Jakub NEPRAŠ

Born in 1981 in Prague, lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic
From 2006 Join studio Trafačka and contribute to Trafo gallery, Prague, CZ

Education

2001 – 2006 Academy of Fine Art, Prague, CZ
2004 – studio of New media prof. Michael Bělický ZKM Karlsruhe
2004 – residency in Famu – institute of Animation creation, Prague, CZ
2002 – 2004 studio of New media Veronika Bromová, Prague, CZ
2001 – 2002 studio of Monumental creation prof. Aleš Veselý, Prague, CZ
1996 – 2000 Václav Hollar School of Art. Figurative drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramic, advertising and computer graphics, printing graphics techniques, Prague, CZ
1994 – 1995 integral secondary school Náhorní, domain Advertising artist, Prague, CZ

Individual exhibition

2009
Sediment, „Interlinked Sediment, Active Sediment, Cultures, Generator p-730“, Galerie Alain Le Gaillard, Paris, France
Sediment II, „Sediment Sphere, Cultures, Reactor, Trip, Generator p-730“, Arthobler gallery, Porto, Portugal
Sediment II, „Sediment Sphere, Cultures, Reactor, Trip, Generator p-730“,  Arthobler gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
Processes, „Active Sediment, Labo Relief, Auras of Communities”, Trafo gallery, Prague, CZ

Group Exhibitions

2010

ARS Electronica, “Trip”, Linz, Austria

EXPO 2010, „Auras of Communities, Metropolia, One world – many cultures”, Shanghai, China
Gwangju Biennale – Digifesta 2, „Generatot p-730, Fossil”, Gwangju City Museum, Korea
Roppongi Art Night, „Generatot p-730, Trip, Cultures”,  Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Transgression, „Ayahuasca”, Videotage – Asia’s Media Art Organisation,  Hong Kong

2009
Videonale 12, „Trip”, Bonn, Switzerland
Reactor, „Reactor”, Vernon Project, Prague, CZ
Spark festival, „Ayahuasca”, Minneapolis, United States of America
Pulse Art fair, „Active Sediment, Reactor”, New York, United States of America
Second Nature, „Liana”, Palace Adria, Prague, CZ
Spestator Novus, „Trip, Activ sediment”, Palace Adria, Prague, CZ
Zlínský salon mladých, „Reactor”, Zlín, CZ
Nanoscope, „Ayahuasca, Activ sediment”, DOX, Prague, CZ
Eccentric Paths, „Ayahuasca”, (Curator Sarolta Schredl) „Arsenals” museum of art in Riga, LVL
My Europa, „video Trip”, EESC, Brussel, Belgium
My Europa, „video Trip”, DOX, Prague, CZ
Waldburger gallery, „Reactor”, Brussel, Belgium
Nanoscope, „Active Sediment”, University of science, Pardubice, CZ
Po Sametu, “Fossil”, City Gallery Prague – The Golden Ring House, Prague, CZ
GEH 8, Our house is your house, “Babylon plant”, Dresden, Germany
Austrian Culture Forum,1989: The End of History or the Beginning of the Future, “Generatot p-730″, New York, USA
Narracje, Installations and Interventions in Public Space, “Trip”, Gdansk, Poland
Destination X, „Trip”, Museum of World Cultures, Göteborg, Sweden
Czech Center New York, „Trip, Cultures”, New York, Unated States

2008
Names, graffiti and street art festival, Prague, CZ
Arte Fiera, “Brainstorming, Time crust”, Bologna, Italy
Jung and digital, “Ayahuasca, Brainstorming”, Byblos gallery, Verona, Italy
Code 5808, “Trip”, Laterna Magika, Prague, CZ
Next art fair, “Ayahuasca, Trip”, Chicago, United States of America
Affirmation Art Space, “Ayahuasca, Trip, Culture”, presentation of Tina-B festival, New York, United States of America
Basel Art Fair, “Trip, Brainstorming”, Basel, Switzerland
Art Fair, “Trip, Brainstorming”, during Film Festival in Cannes, France
Sanghaj Art Fair, “Ayahuasca, Active sediment”, China
Beijing Art Salon, Ayahuasca, Active sediment”, China
Tina-B, “Reactor”, International festival, alternative space in Prague, CZ
Second Nature, „Liana”, Pardubice, CZ

