SHORT
BIOGRAPHY/STATEMENT
1954
Born in Cesky Krumlov, Czechoslovakia
1969
Apprenticeship as engraver
1973 Art School in
Turnov, majoring in jewellery design
1974 Jewellery
designer in Prague by Soluna VD
1975
Independent designer with studio in Vienna
PARTICIPATION IN
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1977, 78, 79 and
80 Betramka and Prague, Czechoslovakia,
1978
Warsaw,Poland
1980
International jewellery exhibition, Jablonec, Czechoslovakia
1986
European Silver Triennial, Hanau, Germany [catalogue]
1987
Schmuck 87 (Jewellery 87), Munich, Germany
1988
International Pearl Contest, Tokyo, Japan [catalogue]
1992 European
Silver Trienale, Hanau, Germany
1994 Schmuck u.
Gerät (Jewellery and Tools) Hanau, Erfurt and Hamburg, Germany, and
Budapest, Hungary [catalogue]
1995 Gestaltendes
Handwerk Österreich (Craft Design in Austria) [catalogue]
1996 Austrian
State Prize for Jewellery, Baden-Vienna [catalogue]
1997 Czech
Contemporary Jewellery, Stribo, Prague and Brno, Czech Republic
[catalogue]
Berchtold Villa,
Salzburg, Austria [catalogue]
1998 Jewellery
moves, Edinburgh, Scotland [catalogue]
First European
Prize for Contemporary Art- and Design-led Crafts, Vienna, Gotheborg,
Sweden, and Paris, France [catalogue]
Padua, Italy [catalogue]
SOFA, New York
and Chicago, USA [catalogue]
1999
Cortina di Ampezzo, Italy [catalogue]
SOFA, New York
and Chicago, USA
Schmuck 2000
(Jewellery 2000) Munich, Germany [catalogue]
Turning point,
St. Pölten, Vienna and Klagenfurt, Austria [catalogue]
Austrian State
Prize for Jewellery, Vienna [catalogue]
Contemporary
European Jewellery, Venice, Italy [catalogue]
Erfurt, Germany,
Barfüßerkirche, Jewellery symposium [catalogue]
2000
Turning point, Sheffield, Great Britain [catalogue]
2002
CAD 2002 Sotheby´s, London, Great Britain
Erfurt, Germany
,Angermuseum, Experiment Schmuck.
2003
CAD 2003, Sotheby´s, London, Great Britain
At Arms Length,
Sybaris Gallery Chicago, USA
Experiment
Schmuck, Pforzheim, Germany (catalogue)
Cesky
sperk, Praha, Czech republik,(catalogue)
2004 Czech
contemporary jewellery, Czech culture centre, Bratislava
2005 Francois
Bernard´s NEON 30, Cap d´ Anval, Belgien (catalogue)
Exhibition in
print, contenporary flatware. Metalsmith magazin, SOFA Chicago.
2006
Symposia Turnov, Rozehnal Gallery, Prague CZ. (catalogue)
SOLO,
Garnet, Moldavit, Titanium. Rozehnal Gallery, Prague
2007 15
Silvertriennal HANAU, Germany, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanau, Düsseldorf,
Bilefeld
München,
Moscow-Rusia, Kolding-Danmark (catalogue)
Wertzeichen
HANAU, Germany. (catalogue)
Socha a šperk.
Castel, Český Krumlov. CZ
AWARDS
1970
STTM, Prague
1976
Art School, Turnov, Czech Republic
1977, 78 and 80
CIB Design Award, Czech Republic
1986
Fourth Prize, International Pearl Contest, Japan
1995
Nomination for the State Prize for Design Crafts, Austria
