Ladislava Gažiová (1981, Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia) is a visual artist of the middle generation whose work combines painting, graphic processes, and conceptual approaches, with a strong focus on symbolism and societal themes. She is a laureate of The Sovereign European Art Prize (2007), the Critics’ Prize for Young Painting (2008), and the Meda Mládková Award (2024). Her works are held in the collections of the National Gallery Prague, Prague City Gallery, Museum Kampa, the Richard Adam Collection, the Museum of Romani Culture in Brno, the Aleš South Bohemian Gallery, and the Gallery of Modern Art in Hradec Králové.

Her solo exhibitions include Tralala (2005, Entrance Gallery, Prague), Temeraf (2006, Eskort Gallery, Brno), Yesterday I Disinfected All of Heaven (2008, Critics’ Gallery, Prague), Tramping to the Orient (2012, Galerie NOD, Prague), Opre Roma (2012, Czech Centre Gallery, Munich), Desert (2013, Fotograf Gallery, Prague), The End of the Show (2014, Gallery of the City of Třinec), Dog on the Roof (2015, Vyšehrad Gallery, Prague), A Cloud in Trousers (2016, Jelení Gallery, Prague), and Waiting (2025, Museum Kampa, Prague). 

In 2021, together with the Averklub Collective, she presented Manuš znamená člověk (Manuš Means Human) at Kunsthalle Wien—a unique exhibition project reflecting Romani identity, culture, and history through artistic practice.