CV

VIERA ŠÁGOVÁ

ARTIST CV

Date of birth: July, 1978

E-mail: contact@vierasagova.com

Based in: Košice, Slovakia (originally from Moldava n. B.)

Portfolio & Web: vierasagova.com | Instagram: @vierasagova

ARTIST PROFILE & STATEMENT

I am a visual artist based in Košice, Slovakia. Since 2012, my work has specialized in abstract modern art—focusing primarily on monochromatic, minimalist, and geometric themes.

The central motif of my work revolves around ethical and spiritual themes, specifically the contrast between good and evil, symbolically expressed through the polarity of black and white. This theme stems from a long-term personal search for the meaning of life, which led through the exploration of Eastern religions and the occult to ultimately finding answers in Christianity and the person of Jesus Christ. I translate these spiritual and ethical dimensions into the visual language of geometric abstraction.

Due to health considerations (a neuromuscular condition—muscular dystrophy), I focus primarily on local projects in Košice and international group exhibitions abroad.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Group Exhibitions

• 11/2024: Group Exhibition – London, United Kingdom
• 07/2024: Group Exhibition – Berlin, Germany

Solo / Local Exhibitions

• 2018: Exhibition at Klub na Štúrovej – Košice, Slovakia (Curator: Ján Gálik)

WORK EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

2010 – Present: Self-Employed – Viera Šágová

• Original artistic creation (abstract painting, handmade items, painted bags, creation of small fashion products and applied art).
• Sale of original artwork.

2002 – 2009: Evangelical Youth Fellowship / Brána Bookstore (Non-Profit Organization)

• Position: Shop Manager / Administrative Worker
• Responsibilities: Store management, ordering and selling Christian literature and music; administrative tasks; publishing articles in a magazine; selling personal artwork.
• Projects & Collaboration: Organizing and participating in nationwide events (camps, conferences, festivals, courses, and seminars); ecumenical collaboration with various Christian organizations and churches across Slovakia.

1997 – 1999: Office of Labor, Social Affairs and Family Košice – okolie

• Position: Technical Officer at the Labor Market Service Department
• Responsibilities: Processing applications, record-keeping, issuing official decisions and payments, deregistration, job search counseling.

1992 – 1996: Secondary Agricultural School

• Completed with High School Graduation Exam (Maturita)