Jozef BAJUS
Jozef BAJUS
Born 1958 / Kežmarok, Czechoslovakia-Slovakia
Education
1979-85 BFA and MFA in Painting and Fiber, Academy of Fine Arts and Design (AFAD), Bratislava, Slovakia
Experience
2005 Associate Professor, Tenure with promotion, Buffalo State College, NY, USA
2002 Buffalo State College, Coordinator of Fiber, Design Program, Buffalo, NY, USA
2001-2002 Visiting artist/guest lecturer, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA, USA
1999 Visiting artists/guest lecturer‚ The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA
1995 Associate Professor in Fiber, Head of the Fiber Program AFAD, Bratislava, Slovakia
1990 Head of Textile Design Studio, AFAD, Bratislava, Slovakia
Exhibitions (selected)
2014 Lendfield, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY, USA
2014 Long Distance Calls, M.A. Bazovsky Gallery, Trencin, Slovakia
2013 Long Distance Calls, City Gallery of Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
2011 Look to What is Beneath, Peter A & Mary Lou Vogt Gall., Bouwhuis Library, Canisius Callege, Buffalo, NY, USA
2008 The Combing Wave, Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, USA
2006 Curved Circle, Gallery of Koloman Sokol, Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia
2006 Curved Circle, Buffalo Art Studio, Buffalo, NY, USA
1997 Objects and Compositions, Slovak Cultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
1996 Artslink, Rutgers University Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
1989 Bajus & Ilavsky, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Group exhibition
2014 New Bridges 11:11, Nitra Gallery, Nitra, Slovakia
2013 My Future Ex, UB Center for the Arts, Buffalo, NY, USA
2013 A Very Long Engagements, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, New Scotia, Canada
2013 Vascular Modes, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY, USA
2011 Modified Expressions, National Craft Gallery, KAF Kilkenny, Ireland
2010 Fibreman Kherson Art Gallery, Kherson, Ukraine
2004 Strands of Fabrication, Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2001 On Paper – New Paper Art, Craft Council Gallery, London, England
1999 Chongju International Craft Biennial ’99, Chongju Art Center, Chongju, Korea
1996 Artslink ’96, The Rutgers Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
1994 Fiber- Slovak Textiles ’84-’94, SNG, Bratislava, Slovakia
1994 10 Jahre Internationale Textilkunst in Graz, Graz, Austria
1993 Other Europe, 2nd Biennial of Tapestry and Textile Art, Tournay, Belgique
1991 Fan, International Exhibition, Namur, Belgium
1988 6th International Biennial of Tapestry, Museum Wlokienictva, Lodz, Poland
1988 1st International Triennial of Patterns, Muczarnok Museum, Budapest, Hungary
1989 5 Jahre Jnternationale Textilkunst in Graz, Austria
Awards
2014 Nomination for Crystal Wing Award in Category Art, Slovakia
2013 Henkel Award, City Gallery of Bratislava, Slovakia
2008 The 2008 Esprit de Corps Award in category artist, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
2008 President’s Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarship & Creativity, BSC, Buffalo, NY, USA
1992 Honorary Mention, Interplays 92, World Crafts Council Show, Bratislava, Slovakia
1988 1st Prize, 1st International Triennial of Patterns, Muczarnok, Budapest, Hungary
Bajus’ artworks are included also in private collections in Europe, Canada, Japan and USA. He lives in Buffalo, NY, USA.
Contact: jozefbajus@hotmail.com