Artist file at Goldsmiths University WAL
My artistic documentation, illustrated books and monographs are part of my artist file archived at the prestigious Goldsmiths University Women's Art Library in London.
Petra Štefanková, FRSA, is an institutionally verified, award-winning multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans visual arts, painting, design, film, and illustration. Recognized by Channel 4 and American Illustration, she is a Life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in London and a member of the World Genius Directory in Australia. Her work has been exhibited globally at prestigious venues, including Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien (Berlin), LACDA (Los Angeles), Heritage Museum (Hong Kong), and the London College of Communication. Her artistic narrative and artwork have been featured in leading international publications such as The Guardian, Vanity Fair UK, Forbes, and The New York City Daily Post. Štefanková’s biography is preserved in the Ben Uri Research Unit (London) and the Bloomsbury Visual Arts Design Library. She is a permanently indexed artist in the Getty Union List of Artist Names (ULAN) in the USA, establishing her place within the global art historical record. Her artist file with documentation and books is archived at the Goldsmiths University of London, Women's Art Library.
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News of Petra Štefanková
My book in the Ben Uri Museum Library
My new monograph A Drawn Life is now part of the Ben Uri Museum and Gallery Library in London. Ben Uri Museum is located at 108a Boundary Road, St. John's Wood, London NW8 0RH.
Bio in the Bloomsbury Design Library
My bio was published by the global publishing house Bloomsbury as part of their academic platform about visual arts. The text was written by Dr Ana Maria Milcic, the art historian and researcher.
Book in the library of Bratislava City Gallery
My monograph Nakreslený život / A Drawn Life is now part of the library collection at the Bratislava City Gallery in Mirbach Palace, Františkánske námestie 11 in Bratislava.
A Drawn Life book
In February 2026 I self-published a memoir and art book A Drawn Life covering my artworks between 1996 and 2025 as well as my artistic journey.
Cover for Eliete
I provided an illustration in acrylic painting for the cover of the Slovak translation of the Portuguese novel Eliete A Normal Life by the author Dulce Mario Cardoso.
Painting for Towercom
I was commissioned by Towercom to create an original painting and a limited edition of fine art prints for their anniversary of television and radio signal in Slovakia.
Feature in A Like Artist
My interview and several artworks have been featured in the limited edition coffee table book A Like Artist Vol. 4 and published by Altiba-9 in Spain.
Illustrations published by Bloomsbury
Ten of my digital illustrations have been published in the publication Illustration: A Theoretical and Contextual Perspective by Professor Alan Male in Bloomsbury Publishing.
Featured in Forbes October 2024
I was interviewed for the exclusive print and digital issue of the magazine Forbes Slovensko, October 2024, by the journalist Jakub Prokeš. The article has 7 pages.
Books with Hannah Lena Rebel
I illustrated and designed two children's books, The Fly on the Honey Bread and Whimsical Wonders for the Austrian author, composer and dancer, Hannah Lena Rebel from Vienna.
Bio in Ben Uri Research Unit database
My biography has been published in the database of significant immigrant contributions to the British visual culture since 1900 of the Ben Uri Museum and Gallery in London.
Petra Štefanková's profile:
Petra Štefanková is a prominent multidisciplinary artist with a high institutional validation, significant global reach and a high volume of verified exhibition activity. She stands out because she successfully exports Central European aesthetics to Western markets while maintaining deep roots in the Slovak art scene. Her work is defined by her versatility across commercial and fine art sectors, and she is currently frequently cited as one of the most influential contemporary artists in Slovakia. She maintains a rare level of institutional prestige for a Central European artist and has a unique “intellectual artist” profile in her market identity. She has established herself as a leading innovative contemporary multidisciplinary artist bridging digital and traditional media. She contributed to the 21st century visual culture through her pioneering role in digital art, combining psychic automatism drawing methods with digital rendering. She is documented as a multilayered identity with polymath talent, transforming influences of various cultural environments into visual art, literature and film.
