Monika Žáková: umělkyně, kterou milujeme
Harper's BazaarMonika Žáková
Curriculum vitæ
born in 1987 in Prague, Czech Republic
lives and works in Prague and Slapy nad Vltavou
Education
- 2006 – 2012
- Academy of Fine Arts in Prague
Awards
- 2014
- 7th Prize of Art Critique for Young Painting, 3rd place, Gallery of Art Critics, Prague
Residencies
- 2021
- Telegraph Studio, Olomouc, CZ
- 2020
- Egon Schiele Art Centrum, Český Krumlov, CZ
- 2015
- Smalt Art, Ostrava, CZ
Collections
- Artefin investment fund
- COLLETT Prague | Munich
- Gallery of Modern Art Roudnice nad Labem
- Heinemann Collection, DE
- Kunsthalle Praha, Pudil Family Foundation
- Lettenmayer Collection
- Michal Richtr Collection
- Museum Kampa, Prague
- Oldřich Th. Uttendorfský Collection
- Pekelné sáně Art Collection
- Proarte, Praha
- Robert Runták Collection
Gallery
Double Q Gallery, Hong Kong
www.doubleqgallery.com
“I consider Monika Žáková to be among the most talented young artists in the Czech Republic.”
“Monika Žáková creates paintings with absolute precision and skill, transforming monochromatic surfaces through the illusionary bending of matter.”
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2027
- Museum Kampa, Prague (forthcoming)
- 2025
- Echoes of Time, Echoes of Memory, Double Q Gallery, Hong Kong
- 2024
- Under the Surface / Pod povrchem (with Michal Gabriel), Galerie Artefin, Prague
- 2023
- More Light, South Bohemian Gallery, Hluboká nad Vltavou, CZ
- 2022
- Euphony (with Jana Babincová), AMB Gallery, Hradec Králové, CZ
- Soft Logic, Dole Gallery, Ostrava, CZ
- 2021
- Tactile Mind, Bold Gallery, Prague
- Eloquent Silence, Jiří Jílek Gallery, Šumperk, CZ
- 2020
- Echoes of Fragility, Gallery of Modern Art Roudnice nad Labem, CZ
- 2019
- New Gravity II, Pragovka, Prague
- 2018
- Kubín-Žáková-Coubine, Proarte Gallery, Prague
- New Gravity, Industra Art, Brno, CZ
- Reappearance II, Prague House, Brussels, BE
- Reappearance, Vyšehrad Gallery, Prague
- Appearance, Lucie Drdova Gallery, Prague
- 2017
- Shadow Games (with Antony Burnham), 17/18 Gallery, Ottawa, CA
- 2016
- White, Grey, White, NoD Gallery, Prague
- 2015
- Double Solution, Drdova Gallery, Prague
- 2014
- Pastel, Scissors, Paper, Kabinet Gallery, Brno, CZ
- 2013
- Blurred Emptiness, Půda Gallery, Jihlava, CZ
- Sensitive Eyes, Art Gallery, Brno, CZ
- Bland Paper, House of Art, Opava, CZ
- 2012
- Monochromatika, Jelení Gallery, Prague
- 2011
- Strings on Your Fingers (with Vladimír Houdek), 35M2 Gallery, Prague
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2026
- UFO: Universal Futurological Organisation, Double Q Gallery, Hong Kong
- Radiant, NIA Gallery, Prague (curated by Anna Pulkertová & Nikol Popovská)
- 2025
- Winter View: From Modern to Modern, Cyprián Fine Art, Prague
- Flashes of Time, Kvalitář, Prague
- Bod 0, KodlContemporary, Prague (curated by Jan Kudrna)
- Chatrný 100, Gočár Gallery, Pardubice, CZ (curated by Martina Vítková)
- 2024
- New Generation, Czech Design Week, Clam-Gallas Palace, Prague
- Summer Art Salon 2024, KodlContemporary, Prague
- CAN, Opero, Prague (organised by Art Part Club)
- 2023
- CON-STRUCTURE, NOOKART Studio, Prague (curated by Radek Wohlmuth)
- Symbiosis 2.0, Art Basel Hong Kong VIP Program, Hong Kong Arts Centre (curated by Lenka and Richard Bakeš)
- 2022
- Rhythm, White Unicorn Gallery, Klatovy, CZ
- Soft, Hidden, Exposed, Double Q Gallery, Hong Kong, HK
- 2021
- Šárka Koudelová: II The Meek One, Karlin Studios, Prague
- 2020
- Salon Tchécoslovaque: Contemporary Czech and Slovak Painting, Gallery NTK, Prague
- 2017
- Ripple Effect, Contemporary art Futura, Prague
- Ich bin nicht meine Zielgruppe, Kunsthaus Dresden, DE
- 2016
- Independent Research of Subjectivity, 4+4 Days in Motion Festival, Prague
- 2015
- Exakta, NoD Gallery, Prague
- Geo Ego, Czech Centre, Berlin, DE
- Geo Ego, NTK Gallery, Prague
- Metaplay Prague – Tokyo, Toki Art Space, Tokyo, J
- Metaplay Prague – Tokyo, Czech Centre, Tokyo, J
- 2014
- Metaplay Prague – Tokyo, Gallery of Art Critics, Prague
- Cologne Paper Art, Cologne, DE
- Positionen, Next Gallery, Dresden, DE
- 7th Critics Award for Young Painters, Gallery of Art Critics, Prague
- Workplace, AMU Gallery, Prague
- 2013
- Flächenspannung, Next Gallery, Dresden, DE
- 2012
- 6th Zlín Youth Salon, Regional Gallery of Fine Arts in Zlín, CZ
- AVU Diploma Show, Czech National Gallery – Trade Fair Palace, Prague
Read About Monika in the Media
Největší „skokankou“ aukce byla Monika Žáková a její nenápadné dílo Zero Gravity 01, které vytvořila pomocí sádrového odlitku. Vyvolávací cena byla 50 tisíc a dílo si našlo nového majitele za 260 tisíc korun.
CzechCrunch
Alšova jihočeská galerie vystavuje vzkazy vyšité na dlaních, světlo v abstrakci i obrazy, kterými se musí projít
Czech TV
Ohořelý otec předává dceři zdevastovanou planetu. Masker, Al-Mukhtarová a Žáková představují na Hluboké své vize současnosti
DenikN
Výlet do jižních Čech slibuje dvě zajímavé výstavy současného umění, v Alšově jihočeské galerii na Hluboké vystavuje obrazy a reliéfy zástupkyně mladší umělecké generace Monika Žáková.
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