BIO
Vanda Mesiariková comes from and lives in Slovakia. She studied at the Institute of Fine and Advertising Photography Photogenia in Brno and continues her studies at the Institute of Creative Photography in Opava.
Since 2010 she has been working as a freelance photographer. She worked as a lecturer at the Academy of Creative Photography in Bratislava.
Within her free creation, she is interested in space and life on the periphery and the question of identity and environmental themes.
She has exhibited individually and in groups, and she is the holder of the Slovak Press Photo 2019 and 2021 award.
AWARDS
2018 / final nominee / Slovak Press Photo / Bratislava
2019 / winner in category Environment / Slovak Press Photo / Bratislava
2020 / final nominee / Slovak Press Photo / Bratislava
2021 / winner in category The world of Art and Culture / Slovak Press Photo / Bratislava
EXHIBITIONS solo
2011 / Lomowall / Bratislava
2019 / Neighbourhood with the view / Banská Štiavnica
2021 / Night Maps / City park, Prievidza
2021 / Neighbourhood with the view / Flatgallery Piešťany
2021 / Night Maps / Hajovna - Cultural Tourism Center, Banská Štiavnica
2022 / Deleted Land / City park Prievidza
2022 / Deleted Land / Art Cafe, Banská Štiavnica
2023 / Deleted Land / Umění v Kavárnách, Přerov
2024 / Deleted Land / Paradajs Photo Fest, Banská Štiavnica
EXHIBITIONS group
2010 / Fotokino 10 / Prievidza
2012 / LomoWall / Museum of London, London
2015 / AMFO / TOS, Trencin
2015 / AMFO / Regional Cultural Centre, Levice
2016 / Vlastný pohľad / Kafe Scherz, Bratislava
2018 / Slovak Press Photo / Kunsthalle, Bratislava
2018 / Slovak Press Photo / Primate´s Palace, Bratislava
2018 / Slovak Press Photo / Information Centre, Levice
2019 / Slovak Press Photo / Kunsthalle, Bratislava
2019 / Slovak Press Photo / Information Centre, Levice
2019 / F!Festival / Brno, CZ
2019 / Winter Selection / Flatgallery Piešťany
2019 /346 / BANSKA ST A NICA contemporary, Banská Štiavnica
2019 / Postcards from BS / Hájovňa - Cultural Tourism Center, Banská Štiavnica
2021 / Night Maps / Blatenský Fotofestival / Blatná, Czech Republic
2021 / Slovak Press Photo / Vajanského nábrežie / Bratislava
2021 / Opava Girls / 31. Month of Photography / Bratislava
2021 / Prague Photo
2022 / Sugar Choice / OFF Festival Bratislava
2023 / Night Maps /Tužina Groove
2023 / Viele Gesichter / Munich, Germany
2023 / XXXIII Festiwal Fotografii Plener 2023, Źory, Poland
2023 / 33. Month of Photography / Bratislava
2023 / Koniec sezóny OTVÁRAME!!! / Hájovňa - Cultural Tourism Center, Banská Štiavnica
2024 / Šedá zóna / Paradajs Photo Fest, Banská Štiavnica
2024 / RHYTHMS AND ALGORITHMS / Contemporary Art Gallery in Opole / Opole, Poland
2024 / Šedá zóna / Centre for the Future / Slavonice, CZ
2024 / Are you still there / OFF Festival Bratislava
2024 / 34. Month of Photography / Bratislava
2024 / Koniec sezóny OTVÁRAME!!! / Hájovňa - Cultural Tourism Center, Banská Štiavnica
2025 / Po-city / Galerie Opera / Ostrava, CZ
CONTACT
Email
wandamesiarikova@gmail.com
Phone
+421 911 272 042