Andrej Dúbravský | Laboratory of Flesh and Balls
Opening Friday, September 5, 2025
Andrej Dúbravský
7 players, 5 completely nude and 2 in swimwear, on the blue sparkling beach., 2025
Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
39 1/4 x 47 1/4 in | 100 x 120 cm
Andrej Dúbravský
The rooster which is too passionate in September, 2023
Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
200 x 145 cm | 78 2/3 x 57 in
Andrej Dúbravský
Untitled, 2025
Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
16 1/4 x 12 1/2 in | 41 x 32 cm
Andrej Dúbravský
Bee in May remiscing pollen and wet pajamas of last august, 2025
Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
47 1/4 x 39 1/4 in | 120 x 100 cm
Andrej Dúbravský
Very very wet run, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
160 x 115 cm | 63 x 45 1/3 in
Andrej Dúbravský
Untitled, 2025
Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
64 x 51 1/2 in | 162.5 x 131 cm
Andrej Dúbravský
The grass is green the sky is grey,
Orange is my hair …, 2023
Acrylic, oil pastel and charcoal on canvas
70 x 60 cm | 27 x 24 in
Andrej Dúbravský
The frog chose you as a friend and you have to accept it, 2023
Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
101.5 x 79 cm | 40 x 31 in
Andrej Dúbravský
Untitled (Caterpillar), 2023
Acrylic on canvas
244 x 203 cm | 96 x 80 in
Andrej Dúbravský
Counting frogs with the best friend, 2023
Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
80 x 65 cm | 31 1/2 x 25 1/2 in
Andrej Dúbravský
A friend which leaves me now but will come back for sure, 2023
Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
100 x 80 cm | 39 1/2 x 31 1/2 in
Andrej Dúbravský
Storm is approaching so suck faster, 2023
Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
60 x 70 cm | 23 1/2 x 27 1/2 in
BORN
1987, Nové Zámky, Slovakia
Lives and works in Rastislavice, Slovakia
EDUCATION
2013 Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, Slovakia
2008 ŠUV, Bratislava, Slovakia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
Kunstpalais Erlangen, Germany (forthcoming)
Laboratory of Flesh and Balls, Gaa, New York, NY, USA
local philosopher between two summer storms, Fin, Seoul, South Korea
2024
GOOD BOY, Telegraph, Olomouc, Czech Republic
2023
Mosaic of Dopamine Deficiency of a Tadpole, Gaa, New York, USA
Alicia, Galeria Richter Fine Art, Rome, Italy
Anxiety of Subimago, DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM, Berlin, Germany (cat.)
2022
The last Party for Diversity 2, Galéria Jána Koniarka, Trnava, Slovakia
The last Party for Diversity, Museum Bensheim, Bensheim, Germany
2021
Runners High, Galeria Richter, Rome, Italy
Soil and Insects, Botanical Garden UPJŠ, Košice, Slovakia
2020
Friendly Slav, Launch F18, New York, USA
Aggressive Slav, Launch F18, New York, USA
Fermented House, Hajovna - Cervena Studna, Banska Stiavnica, Slovakia
Berliner Luft, DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM, Berlin, Germany (cat.)
2019
Glyphosate Orgy, Ales South Bohemian Gallery, Hluboka nad Vltavou, Czech Republic (cat.)
Poison Control, VUNU Gallery, Košice, Slovakia
Potential Wasted, DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM, Berlin, Germany (cat.)
Emission and Secretions, Galleria Richter, Rome, Italy
Larva Run 2, White & Weiss Contemporary Art Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
Larva Run, Atelier XIII, Bratislava, Slovakia
2018
Birds and Wind 2, DCS Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2017
Birds and Wind, DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM, Berlin, Germany (cat.)
2015
Rural Desires, Bratislava City Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia
On-line camp, DSC Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2014
sunsets comments insects downloads, Zahorian & Co Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
Do You Want To Live Like Me?, DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM, Berlin, Germany (cat.)
