Michal Stolárik

Michal Stolárik, born and based in Bratislava, Slovakia, is an independent curator, art critic, and advisor. He studied History of Visual Art at Comenius University in Bratislava, focusing primarily on contemporary art after 1989. He has collaborated with numerous galleries and institutions, including ASHES/ASHES in New York, Label201 in Rome, Museum Kampa in Prague, MAUVE in Vienna, Kunstverein in Eisenstadt, Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum in Bratislava, Zoya Museum, Ján Koniarek Gallery in Trnava, Kunsthalle Bratislava, DSC Gallery in Prague, Fait Gallery in Brno, Steinhauser Gallery in Bratislava, White & Weiss Gallery in Bratislava, Karpuchina Gallery in Prague, VUNU in Bratislava, Zahorian & Van Espen Gallery, and others. Stolárik's curatorial work encompasses a diverse range of exhibitions featuring both emerging and established artists, with a primary focus on creators from Central and Eastern Europe. He collaborates with private galleries, state institutions, and independent project spaces in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Italy, the USA, and Austria, engaging with a wide spectrum of media and themes related to expanded forms of reality. He has been collaborating with Artist's Hero since 2025.