ALENA ADAMÍKOVÁ

"My work focuses on painting as a way to explore identity, memory, and the space between reality and imagination. I am interested in the figure as a carrier of narrative, often drawing from personal and familiar environments while allowing elements of fiction and symbolism to enter the image.

I work with references to art history alongside contemporary imagery, building compositions where contrast, structure, and atmosphere shape the scene. Through painting, I try to create spaces where different layers of meaning coexist, without fixing a single interpretation."

- Alena Adamíková

EN

Alena Adamíková (b. 1972) is a Slovak artist educated at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, where she studied painting, new media, and graphic design, and later completed a doctoral degree.

Her practice focuses on painting, particularly portraits and figurative scenes with a narrative dimension. Her work engages with themes such as identity, memory, family environment, and the relationship between reality and imagination. Through these images, she combines references to art history with contemporary elements.

She has developed most of her career in Slovakia, with solo exhibitions at institutions such as the Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum (Bratislava), the City Gallery of Bratislava, and the Peter Michal Bohúň Gallery (Liptovský Mikuláš). Notable solo exhibitions include Creatures (2019) and The Break before the Storm (2024).

Her work has also been included in group exhibitions across Europe, including projects in Spain, Austria, France, Italy, and Portugal, as well as participation in the JCE Biennial of Contemporary Art.

ES

Alena Adamíková (1972) es una artista eslovaca formada en la Academia de Bellas Artes y Diseño de Bratislava, donde estudió pintura, nuevos medios y diseño gráfico, y posteriormente realizó un doctorado.

Su práctica se centra en la pintura, especialmente en retratos y figuras de carácter narrativo. Su obra aborda temas como la identidad, la memoria, el entorno familiar y la relación entre lo real y lo imaginado. A través de estas imágenes, construye escenas que combinan referencias a la historia del arte con elementos contemporáneos.

Ha desarrollado su trayectoria principalmente en Eslovaquia, donde ha presentado exposiciones individuales en instituciones como la Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum (Bratislava), la City Gallery of Bratislava y la Peter Michal Bohúň Gallery (Liptovský Mikuláš). Entre sus exposiciones individuales destacan Creatures (2019) y The Break before the Storm (2024).

Su trabajo también ha formado parte de exposiciones colectivas en Europa, incluyendo proyectos en España, Austria, Francia, Italia y Portugal, así como participaciones en la Bienal JCE de arte contemporáneo.