Sarah Avni

Sarah I. Avni is a young contemporary (2019) artist from Slovakia who currently (2020) resides in Prague. She is also focused on artistic photography and interior design in addition to painting.

Career and education

Sarah Avni received her artistic education at Graphic Art School in Jihlava in the Czech Republic where she studied drawing and painting.[1] She then decided to travel and gain experience abroad, where she collected inspiration during her journeys through Europe and which has since made its way into her artistic work. She returned to Slovakia in 2006 and began to fully focus on painting and photography. Given her positive relationship to travel and the fact that foreign peoples and cultures are an important part of her life that have carried over into her art work, she emphasized these bonds by continuing her education at the University of Central Europe in Skalica (SVK) from which she graduated in 2009 with a degree in International relations and diplomacy.[2]

Artistic composition

Among other works she is also the author of a Slovak postage stamp to commemorate the World Cup in South Africa which was recognized with a 1st place award in the international STAMP magazine.[3][4] She was involved in the interior design process for the Holiday Inn Hotel in Trnava and completed a series of paintings for the car company KIA.[5] Her works can be found both in Slovakia and abroad as a part of new or expanding collections maintained by a number of collectors and companies. The popular portal The Culture Trip,[6] focused on worldwide travel advice, ranked Sarah Avni in 2015 among the ten most significant Slovak artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Works (collections)
  • Abstract
  • Around the World
  • Art for Office
  • Flower Power
  • For Joy
  • Party in the 21st Century
  • Symbolic

Exhibitions

2019
  • Ella Design, Vevey, Switzerland 2019
  • Hotel Carlo IV., Prague 2019
  • Hotel Vienna House Andel´s, Prague 2019
  • SC Central, Bratislava, Slovakia 2019
  • Clarissine Church, Bratislava, Slovakia 2019
  • Slovak Institut, Moscow 2019
  • Gallery Vazka,, Trencin, Slovakia 2019
  • MaxMara, Bratislava 2019

2018
  • Slovak Institut, Berlin 2018
  • Tatra Museum, Poprad, Slovakia 2018
  • Rivington Street Gallery, New York 2018
  • Slovak Embassy, Washington DC 2018
  • Ottawa City Hall, Ottawa 2018
  • Festival Re:publika dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic 2018
  • Kulturpark, Košice, Slovakia 2018
  • Slovak Institute, Prague 2018
  • Olympic Games, South Korea 2018

2017
  • Slovak Institute, Vienna 2017
  • The House of Arts, Piešťany, Slovakia 2017
  • Embassy of the Slovak Republic, Ottawa 2017
  • Crowne Plaza, Manhattan, New York 2017
  • Bratislava Castle, Slovakia 2017
  • Chateau Mcely, Czech Republic 2017

2016
  • Exhibition at the Slovak Presidency of the EU Council, Brussels 2016
  • Fashion Club, Prague 2016
  • Garden Agape, Bratislava 2016
  • Chateau Rothschild, Austria 2016

2015
  • Basel Art Center (Gift 4 You), Switzerland 2015
  • Basel Art Center (Osteropäische abstrakte Kunst), Switzerland 2015
  • Esterhazy Palace (Gallery Merikon Art Room), Vienna 2015

2013
  • Chateau d'Ax, Bratislava 2013
  • Olympic Casino Eurovea, Bratislava 2013
  • Sushi Roof Eurovea, Bratislava 2013

2012
  • Presidential Palace, Bratislava 2012[7]
  • BMW (Tempus Bavaria), Bratislava 2012
  • Royal Caffe, Prague 2012
  • Iscare, Prague 2012

2011
  • Galerie Harfa, Prague 2011
  • Hotel Holiday Inn, Trnava, Slovakia 2011
  • SPP Gallery, Bratislava 2011[8]

Awards
  • Since 2018 is the project that includes the paintings from the collection “Party in the 21 st Century” a part of Slovakia official brand GOOD IDEA SLOVAKIA.
  • CIRCLE, an international art magazine, published one of the paintings from the collection “Party in the 21 st Century” in spring issue in 2018. Those are published artworks regarded as current trends and original practices in visual art worldwide.
  • Collection “Party in the 21 st Century” was chosen by Re:publika, one of the greatest cultural festivals in Czech Republic, as the only one art exhibition presenting Slovakia in the festival.
  • Collection “Party in the 21 st Century” received a Certificate of Excellence by Artavita, an international active online gallery, in 2017.
  • A video clip by Inside and Peter Cmorík, “Odraz duše”, released in 2016, was inspired by Sarah´s life.
  • Since 2016, she has been the main artist of a very successful folklore-artistic project: Party in the 21st century. The works from this collection inspired by the Slovak crafts were created in collaboration with LSZ photography and were introduced already at over 30 exhibitions on three continents. In 2016, a few of her paintings were printed in the 100th edition of the British Vogue.


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References
  1. Lucia Jászayová, "Painting is the best medium to express my passions, feelings and dreams - Sarah I. Avni", VIP Magazine, 05-15-2012
  2. Gabriela Pastorková, "Sarah I. Avni helps autistic children", Kysuce Magazine online, 11-23-2012
  3. "Press release - Slovak Post once again at the forefront of the competition for the most beautiful mark of the world!", Slovak Post, 11-19-2013
  4. "Top 10 most interesting sport-themed stamps 2011", StampNews, 03-05-2011
  5. Lucia Jászayová, "Painting is the best medium to express my passions, feelings and dreams - Sarah I. Avni", VIP Magazine, 05-15-2012
  6. Lani Seelinger, theculturetrip.com "10 Slovak Artists You Should Know", The Culture Trip, 04-10-2015
  7. Miroslav Pochyba, "Virtual Tour - Exhibition of Sarah I. Avni at Presidential Palace", virtualneprehliadky.info, 2011
  8. "Around the World with Sarah I. Avni at SPP Gallery", Levičan.sk, 08-03-2011
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