MgA. Simon Vahala
Born in 1978; lives and works in Prague
ART WORKS PUBLISHED IN CATALOGUES AND MAGAZINES:
Now: Art of the 21st Century, Phillips De Pury, London, United Kingdoms
Diplomants of Academy of Fine Arts in Prague 2009, Czech Republic
Humble Art Fundation - The Collector’s Guide to Emerging Art Photography Book, New York, USA
Celeste Magazine, Mexico city, Mexico
FIFI Magazine, Miami, USA
Tiger Magazine, Tokyo, Japan
Afisha Magazine, Moscow, Russia
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2009-2006
Koinoburi and readymades, Prinz Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
More less Kyoto, ETW. Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
Onanoko, Prinz Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2009-2007
Now: Art of the 21st Century, Phillips De Pury, London, United Kingdoms
Diplomants of Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, National Gallery in Prague, Czech Republic
19 years after, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Berlin, Germany
I hate nature - Intermedial studio of AVU, Opera House, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt
Sofa Painting, AVU, Prague, Czech Republic
Selfportrait, PACE ⁄ MACGILL GALLERY, New York, USA
Art is nothing, Cultural Center DOM, Moscow, Russi
Collections:
Private collections in Japan, Switzerland, Czech Republic
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / EXECUTED POSITION:
PHOTOGRAPHER
TimeIN Praha - Life style magazine, Portraits, Architecture, Products
Esquire - Life style magazine, Portraits, Illustration photos
IlikeThis - Several clients as Office Depot, Inc.
Vodafone - Self promo shooting
Hard-de-core - Fashion shooting
Orco group - Documentary
Kolektory Prague - Self promo shooting, Fashion shooting, Calendar
Faiyo - Fashion shooting
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Elle magazine, Hachette Filipachi 2000
Claudia magazine, Bauer Media
Promotion Division of Hachette Fillipachi 2000
Euro magazine, EuroNews
Show! magazine, Hearst-Stratosfera s.r.o.
Promotion Division of Hearst-Stratosfera s.r.o.
Bydlení magazine, Bauer Media
PHOTOEDITOR
Hospodářské noviny, (Economic News) is a daily newspaper in the Czech Republic. It is the most widely circulated paper in the country among those that concentrate on economics.
ILLUSTRATOR
FHM magazine, Hearst-Stratosféra s.r.o.
Esquire magazine, Hearst-Stratosféra s.r.o.
PAINTBRUSH JUNIOR
RUST Advertising
UNITY Advertising
MarkBBDO Group Prague
EDUCATION
September 2003 - due to qualify in August 2009
Academy of fine Art in Prague – Intermedial studio of prof. Milan Knizak
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
February 2007 – July 2007
Art and Design University in Kyoto – Visual information department, Photography, prof. Yasu Suzuka
Research Student
September 2001 to September 2002
Hochschule fur Kunst und Gestaltung in Zurich
