Anna Polanská

Born on 19th January 1973 in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic

Educations

1987 – 1991 High School of Applied Arts for Glassmaking Kamenický Šenov, Department of engraving glass
1992 – 1995 IVK, Ústí nad Labem – Studio of design of glass
1995 – 1996 Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague – Studio of sculpture led by Prof. Kurt Gebauer.
1996 – 2001 Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague – Studio of glass in the architecture led by Prof. Marian Karel.
1999 Scholarship in Academy of Art in Cluj – Napoca in Romania.

Residencies

2000 – present High School of Applied Arts for Glassmaking, Železný Brod. Head of department of cut glass; a teacher of Art History

Sympoziums

1995 Symposium Stromovka. České Budějovice.
1996 Sculpture symposium. Banská Štiavnica. (Slovakia)
Sculpture symposium. Maníkovice.
1997 Sculpture symposium. Klašter. Mnichovo Hradiště.
Sculpture symposium. Volary.
1998 Sculpture symposium. Maníkovice
1999 Sculpture symposium. Braunau am Inn. (Austria)
2000 Glass symposium. Glass factory Moser. Karlovy Vary.
Sculpture symposium. Bibione. (Italy)

Exhibitions

One–man exhibitions

2001 “Sculptures and relief”. (Dissertation). Gallery Janský Vršek, Prague

Participations at exhibitions

1997 “Small format”. Emil Filla Gallery, Ústí nad Labem
“Studio of entire sculpture”. Hrádek nad Moravicí
1998 “Ledeburg gardens”. Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. Studio of Glass in the architecture led by Prof. Marian Karel.
2000 “Pictures and sculptures”. Riedl house. Desná v Jizerských horách
“Belveder”. Prague castle. Prague
2001 “Cca 18”. Manes gallery. Prague
2003 “Paintings and sculptures”. Gallery My. Jablonec nad Nisou
“Glass”. Town Gallery. Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou
Glass Exibition, Glass Museum Alter Hof Herding – Ersting Stiftung,Cloesfeld – Lette, Deutschland
2004 “New Czech glass”. Heller Gallery, New York, (USA)
“Attention Fragile”. Vlastimil Rada Gallery. Železný Brod.
2005 “La Escuela Checa” de Vidrio de Zelezný Brod, Museo de Vidrio, Alcorcon, Spain
“La Escuela Checa” de Vidrio de Zelezný Brod, Museo de Vidrio, La Granja, Segovia, Spain
Havelka Gallery, Prague
Art Prague, Manes Gallery, Prague

Art collection

Glass Museum Alter Hof Herding – Ersting Stiftung, Cloesfeld – Lette, Deutschland. Private colection.