Hest Gallery, Maribor
Exhibition programme
The Hest Gallery in Maribor annually features up to 4 solo exhibitions. In 2010 the gallery presented Jože Tisnikar and Petar Beus, in 2009 the exhibition of Rajko Čuber and Jože Šubic, in 2008 Nataša Ribič, drawings of Rihard Jakopič, Franc Vozelj, and Jože Marinč. In 2007 the gallery featured the exhibition of Herman Pečarič and Rajko Čuber, and in 2006 Ejti Štih, Zvest Apollonio, France Slana, and Nikolaj Beer.
Represented artists
In both of its locations the Hest Gallery offers for sale a very bright palette of the work of more than 100 artists including some art works of established deceased Slovene authors such as drawings of Slovene impressionist Rihard Jakopič; drawings of Avgust Černigoj (the key figure of Constructivism and the Slovene historic avant-garde); gouaches, drawings, graphics and some oils of Zoran Mušič; oils on the canvas and aquarelles of Jože Tisnikar; oil paintings of France Kralj; drawings and graphics of Božidar Jakac; and many others. The Hest Gallery also sells works of some established Slovene artists from the older generation such as France Slana, Jože Ciuha, and Lojze Spacal, further works of middle generation artists such as Živko Marušič, Metka Krašovec, Dušan Kirbiš, Ivo Prančič, Nikolaj Beer, Rajko Čuber or Boris Zaplatil. It also sells works of the young middle generation such as Dušan Fišer, Marko Jakše, Aleksij Kobal, Sandi Červek, and many others.
The gallery sells works of some international artists such as Mersad Berber (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Vasilij Jordan (Croatia) or Matteo Massagrande (Italy).
Exhibition space
- dimensions: 250m² (4m x 12m x 3.5m H) incorporating 25 linear metres of wall space
- installation system: Nielsen hanging system, sculpture pedestals
- lighting: florescent lights & halogen lighting system
- climate control: none
- sales policy: sales permitted (% by negotiation)