Painter, Graphic artist, Illustrater
Albín Brunovský
Biography
Albín Brunovský was born in December the 25th 1935 in Zohor.
Albín Brunovský studied from 1955 to 1961 and from 1963 to 1966 at the Academy of Creative Arts in Bratislava with prof. Vincent Hložnik. In the years 1967 to 1990 he led the special studio of book graphic art at the same school. He works in the sphere of free graphic art, painting, book illustrations, bank note and postage stamp design and other forms of applied graphic art. A. Brunovský had illustrated over 100 book titles. He has held over 100 solo exhibitions and taken part in many international exhibitions. He won many prizes at home and abroad.
Albín Brunovský died on 20. January 1997
Graphics
Exhibitions
Selection
1965 - Die Brücke – Düsseldorf, Fritz-Henssler-Haus – Dortmund, Oberhausen
1968 - Galerie Théatre – Geneve , Musée de la Ville Paris,1
1971 - Baukunstgalerie - Köln a. Rhein, Museum Folkwang – Essen,
1977 - Jacque Baruch Gallery, Chicago
1981 - Galerie Novo , Mainz
1984 - Book Graphics , Utrecht
1987 - Comune di Perugia – Perugia
1988 - East West Shop – New York,
1989 - Cleveland Museum - Cleveland
1992 - Galleria Do Forni, Venice
1995 - Panorama Museum, Bad Frankenhausen
Awards
Selection
1964 - Ex-Aequo Prize at the Biennial of Graphic Art, Lugano
1966 - Prize at the Biennial of Graphic Art, Crakow
1969 - Otrano d’Argento Preis, Fillotrano , Herder Award, Wien
1969 - Otrano d’Argento Prize, Fillotrano , Herder Award, Wien
1975 - Gold Medal at the Biennial of Ex-libris, Malbork
1976 - Prize at the Intergrafik, Berlin
1977 - Purchase Award at Footprint, Seattle
1988 - First Prize at the Concorso internationale exlibristico Gabriele d'Annunzio , Pescara
1992 - Premio Internationale di grafica Do Forni, Venice
1995 - Prize of Martin Benka, Martin