Mag.art Viktoria Münzker Date of birth: 31.01.1978 Place of birth: Bratislava, Slovakia Studies: 2001-2007 at Academy of fine arts and design Bratislava, department of Metal and Jewellery S+M+L+XL (Prof. Karol Weisslechner) 2005 Bachelor graduation at AFAD Bratislava, department jewellery 2007 Magisterial graduation at AFAD Bratislava, department jewellery From 2009 to 2014 at STOSSIMHIMMEL, Studio for contemporary jewelry, Vienna, Austria. From 2011 self-employment jewelry artist. Exhibitions: 2004 Spy eye”, jewellery exhibition at gallery Medium, Bratislava, Slovakia -“Jewellery is not only to ornament”, Design centre, Brno, Czech Republic 2005 Jewellery exhibition at Slovak Institute in Prague, Czech Republic -Jewellery exhibition in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic 2006 5.International enamel competition at Beskyd museum, Frydek Mistek, Czech Republic - Jewellery exhibition at Art-gallery in Nove Zamky, Slovakia 2007 Exhibition of Graduation works AFAD, House of Culture Bratislava, Slovakia - “Wearable” jewellery and fashion design exhibition, Satelit gallery Bratislava, Slovakia International Graduation show 2007, Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, Holland - “Designblock” , Gallery “U prstenu”, Prague, Czech Republic 2008 Jewellery Refined, Nacogdoches, Texas -Jewellery exhibition Czech/Slovak, Czech Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia -“Golden Folder”, jewelry exhibition Gallery Medium, Bratislava, Slovakia - New Traditional Jewellery, Sieraad Art fair, Westergasfabriek Amsterdam, Niederlande - The Metal Inclinations International Online Exhibition, www.smmmetalinclinations.org – “Escape” jewelry exhibition, Gallery Meno Nisa, Vilnius, Lithuania 2009 - "The enamel show", Galerie Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, United States - "Lange Nacht der Schmuckkunst - Edelsteine schleifen", Stoss im Himmel, Vienna, Austria - "INTERSTELLARIUM", Stoss im Himmel, Vienna, Austria 2010 - TOUGH LOVE by Michelle Kraemer & Viktoria Münzker @ STOSSIMHIMMEL, Vienna, Austria - En Viro, International Symposium exhibition, Coin and Medals museum Kremnica, Slovakia - SEGMENT- half century of slovak contemporary jewellery, Gallery Medium, Bratislava, Slovakia - StossimHimmel - Group exhibition, KOGO, Bratislava, Slovakia - "Russisch gehängt", Stoss im Himmel, Vienna, Austria 2011 – „Am seidenen Faden“, Stoss im Himmel, Vienna, Austria – „Angesteckt“, Stoss im Himmel, Vienna Austria - "Mediterraneo", Museum of natural History of the Mediterranean, Livorno, Italy - "Happy End" in International Baltic Jewellery Show "Amber Trip" in Vilnius, Lithuania – “15” Jubilee Exhibition STOSSIMHIMMEL, Jewelry Studio STOSSIMHIMMEL, Vienna, Austria – “Fremde Federn”, Kunst.wirt.schaft. Gallery, Graz, Austria 2012 - “Fremde Federn”, Gallery V&V, Vienna, Austria - Mineral Art, Inhorgenta Munich, Germany - International Baltic Jewellery Show ‘AMBER TRIP’, Vilnius Lithuania - 8together, Gallery GestalterBund, Munich, Germany (during SCHMUCK 2012) - "Fremde Federn", Gallery KASU, Munich, Germany (during SCHMUCK 2012) - Jewelry-Show 2012, MaximilianForum, Munich, Germany (during SCHMUCK 2012) – Collective STOSSIMHIMMEL, Kunst.wirt.schaft Gallery Graz, Austria – Dzu-Box Jewelry, Gallery Cin-Cin Bratislava, Slovakia – Dzu-Box Jewelry, Slovak Institute Vienna, Austria – “Schmuck. Was sonst?” Stoss im Himmel, Vienna, Austria – International Jubilee exhibition, 10 years of kunst.wirt.schaft, Graz, Austria – Cominelli Foundation Award for Contemporary Jewellery, Cisano di San Felice del Benaco, Italy – Liquid time, 20 Years of Studio of Jewellery and metal AFAD in Bratislava, National gallery Bratislava, Slovakia – "Schmuck im Salon", Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria – JOYA, Barcelona Contemporary Jewellery Week, Barcelona, Spain · Filo Rosso, Contemporary jewellery International biennale, Muggia, Italy – White & Weiss, Art auction Bratislava, Slovakia 2013 · SCHMUCK-Show, Munich, Germany – „Made in Vienna“ – Gruppenausstellung in Galerie Gestalterbund, Munich, Germany – “Amber trip” International Baltic Jewellery Show, Vilnius, Lithuania - Gioielli in Fermento, Torre Fornello Award, Italy – Cominelli Award for contemporary Jewellery, San Felice, Italy – JOYA Barcelona jewellery week - Beijing International Jewelry Art Biennial, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (Beijing, China) – FORMA – Art biennal Bratislava, Slovakia · MATERIALITY, AME Gallery, Hong Kong 2014 · The Permanent showroom, Alliages, Lille, France – Made in Vienna, Munich, Germany – Creativiti Ogetti, Torino, Italy - ‘Multiple Exposures’: Jewelry and Photography, Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA - “ AMBER IN MODERN CONCEPTUAL ART JEWELLERY” Galerija PUTTI, Riga, Latvia – MineralART2014 “Between Layers”, Idar-Oberstein, Munich, Germany – “The after JOYA effect” Jewelry Fusion, Popeye loves Olive – Art space, Athens, Greece – “Mládi září v Záři” Gallery Září, Prague, Czech Republik · Gioielli in Fermento #gallery, BOFFI showroom, Barcelona, Spain · Gioielli in Fermento, Torre Fornello, Italy Königsplatz, München. 