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Libuse’s CV March09
My name is Libuse Mikova.
I was born 24.12.1948 in Valdice which is near Jicin in the East of Bohemia in Czechoslovakia. Now it is
the Czech Republic. I have lived in Prague, where I studied at the University
of Applied Arts during in the years 1968 –1974. This university of art was
set up in the nineteenth century as the concurrence to the Austrian
University of Applied Arts in Vienna, and it is the best in the Czech
Republic. During my studies the university was at a good European artistic
level.
In the year 1974 I gained the State permission for restoring the
tapestries, carpets, flags, cloths, shoes and any another kind of textile. I
studied in the the textile studio and the artistic
school of professor Antonin Kybal,
who was one of the most important artists after Frantisek Kysela
and Jeann Lurcat, the
French artist who created tapestries and textile in Europe. In the year 1973
I gained the degree in Art history and teaching Visual art. The degree of
painting, drawing and sculpture I obtained in the year 1973.
1974 I obtained the degree from tapestry, gobelin
and the textile.
23.03.1990 I gained the Attestation of French from: Ambassade
de France en Tchecoslovaqui, service cultural N.
491, JC Prague.
Studying trips:
1968- Paris 1996-Italy
1975-Bratislava-Slovakia 1998-Denmark
1976-Berlin- East Germany 1998-Peru
1978- France 2003-Paris
1981- Swis, Munich, Lichenstein,
Luxemburg.. 2004-England live permanently
1984-Spain 2004-Tenerife, Spain, Egypt
1987-Budapest-Hungaria 2004-Florence-Italy
1988- Bratislava- Slovakia 2005-Venice-Italy
1989-USA 2005-Belgium, Low Countries, Germany-Berlin
1990- 4 France,expositions of ADAI, french organizasion of
international artist..
1996-France 2005-Siena, Castel del Piano-Italy
1991- Austria 2006-France, Czech Republic,
1991-Krakow-Poland SIAC, 2006-Egypt, spring and winter
1992- Denmark 2007- France,Prague
1993 – India 2007-South Africa
1994-England
1994-Italy
Publications:
Weaving, pub, Mona, Prague, 1980
Books: The Art Therapy in England, in the 1994
Tom Catt Dali on the road. Drawing book for the children and adults. First
published 2009 in Westfields Press, 121.Westfields,
St.Albans AL3 4JR,England,
tel:0044 1727 864 257
Articles: 1968, in Czech magazins Mlada Fronta, 1969-2002, Regenarace, Czech magazine touching the alternative
medicine. I wrote the articles about the problems of blind people, disabled
people and the articles (5 articles) on projects in art therapy in the ideas
of the painting, drawing, sculpture,( …it is possible to treat the people
with artistic rehabilitation..), weaving, macrame,
embroidery...visual arts. In 2000-2004, I wrote the articles about the
restoring the textile for the Jewish museum in Prague,
Kutna Hora, Stribro, Kralupy, Velvary…
2003-2004, internet magazine for women:Zena-in.cz
2002- the article about the discrimination of disabled people in the town” Marianske Lazne,” the spa house
called Labe, north of Bohemia, published
in the Presents, the editor: Libuse Kubska, in Pague..
2003-the journal for Prague 2..Listy pro Prahu 2:
Two articles: Rodinny lekar
(Family doctor)
2003 The article, professor.Mudr.Jan Pfeiffer
and his birtday.., published in newspapers: The
pages for Prague 2 (Listy pro Prahu2)
2007-the article The impressionists of the west coast of France in Royal
Academy in London, published in internet magazine: zena-in
(Prague)
2008- the aricle: Draw
your soul, published in Newseletter of antroposofical society of Rudolf Steiner in London, England,,about the artherapy in
Sue Ryder home in Ely..
Qualifications: Academic painter, University degree from textile and
restoring of all textile. Degree in painting,
drawing, sculpture and art history. Also the teaching degree to teach the
visual art.
I wrote six articles on ethnography of the Indian village in San
Francisco, Pucalpa, The
South of Amazonia. Five articles of the etnography
of the country around the Raipur, Abvhanpur and Jeevoday, leprosy centre, in the state Madhya Pradesh and
about Varanasi. Three articles touching Provence and artist who are the
members in the organisation A.D.A.I.
2003-I obtained the Prize in the competition for disabled people on behalf of
the Ministery of Chech
culture. The book is called: “The artherapy in
England”
Exhibitions: 1976 Own exhibition of the Gobelins
with the sketches from Ardeche in France in Prague
gallery of the Union of Czech artist Manes
The exhibition with the group of artist from Prague, in the Czech Republic,
Budapest, Helsinky and Montreal, France-Ardeche
French organization ADAI in Mirabel
Internatinal exhibition in Aubenas,
Ardeche France
2004 the gobelin “Le chant de Michel de Ghelderode” (Lady and Sea) created in the competition for
the international exhibition Fondation de Ghelderode in Brussel in
Belgium..
