General Director of the National Gallery in Prague - Curriculum vitae
Prof. Milan Knížák, Dr. A.
Born April 19, 1940 in Plzeň (Pilsen)
Education
Secondary school, Planá u Mariánských Lázní (graduated 1957)
Music school, Mariánské Lázně, Prague
1957–1964
Teaching College, Prague (majors: art and Russian) – unfinished
Preparatory school for the Academy of Fine Arts attached to the Secondary Graphic School, Prague – unfinished
Academy of Fine Arts, Prague – unfinished
Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Prague (major: mathematical analysis) – studies ended after first year
1968-1970
Studies in the United States
Private studies of philosophy, architecture
1979 – 1980
Study fellowship (DAAD Grant), Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany
1982 – 1983
Study fellowship (Barkenhoff Grant), Worpswede, Federal Republic of Germany
1985
Study fellowship, Schloss Bleckede, Federal Republic of Germany
1988
Fellowship – grant (Design Werkstatt Grant), Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany
1989
Fellowship – grant (Alte Schulhaus Grant – Harlekin), Preunschen, Federal Republic of Germany
1991
Fellowship – grant (Akademie Schloss Solitude Grant), Stuttgart, Germany
1997–1998
PhD studies, Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Czech Republic
Professional experience
1965
Member of the Union of Czechoslovak Artists
1969
University of Kentucky, Lexington, U.S.A. – lecturer
UCLA, Los Angeles, U.S.A. – lecturer
1983
HfBK Hamburg, Germany – lecturer
1987, 1990, 1993, 1996
Internationale Sommerakademie Salzburg, Austria – lecturer and teacher
1990–1997
Chancellor of the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Czech Republic
1991
Sommerakademie Berlin, Germany – teacher
1991, 1992
Vitra Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany – lecturer
1997–
Professor, Academy of Fine Arts, Studio of Intermedia Studies, Prague, Czech Republic
1997
Centre Georges Pompidou, Domaine de Boisbuchet, France – lecturer and teacher
1998
ECAL / École cantonale d’art de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland – lecturer
1999–
General Director of the National Gallery in Prague
2001–2003
Member of the Czech Television Council, Prague, Czech Republic
Active as a musician, writer and publicist
Exhibitions
Approximately 100 solo exhibitions in the Czech Republic (Mariánské Lázně, Prague, Brno, Louny, Cheb, Ostrava, Olomouc, Prostějov, Třinec, Český Těšín), Slovakia (Bratislava, Košice, Nové Zámky), Poland (Cracow, Poznan), Russia (Moscow), Germany (Berlín, Cologne, Dortmund, Bochum, Bremen, Hamburg, Hannover), Hungary (Budapest), Austria (Vienna, Salzburg), Italy (Novara, Milan), The Netherlands (Amsterdam), Belgium (Brussels), France (Paris), Syria (Damascus), Australia (Adelaide), United States (San Diego).
Hundreds of group exhibitions all over the world.
Representation in major private and state collections
Fluxeum, Wiesbaden, Germany
B. Rejt Gallery, Louny, Czech Republic
Graphothek, Bremen, Germany
The Jeanne Brown Collection, Mass, U.S.A.
Kunstmuseum Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Kunsthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Moravian Gallery in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
Mudima Foundation, Milan, Italy
Museo Vostell, Malpartida de Cáceras, Spain
Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund, Germany
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
Checkpoint Charlie Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Narodowe, Warsaw, Poland
Museum Sprengel, Hannover, Germany
The National Gallery in Prague, Czech Republic
Neuberger Museum, New York, U.S.A.
Museum of Czech Literature, Prague, Czech Republic
Sammlung Feelisch, Remscheid, Germany
Sammlung Ludwig, Aachen, Germany
Sammlung Ruepp, Remscheid, Germany
The Silverman Collection, Michigan, U.S.A.
Stadtgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany
Tate Gallery, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Tate Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, Czech Republic
Awards
1977
Jiří Kolář Award, Prague, Czech Republic
1992
Grand Prix at the Fifth International Triennial of Drawing, Wroclaw, Poland
1997
First Degree Teaching Medal awarded by the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
1997
Historical Seal of Plzeň (Pilsner), Plzeň, Czech Republic
2002
Award of the Year for Lifelong Artistic Achievements "ARTeon", Poznan, Poland
2006
Award of the Universitas Masarykiana Foundation, Brno, Czech Republic
Outstanding Product of the Year 2006, New Generation, collection of door handles, Czech Design Center
Third prize in the category Progressive technology / material, International Fair of Living MOBITEX 2006
