Bio & contact
Mgr. art. Anna Mária Beňová
︎ a.m.benova@gmail.com
︎ anna.maria.benova
Born 1996, Bratislava
Slovak artist Anna Mária Beňová explores
the themes of womanhood within a neo-feminist era in a male-dominated society.
Her paintings depict woman in control,
where Beňová portrayts the complexity of female sexuality revealing its beauty and ugliness, strength and fragility.
She captures the dynamic interplay of both asserting dominance and surrendering to it. Benova approaches this exploration with wit and humor, almost as mockingly demonstrating to male screenwriters
how to craft a girl character.
Nevena Martinovic
Anna Mária Beňová
︎ a.m.benova@gmail.com
︎ anna.maria.benova
Born 1996, Bratislava
Slovak artist Anna Mária Beňová explores
the themes of womanhood within a neo-feminist era in a male-dominated society.
Her paintings depict woman in control,
where Beňová portrayts the complexity of female sexuality revealing its beauty and ugliness, strength and fragility.
She captures the dynamic interplay of both asserting dominance and surrendering to it. Benova approaches this exploration with wit and humor, almost as mockingly demonstrating to male screenwriters
how to craft a girl character.
Nevena Martinovic
Education
2020 - 2022
Academy of Fine Arts and Design
in Bratislava,
Masters degree
painting department
Ateliér mal+by
doc. Mgr. art. Klaudia Kosziba, ArtD.
in Bratislava,
Masters degree
painting department
Ateliér mal+by
doc. Mgr. art. Klaudia Kosziba, ArtD.
2019 - 2020
FaVU -Vut, Brno
internship
Painting department 2
doc. MgA. Luděk Rathouský
internship
Painting department 2
doc. MgA. Luděk Rathouský
2016 - 2020
Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava,
Bachelors degree
painting department
Ateliér mal+by
doc. Mgr. art. Klaudia Kosziba, ArtD.
Bachelors degree
painting department
Ateliér mal+by
doc. Mgr. art. Klaudia Kosziba, ArtD.
2012 - 2016
Josef Vydra School of Applied Art Bratislava
Group exhibitions
2025
On the Origins of the 21st Century
or the Fall of Communism
as Seen in Gay Pornography,
Kunstverein,
Hamburg, Germany
or the Fall of Communism
as Seen in Gay Pornography,
Kunstverein,
Hamburg, Germany
2025
Wall Creeping,
Torula Gallery,
Győr, Hungary
Torula Gallery,
Győr, Hungary
2025
DISKUSSIE,
DISKUS Gallery,
Aalst, Belgium
DISKUS Gallery,
Aalst, Belgium
2024
MUTATING IDENTITIES,
Telegraph Gallery,
Olomouc, Czech republic
Telegraph Gallery,
Olomouc, Czech republic
2024
FOLK U ALL,
bod.K7 Gallery Behind the glass,
Nitra, Slovakia
bod.K7 Gallery Behind the glass,
Nitra, Slovakia
2024
SHE DON’T LIKE HER EGGS ALL RNNY,
Espace Galerie Flux, Liège, Belgium
Espace Galerie Flux, Liège, Belgium
2024
By appointment,
Rare cultural space,
Bratislava, Slovakia
Rare cultural space,
Bratislava, Slovakia
2023
Myslivecký realismus vol.2,
Letohrádek Portheimka,
Praha, Czech republic
Letohrádek Portheimka,
Praha, Czech republic
2022
DAS GOLD DER LIEBE
Shore Gallery
Vienna, Austria
Shore Gallery
Vienna, Austria
2022
Christmas Party 2022
blu: gallery, Modra, Slovakia
blu: gallery, Modra, Slovakia
2022
THE MEDIUMM IS THE MESSAGE
DOT. Contemporary Art Gallery
Bratislava, Slovakia
DOT. Contemporary Art Gallery
Bratislava, Slovakia
2022
“OH MY GOD, SHE GOT THE POWER.
WELL, LOOK AT HER, SHE GOT THE POWER”
White & Weiss Contemporary Art Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
WELL, LOOK AT HER, SHE GOT THE POWER”
White & Weiss Contemporary Art Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
2021
VÚB prize for painting
Finalist
Foundation VÚB
Gallery NEDBALKA
Bratislava, Slovakia
Finalist
Foundation VÚB
Gallery NEDBALKA
Bratislava, Slovakia
2021
Replant
Rosenfeld Palace
Žilina, Slovakia
Rosenfeld Palace
Žilina, Slovakia
2019
Student exhibition of painting studio
AM2, fine art department
VUT Brno
Gallery vila at Ždánice
Ždánice, Czech Republic
VUT Brno
Gallery vila at Ždánice
Ždánice, Czech Republic
2018
Young horses, Oh, dream with it
Koniareň - space for contemporary art
Trebišov, Slovakia
Koniareň - space for contemporary art
Trebišov, Slovakia
2017
WINTER SELECTION 6
FLAT GALLERY
Bratislava, Slovakia
FLAT GALLERY
Bratislava, Slovakia
Solo exhibitions
2024
HUNT, Zlievareň - Alternative exhibition space,
Bratislava, Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia
2023
GIRLS SHOULD NOT PAINT LIKE THIS
City Gallery Manor's yard
Veselí nad Moravou, Czech Republic
City Gallery Manor's yard
Veselí nad Moravou, Czech Republic
2022
Oops!…I Did It Again
ATELIER XIII - Contemporary Art Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
ATELIER XIII - Contemporary Art Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
2021
She is lost
Contemporary art gallery Photoport
Bratislava, Slovakia
Contemporary art gallery Photoport
Bratislava, Slovakia
Art fairs
2021
SUPERMARKET – Stockholm Independent Art Fair
Sweden
Sweden
2023
2023
2023
The Others Art Fair – Turin
SPRINT Art Book Fair – Milano, 25.-26. 11.
SPRINT Art Book Fair – Milano, 25.-26. 11.
