MARKÉTA ADAMCOVÁ
Born in Prague, based between Prague and Frankfurt am Main
marketa.adamcova@fbk.staedelschule.de

STUDIES

2023 - 25   Hochschule für Bildende Künste - Städelschule; Judith Hopf class
2013 - 19     Academy of Fine Arts in Prague; Master of Arts,  class of Vladimír Skrepl, Jan Šerých, Jiří Kovanda

2018     Indonesian institute of arts Yogyakarta, Indonesia; study exchange
2018      Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts; study exchange

RESIDENCIES /  GRANTS

2025         ISCP residency in New York, granted by Visegrad Fund
2024         Residency at INI gallery, Prague, CZ
                   National grant of the Ministry of Culture, CZ
2023         Erste scholarship at Salzburg Summer Academy, course of KAYA, AT
2019 - 20 Darmasiswa: year fellowship program for traditional Indonesian batik, Yogyakarta, ID
2018          Foundation for education scholarship, CZ
                   Hlávka's foundation: “Talent” scholarship, CZ
2017          Scholarship at International Dresden Summer Academy, studio of Belle Shafir, DE


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024         Clothes pin, Cards - intervention curated by Andés Gorzicky, solo project, Frankfurt am Main, DE              
                  Culminating mess, INI gallery, Prague, CZ
                  Noise of a Dense life, Garage Gallery, Prague, CZ              

2018         Baby don't hurt me, with Katerina Konvalinova, Gallery Fadjar Sidik, Yogyakarta, ID            
2016         Map of the Ocean /2, Gallery 209, Brno, CZ
                  Map of the Ocean /1, 123 Gallery, Prague, CZ
                  Side Motive, City Surfer Office, Prague, CZ
2015         Lower layers, A.M. 180 Gallery, Prague, CZ
                         
SELECTED GROUP PROJECTS
2025        Paperscape, Art Basel parallel exhibition, Hong Kong, HK
2024         Cacophony, AVU Veletržní, Prague, CZ
                  Leaf in Waiting, Ostpark, Frankfurt am Main, DE
                  The Sounds of Defiance, performance at Biennale Urbana, Venice, IT
2023         Think Before You Print, Galerie von Empfangshalle, Munich, DE              
                  Caught by words, House of Arts Ústí nad Labem, CZ
                  Tip of the Tongue, Garage Gallery, Prague, CZ
2020        Tambah satu, ISI, Yogyakarta, ID
2019         Human Scales / Lidská měřítka, Gallery Industra, Brno, CZ
                  Buds Are Breaking, Bådehavnsgade, Copenhagen, DK
2017         Temporary Storeroom – Drawing: Case Study 2, PLATO Ostrava, CZ
                  Místa Hraniční povahy, Holešovická šachta, Prague, CZ
                 The Focus of Change, PALBA Group project, Berlínskej Model . Prague, CZ
                 Stip(p)visite,  Rossenstube, Dresden, DE
2016        Tortilla Flat, PALBA Group project. Eternia, Prague, CZ
                 One for All, PALBA Group project, GAVU, Prague, CZ

2015        O Strachu Ze Života / The Fear Of Life, 35M2, Prague, CZ
                Neighbourhood Boogie-Woogie event,  Prague, CZ
 


PUBLICATIONS

2024         Ungetting - Author’s collection of poems and drawings

2024         Caught by Words  - Catalogue of the Group Exhibition, House of Art  Ústí  nad Labem, CZ


PRESS

2024         Alarm Journal - What were the most significant events on the art scene in 2024? ;     Solo show Noise of a Dense Life mentioned by Karel Císař                    
                     Video report: Noise of a Dense Life on Artycok.tv
                     To Get the Story Right, Interviewing Daniel Birnbaum, FlashArt Czechoslovakia No.71
2023          Humor in an avalanche. Interviewing Kateřina Rálišová, FlashArt Czechoslovakia No.70
                     Plochy nakloněné tápání, writing on Hana Garová's work, Art & Antiques, June 2023
2022         Video report: Workshop with Moóng Santoto Pribadi on Artycok.tv
2019          AM STRAND MAGAZINE NO.3
2015           Video report: The Fear Of Life on Artycok.tv


OTHERS


2023           Artist talk: “The outsider's flowerbed” on Community symposium, Kafkárna - AAAD Prague
2022            Curator: Ishmat Habib: Tempest, City Surfer Office, Prague, CZ
                     ReEDOcate me! symposium, Floating University, Berlin, DE
                     Nongkrong vol.3 with Grace Samboh (ID)  and Anna Daučíková (SK), lecture and workshop with students from AAAD Prague (organisator)
                      Nongkrong vol.2 (organisator): sound workshop with Johanes Mo'ong Santoso Pribadi (Raja Kirik, ID), AAAD Prague, CZ   (https://artycok.tv/46347/improvizace-zalozena-na-rasa-j-moong-santoso-pribadi)
2021            Nongkrong vol.1 (organisator): Lecture with Vincent Rumahloine (ID), Kafkárna, Prague, CZ
                      Bešas Arde, batik workshop in collab with Simon Sykora (CZ), Ishmat Habib (ID) and kids from the roma community, Brno House of Arts, CZ
2019              Internship at TLtR Press, Berlin, DE    
2018            Founder of The Writer's Club in Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, CZ
2015 - 17     Member of PALBA art group
MARKÉTA ADAMCOVÁ