Čestmír Suška

Born 4 January 1952, Praha (Prague)

Education:

1974 ‑ 1980 Academy of Fine Arts (AVU), Praha

Independent exhibitions:

2009
City Gallery of Plzen, Plzen, CZ
Gallery 9, Praha, CZ
Johnson State College, Johnson, VT, USA
Art Pro Gallery, Praha, CZ

2008
OK Harris Gallery, New York, USA

2007
Thamova hala, Praha, CZ
Birmingham Museum of Art, AL, USA
Czech museum of Art, Praha, CZ
Brno Gallery, Brno, CZ

2006
Red Mill Gallery, Johnson, VT, USA
Embassy of the Czech Republic, Washington, D.C., USA
Gallery of Modern Art, Hradec Kralove, CZ
Gallery Pecka, Praha, CZ
Gallery Mazhaus, Pardubice, CZ

2005
House of Art, Brno, CZ
Red Mill Gallery, Johnson, VT, USA

2004
Czech Centrum, Wien, Austria

2002
Muzeum and Gallery Jicin, Jicin, CZ
Tvrdohlavi Gallery, Lucerna Palace, Praha, CZ

2001
Mona Lisa Gallery, Olomouc, CZ

2000
Behemot Gallery, Praha, CZ
Art Windows Gallery, Washington, D.C., USA
Bubec Sculpture Studio, Praha, CZ
Puda Gallery, Lomnice nad Popelkou, CZ

1999
Embassy of the Czech Republic, Washington, D.C., USA
House of Art, Ceske Budejovice, CZ
Sokolska 26 Gallery, Ostrava, CZ
JNJ Gallery, Praha, CZ

Selected group exhibitions:

2010
“Czech Art 1989 – 2009”, Danubiana Gallery, Bratislava, SK

2009
“Nanoskop”, Pardubice University, Pardubice, CZ

2008
Griffiss Sculpture Park, Rome NY, USA
„Orbis Pictus“, Vancouver, Canada, Brussels, Belgium
“Sculptures in the City”, Brno, CZ

2007
„Orbis Pictus“, Firenze, Italy
Museum of Music, Prague , CZ
„Vestiges of Industry“, Sculpture Forum Liberec, CZ
„Tvrdohlavi po 20 letech“, Czech Museum of Art, Prague, CZ

2006
On the Green Gallery, Shelburne, VT, USA
„Exposed!“, Stowe, VT, USA

2005
West Branch Gallery, Stowe, VT, USA

Works displayed at public places (selected):

2010
“Fossils”, marble, 4 pcs 100 – 200 cm, Central Park, Praha, CZ

2009
“Two Dogs”, wood, 210 cm, Elementary Scool, Praha, CZ

2008
„Crosses“, steel, 220 cm, Griffiss Sculpture Park, Rome, NY, USA
„Starfish“, bronze, diameter 135 cm, Ostrava, CZ
„See Egg“, bronze, 225 cm, Ostrava, CZ

2007
„Cylinder with openings“, steel, 400 cm, Wade Sculpture Park, Birmingham, AL, USA
„Sphere with Leaves“, steel, 104 cm, Riverside Diamond, Praha, CZ

2006
„Endless Table Cloth“, steel, 104 cm, Johnson State College, VT, USA

Scholarships:

2010
Pollock – Krasner Foundation, New York, USA
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, USA

2007
Wade Sand and Gravel Co., Birmingham, AL, USA

2006
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, USA

2005
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, USA ArtsLink, New York, USA

1999
Sculpture Space, Utica, NY, USA

1995/96
Pollock ‑ Krasner Foundation, New York, USA

Teaching Experience:

2008 University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
2006 Johnson State College, Johnson, VT, USA
2005 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, USA
1999 Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY, USA
1994/1995 Slavonice Summer School, Slavonice, CZ

Contact:

e-mail: cestmir@suska.cz
http://www.suska.cz/