Biography

• Personal information: • born: 16th July 1958 in Teplice in Czech republic • E - mail: cisarikp@gmail.com • Education: • 1973 - 1977 - Secondary technical school of Fine Arts in Košice, Graphic department • 1979 - 1983 - Academy of Dramatic Arts in Prague, department of Puppet stage design and technology • Practice: • 1983 - 1992 - Scenographer at Košice´s Puppet Theatre • 1992 - 1994 - Freelance artist • 1994 - 1996 - Scenographer at Košice´s Puppet Theatre • 1996 - 2000 - Teacher • 2000 - 2006 - Submaster • 2006 - 2014 - Headmaster at Secondary technical school of Fine Arts in Košice • 2010 - Teacher at Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava

• Stage design, Puppets, Costumes: • Puppet Theater in Košice 1983 - 1996 / 23 Stages • Theater PRAK in Bratislava / 1 Stage • Puppet Theater in Pleven / Bulgaria / 1 Stage • Puppet Theater LALKA in Warsaw / Poland / 1 Stage • State Puppet Theater in Bratislava / 1 Stage • Puppet Theater PIKI in Pezinok / 1 Stage • Illustrations (children´s books): • J. Uličiansky: Islands of the Snowmen 1990 • J. Uličiansky: We´ve Got Emma 1993 • J. Uličiansky: 1996 • D. Hevier: Konor 1997 • J. Mokoš: Passbook of Fairy Tales 2000 • P. Kováčová: It was Thundering, Raining 2001 • J. Uličiansky: Mr. First Class 2002 J. Uličiansky: Magic Boy 2005 • J. Uličiansky:Three Mysteries about Puppet Theatre 2007 • M. Ďuríčková: Roly-poly Pompon 2009

• Sculptures, Kinetic objects (selection): • Collection of 11 Sculptures / - material: painted wood, leather, metal 1988-1998 • Collection of 4 Sculptures / in The City - Library of Pieštany / - material: painted wood, leather 1993 - 1998 • Prizes, awards (stage design, puppet, costumes): • 5th Banská Bystrica 1986 (Puppetry Festival) Scenographic Prize (D. Hevier: Wonderland, O. Wilde: Happy Prince)• 7th Golden Dolphin, Varna 1988, Bulgaria (Puppetry Festival) Silver medal (B. Aprilov: The Egg) • 6th Banská Bystrica 1988 (Puppetry Festival) Scenographic Prize (B. Aprilov: The Egg) • Prizes, awards (illustration): • The Nicest Slovak children´s book of the year 1990 (Islands of the Snowmen), 1993 (We´ve Got Emma), 1997 (Veronka the Squirrel), 2001 (Passbook of Fairy Tales) • Prize of Ľudovít Fulla 1997 / Highest illustrator prize in Slovakia • Nomination for the H. C. Andersen Award, 2004

• Solo (double) exhibitions: • Puppet Scenographer Peter Čisárik - Young Gallery, Bratislava 1987 • Puppets of E. Farkašová and P. Čisárik - Bibiana Gallery, Bratislava 1988 • Puppets, Buffons and Clowns - J. Uličiansky, P. Čisárik - Bibiana Gallery, 1992 • Group exhibitions (selection): • Biennale of illustrations, Bratislava / BIB / - Slovakia 1991, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005 • Selection from BIB • Japan, Germany, Finland, Italy, France, Island, Norway 1991 - 2003 • Le Immagini della fantasia - Italy 1996, 2002 • Workshop BIB of A. Brunovský: • Chairman of The International Illustrators´Workshop - Slovakia 1999