Simon Vahala

0042 0774 68 02 27

svahala@gmail.com

 

Education:

2003–09 Academy of Fine Arts in Prague - MFA, Intermedial studio of prof. Milan Knizak

2007        Kyoto Art and Design Univesity - Visual information, prof. Suzuka Yasu

2001        Hochschüle fur Künst und Gestaltung in Zürich - Vorkurz

1999        Secundary Art and Design school in Prague - Painting studio

 

Solo exhibitions:

2009 Paintings, Kancl Gallery, Prague

2006 Koinoburi and readymades, Prinz Gallery, Kyoto, Japan

          More less Kyoto, ETW. Gallery, Kyoto, Japan

          Onanoko, Prinz Gallery, Kyoto, Japan

 

Selected group exhibitions:

2011 Original And Perspective, Bohemian Modern Art Gallery Prague

          Contemporay Czech Painting and Sculpture, National Gallery in Prague

          Graduates of Academy of Fine Art in Prague, Chateau Moravska Trebova

          Intermedial Studio of prof. Milan Knizak, Gallery UFFO, Trutnov

          Mailart, Villa Mazzarosa, Italy

2010 Finalists of Award 333 NG and ČEZ Group, National Gallery in Prague

          Contemporay Czech Painting and Sculpture, National Gallery in Prague

          Summer Coctail, Galerie Michal’s Collection, Prague

          3V - Vlcek, Vahala, Vela, Michal`s Collection Gallery, Prague

2009 Refused, National Gallery in Prague

          Now: Art of the 21st Century, Phillips De Pury London

          Documünta, Galerie Mu Zurich

          Confrontation Svarov 2009, Svarov

          Those? Theme! Sam83 Gallery

          19 years after, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Berlin

          AAP, Galerie Kobylka, Prague

2008 I Hate Nature - Intermedial studio of AVU, Opera House, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt

           Sofa Painting, Atelier no.8 AVU, Prague

2007 Selfportrait, PACE ⁄ MACGILL GALLERY, New York

           Art Is Nothing, Cultural Center DOM, Moscow, Russia

2006  Sculpture Grande 2006, Art Factory Gallery (Wenceslas Square), Prague

2005 Intermedial Studio of prof. Milan Knizak, Gaudeamus Gallery, Ostrava

           La petite mort, Slavonice City Gallery, Slavonice

           Intermedial Studio of prof. Milan Knizak, Art Factory Gallery, Prague

           Intermedial Studio of prof. Milan Knizak, XXL Gallery, Louny

2004 Cialis, Ledebur’s Terase, Prague

2001 HGKZ, Vorkurs, Zürich, Switzerland

 

Auctions:

2011  Auktion Rauch, Razzia Seefeld, Zurich

2010 Emerging Artist’s by Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York,

2009 Now: Art of the 21st Century, Phillips De Pury London

 

Representation:

National Gallery in Prague

Eraldo Di Vita's Collection, Italy

Michal's Collection Gallery, Prague

Private collections in Japan, Switzerland, England, Czech Republic, Hawaii USA

 

Works published at:

Original And Perspective, Bohemian Modern Art Gallery Prague

Contemporay Czech Painting and Sculpture, The National Gallery in Prague

Now: Art of the 21st Century, Phillips De Pury London

The Collector’s Guide to Emerging Art Photography, Humble Art Fundation. New York

Summer Coctail,  Michal`s Collection Gallery Prague

3V - Vlček, Vahala, Vela, Michal`s Collection Gallery Prague

Refused, The National Gallery in Prague

Diplomanti AVU 2009: Academy of Fine Arts in Prague

Celeste Magazine, Mexico City, Mexico

FIFI Magazine, Miami

Tiger Magazine, Tokyo

Afisha Magazine, Moskva