Jiří Černický
* 1966, Ústí nad Labem
is a Czech visual artist, who is mostly recognized as the author of experimental and intermedia projects. This characteristics lead us to Cernicky´s art world where he often balances between different spaces and media. It is not entirely clear which kind of media is superior in his particular projects, but he mostly expresses himself with the video art, visual poetry, photography or installations. His work often refers to social and political engagement and is frequently associated with hitting the taboos or creating fictitious scenarios. These themes are ususally accompanied with irony, humor, emotions, social criticism and sometimes even future predictions.
Cernicky´s academic background was defined at the University of Applied Arts in Prague as well as at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague where he graduated in 1997.
Jiří Černický is a laureate of several art prizes comprising of Jindrich Chalupecky Award /1998/, Soros Award /1996/ and 48th October Salon Award in Belgrade /2007/ and was one of the finalists of Francis Alice Award /2012/.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023
Jiří Černický, Krabatův byt, Galerie Miroslava Kubíka, Litomyšl, Czech Republic
2022
Jiří Černický, Sebevdech, Galerie Josefa Sudka, Prague, Czech Republic
2021
Kinetická architektura, Galerie Luxfer, Česká Skalice, Czech Republic
Dharmanautica 4300 n.l., s Pavlem Peppersteinem, DSC Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2020 Budoucnost sněhu, Galerie Via Art, Prague, Czech Republic
2019
Obrazoborec, Galerie Jána Koniarka v Trnavě, Slovakia
Nobody Readable, Kunsthale CCC Peking, Chine
Jiná malba, Nová galerie, Prague, Czech Republic
Jiří Černický, Galerie Masna, Slavonice, Czech Republic
2018
S drakem v zádech, Galerie Futura, Prague, Czech Republic
Trump kontra Godzilla (Skok kobylky z cedulky na tabulku), DSC Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
Spiritistická Science, Galeria Arsenał, Białystok, Poland
Voliéra pro Aircraft, Muzej moderne i suvremene umjetnosti, Rijeka, Croatia
2017 War Zone (with Pavel Kopřiva), Gallery of Modern Art Roudnice nad Labem / Galerie moderního umění v Roudnici nad Labem, Czech Republic
2016 Wild Dreams / Divoký sny, Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic
2015
Real Minimalism / Reálný minimalismus, Josef Sudek Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
Steel Head / Ocelová hlava, Plató Gallery, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Dolby Painting – Conquest of Dante’s Hell by Thor Heyerdahl / Dolby malba – dobytí Dantova pekla Thorem Heyerdalem, Adam Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic
2014 Dolby Painting / Dolby malba, Dvorak Sec Contemporary Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2010
Kefir Path / Kefírová dráha, Woxart Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
The Gagarin Thing / Gagarinova věc, Václav Špála Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
Minimally Intensive / Minimálně intenzivnější, Town Gallery, Blansko, Czech Republic
ABS, Muzeum Jed(y)nygo obiektu Toruń, Poland
2009 IFO Archive, Josef Sudek Studio, Prague, Czech Republic
2008
ABS Video, Space Gallery, Cleveland, USA
ABS Video, Futura Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
You, Artsdepot Gallery (with Tereza Severová), London, United Kingdom
2006 Pincushions, Steinek Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2005 The Gagarin Thing, Vivid Centre for Media Arts, Birmingham, United Kingdom
2003 Spirit of the East in the West, Sokolská Gallery, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2002
Bin Laden’s Lamp, Noname Gallery, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Au-Pair Medusa’s Room, Lara Vincy Gallery, Paris, France
2001
META Pop, Miroslav Kraljević Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
Hard Pop Expo, MAMA Gallery, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2000
Czech Front Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
The Luxury of Grief, Post Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
1999 Barock, Allergic, Prague City Gallery, Czech Republic
1998 Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
Gardening of Soul: Introduction, Dům umění Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Spoje, SmetanaQ Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2021
Nicht-Museum zeitgemäßer Kunst Dresden, Neumarkt Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Nova Forma 1, Industriální prostor Gumárny v Čáslavi, Čáslav, Czech Republic
Artrooms Moravany – Budúcnosť kolesa, Kaštiel Moravany nad Váhom, Slovakia
Mikulovské výtvarné sympozium – Dioptrie Medůzy, Mikulov, Czech Republic
Signal Festival – Archaické aktuality, Kasárna Karlín, Prague, Czech Republic
Narušená rovnováha Revisited, Dům umění v Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
2020
Výstava českého skla, Galerie 8smička, Humpolec, Vzech Republic
Graphics of the year 2020 / Grafika roku 2020, Cena Vladimíra Boudníka, Císařská konírna Pražského hradu, Prague, Czech Republic
Distant Nature, Knoll Gallery, wien, Austria
2019
Boudník a Fraser Brocklehust: Pillow Talk, Moravská galerie, Brno, Czech Republic
Moc bezmocných. Kunsthalle Bratislava, Slovakia
Dialogs, OBJEKTívne, Kunsthalle Bratislava, Slovakia
Národní galerie v Praze, Salmovský palác, Prague, Czech Republic
Orient V, GHMP - Prague City Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
Retina, Možnosti malby, Galerie 8mička, Humpolec, Czech Republic
Jiná malba, Nová Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic
Sametová výstava, Galerie Emil Filla Gallery, Ústí nad Labem
2018
Salm Modern #1: Možnosti dialogu / Dimensions of Dialogue, Salm Palace, National Gallery Prague, Czech Republic
Pohled z V4, Art Thema Gallery, Brusel, Belgium
Prodloužená malba – současná pražská malba, Galerija Bačva, Záhřeb, Croatia
Selected Public Collection
National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
GHMP-Prague City Gallery / GHMP-Galerie hlavního města Prahy, Prague, Czech Republic
Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, USA
Museum for Applied Art / Contemporary Art, Vienna, Austria
Musee d’Art Moderne, Saint Etienne, France
Selected Private Collection
Czech Republic, USA, Netherlands