2005-St.Albans Cathedral, Refectory, England
28 Oct. to 23 Nov. 2005, Mika Exhibition of paintings
2006- Mika Exhibition of paintings and tapestries, St. Albans Central
Library, England
2006- june exhibition in Villeneuve de Berg-Hotel Malzament- Ardeche, festival of
the contemporary art
2006-september exhibition, Actualittere in the
Castle Alba de Roman in Ardeche with the group of
the artist , organization:I association d art
international,
2007 –april.- own Exhibition in Encaderement
de Chateau in Aubenas
2007- exhibition with three painters Lamo, Suzan
Adams in Lussas in Blue bar, Festival of
contemporary art, I association d art international. I was not invited to
exhibit in Paris and the castle at Alba de Romain in
the Ardeche by the Director Barbara Tuzot, Director of ADAI. (Correction of my Czech
website.)
2007-1st May 2008 the exhibition of paintings one room in King Harry pub
in St.Albans
2008-summer exhibition in Danghal Street Baptist
Church Lower Hall
2008- summer exhibition with Radlet
art society in the hall in the Radlet art center..
2008-december Mika prints in Gift shop in The Cathedral of St.Albans
2009-february Roman Verulamium Muzeum bought Mika prints, some of the prints sre combined with the bobinn
lace
2009-february Mika prints in Turistic office in
Town hall in St.Albans..
Employment Experience.
1974-2006 I worked as a full time painter, freelance artist. This meant
creation and selling gobelins, pictures, drawings
and the jewels made from textile, metal and silver..My
artistic work is made with the deep admiration for the nature and the sceptic
philosophy for the life of Homo Sapiens..I worked
with cotton,wool,flax, silk,chalk,charcoal,watercolour,
oil, oil pastel,pen,pencil,ink chinois,fix,..I
work with the talent of the colorist and the talent
of the language of the symbols of visual art..
There are two different epoch in my artistic life: the pictures and the tapetries from Peru anf India
to the opposite of the pictures and the tapestries from European context..
I taught visual arts in primary schools and in secondary schools and in my
studio” Mika” in Prague (1986-2002)
1887-1991-linguistic service as translator for MON in Prague
1995-1998 I prepared the projects of art teaching in India and Peru..
In- Ely 1993-4 in England, I prepared the project of art therapy, it was Sue
Ryder home..
1996-1997, I taught visual arts and art history at secondary school..
1999- USA- health service which included the project of teaching of drawings
and the sculpture in an American hospice HAS, North Carolina.
1990-1991, France restoring works of of historical
monuments, Pontpoint and the drawings of archeological objects for the French archive in St. Abbey
de Moncel in Pontpoint
1989-in co operation with artist Peter Sis in New York, illustration of the
book for the children
1998- 2004, I lectured on ethnography of Peru and India in schools and
museums in the Czech Republic
2001-2002, France, studying trip, drawings and watercolour..
2002, State opera in Prague the painting of the scenery for the Mozart opera
Don Giovanni; and the painting of the scenery for the musical Rusalka by Antonin Dvorak..
2002- 2004, restoring of the textile
2006- 7 comission from Mr.Ivor
Catt to make the tapestry –gobelin, size 4, m2,
wool, cotton: called : Ivor and his Goliash, finished 31.05.2009 in 121, Westfields
stuio, St.Albans..
2007-translation the czech book of Josef Lada and the poet Jiri Zacek ,
name: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter to english..
for family Martin, live in Westfields
street in St Albans..
2004- 2009 I started to design garde
architecture in the style of Ardeche in
121.Westfields in St Albans
2004- I have been making the photos with digital camera from the trips,
gardens and my model Ivor and the tapestry..
Interests. I am deeply interested in nature and the ethnography..
I cultivate 23 vines from the year 2005, there are four kinds of english wine in 121.Westfields garden.,
and it will be enlardge..
2008- I am member of Rudolf Steiner antroposofical
society in London, England. Art therapy is my important artistic
face.2007-march 2008 I did succesful artherapy with Ivor Catt in
Watford general hospital, who was three months in intensive care..I use Rudolf Steiner school..
Skills: Knowledge of IT, I speak Czech, English, French, Russian.
I do all kinds of artistic textile, it is mean bobbin lace, embroidery, macrame, print on textile..
All restoring works in textile. I teach the visual art and textile with
awarding results for the students, some of them got the art prices in
Czechoslovakia and studied at the Academy of Art in Prague as well. My main
field is the tapestry/gobelin and I continue the
research and I prepare the book": The tapestry.."
All kinds of visual arts: drawing, painting, sculpturing, print, textile and
the design for applied arts..
I am able to work in the office in the institution of culture. I am able to
work in the cultural institution with young people..
Personal: Divorced. Two independent adult sons, Lucas and Christof Nemec, working in IT company ,but also studying at university in Prague,
computer science/econimy. I am Czech. The Czech
Republic is member of EU.( European Union)
My partner is Ivor Catt (AM) www.ivorcatt.com He is
English
4.03.2009
Libuse Mikova-Mika
121 Westfields
St.Albans
AL3 4JR
England
O1727 864257
www.mika.czi.cz
www.lmika.com
E-mail: Libuse.Mikova@seznam.cz
hotmail:lmika@live.co.uk
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