2007
Arte Fiera Bologna, “Babylon Plant”, first price of Euromobil, in collaboration with Vernon Gallery, Italy
5+kk, “Adela” – 3D projection object, Trafo gallery, Prague, CZ
Tina-B, “Cultures” , International festival, Prague, CZ
Laterna Magika Theatre, “Cultures” , a continual installation in the glass of entry, Prague, CZ
Artissima Art Fair, “Fossil”, Turin, Italy
Essl Museum , “Babylon Plant” – Essl award 2. prize, Klosterneuburg/Wienn, Austria
Museum Colecção Berardo, “Babylon Plant”, Lisbon, Portugal
International biennale Florence, “Liana”, 3. prize, Florence, Italy
Space for imagination, “Generator p-730″, National Gallery, Prague, CZ
Artissima Art Fair, “Fossil”, Turin, Italy
Young and digital, ”Ayahuasca, Brainstorming, Cultures”, Byblos gallery, Verona, Italy

2006
Mycelium, “Cultures”, Gallery Montanelli, Prague, CZ
“Plant Flower”, old hall of train station, Plzeň, CZ
Diploma work, “Babylon Plant”, National Gallery, Prague, CZ
Academy of Science, “Liana”, Prague, CZ
Trafačka Arena, “Fungus”, Prague, CZ
Viper festival Basel 06, “Generator p-730″ , Basel, Switzerland
Sperm festival, “Generator p-730″, club Abaton, Prague, CZ
Transmediale Berlin, “Generator p-730″, Berlin, Germany
NEMO festival, “Generator p-730″, Paris, France
Millenium Dialogue, “Generator p-730″, Beijing, China

Addition
GENERATOR z transmediale.06 video selection – screenings
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02.02.07 – Netwerk/centrum voor hedendaagse kunst, Aalst (be)
20.11.06 – Sala Alterna, Bogota (co)
11.10.06 – Medienhaus Hannover, Hannover (de)
01.10.06 – Electrofringe, Newcastle (au)
22.07.-30.07.06 – Code:Blue Exhibition, Beijing (cn)
23.05.06 – M_MULTIMEDIA / Amantes Art Space, Torino (it)
14.05.06 – IZOLENTA / 06, St. Petersburg (ru)
08.04.06 – Athens Video Art Festival, Athens (gr)
07.04.06 – Anigma 2006, Novosibirsk (ru)
06.04.06 – [plug.in], Basel (ch)
01.04.06 – transit_06.by, Minsk (by)
28.03.06 – T E S L A im Podewils’schen Palais, Berlin (de)

2005
Viper festival Basel, “Holmes” , Basel, Switzerland
Entermultimediale – festival by CIANT, “Generator p-730″, Prague, CZ
Aerokraťas – festival of short films, “Generator p-730″, Aero cinema, Prague, CZ
Essl Award, “Generator p-730″, Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg/Wienn, Austria
Autostadt Screen, “Generator p-730″, Wolfsburg, Germany
OPTRONICA – festival of short films, “Generator p-730″, London, Great Britain

2003
“Swimmers on subway”, a video performance in subway station, Prague, CZ

2002
“Faces of the City”, animation in the subway, Prague, CZ

2002 – 2006
Live VJ video performances to music

2000
“Nest”, a suspended sculpture in The National Gallery, Prague, CZ
“Forests Towns”, visualizations of Architectonical Projects

1998 – 2006
Alternative parties, workshops, Tower (tree house), Veltrusy by Prague, CZ

1992 – 2006
“Tower (tree house)”, Real Forest constructions, Veltrusy by Prague, CZ
Bibliography:

Bibliography:

Personal Catalogue 2008
Texts by Jakub Nepraš, translations by Steven Rusling, Marek Tomin, designed by Jakub Nepraš, Jakub Sýkora, edited by Vernon gallery

Catalogue

2009

Po Sametu, , catalogue of exhibition, City Gallery Prague – The Golden Ring House, Prague, CZ
Zlínský salon mladých, catalogue of exhibition, Zlín, CZ
Spectator novus, catalogue of exhibition, Palace Adria, Prague, CZ
Second Nature, catalogue of exhibition, Palace Adria, Prague, CZ

2008
Second nature, catalogue of exhibition, Východočeská gallery, Pardubice, CZ
Names, catalogue of graffiti and street art festival, Prague, CZ
Tina-B, catalogue of international festival, Prague, CZ

2007
“5+kk”, catalogue of exhibiton, Trafo gallery, Prague, CZ
Essl Award, catalogue of exhibition, Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg/Wienn, Austria
Museum Colecção Berardo, catalogue of exhibition, Lisbon, Portugal
International biennale Florence, “Liana”, 3. prize, Florence, Italy
Tina-B, catalogue of international festival, Prague, CZ

2006
Diploma work, “catalogue of diploma works from Academy of Fine Arts, National Gallery, Prague, CZ

2005
Essl Award, catalogue of exhibition, Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg/Wienn, Austria