Roman Franta
Paintings | Curriculum Vitae
Born August 3, 1962 in Tabor, Czech Republic; lives in Prague.
Education
- 1990 - 1997
- Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, CZ
Prof. B. Dlouhy, Prof. A. Vesely - 1993 - 1994
- San Francisco Art Institute, USA
Professors Morgan, Hotofsky and Anno - od 1997
- Pedagogue at Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, CZ
Group Exhibitions, Selections from 90 Exhibitions
- 1991
- Tijdelijk Museum, Artparty, Nijmegen, NLD
- 1992
- Gallery of Young Artists, U Recickych, Prague, CZ
- M+Gallery, Istropolitana Project, Bratislava, SVK
- 1993
- SFAI Gallery, Paintings, San Francisco, USA
- 1994
- Trojanowska Gallery, Paintings, San Francisco, USA
- 1995
- Smith’s Gallery, EAC SBC, London, GBR
- 1996
- Biennale of Young Artists, Stone Bell Gallery, Prague, CZ
- 1997
- Elektraren Gallery, Young Czech Artists, Poprad, SVK
- Prague Castle, Finalists of J. Chalupecky Award, Prague, CZ
- 1998
- Manes Gallery, Harvest II, Prague, CZ
- 1999
- Manes Gallery, Unplanned Connection, Prague, CZ
- No D Gallery, Hallucinations, Prague, CZ
- 2000
- Barakk Gallery, Alles in Bewegung, Berlin, DEU
- Kinsky Palace, National Gallery, End of Days?, Prague, CZ
- AJG Gallery, The Present Past, Hluboka nad Vltavou, CZ
- Manes Gallery, The Probable Painting, Prague, CZ
- Mexico City, Czech Graphic Art, MEX
- U Bileho jednorozce Gallery, Portrait 2000, Klatovy, CZ
- 2001
- Emil Filla Gallery, Portrait 2000, Usti n. L., CZ
- Chromosome Gallery, …to fow to…, Berlin, DEU
- International Biennale of Contemporary Arts, Florence, ITA
- 2002
- Brezica Museum, Gallery 2, Professors from Prague, SVN
- 2003
- National Gallery, The Youngest, Prague, CZ
- Prague Castle Riding Hall, Perfect Tense/Painting Today, Prague, CZ
- 2004
- Wortner House, AJG, Art School of Prof. A. Vesely, C. Budejovice, CZ
- Kubus Gallery, Das Vertraute im Unbekannten, Hanover, DEU
- 2005
- National Gallery, International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Prague, CZ
- 2006
- Gold Pike Gallery, SOAD, Kolín, CZ
- Am Festungsgraben Palace, „AMOR VINCIT OMNIA 1, Berlin, DEU
- Hotel Mariandl, Projekt – Zimmer frei, Munich, DEU
- 2007
- Ecoart Gallery, Fauna / Flora, Vienna, AUT
- Manes Hall, New Patience, Prague, CZ
- 2008
- Church Klenova, The Mushrooms In Contemportary Czech Art, Klenova, CZ
- AJG Gallery, Selfportrait, Hluboka n./Vl., CZ
- I nternational Triennale Of Contemporary Art, National Gallery, Prague, CZ
Solitary Exhibitions, 45 top selections
- 1993
- 185 Clara, (+ S. Boyd), San Francisco, USA
- 1994
- Trojanowska Gallery, Nature Symbols, San Francisco, USA
- Fronta Gallery, Interference, Prague, CZ
- 1995
- Behemot Gallery, (+ T. Masin), Painting I, Prague, CZ
- House of Arts, Tataku, Ceske Budejovice, CZ
- 1996
- Behemot Gallery, Tataku, Prague, CZ
- 1997
- GL Gallery, What Is Art History?, Prague, CZ
- The Humboldt Arts Council, Breaking the Barriers, Eureka, USA
- 1998
- Sypka Gallery, 3xPaintings, (+ M. Mainer, V. Kokolia), Osova Bityska, CZ
- 1999
- Am Schwarzen Meer Gallery, Natura post mortem, Bremen, DEU
- 2000
- House of Arts, „Franta-Hayek“, Ceske Budejovice, CZ
- Caesar Gallery, 1st Class, Olomouc, CZ
- U bileho jednorozce Gallery, Paintings, Klatovy, CZ
- 2001
- Jama Gallery, Our Child (+ Petrbok), Ostrava, CZ
- Millennium Gallery, Overfight, Prague, CZ
- House of Arts, Nothing, Ostrava, CZ
- 2002
- F. Jeneweina Gallery, Rej, Kutna Hora, CZ
- LKV Lademoen, Blue-White-Red, Trondheim, NOR
- 2003
- Black Spider Gallery, The Silts, Ostrava, CZ
- 2004
- Ales South Bohemian Gallery, Wortner House, The Beetle in the Hand,
- Ceske Budejovice, CZ
- 2005
- Brno Gallery, Vaclav‘s Transformation, Brno, CZ
- Vision Centre, The Strange World of Insects…, EUSA, Cork, IRL
- 2006
- Havelka Gallery, Gardens, Prague, CZ
- 2007
- U Mistra s palmou Gallery, Happy World, Náchod, CZ
- 2008
- Peron Gallery, GRAND SLAM, Prague, CZ
- City Gallery Hradec n. Moravici, Stories, Hradec n. M., CZ
Prizes, Grants, Awards - Selection
- 1994
- Open Society Fund Prague, CZ
- 1995
- European Art Competition Swiss Bank Corp., London, GBR
- 1996
- J. and M. Jelinek Foundation Scholarship, CHE
- 1997
- Soros Center of Contemporary Arts, Prague, CZ
- finalist of J. Chalupecky Award, Prague, CZ
- 2001
- Biennale of Contemporary Arts, Florence, ITA
- 2002
- LKV Scholarship, Trondheim, NOR
- 2004
- Cork Vision Centre, Enlargement Project, IRL
Educational Visits, Lectures
- 2002
- Universita Aberdeen, Faculty of Fine Arts, GBR
- Rudolfnum Gallery, CZ
- 2003
- Academy of Fine Arts, Porto, PRT
- 2004
- UCLM, Faculty of Fine Arts, Cuenca, ESP
- 2005
- Academy of Fine Arts – KUVA, Helsinky, FIN
- 2007
- Facultad de Bellas Artes, Granada, ESP
- 2008
- Baux-Arts, Aix-en-Provence, FRA
Collections
- National Gallery in Prague, CZ
- Ales South Bohemian Gallery Hluboka n. Vl., CZ
- Swiss Bank Corporation in London, GBR
- J. and M. Jelinek Foundation, CHE
- Chromosome Gallery Berlin, DEU
- Bank Austria-Creditanstalt Prague, CZ
- Raiffeisen Prague, CZ
- Winterthur a.s. Prague, CZ
- Zepter Foundation NYC, USA
- Caesar Gallery Olomouc, CZ
- F. Jenewein Gallery Kutna Hora, CZ
- Hradec n. Moravici Castle, CZ
- Foundation of Contemporary Art Prague, CZ
- City Gallery Kubus Hanover, DEU
- Private collections in Norway, Germany, France, Switzerland, Canada, USA, Japan, Czech Republic