A Bit About Me
I grew up in the Czech Republic, where I studied graphic design and art therapy. After I moved to the US in 2018, I started to attend Mesa College, and in 2021 I completed my studies with an Associate of Arts degree. I have been a member of The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild since 2020. I frequently present my art on diverse occasions, and also the magazine SD Voyager published an interview with me in 2020 and Canvas Rebel in 2022.
Connection with My Spirit
During the pandemic, I spent most of my time at home. My connection to the outside world became only occasional. This solitude created a stronger bond with my inner world. My daily experience was mostly limited to the images inside my head. When I finally rejoined the outside world and engaged with social life, these images were suppressed and slowly vanished.
However, this inner link became so important that the reconnection with the outside world and the endeavor to escape from solitude soon turned into an effort to experience this internal liaison again. Whenever I had the opportunity, I sat down with my sketchbook. I allowed my hands to walk freely on the paper, hoping that in this way, I would be able to reunite with my inner self. Pictures began to emerge from these automatic lines, and these became the basis for this series of paintings. This process is spontaneous, and the images are like letters from my soul that I can read when finished. These letters don't have clear messages, but they have a secret in them that forces me to return to the completed paintings and read them repeatedly.
Education
Expected June 2023
UC SAN DIEGO
Studio Arts
studying towards Bachelor of Arts degree
May 2021
SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE
Studio Arts for Transfer
successfully completed with Associate of Arts Degree
September 2016
MASARYK UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, Czech Republic
Expressive Therapy with Focus on Art Therapy
successfully completed with certificate
June 2001
STŘEDNÍ RODINNÁ ŠKOLA MORAVA, O.P.S., Czech Republic
Social Works
successfully completed with high school diploma
June 1999
INTEGROVANÁ STŘEDNÍ ŠKOLA POLYGRAFICKÁ, Czech Republic
Graphic Design
successfully completed with vocational certificate
Articles
August 2021
San Diego Community College District - News Center.
PATH alumni exercise their expertise in the Arts and Humanities
Exhibitions
May 2022
Mission Fed ArtWalk in Little Italy, San Diego, California
April 2022
Campus Creatives 2022, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, California
October 2021
Group Art Show Re-emergence, Poway Center for the Performing Arts, Poway, California
October 2021
Mission Fed ArtWalk in Little Italy, San Diego, California
August 2021
Mission Fed ArtWalk Liberty station, San Diego, California
June 2020
Online art exhibition "Small Works - BIG TALENT", Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
May 2020
Group Exhibition, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
Spring 2020
Online art exhibition "Created in isolation" on lightspacetime.com and awarded to special recognition for picture Spiral of Life
March 2020
Online art exhibition on artepreneur.org and awarded to Honorable mention for picture MEAT https://artrepreneur.com/winners
June 2019
Dana Point ArtFest, Dana Point, California
May 2019
Online animals art exhibition on lightspacetime.com and awarded to special merit for picture WILD
March 2019
Group Show, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, California
March 2019
Art Walk, Laguna Beach, California
February 2018
Cafe Quido, Brno, Czech Republic
September 2017
Cafe Quido, Brno, Czech Republic a joint exhibition with my students in support of cat shelter Cat Oasis Husovice
September 2016
Studio “Pohyblivý svátek”, Brno, Czech Republic
August 2016
Cafe Academia, Brno, Czech Republic
January 2015
Astoria Cafe, AZ Tower, Brno, Czech Republic