Alena Matĕjková

Dragon [filesize 21K]

BORN   1966   Jindrichuv Hradec STUDIES   1981 - 1985   High School of Applied Arts in Kamenicky Senov, Czech Republic   1989 - 1997   Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, Prague, Czech Republic Glass Department led by Prof. Vladimir Kopecký   1995   Glasgow School of Art, Ceramic Department, UK   2000   Ph.D. Study of the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, Prague, Czech Republic STIPEND   2003   3 month stage in The National Glass Center and The University of Sunderland with support of Arts Council North East and Visiting Arts in London SOLO EXHIBITIONS   1994   Central Europe Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic   1997   Gorlice, Vysehrad, Prague, Czech Republic   1998   "Four", Kamenice nad Lipou, Czech Republic Investmen and Post Bank, Prague, Czech Republic "Glass in the Church", Zwiesel, Germany   1999   Gallery SKLO, Atlanta, USA   2000   Gallery ARTRA, Amsterdam, Holland   2001   "Neue Generation" von Böhmischem Glas, Gallery Helason Designe, Wien Austria (together with Zdenek Lhotsky) "Leichtigkeit & Finsternis", Gallery Ars Temporis, Klagenfurt, Austria   2002   "Art from the Czech Republic", Gallery ARTRA, Amsterdam, Holland "Artlantis", Gorlice, Vysehrad, Czech Republic (together with Lars Widenfalk)   2004   "Magic Carpets" The National Glass Center in Sunderland U.K. "W/M Sculptures", Falun, Sweden (together with Lars Widenfalk) AWARDS   1996   First Prize at the exhibition of art colleges "Venezia Aperto Vetro ´96", Museo Vetrario, Murano, Venice, Italy   1997   First Prize at young Glass (Michael Bang Award), Glass Museum, Ebeltoft, DK   2000   Frantisek Wolf Annual Award of the Czech Fund of Fine Arts CARRIED-OUT DESIGNS   1994 -1997   Prize of the newspaper Lidove noviny for the hockey coach of the year   1996   Annual prize for The Best Czech Athlete of the year   2000   Annual prizes for Skofin dealers Realization in architecture for the Senate of the Czech Republic, Wallenstein Palace   2002   "The Boat" stone sculpture in Ursa town, Sweden   2003   "The Window" stone sculpture in a park in Pisek , Czech Republic London Contemporary Art Royal Caribbean Cruises, Glass Sculptures on the board of cruising boat "Serenade of the Seas" REPRESENTED IN COLLECTIONS       Glass Museum, Ebeltoft, Denmark Landesmuseum, Kassel, Germany East Bohemian Museum, Pardubice, Czech Republic Museum of Applied Arts, Prague, Czech Republic Museum of Modern Art, Thaipei, Thaiwan Institut for International Research in Glass, Sunderland, U.K. Private collections in The Czech Republic and abroad PARTICIPATED IN SYMPOSIUMS   1994   "Glass Goblet" Symposium, Varnsdorf, Czech Republic Symposium at the Jilek brothers Glass Factory, Kamenicky Senov, Czech Republic   1999   International Symposium of angraved glass in Kamenicky Senov, Czech Republic   2001   Swedish -Czech Symposium of granit, Gerlesborg, Sweden   2002   Lule" Winter Biennial, Lule", Sweden Stensymposium i Orsa, Orsa, Sweden Czech " Swedish symposium of granit, Pisek, Czech Republic   2003   International symposium of Teapot, Thun Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic   2004   Lulea Winter Biennial, Lulea, Sweden GROUP EXHIBITIONS   1991   Vysehrad Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic   1992   Vojan Park, Prague, Czech Republic   1993   Sovinec, Sovinec castle, Czech Republic Vetro Gallery, Frankfurt am Main, Germany   1994   Abu Dabi, United Arabic Emirates Synagogue, Prague, Czech Republic Centre of Czech Culture, London, UK   1995   Ars Temporis Gallery, Klagenfurt, Austria   1996   Four Glass Schools, Schalkwijk, Holland Talente ´96, Munich, Germany Venezia Aperto Vetro ´96, Murano, Italy   1997   Tschechische und Deutsche Glaskunst, Hittfeld, Germany Young Glass ´97, Ebeltoft, Denmark Young Czech Glass, Hittfeld, Germany Edition ´97, Kassel, Germany   1998   Verres & Papiers, Liége, Belgium Lughdnasadh, Gorlice, Vysehrad, Prague, Czech Republic Beloved Country, Sklo Gallery, Atlanta, USA Zeitgenossische Tschechische Glaskunst, Czech Center in Berlin, Germany   1999   Center of Czech Clture, Wiena, Austria Wessels, Gallery Sklo, Atlanta, USA Prof. Kopecký and His Students, Sogetsu Hall, Tokio, Japan Glass Gallery, Hamburg, Germany   2000   Handwerksform, Hannover, Germany Kaganezaki Crystal Park, Koganezaki, Japan De Kunst van Škoda, Holland St´art 2000, Strasbourg, France Living Space, Mícovna, Prague´s Castle, Prague, Czech Republic 5th Auction Saloon of Artists - humanitarian auction Konto Bariery   2001   Kulturbro " Rödasten, Göteborg, Sweden Kulturbro " Frölunda Kulturhus, Göteborg, Sweden   2002   "Instead of Snow", Konstens Hus, Lule", Sweden Seeberg 2002, Muzeum mesta Frantiskovy Lazne, Czech Republic   2003   "Design of Czech Glass" National Gallery Veletrzni palace, Prague, Czech Republic "Czechmania" Joung Czech designers, The National Glass Center Sunderland, U.K. "Kopecký’s School" The casle Sovinec, Czech Republic "Skulptur 2003" Aker Bryge, Oslo, Norway "Kopecký’s School" Gallery Ostrava, Czech Republic "Querschnitt" - 15years of Glasgalerie Hittfeld, Hamburg, Germany "Addition to the collection of The Museum of Arts and Design", Prague, Czech Republic   2004   "Instead of Snow" Konstens Hus, Lulea, Sweden "Boulevard des Sculptures 2004", Kijkduin, Holland "Kleppesommeren 2004",Kleppe,Norway "The Path / Magic Carpets", The Museum of Arts and Design, Castle Kamenice nad Lipou, Czech Republic   2005   "Kopecký and his Sphere" Chappell Gallery, NY