Šimon Sýkora
Biography
- Biography
- Solo exhibitions
- Group exhibitions
- Polansky Exhibitions
born 1990 in Pilsen (CZ)
based in Prague and Vienna
STUDIES
2019
Graduated at Academy of Fine Arts, Prague - PhD. Vladimír Skrepl, Painting studio III.
2018
Internship at Šaloun - Studio of the visiting artist - Sus Zwick and Muda Mathis, Performance
Internship at Taipei National University Of Arts, Taiwan, Fine Arts
2016
Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, MgA. Robert Šalanda, Painting studio II.
Internship at Unarte Bucharest, prof. Petru Lucaci, Romania, painting studio
2013 – 2016
Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Prof. Martin Mainer, Painting studio IV.
2011 – 2013
Faculty of Art and Design, Pilsen
RESIDENCIES
2021
Brno A.I.R.
Egon Schiele A.I.R, Český Krumlov
2017
TRN Nepomuk
2016
International Dresden Summer Academy
WORK
2020
Gallery assistent at Sophie Tappeiner Gallery, Vienna 2016 - 2018
Part of IDEAL.PROSTOR Project Space, Prague
SELECTED SOLO SHOWS
2022
Polansky Gallery, Prague (December)
viennacontemporary, Zone 1, curated by Tjaša Pogačar
Liste Art Fair Basel, together with Siggi Sekira
2021
Wasteland, curated by Vanda Skálová, Gallery Gask, Kutná Hora (CZ)
2020
Turning Stranger, Polansky Gallery, curated by Christina Gigliotti, Brno (CZ)
Eyes closed, Fingers down, Gallery Pragovka, Prague
2018
Poem to a Horse, Gallery 209, curated by Josef Mrva, Brno (CZ)
2015
Pretty pictures won ́t solve Anything, curated by Šimon Kadlčák, Gallery Umakart, Brno (CZ)
SELECTED DUO SHOWS
2020
Savage Season, with Phillip Kolychev, curated by Linda Vondrová, Medium Gallery, Bratislava (SK)
Logika nevolnosti, with Martin Kyrych, curated by Jan Šerých, Gallery Jelení, Prague
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2022
Geisterpop/Ulation, curated by Barbara Horvath, Kunstverein Eisenstagt, (AT)
Fragile Phantome, curated by Barbara Horvath, Galerie Zimmermann Kratochvil, Graz (AT)
2021
MISLEADING PROJECTILES, U10 Artspace, Belgrade, Curated by: Darko Vukić
2020
Flashshow, Budapest
7 Reasons to smile more, Holešovická Šachta, curated by Lumír Nykl and Tina Poliačková, Prague GIFC, The Hole, New York
2019
I Will Take a Knife to Your Confidence, AM180 Gallery, curated by N. Timková and M. Kovácsová, Prague Biedermeier Partygoers, curated by Hrob Collective, Olomouc (CZ)
Spring is Always Doomed, Lume Laboratory, curated by Linda Vondrová, Milano
Send Nukes, Gallery G18, curated by Linda Vondrová, Poděbrady (CZ)
The most beautiful age, curated by John Hill and Tomas Džadoň, Gallery AVU, Prague
'The Martyr’s Tale', a Group Show at Sinkhole Project, curated by Cristina Gigliotti, Berlin
2018
Orchid, curated by Underground Flower, Anyang, Korea
Childhood and other Crimes, Villa Šaloun, curated by Muda Matthis and Sus Zwick, Prague
2017
Don ́t fetishize your own Sadness, Gallery Cyril, curated by David Bartoš, Prostějov (CZ)
Strategies of Drifting, Gallery Unarte, curated by Jolanta Nowaczyk, Bucharest