Peter Kocák
Was born on 15.july 1961 in east Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia, central Europe.
Studied on Secondary schol of applied arts in Kosice, then graduated from Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, by prof.Rumansky and prof. Brunovsky, at Department of free graphic art and book illustrations. There has first attentions on Exlibris, which is now his mainly field.
In present he is the teacher at Presov University, Department of Art education and Fine arts. He teach drawings, printmaking, calligraphy. Peter Kocák is coolector of japanese Ex libris, calligraphy, books on japanese arts and history, and chinese art.
E - mail: p. kocak@yahoo. com
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He is a member of:
SVU-Slovak artist Union
Per Spektrum-Society of Presov artist
DEG-Deutsche Exlibris Gesselschaft, GE
LAC-Letter Art Club, Hong Kong, China
The Bookplate Society- London, GB
SJA-Society for japanese arts, Holland
Ukio-e Society-Tokyo, Japan
Solo Exhibitions abroad:
2007 - Banhua-120 Prints, Peace Bridge Exhibition Hall, Beijing, China
2007 - Banhua-42 prints, Petrochemical University, Beijing, China
2007 - Banhua, 56 prints,Tuo Zin Xi-High School, Bejing, China
2005 - New Prints, Intaglio, Print Art, Adair Margo Gallery, El paso, Texas, USA (with Yuji Hiratsuka)
2003 - Banhua-Zixing, Print Art Exlibris, Experimental Primary school Exhibition Hall, High school Exhibition Hall, Qidong, China, (together with Tone Moritomo Sensei, Japan)
2001 - Douhangaka, Print Art, Akagi Museum of Contemporary Print Art, Japan
2000 - Exlibris, Kunstmuseum, Frederikshavn, Denmark
1999 - Exlibris-Print Art, Museul Complexului, Arad, Romania
1998 - Tra Argenti Sogni, Print Art, „Galeria 875“, Regio Emilia, Italy
1997 - Art-Print Art, Gallery of Art, Peking, China
1995 - Print art(together with Zheng Xue Wu), Gallery Modern Art, Peking, China
1991 - Print Art, Showing Center Tenrankai Hall, Osaka, Japan