Roman Ondak
born 1966 in Zilina, Slovakia, Roman Ondak lives and works in
Bratislava. He has studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava
and have been a guest student/artist in residence at CCA, Kitakyushu,
Japan, Collegium Helveticum, Zürich and Accademia di Belle Arti,
Perugia. Solo exhibitions include Galerie Martin Janda, Vienna (2005);
Passage, CCA, Kitakyushu, Japan (2005), Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Bignan
(with Didier Courbot); Spirit and Opportunity, Kölnischer Kunstverein
(2004); Another Day, Dum umeni, Brno (2003); Pause for a Moment,
Gallery Priestor, Bratislava (with Josef Dabernig) (2002); Guided Tour,
Moderna galerija, Zagreb; Room Extension, Kunsthof, Zürich (2000);
Through the Eye Lens, Ludwig Museum, Budapest (1999); Exposure,
Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw (1998). Selected recent group exhibitions
include Definition of Everyday, Prague Biennial 2, Prague (2005);
Populism, Frankfurter Kunstverein (2005); Do Not Interrupt Your
Activities, Royal College of Art, London (2004); Normalization,
Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul (2004); Instant
Europe, Villa Manin Centro d'Arte Contemporanea, Passariano (2004); The
Future is not what it used to be, Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst,
Leipzig (2004) Socle du Monde 04, Herning Kunstmuseum, Herning (2004);
That bodies speak has been known for a long time, Generali Foundation,
Vienna (2004); Sight.Seen, 4. Austrian Triennial on Photography, Graz
(2003); UKS gallery, Oslo (2002); I promise it’s political, Ludwig
Museum, Cologne (2002); Ausgeträumt…, Wiener Secession, Vienna (2001);
Manifesta 3, Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana (2000); After the Wall,
Moderna Museet, Stockholm (1999).
