Benca Igor

Education

• 1981 – 1987 Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Department of Printmaking and Book Illustration, Prof Albín Brunovský, Bratislava, Slovakia

Experience

• 1990 Scholarship, Centrum Frans Masereel, Kasterlee, Belgium
• 1991 – 2000 Lecturer, Department of Arts Education at the University of Constantine the Philosopher, Nitra, Slovakia
• 1998 Appointed Senior Lecturer, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, Slovakia

Since 2001      Lecturer, Academy of Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

• 2010 Lecturer, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Oulu, Finland
• 2003 – 2012 Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts, Academy of Arts, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Since 2012      Vice-Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts, Academy of Arts, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Awards (selected)

• 1990, 1994, 1996 Medal, 13th,15th,17th Biennial of Ex libris, Malbork, Poland
• 1995 st Prize, INTER  KONTAK  GRAFIK ’95, Prague, Czech Republic
• 1995 st Prize, The Most Beautiful Postage Stamp of the Year 1994, Slovakia
• 1996 Award of Excellence, The space group of Korea, Seoul, Korea
• 1999 Silver Medal, 1st International Exhibition of Ex libris and Small Prints, Beijing, China
• 2000 Honorary Award, 5th Triennial of Miniprints, Chamalieres, France
• 2005 Prize for Graphic Arts, 8th International Biennial, Győr, Hungary

Since 1989 solo exhibitions and participation in group exhibitions in Slovakia and in Belgium, France, Poland, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, USA, China, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany, Finland, Scotland, etc. He expresses mostly through paintings, prints, book illustrations, ex libris, drawings, and postage stamp design (Author of more than 20 projects of postage stamps issued by Slovak Post).

He lives in Koniarovce, Nitra and Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.

Contact: benca@aku.sk