BIO:

Pavol Zelina (b. 1978, Slovakia) is a contemporary artist based in Utrecht, Netherlands, best known for his abstract paintings that are conceptually supported by drawing and photography. At the center of Zelina’s practice is creativity and the creative process itself in relation to human cognition. Complex and radiant tableaus emerge from a culmination of layers, combining various techniques and methods, from markers and spray paint to codes suggesting language and écriture automatique. As a neuroscientist-turned-artist, Pavol Zelina’s practice focuses on exploring the cognitive forces that drive artistic creation. By doing so, his work critically investigates what constitutes meaningful artistic choices and which elements may be considered extraneous.

Pavol Zelina has exhibited widely, including at Gallery Art&Miss (2019 - 25) in Paris, France; Gallery Art Keller 24 (2018) in Utrecht, the Netherlands; and Gallery Maison de la Lithographie Les Amis De Frédéric Charmat (2015) in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, France, among others. His work is part of the permanent collection of Gallery Maison de la Lithographie Les Amis De Frédéric Charmat and is held by private collectors across the United States of America, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Slovakia. Zelina’s early recognition at age 21 includes an honorary mention at the 1999 National Exhibition of Non-Professional Visual Art in Bratislava, Slovakia.

CV:

Born 1978, Prešov, Slovakia
Resides in Utrecht, Netherlands


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2015, Gallery Maison de la Lithographie Les Amis De Frédéric Charmat, Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, France
2004, ‘Warum der Mensch’ – Gallery ‘Atelier Unsichtbar’, Stuttgart, Germany
2003, ‘Warum der Mensch’ – Gallery ‘Grüner Ängel’, Heidelberg, Germany

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2025, ‘Gooi & Vecht. Groen, Monumentaal en Creatief’, Het Nederlands Vestingmuseum, Naarden , The Netherlands
2025, ‘Art Abstrait’ Gallery ‘Art&Miss’, Paris, France
2024, ‘Bleu, bleu, bleu les rêves en bleu’ Gallery ‘Art&Miss’, Paris, France
2023, ‘Exposition Internationale’ Gallery ‘Art&Miss’, Paris, France
2019, Gallery ‘Art&Miss’, Paris, France
2018, Gallery ‘Art Keller 24’, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2015, ‘Musée Adzak’, Paris, France
2008, ‘West Cove Studios’, City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, USA
2004, Gallery ‘Grüner Ängel’, with Matthias Maaβ, Heidelberg, Germany
2004, International center Heidelberg, ‘Action Inter’ with poet Joerg Martin Hartmann, Heidelberg, Germany 
1999, National exhibition of non-professional visual art ‘Výtvarné spectrum’ Bratislava, Slovakia (Honorary mention)
1999, ‘Artistic aspirations’ Bratislava, Slovakia

COLLECTIONS:
Permanent collection of Gallery Maison de la Lithographie Les Amis De Frédéric Charmat, Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, France.
Pavol Zelina is collected by various private collectors in USA, France, Germany, Netherlands and Slovakia.

AWARDS:
1999, Honorary mention, National exhibition of non-professional visual art ‘Výtvarné spectrum’ , Bratislava, Slovakia
1999, Diplom, ‘Artistic aspirations’ Bratislava, Slovakia