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 frequently present my art on diverse occasions, and also the magazine SD Voyager published an interview with me in 2020.
My paintings are mainly based on personal narratives. Themes are created by cultivating automatic line drawings into specific shapes, objects or figures. These basic motifs reflect inner thoughts, feelings, or expressions of events that predominated in a certain period of my life. Creating art is rooted in my relentless search for answers that hide behind the upper layer of everyday life experiences. From the first thought to the final outcome, the creation process is a path of discovering my mind’s internal process and observations and external circumstances and situations that affect me.
My goal is to transfer these observations to a kind of a map in the form of my works, which can help me find a way inside myself, relieve internal tension, and discover the understanding of my recent life experiences.
The way I use colors is influenced by the study of art therapy with its examination of colors and their influence on the human psyche. I usually combine acrylic painting with ink drawing on canvas in my artworks. I also enjoy combining different techniques and experimenting with materials.
Education
Expected June 2023
UC SAN DIEGO
Studio Arts for Transfer
Studying towards Bachelor of Arts degree
May 2021
SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE
Studio Arts for Transfer
Successfully completed with degree Associtat in Arts
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
January 2022
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