Born 1984 in Liberec, lives and works in Prague (CZ)
In her work, Alžběta Josefy concentrates on objectivity. This is not for the objects themselves, however, but rather due to the causes which lead to their configuration. Through her painting she find further layers in created shapes, and within these layers she then goes in search of their junctures and models. In her rendering even the illustration of inorganic forms exudes vitality and corporeality. Her work is characterised by a search for form within the process of painting itself. She creates her absorbing illusion using a principle where the painting brightens - washes through the applied paint. The result is an image which perceptibly encompasses all these phases.
In her work, Alžběta Josefy concentrates on objectivity. This is not for the objects themselves, however, but rather due to the causes which lead to their configuration. Through her painting she find further layers in created shapes, and within these layers she then goes in search of their junctures and models. In her rendering even the illustration of inorganic forms exudes vitality and corporeality. Her work is characterised by a search for form within the process of painting itself. She creates her absorbing illusion using a principle where the painting brightens - washes through the applied paint. The result is an image which perceptibly encompasses all these phases.
Education:
2011–2013 Academy of Fine Arts in Prague – Studio of painting, Prof. Michael Rittstein, (CZ)
2010 Residency, École supérieure d`art d`Aix-en-Provence, (FR) 2007–2011 Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, The School of Traditional Painting Techniques – Studio of Prof. Zdeněk Beran, (CZ) 1999–2003 High art school of Václav Hollar, (CZ) |
Exhibitions:
2023 ’hardCORE’ (Solo show), Dům umění České Budějovice, České Budějovice (CZ)
2021 ’Nejistý popud’ / ’Uncertain Incentive’ (Solo show), GASK, Kutná Hora (CZ)
2020 ’After Rembrandt’, Národní galerie Praha / Palác Kinských (CZ)
2020 ’Nostalgie jako avantgarda’, Pragovka, Praha (CZ)
2020 ’22:22’, The Chemistry gallery, Praha (CZ)
2019 ’Retina’, Možnosti malby (1989–2019), 8smička, Humpolec (CZ)
2018 ’Confluente 100 / Confluences 100’’, Galateca gallery, Bucharest, (RO)
2018 ’Out of the blue’, Galerie 1.patro, Praha (CZ)
2018 ’Resonanz’,Go Green Art Gallery, Zürich, (CH)
2018 ’OSM’, Trafo Gallery, Praha (CZ)
2017 ’One Moment’, Galerie Drei, Dresden, (DE)
2017 ’Resonance ’ (Solo Exhibition), Galerie Prokopka, Děčín, (CZ)
2017 ’Junge Prager Junge Berliner’, Tschechisches Zentrum, Berlin, (DE)
2017 ’Junge Prager Junge Berliner’, SMETANA Q, Praha, (CZ)
2016 ’The Honey Gatherers’ (Solo Exhibition), The Chemistry Gallery, Praha, (CZ)
2016 ’the solo project’, Basel, (CH)
2015 ’AFTER REMBRANDT’, Šternberský palác, National Gallery, Praha, (CZ)
2015 ’»Querschnitt«’, Alina gallery, Chemnitz, (DE)
2015 ’THE FACE OF PILSEN’ project, DEPO2015, Pilsen, (CZ)
2015 ’Art Prague’, Kavkův dům, Praha, (CZ)
2014 ’I LOVE LUCY’, Galerie Sýpka, Valašské Meziříčí, (CZ)
2014 ’22:22 2’ , The Chemistry Gallery, Praha, (CZ)
