DANIEL BALABAN

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*1957 ŠUMPERK, Czech Republic

About the artist:  

Daniel Balabán has been one of the leading artists of the Ostrava art scene and the coryphae of contemporary Czech art in general since the mid-1980s. He was born on September 20, 1957 in Šumperk, Moravia, but has lived permanently in Ostrava since 1962. Between 1979 and 1984, he studied at Professor František Jiroudek's painting studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, where he also received his habilitation in 2004. From 1993 to 2007 he worked as the head of the painting studio at the Department of Fine Arts of the University of Ostrava, and since 2008 he has been running his painting studio at the Institute for Art Studies there.

Education: 

  • 2004 habilitation at AVU (title Doc.)
  • 1979-1984 Academy of Fine Arts (Prof. František Jiroudek)

Solo Exhibitions (selection):

  • 2019 Václav Špála Gallery, Prague
  • 2011 El and OP, Paintings from 2009 and 2010, Millennium Gallery, Prague
  • 2008 So what ?, Beseda Gallery, Ostrava
  • 2006 Mind the Gap, House of Arts of the City of Brno, Brno
  • 2005 He who is afraid of death cannot enjoy life, Exhibition Hall
  • 2005 Fateful Woman, Langův dům Gallery, Frýdek-Místek
  • 2001 Šebestián and the others, Via Art Gallery, Prague
  • 2000 Kvanta a prázdna, Gallery of Fine Arts in Ostrava, Ostrava
  • 2000 Exhibition of paintings 1988-2000, Czech Brethren Evangelical Church, Vsetín
  • 1999 Paintings, Church of the Brethren, Ostrava
  • 1998 Vratimov 1996-1998, Via Art Gallery, Prague
  • 1997 Tenebrace-solarizace, Paintings from 1994-1997, Exhibition Hall Sokolská 26, Ostrava
  • 1996 Night, You Won't Be Afraid, Paintings from 1995-1996, Langův dům Gallery, Frýdek-Místek
  • 1995 Paintings, Studio Della, Ostrava
  • 1995 Paintings, Moravian Gallery in Brno, Brno
  • 1993 Paintings, objects, Gallery of Fine Arts in Ostrava, Ostrava
  • 1993 Václav Špála Gallery, Prague
  • 1992 Caesar Gallery, Olomouc
  • 1992 Ostrava Museum, Ostrava
  • 1991 Paintings 1987-1991, Těšín Theater, Český Těšín
  • 1990 Paintings from 1988-1990, Pod Podloubím Gallery, Olomouc
  • 1989 Paintings from 1987-1989, Blatiny Cultural Center, Prague
  • 1987 Exchange, Prague-Strašnice
  • 1986 Cultural Center, Klimkovice
  • 1985 House of Culture, Orlová

Group Exhibitions (selection):

  • 2011 VI. New Zlín Salon, Regional Gallery of Fine Arts in Zlín, Zlín
  • 2010 Nature after twenty years, Gallery of drawings, mini cinema, Ostrava
  • 2009 From the new collections of the Felix Jenewein Gallery of the town of Kutná Hora,
  • 2008 Calendars for Jindra Štreita, Smečky Gallery, Prague
  • 2007 Armaro Jilo / Our Heart, House of Arts of the City of Brno, Brno
  • 2006 OVA 95-05, Gallery of Fine Arts in Ostrava, Ostrava
  • 2005 International Biennial of Contemporary Art, National Gallery in Prague, Prague
  • 2003 Teacher and pupil, Red Church Gallery, Hlučín
  • 2003 Hochstaplerzy i outsiderzy, Galeria Sektor I, Katowice, PL
  • 2003 Czech Academy of Sciences, Latvijas Mākslas Akademija, Riga, LV
  • 2002 Czech Autosajdři / Czescy outsiderzy, Galeria Arsenal, Bialystok, PL
  • 2001 Contemporary Czech Serigraphy, State Gallery Banská Bystrica, Banská Bystrica, SK
  • 2001 Serigrafia dall´Europa centrale / Siebdruck aus Miiteleuropa, Palais Esplanade, Merano, ESP
  • 2000 Contemporary Czech Serigraphy, Gallery of Modern Art in Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové
  • 1999 Czech Serigraphy, House of Arts in Opava, Opava
  • 1998 Ostrava - umjeni… ?, Mánes Exhibition Hall, Prague
  • 1997 Reduced budget, Mánes Exhibition Hall, Prague
  • 1996In the space of the 20th century, Czech art from the collection of the Gallery of the Capital City of Prague, Gallery of the Capital City of Prague, Prague
  • 1995 Trial operation, Mánes Exhibition Hall, Prague
  • 1994 Symbols of three Generations, BWA, Katowice, PL
  • 1994 Symbols of three Generations, Malovaný dům, Třebíč, Prague
  • 1994 Via crucis, Bratislava City Gallery, Bratislava, SK
  • 1993 Jakub a anděl, Mánes Exhibition Hall, Prague
  • 1992 Characters and characters, 15 artists from Czechoslovakia, Catholic Academy Wilhelm Kempf House, Wiesbaden, D
  • 1991 Coat of arms and testimony, Gallery of the Capital City of Prague, Prague
  • Castle, Kroměříž
  • 1991 Junge Kunst der 80er Jahre aus der Tschechoslowakei, Galerie der Künstler, München, D
  • 1991 Contemporary Czech Art, Taiwan museum of Art, Taiwan
  • 1991 Künstlerische Konfrontationen, Toruń, PL
  • 1990 Contemporary Czech Paintings, Walker Hill Art Center, Seoul, Korea
  • 1989 Description of one match, Gallery of Modern Art in Roudnice nad Labem, Roudnice nad Labem
  • 1988 Prešparty ’88, Meeting of Czechoslovak Artists, Museum of the SSR / Museum of the Slovak Republic, Prešov, SK

REPRESENTATION IN COLLECTIONS:

  • Gallery of the Capital City of Prague
  • Felix Jenewein Gallery of Kutná Hora
  • Regional Gallery of Fine Arts in Ostrava
  • National Gallery in Prague
  • Moravian Gallery in Brno
  • Museum of Beskydy Frýdek-Místek
  • P. O. S. servis s.r.o.
  • Wannieck Gallery