Melčáková-juneková Veruna

Education

• 1960-1964 School o of Art and Craft, Uherské Hradište, Czech Republic
• 1967-1973 Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Department of Printmaking and Book Illustration, Slovakia, Prof Albín Brunovský and Prof Peter Matejka, Bratislava, Slovakia

Membership

Member, Union of Slovak Creative Artists

Member, Association TxT, Slovakia

Member, Slovak Cartoonist Union

Member, Q Association, Brno, Czech Republic.

Awards (selected)

• 1971 Award, Academy of Fine Art and Design, Bratislava, Slovakia
• 1974 Honorable Mention, the Most Beautiful Book, Prague, Czech Republic
• 1978 Presentation in GRAPHIC DESIGN, Tokyo, Japan
• 1979 st Prize, tapestry 6x11m, J. Záborský Theatre, Prešov, Slovakia, Award for illustration, International Year of Children, Bratislava, Slovakia
• 1985 Honorable Mention, Biennial of Slovak Printmaking, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
• 1987 Award, International Exhibition of Miniature Art, Toronto, Canada
• 1988 Purchase Prize, BASEL’ 88, Basel, Germany
• 1991 Purchase Prize, Kunst Messe, München, Germany
• 1999 Grand Prix, International Salon of Drawing, Saint Just le Martel, France
• 2002 Silver Pencil, 2nd Price, 1st International Cartoon Competition, Prague, Czech Republic

Symposiums

• 1996 International Print Symposium, Moravany nad Váhom, Slovakia
• 1999 st Symposium of Czech Association in Slovakia, Banská Štiavnica
• 2001 nd Symposium unwoven textile in Slovakia
• 2001 International Symposium ARTEX, Bratislava, Slovakia
• 2005 International Sculpture Symposium, Mysterium of Nature, Slovakia
• 2015 Wondering Mind, Epreuve d’Artiste Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium

Since 1975 she has participated in more than 300 solo and group exhibitions in Europe, USA, Japan, Canada, South Africa, South America, UK, Taiwan, India and Malaysia. Her prints, paintings, ex libris, illustrations, tapestry are in private and public collections in Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. She makes paintings, prints, ex libris, book illustrations, tapestries, cartoons. Published booklet of poetry with illustrations LANDSCAPE of SOUL where time has snow-white wings.

She lives in Dunajská Lužná, Bratislava, Slovakia.

Contact: verunaj@azet.sk