Aleksij Kobal
Slovenia
Venue: Cene Avguštin Gallery – ZVKDS
Curator: Maša Žekš
Biography
Aleksij Kobal, born in Koper on 23 October 1962, graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana in 1986 and completed postgraduate studies in 1993. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions and held many solo exhibitions. Among the most notable are Starless – zgodba o Prešnici, Providence, Časovne rane, Poroka stoletij, Prepovedano mesto, Barvna stran teme, Podtaknjenci, Nebeške črvine and Matica vesoljstva. From 2004 to 2008, he collaborated with the experimental music group The Stroj. His first book, Glas, was published by Cankarjeva založba in 2009, and his second novel, Topologija zlatoroga, by Založba Sanje in 2022.
He has received several awards and distinctions for his artistic work, including the Prešeren Fund Award in 2016. He lives and works in Ljubljana as an independent artist.
AWARDS:
1981 – Plečnik Award for achievements in design
1995 – Grand Prize of the May Salon
2016 – Prešeren Fund Award
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2025 – NARCISOV STOLP (Aleksij Kobal / Narcis Kantardžić), Generali Gallery, Ljubljana
2024 – MATICA VESOLJSTVA, Ptuj City Gallery
2023 – LOGARITMI EKSPRESIJE, Gallery Y, SLOART, Ljubljana
2022 – NEBEŠKE ČRVINE, Salsa verde Gallery, Izola
2019 – PODTAKNJENCI, Velenje Gallery / Nova Gorica City Gallery
2017 – SKY ABOVE THE ESFAHAN, AS Gallery, Ljubljana
2017 – BARVNA STRAN TEME, Equrna Gallery / Pilon Gallery / Loža Gallery
2016 – TOPOLOGIJA ZLATOROGA, Kresija Gallery, Ljubljana
2013 – OBMOČJE ZAJETJA, Bežigrad Gallery, Ljubljana
2012 – NOCTURNO, Miklova hiša Gallery / A+A Gallery / Monfort Gallery
2012 – DOMIŠLJANJA, Simulaker Gallery, Novo mesto
2010 – PREPOVEDANO MESTO, Equrna Gallery, Ljubljana
2008 – AN APPRENTICES JOURNEY TO THE SUN, City Gallery, Nova Gorica
2007 – POROKA STOLETIJ, Mercator Gallery, Ljubljana
2007 – Zrcalne slike, Kibla Gallery, Maribor
2006 – FIGHT NO MORE, Alkatraz Gallery – Metelkova, Ljubljana
2006 – KRONOSOV PRAŠUM, Pentagonal Tower, Ljubljana
2002 – Capricciose, MARINO CETTINA Gallery, Umag
2002 – Bloody mirrors, Loža Gallery / ZDSLU / MMC Palach
2001 – Zrcalne slike, Nova Gorica City Gallery
1999 – ČASOVNE RANE, Bežigrad Gallery, Ljubljana
1997 – Providence, A+A Gallery, Madrid / Equrna Gallery, Ljubljana
1994 – Starless – zgodba o Prešnici, Equrna Gallery, Ljubljana
1993 – Iz mojega ateljeja, IC – Modern Gallery, Ljubljana
1990 – Equrna Gallery, Ljubljana
COLLECTIONS:
ECB (European Central Bank), Frankfurt / MERCATOR, Ljubljana / FACTOR Banka / MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA / COASTAL GALLERIES PIRAN / ZAVAROVALNICA TRIGLAV / LJUBLJANSKA BANKA / GIP ART Collections / NOVA GORICA CITY GALLERY / TALUM COLLECTION / MARINO CETTINA GALLERY / CITY MUSEUM LJUBLJANA / MGML / KGLU / BOŽIDAR JAKAC GALLERY
