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Juraj Poliak
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Juraj Poliak’s art education started at a public art school in Žilina, under the guidance of Pavol Choma. Poliak then graduated from The Middle Art and Industry School in Kremnica (1987) and the Studio of Free and Colour Graphics under the leadership of Vojtech Kolenčík at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (1997). He also went on study stays in France and Greece. He has worked as a freelance artist, mainly in the field of graphic design, primarily for cultural institutions. He has been working on freelance work, his own exhibition projects and showcases, and, since 2011, theatre stage design. He is a member of the free association of artists Honey and Dust and the group of visual artists called Rôznakí.

He has presented his art at individual and group exhibitions in Slovak and international galleries. He also designs exhibition rooms and prepares permanent exhibitions, for example for the Museum of Coins and Medals in Kremnica. He is the author of an exhibition for BIBIANA, the international house of art for children in Bratislava (Something incredible! The Fantastic Journeys of Baron Munchhausen, 2010), was a member of the curatorial team of the Slovak pavilion at the Prague Quadrennial 2019 (The Absence of Wonders Exhausts Us), and his object became part of the exhibition of the Theatre Institute entitled How We Are Looking For Ourselves (2023). A unique exhibition is Puppets in the Attic, which includes the stage design (puppets, costumes, stage sets) from the sixty years of the history of the Puppet Theatre in Žilina. It was designed and held by Peter Moravčík and Michaela Poliaková at the Rosenfeld Palace in Žilina.