Mária Beňačková Rišková

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Born Trnava, Slovakia
Lives in Bratislava, Slovakia

Mária Rišková (1974, Trnava) is a curator, educator and graphic designer based in Bratislava. She holds a Master's Degree in History of Art and Culture from Trnava University where she studied at the Faculty of Humanities in the Department of History of Art and Culture. Mária has coordinated and participated in a number of contemporary art programs, independent spaces and experimental projects across Slovakia and Central Europe. She is a founding member and president of the civic association Poster which was implementing a cycle of poster events in the public space in Plane, Trnava. From January 2001 to 2004 she was as a curator, program co-ordinator and manager of the gallery and club Buryzone which she initiated together with STUPIDesign. She coordinated Multiplace festival for new media culture (2002-2004), and curated for the XYZ group (2001, 2002). In 2003 Mária co-started the BURUNDI media lab, and later in 2005 co-founded 13m3 organisation devoted to exploring new modes of cultural presentation. She is also a founding member of the group NADA (*2003). Mária has co-edited publications for a number of projects. In 2013 she co-founded the Design Museum in Bratislava where she works since then.

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