Beginnings

About the artist

Born:

1989, Prague, Czech Republic

Education:

2016 - 2018 Department of Electronic Imagery, Faculty of Art and Design at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem
2012 - 2016 Department of Photohraphy, Faculty of Art and Design at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem
2015 - 2016  Department of Photography, Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design in Budapest
2008 - 2014  Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University in Prague

Solo Exbibitions:

2020 The Paper Bag,  In Vitro Gallery, Usti nad Labem, CZ
2019 Thirty-One, Thirteen, One and Three, Gallerie Bernarda Bolzana, Těchobuz, CZ
2017 Birthday Party (co-author Eva Pacalová), Školská 28 Gallery, Prague, CZ
2016 UMČO (co-author Eva Pacalová), A Galerie (Palác Akropolis), Prague, CZ
2016 +420723318939 (co-author Eva Pacalová), In Vitro Gallery, Ústí nad Labem, CZ
2013 Bez názvu 4 (Untitled no. 4), Galerie Evoluční, Prague, CZ
2013  Untitled no. 4, Evolucni Gallery, Prague, CZ
2012  Untitled no. 1 & Untitled no. 2, Horacke Theatre, Jihlava, CZ
2012  Untitled No. 1 & Untitled No. 2, Standard Cafe, Prague, CZ
2012  Untitled No. 1 & Untitled No. 2, V Chodbe Gallery, Prague, CZ
2007  Japanese Beauty, V Chodbe Gallery, Prague, CZ

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2019 Exercises with Stones,  Fukuyusou, Tokyo
2019 Freedom Factory, City Gallery Elena Karamihailova in Shumen, Shumen
2018 Schöberlinie, Galerie nEUROPA, Dressden
2018 Topography of Attention - Absence, Hraničář Ústí, Aussig
2017 Exhibition of residencies organized by the sam83 gallery in Česká Bříza and Notes on Ethnography in Contemporary Art, Špillar Brothers Gallery, Taus
2017 Recyklace ideologií, Galerie Emila Filly, Aussig
2016  Doughnuts, Plum Brandy, Singing, and Dancing, In Vitro Gallery, Usti nad Labem, CZ
2015  Meetings, Moholy-Nagy University of Arts, Budapest, HU
2014  Communicating Paintings', Rampa Gallery, Usti nad Labem, CZ
2014  Zines of the Zone, Fotograf Gallery, Prague, CZ
2013  Maximum Theory, Vitrinky Gallery, Usti nad Labem, CZ

Awards:

2012  Winner of Photographic Competition, Centre for International Cooperation, Prague, CZ
2012  Winner of Lomography Photographic Competition, Institute of Lomography, Prague, CZ

Publications/Catalogues:                          

2015, Komunikace Obrazem, UJEP  

2015  Forum Junge Kunst Bayern - Tschechien, Schönsee

2014  Young Art Show 7, Piešťany

2013  Fotofestival Moravská Třebová

2013  Začarovaný kruh, UJEP

2013  hrvst'13, YAFA - Liberec

2012  PAF 2012, Edice PAF - Olomouc

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Josef Malek, Photographer

Josef’s conceptual photographsfocus on current affairs:virtual identity, urban living, global warming, technology and social networking. Through digital photography, he explores them and presents them asnon-fading Lambda C-type photographic prints.