Zora Palov'a

Palova says of glass:
"Glass - access to immaterial spaces
Glass - imagination of the colour in matter
Glass - poetry of purity and touch"

Curriculum Vitae
Professor in Glass, University of Sunderland

1947 - Born in Bratislava. Czechoslovakia
1967 - Study at the School of Applied Arts in Bratislava
1969 - Teacher at Public School of Arts in Nitra
1971 - Study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava -
1971 - paintings, Prof. Ladislav Cemicky

1975 - Study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava - glass in
1975 - architecture, Prof. Vaclav Gigler

1996 - Freelance artist in Bratislava
1995 - President of the Association of Applied Artists & Designers
1975 - Forma"

1996 - Research Professor at the University of Sunderland

Participation in Symposia
1988 - Czechoslovak Glass Symposium, Kvetna, CZ
1990 - International Glass Symposium, Kvetna, CZ
1990 - International Glass Symposium, Barnbach, A
1991 - International Glass Symposium, Novy Bor, CZ
1994 - Glass Symposium, Vansdorf, CZ
1997 - International Glass Symposium/with students Novy
1997 - Bor, CZ

1998 - International Glass Symposium, CERFAV, Vannes le
1998 - Chatell, F

Awards
1992 - WCC Prize, Interplays 92, Bratislava
1993 - Triennel Prix, Glass Sculpture Triennial, Nurmberg

Solo Exhibitions (selected)
1997 - Gallery du Verre, Luxemburg
1997 - Gallery Nova, Bratislava, Sk
1996 - The Studio Glass Gallery, London, UK
1993 - Sklo, Gallery C. Majernik, Bratislava, Sk
1992 - Gallery Schmalreck, Munich, G
1990 - Gallery Suzel Berna, Paris, Antibes, F
1988 - Gallery RvD Doel, Haag, N
1982 - Studio DIELO, Bratislava, CZ

Group Exhibitions
1999 - Contemporary Decorative Arts, Sotheby's, London
1998 - 26th International Glass Exhibition, Habatat Galleries, 1998 - Michigan Fine Art Fair SOFA, New York, USA
1998 - Contemporary Slovak Glass Art,. Wiener Neustadt, A
1998 - Glass UK, National Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK
1998 - Dialogues, Freideriksberg City Hall, Copenhagen
1998 - 16th Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat
1998 - Galleries Florida

1997 - Masks, Gallery du Verre, Luxemburg, L
1998 - 25 Years of Habatat Galleries, Michigan, USA

1996 - Presence Slovak, Musee Chataeu Boulogne
1998 - Czech and Slovak Art in Oda Park, Venray, N
1998 - Aperto Vetro, Museo Correr, Venice, I

1995 - International Glass of Kanazawa, J
1998 - Czech and Slovak Glass, Gallery E.Stolting Hamburg, G
1998 - Slovak Glass Sculpture, Gallery du Verre, Luxemburg, L

1994 - World Glass Now, Shimonoseki Museum, Sapporo, J
1998 - Czech and Slovak Arts in Valdstejn Garden, Prague, CZ
1998 - Slovak Glass, Studio Gallery London, UK

1993 - Time Signs, Karlsruhe, G
1998 - Triennial of Glass Sculpture, Nurmberg, G

1992 - Heller Gallery, New York, USA
1998 - Interplays 1992, Bratislava, CZ

1991 - Glass Jewel, Prague, Haag, N
1987 - Glass Sculpture, Brno, CZ
1972 - Exempla, Munich, G

Works in Architecture
1998 - Light Transformer / Glass sculpture / NGC Sunderland, UK
1996 - Guardian / Glass sculpture / Association of Dutch
1998 - Insurers, Haag, N

1994 - Glass Walls / Stained Glass / Hotel Jana, Prerov, CZ
1992 - Fountain / Enameled Glass and marble sculpture / Hotel
1998 - Care Brno, CZ

1993 - Wings / Glass and marble sculpture / Hotel BOBY,
1998 - Brno, CZ

1985 - Column / Glass and marble sculpture / Hospital,
1998 - Bratislava, SK

Collections
Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, SK
Museum of Applied Arts, Prague, CZ
Museum of Glass, Graz, A
Museum of IGS, Lemberk, CZ
Shimoniseki Museum of Modern Arts, Sapporo, J
Nationale Netherlanden, Rotterdam, N