2013
The Exciting Mysterious Aquarium, Depot in Petržalka, Bratislava, Slovakia
Golden Sands, Jirí Švestka Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2012
Golden Sands, Jiri Svestka Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2011
No Ambitions, closed butcher shop, Krizna st., Bratislava, Slovakia
2010
Brush and Whip, Hangar-Tranzit, Bratislava, Slovakia (with Katarina Janeckova)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
BITTERES ARKADIEN, Galerie Crone, Vienna, Austria
Protest of a Dead Bee, WHITE&WEISS Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
2024
Pollinating Agents, Longtermhandstand, Budapest, Hungary
2022
Prologue. 12 Colours of Reality, Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
Needle&Balloon, Jan Koniarek Gallery, Trnava, Slovakia
2021
You Got Your Secret On, Quappi Project, Louisville, KY, USA
LAUNCH F18: 10 Years, Launch F18, Online Viewing Room
2020
INFINITE_NOW, Launch F18, New York, USA
2020 The Year of the Rat, DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM, Berlin, Germany
2019
NOSZTROMO, Ashes/Ashes, New York, USA
Two Ages: Young, Crone Side, Berlin, Germany
Come by more often and be so tender, Pina, Vienna, Austria
Les Copains D’abord!, Singular Art Gallery, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Market never sleeps, Soga, Bratislava, Slovakia
2018
Call Me Mr. Benson, OCD Chinatown, New York, USA
More Than 30, Zoya Museum, Modra, Slovakia
Slovak National Uprising, Arcimboldo, Prague, Czech Republic
Bakelit, Slovakian Contemporary Art, Alkatohaz City Gallery Miskolc, Hungary
2017
Andrej Dúbravský & Ryosuke Kumakura, Rožnavské Radiály 5 - Rurálna Epopei, Galéria Baníckeho Múzea, Roznava, Slovakia
2016
Tie His Hands Gently, ROMEO, New York, USA
Boys and Girls Can Still Draw, Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York, USA
On Empathy (Organized by Miciah Hussey), Bridget Donahue, New York, USA
2015
Reversed, MSUV, Museum Of Contemporary Art Of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
Preserving the World: Museum Ritual in the Digital World, Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
2014
Diversity Required, Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
ARTEFIERA, Bologna, Italy
2013
Friends & Family, Eva Hobber Gallery, Paris, France
La Belle Peinture 2, Pisztory Pallace, Bratislava, Slovakia
J’étais À La Maison Et J’attendais Que La Pluie Vienne, Gallery of French Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia
2012
Doopler Muestra Annual Exhibition, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Painting 2012 – VÚB foundation award (Mal‘ba 2012), Exhibition Hall of the Ministry of Culture, Bratislava, Slovakia
Wish You Were Here, Ana Cristea Gallery, New York City, NY, USA
Lone Wolf, Cub and World Champion (A. Dúbravský, K. Janecková, M. Fabian), SOGA, Bratislava, Slovakia
2011
Painting 2011 – VÚB foundation award (Mal‘ba 2011), Exhibition Hall of the Ministry of Culture, Bratislava, Slovakia
On the Threshold, Jiri Svestka Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Inter-view 2, Nitra Gallery, Nitra, Slovakia
Boyband, Nitra Gallery, Nitra, Slovakia
Wrestle, Launch F18, New York, USA
Boys Toys, Czulocs Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
Not Quite Human, Launch F18, New York, USA
Extreme Port, Artbanka – Museum of Young Art, Prague, Czech Republic
Scooter III, Biennial of the Young Art in Trnava 2011, GJK in Trnava, Slovakia
217, Enter Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
2010
Parallels, Hungarian University of Fine arts, Budapešt, Hungary
Young Ass, Kressling gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
Art now, Kasarne/Kulturpark, Kosice, Slovakia
The Infidels, La petite mort gallery, Ottawa, Canada
1.5, Patro Gallery, Praha, Czech Republic
2009
Polytrauma, Gallery m++, Bratislava, Slovakia
Small scale 2, Kressling gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
VŠVU – up – (to) – date, Medium gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
Concert for thoughful ones, PKO, Bratislava, Slovakia
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS
2022
Painters Painting Paintings/Oostmeijer-Residency, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2012
Mal‘ba 2012 – Cena nadácie VÚB, 1. Prize
2011
Mal‘ba 2011 – Cena nadácie VÚB, 2. Prize
2010
Cementaren, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
SELECTED PRESS + PUBLICATIONS
2023
Ruthe, Ingeborg. “ In Andrej Dúbravskys Kunst geht es um Metamorphosen.”
