Jan Vièar
Graphic Art | Curriculum Vitae
Born: 09.04.1967
Education
- 1981 – 1985
- Secondary School of Applied Art, Brno
- 1987 – 1993
- Academy of Fine Arts Prague, studio of Landscape painting – Prof. Hodonský, studio of printmaking – Prof. Lindovský
Publications
- book, illustration in cooperation with Austrian publisher Thurnhof, illustrations to Ludvik Kunderas poetry – bibliophilis
Collections
- National Gallery, Prague, CZ
- Künstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany
- Ludwig's Museum, Aachen, Germany
- Municipal Museum, Györ, Hungary
- Municipal Museum, Brno, CZ
- Municipal Museum, Bietigheim – Bissingen, Germany
Residencies
- 1993
- Kultur – Kontakt, Horn, Austria
- 1995
- Kutaissi, Georgia residency of Unesco
- 1996 – 1997
- Gasworks studios, London, England
- 1998
- workshop Miniatura Wapienik, Stara Morawa, Poland
- 1999
- 31. interational artist´s symposium, Györ, Hungary
- 2000
- Bag factory studios, Johannesburg South Africa
- 2001
- workshop „Linocut“, Klatovy, Czech Republic
- 2001
- Künstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany
- 2003
- Greatmore – studios, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2004
- Custome House, Westport, Ireland
- 2004
- Factory, Kunsthalle, Krems, Austria
- 2006
- Kunstlerhaus Freising, Germany
Awards
- 1997
- „Print of the year 1996“ – first prize, Prague, CZ
- 1999
- „Print of the year 1998“ – first prize, Prague
- 2001
- Purchase of work as prize, Linocut Biennale, Bitigheim – Bissingen, Germany
- 2001
- Prize of Municipal gallery, Graphic Biennalle, Györ, Hungary
- 2003
- 3rd prize for nicest Czech book of the year 2002, Prague, CZ
Solo Exhibitions
- 1990
- Town library, Boskovice, CZ
- 1994
- Hungary cultural centre, Prague, CZ
- 1994
- Gallery Caesar, Olomouc, CZ
- 1994
- House of art, Brno, CZ
- 1994
- House of art, Znojmo, CZ
- 1994
- „The Missing Landscape“, Gallery Thurnhof, Horn, Austria and the Embassy of Czech republic, Vienna, Austria
- 1995
- Gallery M+K, Jihlava, CZ
- 1996
- „Operations“ exquisite villa of Královopolská factory, Brno, CZ
- 1997
- „Pictures from Vauxhall Street“, National Technical Museum, Prague, CZ
- 1997
- „Springs and x.rays“ Gallery of Milan Zezula, Brno, CZ
- 1998
- „In Medias Res“, Town gallery, Trebic, CZ
- 1999
- „Happy Day“ Gallery of Youth, Brno, CZ
- 2000
- „Head Stolen Twice“ Jacobs Gallery, Pretoria, South Africa
- 2001
- „Insect I“, Gallery ARS, Brno, CZ
- 2001
- „Johannesburg 2000“ Via Art Gallery, Prague, CZ
- 2001
- „Head Stolen Twice“ Gallery Pokorný, Prostejov, CZ
- 2001
- „Where is St. Lucia“, Gallery Luzanky, Brno, CZ
- 2001
- „Between the Rolls II“, Municipal Gallery, Klatovy, CZ
- 2001
- „Open Studio“, Kunsthaus Schwandorf, Germany
- 2002
- „With Fire, to the Earth, in the Air“, Municipal Gallery, Šlapanice, CZ
- 2002
- „Insect“, Chapell Gallery, Bruntál, CZ
- 2003
- „ Between the Rolls III“, Club Jelení, Prague, CZ
- 2003
- „Prints I“, Gallery of Greatmore Studios, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2004
- „Prints II“, Gallery Sokolská 26, Ostrava, CZ
- 2005
- „Prints III“, Gallery Raum, Bern, Switzerland
- 2005
- „Zweitakt“ Kunstlerhaus Schwandorf, GE
- 2006
- „Impact“ Gallery Havelka, Prague, CZ
- 2006
- „Printed pictures“ Gallery of Jiri Jilek, Sumperk, CZ
- 2006
- „Open studios“ Kunstlerhaus Freising, GE
- 2006
- „Heart in the river“ Gallery Skolska 28, Prague, CZ
- 2007
- „Riders,footprints,swarms“ AVA Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Group Exhibitions
- 1985
- Gallery of Pedagogical College, Hradec Králové, CZ
- 1991
- Gallery of exhibition grounds, Brno, CZ
- 1992
- Castle Gallery, Boskovice, CZ
