Karlsplatz, Vienna/Austria
Kunst am Rathaus, Galerie Suppan, Vienna/Austria

2011
„Franzis choice“, Muzej premoderno umetnosti, Slowenia
The Brick Lane gallery, London/England
Haus Wittgenstein, Vienna/Austria
KR1, Gleisdorf, Graz/Austria

2010
Projekt & Exhibition: Turkmenistan-Austria, WUK, Vienna/Austria
„Quelle Belle Femme“ Kleine gallery, Vienna/Austria
„Farblabyrinthe und Schattenwelten“, Dorfgalerie Neumarkt an der Raab, Burgenland/Austria
Collective exhibition, Ohrid, Mazedonia
„…la belle…“, Amadeus Contemporary, Vienna/Austria
2005
„Wool Art“, Künstlerhaus (house of the Vienna artists), Vienna/Austria
Gallery Weilinger, Salzburg/Austria
2004
Vienna MAK Messe (artfair), Museum of Applied art, Vienna/Austria
2003
MAK Messe, Vienna/Austria
„Love for the animals“, gallery Weilinger, Salzburg/Austria
„Good morning, balkans!“, Athens/Greece
2002
„Six wonderful kind of arts“, gallery Weilinger, Salzburg/Austria
„Moving on“, McKinsey & Company Inc. Vienna/Austria
2001
„Moving out“,Museum of Modern Art, Vienna/Austria
2000
„Young wine, young art“, Museum for applied Arts MAK Vienna/Austria
1999
„Vienna dream path“ column on Michaelerplatz, Vienna/Austria
Haus Wittgenstein, collective exhibition, Vienna/Austria
1998
Tarbuk, Vienna/Austria
„young god“ radio cultural house, Vienna/Austria
1997
„In the opera“, Schömer-Haus, ESSL, Klosterneuburg/Austria
1996
„Reigen ein fries“ palais Fanto, Vienna/Austria
„Aphrodite“, Heiligenkreuzerhof, Vienna/Austria
Academy of fine arts, master class Michelangelo Pistoletto, Vienna/Austria


Collections and Awards


McKinsey&Company, Vienna/Austria
Sacher, Vienna/Austria
Dr. Weilinger, Salzburg/Austria
Schoch, Basel/Schwitzerland




2001
Award by ministry of education, science and culture, for the
excellent completion of studies
1999
City of Vienna, Ministry of Culture/Austria
1998
GROHE Art & Design Award
1997
Award for tapestry project by the magazine annabelle, Switzerland
1994
„Eco-fashion-award“, for a young fashion designer