2015 · "The Legacy Award", Alliages, Lille, France – JOYA Barcelona, Spain - “Green Carpet” Gallery K, Bratislava, Slovakia - “A dark spark of light” Alliages Gallery, Lille, France - “Sleight of Hand” ACJ Touring Exhibition, Great Britain 2016 . “Gems and Jewels” Gallery Febo & Dafne, Torino, Italy – Gioielli in Fermento, Torre Frnello, Italy - The Legacy Collection at The Melting Point 2016 at PERIS ROCA Orfebres Valencia, Spain - After Joya effect, Popeye loves Olive, Athens, Greece - 20 Years of STOSSIMHIMMEL, Vienna Austria - Eligius Schmuckpreis, Salzburg, Austria - Eligius Schmuckpreis, MAK Vienna, Austria - JOYA Barcelona, Spain – Lost Paradise, Alliages Gallery, Lille, France – SOFA CHICAGO (Jewels in Ferment), Chicago, 2017 – The Permanent, Alliages Gallery, Lille, France – Arts and Crafts Design Award, Online exhibition – After JOYA Effect, Popeye loves Olive, Athens – Gioielli in Fermento Master collection, Torre Fornello, Italy · Empreintes 2017, Alliages at Lalabeyou Gallery Madrid, Spain – Christmas exhibition Galeria CIN CIN, Bratislava, Slovakia - Beijing International Jewelry Art Biennial 2017, China - CHAOS exhibition, Alliages Gallery, Lille, France 2018 – BIOPHILIA, Werkstatt-Galerie Munich, Germany, Munich jewellery week - Zona bez hranic (Borderless zone), Faculty of textile engineering, Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republik CHAOS International Jewellery exhibition curated by Alliages gallery and Jorge Manilla, La Galeller, Sevilla, Spain COMINELLI foundation Award, San Felice del Benaco, Italy JOYA art Jewellery exhibition, Barcelona, Spain HEART FAILURE international juried exhibition, Alliages Gallery, Lille, France 2019 – Eligius Award – Austrian award for contemporary jewellery, Museum of applied arts Vienna, Austria Heart Failure, Galerie Werkstatt, Munich, Germany Gioielli in Fermento – Villa Braghieri, Castel San Giovanni, Piacenza, Italy Legacy Award – the definitive edition, Espace Solidor, Place du Château, 06800 Cagnes-sur-Mer, Frankreich Eligius Award - Austrian award for contemporary jewellery, Gallerie in Traklhaus, Salzburg, Austria LIÉ.E.S… CURATED EXHIBITION IN STRASBOURG - Galerie Art Course, Strasbourg, France PRECIEUX !? –Precious Collective in Alliages Gallery, Lille, France Eligius Award – Museum of applied Arts Vienna, Austria Cluster Crafts – Jewellery edition, Truman Brewery, London, UK International Jewellery exhibition Beijing, Institute of fashion technology, Beijing, China Art Jewellery Night of Budapest, Rath György Villa, Budapest, Hungary 2020 – Broken Beauty – International jewellery exhibition, Alliages Gallery, Lille, France 1ST Growth and Evolution International Jewellery Exhibition 2020, Kunming, China Japan Jewellery Desingner Association competition 2020, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan Solo exhibitions: 2011 – Viktoria Münzker „Cherry Romance“ showcase exhibition, V&V Gallery, Vienna, Austria 2013 – „Viktoria Münzker – Into the Unknown“, solo exhibition and book presentation, Gallery V&V, Vienna, Austria 2013 - – „Viktoria Münzker – Into the Unknown“, solo exhibition and book presentation, Galeria Cin Cin, Bratislava, Slovakia 2017 – “Viktoria Münzker”, solo presentation at Dorotheum, Vienna Austria 2018 – MICROVITA – Jewellery and Photography, solo exhibition and new book presentation, V&V Gallery Vienna, Austria Awards: 2012 – First prize winner of "Azur" JEWELLERY ART CONTEST, International Baltic Jewellery Show ‘AMBER TRIP’, Vilnius Lithuania 2013 – First Prize in Gioielli in Fermento 2013 – Torre Fornello Award, Italy 2016 - First Prize in Arts and Crafts Design Award (online international) 2019 – ArtMagazine prize at Controls/Ctrl+ during Art Jewellery Night Budapest, Hungary Publications: 2019 – Eligius Award catalogue, Vienna, Austria - Heart Failure catalogue, Lille, France - Gioielli in Fermento exhibit. Catalogue, Torre Fornello, Italy - Legacy Award catalogue, Lille, France - LIÉ.E.S… CURATED EXHIBITION catalogue, France 2018 – Joya 2018 art jewellery catalogue, Barcelona, Spain - Cominelli Foundation Award exhibition catalogue, San Felice dal Benaco, Italy - MICROVITA : Art jewellery book Collections 2013 – 2018, Viktoria Münzker Contemporary Jewellery, 2018, Austria - Who’s Who in Visual Art, Vol. 2018-2019, Art Domain Whois Verlag, Croatia 2017 – Lost Paradise exhibition catalogue, Alliages Gallery, Lille, France 2016 – JOYA Barcelona exhibition catalogue, Spain – Eligius Schmuckpreis exhibition Catalogue, Salzburg Österreich - 500 New Rings, Promopress Editions - 500 New Necklaces, Promopress Editions