2014 ’PŮVABNÝ PODIVNÝ NAHORU DOLU’ / + Pavel Vašíček a Zdeněk Trs /, České muzeum stříbra - Hrádek, Kutná Hora, (CZ)
2013 ’Zimní kompost: AVU Malba II’, Galerie Artatak, Praha, (CZ)
2013 ’Česká malba 2013’, Galéria Fontána, Pieštany, (SK)
2013 ’Addendum [On the Shortness of Life]’ , Red Gallery, London, (UK)
2013 ’DIPLOMANTI AVU 2013’, Veletržní palác, Národní galerie v Praze, Praha, (CZ)
2013 ’AMYGDALA’, Zdeněk Trs - Alžběta Josefy, galerie Budoart, Praha, (CZ)
2012 ’Ein Dutzend Jahre Malerie III’ / ’12 let Malby III’, Die Botschaft der Tschechischen Republik in Österreich /
Velvyslanectví České republiky, Wien, (AU)
2012 ’Štipendium R. Matuštíka - Duše v skrýši’, Pálffyho palác, Bratislava, (SK)
2011 ’HangART–7 Edition 18: Czech Republic’, Hangar–7, Salzburg, (AU)
2009 ’Definice krásy’, galerie Diamant, Praha, (CZ)
2008 ’Defenestrace’, galerie Novoměstská radnice, Praha, (CZ)
2021 ’Nejistý popud’ / ’Uncertain Incentive’ (Solo show), GASK, Kutná Hora (CZ)
2020 ’After Rembrandt’, Národní galerie Praha / Palác Kinských (CZ)
2020 ’Nostalgie jako avantgarda’, Pragovka, Praha (CZ)
2020 ’22:22’, The Chemistry gallery, Praha (CZ)
2019 ’Retina’, Možnosti malby (1989–2019), 8smička, Humpolec (CZ)
2018 ’Confluente 100 / Confluences 100’’, Galateca gallery, Bucharest, (RO)
2018 ’Out of the blue’, Galerie 1.patro, Praha (CZ)
2018 ’Resonanz’,Go Green Art Gallery, Zürich, (CH)
2018 ’OSM’, Trafo Gallery, Praha (CZ)
2017 ’One Moment’, Galerie Drei, Dresden, (DE)
2017 ’Resonance ’ (Solo Exhibition), Galerie Prokopka, Děčín, (CZ)
2017 ’Junge Prager Junge Berliner’, Tschechisches Zentrum, Berlin, (DE)
2017 ’Junge Prager Junge Berliner’, SMETANA Q, Praha, (CZ)
2016 ’The Honey Gatherers’ (Solo Exhibition), The Chemistry Gallery, Praha, (CZ)
2016 ’the solo project’, Basel, (CH)
2015 ’AFTER REMBRANDT’, Šternberský palác, National Gallery, Praha, (CZ)
2015 ’»Querschnitt«’, Alina gallery, Chemnitz, (DE)
2015 ’THE FACE OF PILSEN’ project, DEPO2015, Pilsen, (CZ)
2015 ’Art Prague’, Kavkův dům, Praha, (CZ)
2014 ’I LOVE LUCY’, Galerie Sýpka, Valašské Meziříčí, (CZ)
2014 ’22:22 2’ , The Chemistry Gallery, Praha, (CZ)
2014 ’PŮVABNÝ PODIVNÝ NAHORU DOLU’ / + Pavel Vašíček a Zdeněk Trs /, České muzeum stříbra - Hrádek, Kutná Hora, (CZ)
2013 ’Zimní kompost: AVU Malba II’, Galerie Artatak, Praha, (CZ)
2013 ’Česká malba 2013’, Galéria Fontána, Pieštany, (SK)
2013 ’Addendum [On the Shortness of Life]’ , Red Gallery, London, (UK)
2013 ’DIPLOMANTI AVU 2013’, Veletržní palác, Národní galerie v Praze, Praha, (CZ)
2013 ’AMYGDALA’, Zdeněk Trs - Alžběta Josefy, galerie Budoart, Praha, (CZ)
2012 ’Ein Dutzend Jahre Malerie III’ / ’12 let Malby III’, Die Botschaft der Tschechischen Republik in Österreich /
Velvyslanectví České republiky, Wien, (AU)
2012 ’Štipendium R. Matuštíka - Duše v skrýši’, Pálffyho palác, Bratislava, (SK)
2011 ’HangART–7 Edition 18: Czech Republic’, Hangar–7, Salzburg, (AU)
2009 ’Definice krásy’, galerie Diamant, Praha, (CZ)
2008 ’Defenestrace’, galerie Novoměstská radnice, Praha, (CZ)
Representation in collections:
GASK | Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region private collections in Czech Republic and abroad |