The Miha Artnak
♦ 10. 3. 1983 —
The Miha Artnak (Michelangelo da Lubiana) is a Ljubljana-based artist, activist, and entrepreneur, active since the 2000s. His satirical paintings, environmental installations, and subversive performances make him one of the most talked-about artists of the last decade.
Graduate of Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana (2009)
Co Founder:
- art collective ZEK | zekcrew.com, 2001
- design platform Pop-up Dom | popupdom, 2012
- design studio Ljudje | ljudje.si, 2013
- creative center Poligon | poligon.si, 2014
- e-commerce app Fatsell | fatsell.com, 2014
- smart DAO city Bitcoin City | btc.si, 2018
- education platform WwworkShop | wwwork.shop, 2020
Awards:
Priznanje Četrtkovih Fuzbalerjev (2023)
ZGDW Award (2022, 2023)
Brumen Award (2022)
Made in Slovenia (2022)
Valvasor Award (2020)
Performance Festival Grand Prix (2019)
Brumen Grand Prix (2009, 2015, 2019)
MOS (2015)
MM annual (2010)
EWWR award (2010)
DOS winter award (2009)
SOF Gold (2008)
SOF Silver (2008)
Identity: Best of the Best award (2008)
Memefest finalist (2006)
Golden Drum Silver (2005)
Etudiants, tous à Chaumont! Award (2004)
Magdalena Best Newcomer (2004)
Exhibitions:
- Last, Match Gallery, Ljubljana, 2024
- Proof of Burn, Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu, Romania, 2023
- Flag of Mars, Final Frontier: A Journey Through Space, SCoP, Shanghai, 2023
- Excuses, Cirkulacija 2, Ljubljana Art Weekend, 2023
- Pollutism, Layerjeva Hiša, Kranj, 2023
- Flag of Mars, Circulations festival, Le Centquatre, Paris, 2023
- Brumen nagrajenci, UGM, 2023
- Zagreb Design Week, 2022
- Made in Slovenia, Palača Cukrarna, 2022
- The Byzantine Generals Problem, distant.gallery, 2022
- Chairity, Cukrarna, Ljubljana, 2022
- Flat Fiat, Aksioma, Ljubljana, 2022
- Flag of Earth; New Times, Milano Design Week, Milano, 2022
- Ljudje RIP, Studio Ljudje, Ljubljana, 2021
- Ljubljana Street Art Festival, Kino Šiška, 2021
- Čas med vinom in umetnostjo, Miheličeva galerija, Ptuj, 2021
- Sustainability Week, Abu Dhabi, 2020
- BIO26 central exhibition; Dove & Peace, Ljubljana, 2019
- Poetry Lies in Between, City Leaks, Cologne, 2019
- 9. Brumen - 9th Biennial of Slovene Visual Communications, Narodna galerija, 2019
- Ljudje: Republika 2.0, MAO, 2019
- Festival Performansa: Crossing, Zavod Maska, Ljubljana, 2019
- ZEK (2018), Ravnikar Gallery, Ljubljana, 2018
- AppointMENT 2.0, Dobra Vaga, Ljubljana, 2018
- Indigo 2017, Resnica in Laž, 2017
- 8. Brumen - 8th Biennial of Slovene Visual Communications, Narodna galerija, 2017
- ZEK Kuracija, Kranj, 2016
- Dobrodošli, Metlika, 2015
- Za vogalom, Poligon, Ljubljana, 2015
- 7. Brumen - 7th Biennial of Slovene Visual Communications, Narodna galerija, 2015
- ZEK x Limited Edit111ons, Poligon, Ljubljana, 2014
- Novo Sporočilo, Kongresni trg, Ljubljana, 2014
- Pop-up Dom, Dunaj, 2014
- Pop-up Dom, Ljubljana / Venice, 2013
- 6. Brumen - 6th Biennial of Slovene Visual Communications, Narodna galerija, 2013
- Pop-up Dom, Ljubljana, 2012
- ZEK (2012); Zaklonišče 2, Ljubljana, 2012
- Govorilne ure; Moderna galerija, Ljubljana, 2012
- Naivni idealizem kot drzno upanje; Moderna galerija, Ljubljana, 2011
- Ψ (Ukročen); Mesec oblikovanja, Ljubljana, 2011
- 5. Brumen - 5th Biennial of Slovene Visual Communications, Narodna galerija, 2011
- Pomlad je sen zime; Vrečka na vrečko, Ljubljana, 2011
- Lovka na lovce; Vrečka na vrečko, Ljubljana – Brussels – Luka Koper, 2010
- Podoba knjige, MGLC, 2010
- Oblikobranje; Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, 2010
- Fw: Re: ZEK; Slovenian Embassy, Washington, 2010
- Fw: Fw: Re: ZEK; Knoxville, Tennessee, 2010
- Re: ZEK; NLB, Ljubljana, 2009
- Design Week; Belgrade, 2009
- 4. Brumen - 4th Biennial of Slovene Visual Communications, Narodna galerija, 2009
- Pregledna razstava del bienala slovenske neodvisne ilustracije, KUD France Prešeren, 2009
- Spring day in Europe; Ljubljana, 2009
- Urbani nomadi, Magistrat, Ljubljana, 2008
- Bienale neodvisnih, Razstavni salon Rotovž, 2008
- 4+; XIII Biennale dei Giovani Artisti dell'Europa e del Mediterraneo; Bari, Italy, 2008
- 4+; internet exhibition, 2008
- 3. Brumen - 3rd Biennial of Slovene Visual Communications, Narodna galerija, 2007
- 4; Maximal, Ljubljana, 2007
- Glastonbury festival; Cekinov grad, Ljubljana, 2006
- Street Art; MGLC, Ljubljana, 2006
- 2. Brumen - 2nd Biennial of Slovene Visual Communications, Narodna galerija, 2005
- KreArt, Trubarjev dom, Loka pri Zidanem Mostu, 2005
- Street art Festival 05; Budapest, 2005
- Postars; Kiberpipa, Ljubljana, 2005
- Artur; 3delavnica, internet exhibition, 2004
- Das ein the sign design vol.1; Kiberpipa, Ljubljana, 2004
- Stick’em up; K4, Ljubljana
- Hood Jam; K4, Ljubljana
- Grafitarji; MGLC, Ljubljana, 2003
Lectures:
- Odprti atelje, Blok 1, 2023
- Ljubljana Street Art Festival, Kino Šiška, 2023
- HiFestival, NFT conference, Hrastnik, 2022
- Enefti, NFT conference, Kristalna palača, 2022
- Vse, česar ne učijo v času študija, Studio Ljudje, 2022
- Ljubljana Street Art Festival, Kino Šiška, 2021
- Indigo Festival, Trg francoske revolucije, 2020
- Brumen - comics in design, ZRC-SAZU, 2019
- Global Control, RIXC, Riga, Latvia, 2018
- 27. statistično posvetovanje - Statistični dan 2018 - Moč podatkov - Živimo s podatki, 2017
- MOP, Varaždin, Croatia, 2016, 2017
- Creative Mornings, Ljubljana, 2015
- Vztrajnost plakata in njegov pomen v 21. stoletju, MAO, 2015
- Akcija: Dizajner ili univerzalni vojnik; Beograd, Serbia, 2012
- Tako ali drugače; TEDx, Ljubljana, 2010
- Potorisno predavanje; SOF, Portorož, 2010
- Visual Contamination; Beograd, 2009
- ZEK; Pecha Kucha, Ljubljana, 2007