Mgr. BcA. Jiří Gruber
E-mail: jirigruber4@gmail.com
Telephone number: +420 608 002 666
Address: Tyršova, Praha 186 00
Date and place of birth: 20 January, 1992, Pisek
PORTFOLIO – http://environment.ffa.vutbr.cz/cs/jiri-gruber
Education:
2023 – Academy of Fine Arts, Studio Intermedia III (MgA. Tomáš Vaněk PhD.)
2017- 2022 Faculty of Fine Arts Brno University of Technology, Studio of Environment (doc. MgA. Barbora Klímová ArtD), Studio of Intermedia (MgA. Pavel Sterec PhD.)
2016-2019 Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Esthetic Education, Master´s Degree
2011-2015 Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Combined Art Studies, FF MU, Bachelor’s Degree
2007-2011 High school of Pierre de Coubertin, Tábor
Work experience, practice, internships and residencies:
2023 – Galerie PLATO, Ostrava, creation and implementation of an educational program
2023 – Galerie XY, Olomouc, residency
2023 – Světová1, Praha, As We Grow, symposium
2023 – Latra, Lesvos, Greece, ArtFormation: Decolonising Europe’s Digital Transformation, residency
2022 – Kvaka 22, Belgrade, technical and dramaturgical support
2022 – Tirana Art Lab, Tirana, curatorial assistance
2021 – 2022 Radio FaVU, preparation and moderation of a radio broadcasting about the contemporary Czech art scene
2021 – 2022 Terén CED, assisting in installation of exhibitions, Brno
2021 – 2022 House of Arts Brno, assisting in installation of exhibitions, Brno
2021 Jihlava International Documentary Festival, guest service, Jihlava
2021 Luleč, multi-genre cultural festival, Luleč, dramaturgy and organization
2019-2021 Bublina magazine, writing articles and participating in the running of the editorial office
2020 Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe, Germany, Digital/Info Art (Prof. Michael Bielicky)
2020 Faculty of Fine Arts Brno University of Technology, Visiting Artist´s Studio (MFA. Karol Radziszewski)
2020 FaVU VUT – Summer School of Art History, leading the courses
2020 Transforma, multi-genre cultural festival, Tábor, dramaturgy of the theater section
2019 Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Studio of New Media I (MgA. Tomáš Svoboda PhD.)
2019 MeetFactory, installation of exhibitions, Prague
2019 GAPE Education, Prague, leading course History of Art Culture
2019 High School of Art and Design Brno, leading course History of Art Culture
2019 National Gallery Prague, creation and implementation of an educational program, Prague
2018 Studio of Intermedia (MgA. Pavel Sterec, PhD.), FaVU, Brno
2016 – 2019 Artikl – curating exhibitions and writing articles about contemporary Czech authors within the visual art section
2016-2017 Galerie Evoluční, curating exhibitions
Collective exhibitions:
2023 Where Them Stray Dogs at, Galerie
FaVU
2023 Atoms Memes Waves Bits, Galerie NTK, Praha
2023 VŠUDE RAJČE, Distillery, Brno
2023 Trolley Problem, Duchcov
2023 Ty snad chceš být člověkem, že sedíš na dvou židlích??, kulturní centrum Petřvald, Michálkovice
2023 RESISTANCE: Decolonising Europe’s Digital Transformation, Mityléne, Lesvos, Greece
2022 What No One Can See, Galerie Sibiř, Brno
2022 Artakeaway, Prague Metro
2022 Normal Bodies, Divadlo X10, Prague (with Sára Jarošová)
2022 Art Against War, Místogalerie Skleněná louka, Brno
2021 Sklo v hlavní roli, Galerie Václava Chada, Zlín (as a member of Adam Hejduk a kolektiv)
2021 Pohyb – Zvuk – Prostor, Továrna Litultovice, Litultovice (as a member of Adam Hejduk a kolektiv)
2021 Festival Trať, Klatovy, (as a member of Adam Hejduk a kolektiv)
2021 Crash Test, MUD Benešov (as a member of Adam Hejduk a kolektiv)
2021 Kalendiar, Galerie Výloha, Tábor
2021 Umění oceňovat, Modern Gallery AVU, Prague (with Hana Matyášová, David Neumann and Martin Žák)
2019 Day Off: Final Downcycling, Galerie současného umění Prostějov (with the Intermedia Studio FaVU)
2017 Colour Meeting, Polička
Solo exhibitions:
2023 Spřádat jinosvěty (with Tomáš Vobořil), Galerie Saigon, Ostrava
2017 Někdy je mi líto, že už jsem viděl tolik obrazů, Galeria Výklad, Trnava (with Inkou Karčák a Richard Janeček)
2016 Egomaniac, Galerie Evoluční, Prague (with Richard Janeček a Vojtěch Pollák)
Curated exhibition:
2023 (upcoming) PostProtest, Ulicna Galerija, Beograd (with Tamara Spalajkovic)
2023 Co pozítří? Transforma festival, Tábor
2023 The Body a Poem, Postpost Gallery, Brno
Language skills: English B2, German A2
Computer skills: MS Word advanced user, MS Excel basic user
Driving licence: Category B
Interests: visiting urban peripheries and abandoned places, tattoo, fitness
Social sites – https://www.instagram.com/jiri_gruber/
– https://www.facebook.com/jirka.gruber.3/