(*1956, Banská Štiavnica) A graduate of the Secondary School of Industrial Arts, specialization in design and graduate of the science of art at the University of Comenius in Bratislava. Member of the Italian union of artists of the House of Dante Alighieri in Florence. Dozens of expositions at home as well as abroad (IT, FR, CZ, PL, UA, AT) . Thanks to her unique technique that author titled „extender media“ her work gained several foreign awards. Being the first Slovak woman artist she gained the Bronze medal of the Italian Parliament in 2011. Together with his husband Marian Vida she lives and works in Bratislava, Slovakia.

– AWARDS /selection/ –

2017 – “Finalist award” at the international art competition Art Expo New York (USA)
2013 – Special prize of the Infinity Art Gallery at Figurative Expo
2011 – Bronze Medal of the Italian Parliament
2010 – Prestige prize of the city agence Porto Sant´Elpidio, The international competition Premio Internazionale d´arte San Crispino (IT)
2009 – 1st place in International Art Competition in Rome (IT)
2009 – 3rd place in the cathegory „experimental paintings“, 6th Russian Art Week in Moscow and Saint Petersburg (RU)

– ABOUT AUTHOR IN MEDIA –

HNonline.sk: “Taliansko zaujala moja technika, hovorí naša výtvarníčka” (only in Slovak)
Hospodárske noviny: “Svet zaujala moja technika” (only in Slovak)
Pravda: “V Taliansku ocenili slovenskú výtvarníčku” (only in Slovak)
Život: “Florencia ožila slovenským umením” (only in Slovak)
Miau: “Ocenenie pre Melitu Gwerkovú” (only in Slovak)
International Dictionary of Artists vol.1
International Contemporary Masters IV

Topky.sk: “Danteho dom vo Florencii ožil slovenským umením” (only in Slovak)
Sme.sk: “Umenie inšpirované starými Slovanmi vystavia v Galérii SPP” (only in Slovak)
Topky.sk: “Taliansky parlament po prvýkrát ocenil slovenskú výtvarníčku” (only in Slovak)
Pravda.sk: “Dante dom vo Florencii ožil slovenským umením” (only in Slovak)