BIO
Lena Zak (b. 1994, Bratislava, Slovakia) is an artist currently based in Prague, Czech Republic. Working in painting and exploring installation and sound, Zak investigates movement as trace and transformation across bodily and geographic scales.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including Berlin (CANK, Pandora Art Gallery), Lisbon (Lisbon Art Weekend) and New York (THE HIGH LINE NINE galleries). Zak has undertaken artist residencies at GlogauAIR in Berlin and Duplex AIR in Lisbon. She is currently pursuing an MFA in Art in Context at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague.
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Education
2025 - 2028
— MFA, Art in Context, Academy of Fine Arts in Prague
Solo Exhibitions
MARCH 2025
— The Unbound solo exhibition at PR55 project space, curated by Louise des Places | Berlin, Germany
MAY 2024
— LENA ZAK solo exhibition at the BASEMENT, SpätiBros, curated by Louise des Places | Berlin, Germany
Selected Exhibitions & Showcases
SEPTEMBER 2025 - JANUARY 2026
— Art Embassy at NOTAGALLERY, group exhibition curated by Ivan Gette | Berlin, Germany
APRIL 2025
— Culterim studios group exhibition at CANK, curated by Mathilda Augart | Berlin, Germany
JANUARY 2025
— The Unrequested at NOTAGALLERY, group exhibition curated by Matilde Dani | Berlin, Germany
NOVEMBER 2024
— Mäzen at Giri Berlino curated by Giuseppe Moramarco, duo exhibition w. Sela Loex | Berlin, Germany
OCTOBER 2024
— Autumn Selection at Untergeschoss der Pandora Art Gallery, group exhibition curated by Guinchi | Berlin, Germany
DECEMBER 2023 - JANUARY 2024
— The Collective at THE HIGH LINE NINE galleries, group exhibition curated by VISIONARY PROJECTS | Chelsea, New York, USA
DECEMBER 2023
— Winter Residency Open Studio at GlogauAIR | Berlin, Germany
DECEMBER 2023
— Street Window Showcase at GlogauAIR | Glogauer Str., Berlin, Germany
SEPTEMBER 2023
— Street Window Showcase at GlogauAIR | Glogauer Str., Berlin, Germany
SEPTEMBER 2023
— Summer Residency Open Studio at GlogauAIR | Berlin, Germany
AUGUST 2023
— The Art of Access at PROJET MONÉ by NEW COLLECTORS gallery, group exhibition curated by VISIONARY PROJECTS | Broadway, New York, USA
AUGUST 2023
— Garage Takeover pop-up solo exhibition | Bratislava, Slovakia
NOVEMBER 2022
— Lisbon Art Weekend at Duplex AIR | Lisbon, Portugal
FEBRUARY - MARCH 2021
— Spring Awakening by LONDON PAINT CLUB, virtual exhibition during the pandemic curated by Kelly Foster
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2020
— Disrupting the Stillness, virtual exhibition during the pandemic curated by VISIONARY PROJECTS (NYC) and Lohme Art Gallery Malmö (Sweden)
AUGUST 2020
— 284 Open at Gallery Coletivo 284, group exhibition curated by Clara Afonso | Lisbon, Portugal
Art Residencies
SEPTEMBER 2024
— Artist in Residence at Duplex AIR | Lisbon, Portugal
JULY - DECEMBER 2023
— Artist in Residence at GlogauAIR | Berlin, Germany
OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2022
— Artist in Residence at Duplex AIR | Lisbon, Portugal