- 1993
- House of Art, Brno, CZ
- 1993
- Carolinum, Prague, CZ
- 1993
- House of Art, Znojmo, CZ
- 1993
- Bienalle of Bibliophiles, Gallery Thurnhof, Horn, Austria
- 1994
- TT club, Exquisite Villa of Královopolská Factory, Brno, CZ
- 1994
- TT club, Gallery of Youth, Prague, CZ
- 1994
- TT club, Museum Boskovice, Czech republic
- 1995
- „Honour of czech linocut“ Czech cultural centre, Berlin, Germany and the Gallery Pecka, Prague, CZ
- 1995
- „The Really Painting“ Gallery Sýpka, CZ
- 1995
- „The Really Painting“ House of Art, Opava, CZ
- 1996
- „Czech Linocut“ Gallery u Dobrého Pastýøe, Brno, CZ
- 1996
- „Linocut“, Gallery Thurnhof, Horn, Austria
- 1996
- Graphic Trienalle House of Art, Frechen, Germany
- 1996
- Bienalle of Bibliophiles, Gallery Thurnhof, Horn, Austria
- 1996
- Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
- 1996
- Gallery Klammer, Japan
- 1997
- „SAD“, Gasworks Gallery, London, GB
- 1997
- Create Hamamatsu Gallery, Shizuoka, Japan
- 1997
- IDA City Museum Nagano, Japan
- 1997
- The Tatsuno Museum of Art, Nagano, Japan
- 1997
- Yurin – Kann in Kiryn, Gunma, Japan
- 1997
- „Print of Year 1996“ Old Town Hall of City Prague, CZ
- 1997
- Graphic Trienalle, Museum of Modern Art, Györ Hungary
- 1998
- „Print of year 1997“ Old Town Hall of City Prague, CZ
- 1998
- „The World of People“, Pink Hill Gallery, Cheb, CZ
- 1998
- „Miniature“ Wapienik Gallery, Stara Morawa, Poland
- 1998
- „Miniature“ Museum of Town Klodzko, Poland
- 1998
- „Miniature“ Pictor Gallery, Mainz, Germany
- 1998
- „Linocut Today“ Town Gallery, Bittighem – Bissingen, Germany
- 1998
- „International Print Triennial“, Prefectural Museum, Kanagawa Japan
- 1998
- „International Print Triennial Labyrinth“, Old Town Hall, Prague, CZ
- 1999
- „Bienalle – Print of the year 1998“ Old Town Hall, Prague, CZ
- 1999
- „From our Presses“ Lužánky Gallery, Brno, CZ
- 1999
- „Labyrinth“ Standart Bank Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1999
- „Graphic Trienalle“ Ljubljana, Slowenia
- 1999
- „Czech Linocut“ Town Museum in Sokolov, CZ
- 1999
- „Czech Linocut“ Treppenhaus, Wunsiedel, Germany
- 1999
- „Labyrinth“ Ancona, Italy
- 1999
- „We in the Europe“ House Europa, Syke, Germany
- 2000
- „4th. British International Miniature Print“, OFF Centre Gallery, Bristol GB
- 2000
- „No name“, Bag Factory Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 2000
- „International Graphic Trienalle“, Krakow, Poland
- 2001
- „Relativities“, Cultural Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and the City Gallery, Leicester, GB, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, GB, ST. Barbe Museum, Lymington, GB, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, GB, Loughborough University, School of Art, GB, Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries, GB, Bonhoga Gallery, Weisdale, Shetland, GB, Falmouth Art Gallery, Falmouth, GB
- 2002
- „Relativities“, Off – Centre Gallery and Bristol City Museum, Bristol, GB, Beverly Art Gallery, Beverly, USA
- 2003
- „Buch – Druck – Kunst“, Museum der Arbeit, Hamburg, Germany
- 2003
- „Prague – Schwandorf – Dresden“, Club Jelení, Prague, CZ
- 2003
- Ars Gallery, Brno, CZ
- 2003
- National Expozition of Czech Republic, Paris, France
- 2003
- National Expozition of Czech Republic, Buchkunst, Leipzig, Germany
- 2003
- The World of Books, Prague, CZ
- 2003
- Buchmesse, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2003
- Bibliotheka, Fair, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2004
- International Book, Fair, Paris, France
- 2004
- International Book, Fair, London, GB
- 2004
- International Book, Fair, Leipzig, Germany