Berliner Zeitung, May 18, 2023.
Pimenta, Mariana, “Pintar As Coisas Vivas”, GQ Portugal, Summer Issue 2023.
Salemy, Mohammad. “Berlin Lowdown: Must-See Summer Exhibitions 2023.”
Ocula, May 30, 2023.
Jung und Experimetierfreudig. “Podcast “Kunst und Leben” Was geht Berlin?”
Monopol, May 10, 2023.
Laura Ewert. “Gallery Weekend in Berlin: Wo zur Hölle sind wir jetzt?.” Der Freitag, May 4, 2023
2021
Sam Trioli. “In Conversation: Andrej Dubravsky and Sam Trioli.” Riot Material, February 22, 2021
Yannis Kostarias. “Creative Oxymorons Fascinate Our Minds In Andrej Dubravsky’s Paintings.” Art Verge, January 10, 2021
2020
Kosinová, Markéta. “It’s his nature.” SWARM Magazine, September 29, 2020.
2019
Delmage, Lara. “Every artist wants to escape from something.” Metal Magazine, July 9, 2019.
Vučelić, Nina. “Idylls With a Subtext of Menace: In Conversation with Andrej Dubravsky.” Kaltbult, July 3, 2019.
Chrastová, Dominika. “Rozhovor s maliarom Andrejom Dúbravským.” QYS Magazine, June 1, 2019.
Akácsová, Elena. “Bol som taká larva, maliarsky princ.” Tyzden Magazine, January 27, 2019.
2016
Gleeson, Bridget. “With Pilsner Urquell and Pesticides, Andrej Dubravsky Exposes the Dark Side of Country Living.” Artsy, September 23, 2016.
Bryan, Kate, Bowling, Rebekah. “Field Notes: New York Summer Shows Not to Miss.” Phillips, August 16, 2016.
2014
Ruthe, Ingeborg. “ Die Stunde des Fauns.” Berliner Zeitung, May 28, 2014.
MONOGRAPHS
2024
Andrej Dúbravský: Protest of a Dead Bee. Bratislava: WHITE & WEISS, 2024.
ANDREJ DÚBRAVSKÝ: GOOD BOY. Olomouc: Telegraph Gallery, 2024.
2022
Mackert, Gabriele. Samman, Nadim. The Last Party for Diversity, Museum Bensheim, 2022
Dúbravský Andrej. Museum Bensheim: The Last Party for Diversity, Diary + The Making of, ZINE, April, 2022
2020
ANDREJ BONUS ISSUE. Slovakia: Andrej Dúbravský, 2020.
ANDREJ Dec 2020. Slovakia: Andrej Dúbravský, 2020.
ANDREJ Nov 2020. Slovakia: Andrej Dúbravský, 2020.
ANDREJ Oct 2020. Slovakia: Andrej Dúbravský, 2020.
ANDREJ Sept 2020. Slovakia: Andrej Dúbravský, 2020.
ANDREJ August 2020. Slovakia: Andrej Dúbravský, 2020.
ANDREJ July 2020. Slovakia: Andrej Dúbravský, 2020.
ANDREJ June 2020. Slovakia: Andrej Dúbravský, 2020.
ANDREJ May 2020. Slovakia: Andrej Dúbravský, 2020.
ANDREJ April 2020. Slovakia: Andrej Dúbravský, 2020.
ANDREJ March 2020. Slovakia: Andrej Dúbravský, 2020.
ANDREJ Feb 2020. Slovakia: Andrej Dúbravský, 2020.
ANDREJ Jan 2020. Slovakia: Andrej Dúbravský, 2020.
2019
Potential Wasted. Berlin: DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM, 2019.
2017
Birds and Wind. Berlin: DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM, 2017.
2015
Jeppesen, Travis. Eating Bunnies, (Un)naturalism in the Paintings of Andrej Dúbravsky, 2015.
Jancár, PhDr. Ivan. Celebration, complex experience of space, time and artworks. Rural Desire, Andrej Dúbravsky, 2015.
Stolárik, Michal. Everything you wanted to know about Dúbravsky’s work...and have probably ready about it already. Bratislava City Gallery. Slovakia, 2015.
2014
Do you want to live like me?. Berlin: DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM, 2014.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Bratislava City Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia
Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
