MgA. Adam Tománek
born 1995 in uherské hradiště, post-czechoslovakia
lives and works in prague, czech republic

member of Spolek Skutek

xtomanekadamx@gmail.com
instagram.com/adamtomanek/

education:

2020 - 2023        Academy of Fine Arts Prague
                            New Media Studio of Kateřina Olivová and Darina Alster
                            The Visiting Artist Studio of Anton Vidokle; Painting Studio of Josef Bolf, Jakub Hošek and Nik Timková
2021 - 2022        Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
                            Conceptual Art Studio of Marina Gržinić
2016 - 2020        FAVU; Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno University of Technology
                            Painting Studio of Petr Kvíčala; Intermedia Studio of Pavel Sterec
2019                   Art Academy of Latvia Riga
                            Painting Department of Andris Eglītis

selected solo exhibitions:

2022   "Darkness Under The Sun", Artwall, Prague, Czech Republic (curator: Darina Alster)
2021   "Fair Work/Trade?", Galéria Výklad, Trnava, Slovakia (curator: Peter Molari)
2021   "Wooden Shoes", Umakart Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic (curators: Gloriya Komarova, Kristýna Gajdošová)
2020   "Collective Items", Etcetera Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic (curator: Břetislav Malý)
2020   "Shared Freon", Solo Offspace, Brno, Czech Republic
2019   "Analysis Of Urgent Transformation", Tallinas Ielas Kvartāls, Riga, Latvia
2018   "Behind The glass", Atelier Síň, Telč, Czech Republic
2017   "Klassenkampf", Monomach Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic

selected group exhibitions:

2024   "Escaped, Found a Hideout, Still on the Run (Animal News)", PLATO, Ostrava, Czech Republic (curators: Eva Koťátková, Jakub Adamec, Edith Jeřábková, Zuzana Šrámková)
2023   "Postcards for Palestine", Claire de Rouen Books, London, United Kingdom
2023   "Postcards for Palestine", Berlínskej Model, Prague, Czech Republic
2023   "Revír 01", Galerie Emila Filly, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic (curators: Kristýna Mouchová and Eva Imr Mráziková)
2023   "Too Many Dinner Parties", AVU POP-UP Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2023   "AVU Graduates 2023", Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Czech Republic (curators: Nela Klajbanová, Vojtěch Märc)
2022   "Karel Novák And New Media 2 AVU", Festival Of Contemporary Art, Prostějov, Czech Republic
2022   "Red Origin", FAVU Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic (curator: Josef Mrva)
2022   "Šrámkova Sobotka", Sobotka, Czech Republic (curator: Zuzana Štefková)
2022   "Common Task", Šaloun Studio AVU, Prague, Czech Republic
2021   "14th Prize Of Art Critics for Young Painting", Gallery Of Art Critics, Prague, Czech Republic
2020   "Perspectives", CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, South Korea
2019   "Little duel", Indiges Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic
2018   "The New Eternity", Palacký University Arts Centre, Olomouc, Czech Republic

other:

2024   Spaces of Enviromental Mourning (film screening), Historical Museum of BiH, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (curator: Lamija Čehajić)
2023   Institut Úzkosti: Public Hearing in the Matter of Hungry Ghosts (performance), 4+4 Days in Motion, Prague, Czech Republic (dramaturgy: Barbora Kleinhamplová, Eva Koťátková) → record link

award:

2021   The Prize of Art Critics for Young Painting, Czech Republic

residencies:

2023   PLATO, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2019   Free Riga, Riga, Latvia
2018   Atelier Síň, Telč, Czech Republic

illustrations:

2023   HALOKLINA - Jakub Strouhal; book collection of poems; ISBN:978-80-908568-2-0

references:

2024   Artalk; Escaped, Found a Hideout, Still on the Run; exhibition review → link
2023   Artyčok; Escaped, Found a Hideout, Still on the Run; exhibition report → link
2023   Est/ranei: Letteratura, Cinema e Culture dell'Est Europa; exhibition report → link
2023   Život a dílo; podcast; interview → link
2022   Zkouška umění (Art Talent Show); film documentary, directed by Adéla Komrzý, Tomáš Bojar
2022   A2 #14-15/2022 CESTY NA BALKÁN - eskA2látor 3 → link
2022   Český rozhlas; Radio Wave - Otevřené hlavy; Marina Gržinić about my work → link