Oskár Čepan

EDUCATION: 2013 - 2015 Royal Institute of Art / Kungl. Konsthögskolan (KKH), Stockholm, SE, postgradual project program in Sculpture and Textile (Amanda Newall); 2010 - 2011 Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design (UAL - University of Arts), London, UK; Master of Fine Arts, MFA in Fine Arts (Susan Trangmar); 2009 - 2010 FAMU/Film and TV School of Academy of Performative Arts, Prague, CZ, guest student in Experimental Photography (Rudo Prekop, Stepan Grygar); 2009 - 2009 Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow, PL, guest student in Intermedia (Artur Tajber); 2006 - 2010 FUTUKE (Faculty of Arts – Technical University of Košice), SK, Bc.Art in New Media (prof. Anna Tretter);

GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2017 – AMIWHATIAMTHINKINGABOUT?, Festival 4+4 Days In Motion, Kasárna Karlín, Prague, CZ; 5KV, Kvalitář Gallery, Prague, CZ; Klub Fiesta, PLATO Kancelář pro umění, Ostrava, CZ; FRONTIER JUSTICE EXPERIENCE III., SUPERMARKET - Svarta Huset, Stockholm, SE; FRONTIER JUSTICE EXPERIENCE II., Galerie A.M.180, Praha, CZ; New Scenario "RESIDENCY" curated by Paul Barsch, Tilman Hornig, Mariina skála, Jetřichovice, CZ; FRONTIER JUSTICE EXPERIENCE I., Šopa Gallery, Košice, SK; 2016 – House of Fashion/Unbearable speed of being, Galerie Hraničář, Usti nad Labem, CZ; Medialexicon – Faux Friends (IRL show + online project) curated by Szilvi Német, TELEP, Budapest, HU; 2015 – Preliminary Sadness curated by Michal Novotný, Karlín Studios, Prague, CZ; Neklid věcí/The Disorder of things curated by Václav Janoščík, Kvalitar gallery, Prague, CZ; Skrytá reč rostlin/Hidden language of plants, Kinský Palace, National gallery, Prague, CZ; Tabačka OPENING, Tabačka Kulturfabrik, Košice, SK; Generation Smart, NTK gallery (Galérie Národní Technické Knihovny), Prague, CZ; Typografie curated by Michal Novotný, Tsjechisch Institut, Rotterdam, NL; 2013 – Můj Blok, group exhibition of graphic design related w/Brno, Kunstverein Leipzig, Leipzig, DE; O)svícení, NTK gallery (Galérie Národní Technické Knihovny), Prague, CZ...

SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2017 – Knife As Outfit, Polansky Gallery/Parter, Prague, CZ; 2015 – 1/3 sea-water 1/3 river-water 1/3 spring-water, Šopa Galery, Košice, SK; Derengés/Dawn w/Adrian Kiss curated by Áron Fenyvesi, Trafó gallery, Budapest, HU; Superimpositions w/Jakub Hošek, Anežka Hošková, Galerie Hlavního Města Praha, Prague, CZ; Existential Housekeeping #3, Berlinskej Model, Prague, CZ; 2014 – Existential Housekeeping #2,Galéria HIT, Bratislava, SK; Existential Housekeeping #1, Gallery Mejan, Royal Institut of Art/KKH, Stockholm, SE; Start Up IV w/Klára Vystrčilová, Pal Rodenius, Galerie Hlavního Města Praha, Prague, CZ; 2013 – w/Jakub Hošek (Gothic Disneyland), PAF, Přehlídka Animovaného Filmu, Olomouc, CZ; “-20%”, galerie 207 (UMPRUM), Prague, CZ; 2012 – A Storm of Swords, Galerie NF, Usti nad Labem, CZ; Twilight Zone collaborative exhibition (w/Jakub Hošek, Anders Gronlien, Vít Svoboda), Dortmund Bodega gallery, Oslo, NO; Gothic Disneyland @ Supermarket Artfair, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, SE; 2011 – Non Stop BROOKLYN by Gothic Disneyland (w/ Jakub Hošek, Anežka Hošková), Open Gallery, Bratislava, SK; ZOSCHNUTÝ LIST TANCUJE PO BETÓNE, Biela Noc/Nuit Blanche, Košice, SK; 2010 – BLACK MAMBA SAMBA VRÚSK w/Anežka Hošková, A.M.180 gallery, Prague, CZ; DE SORTE QUE PLUS JAMAIS UN INSTANT SOIT MAGIQUE, Gallery F43, Olšanské hřbitovy/Cemetery Olšany, Prague, CZ...

AWARDS: 2017 Oskar Cepan Award, YVAA...

Statement

Curatorial statement

Nik Timková (1986), a multimedia artist and organizer, focuses mostly on creation of objects and installations made from various materials (textile fabrics, ceramics), but also digital art. She investigates topics like corporeality, materialism, and the problems of the millennial generation.