Pavel Sterec

22. May 1985

Born in Prague, Czech Republic

Education:

2012 – 2016 PhD program at Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague – Studio of Photography – prof. Aleksandra Vajd & Hynek Alt

2006 -2012 -Academy of Fine Arts in Prague – (Studio of Painting – prof. Vladimir Skrepl and Jiri Kovanda, Studio of Visiting Professor – Zbigniew Libera, The School of Conceptual Tendencies – Studio of prof. Milos Sejn)

2006 – stay at Film and TV School of The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague – DAT prof. Petr Skala

2004-2006 – Brno University of Technology – Faculty of Fine Arts – studio of Performance. Prof. Tomas Ruller

Solo Exhibitions :

2016- The Class Struggle Within Every Cell of Your Body (perform. lecture), The Performance Studio, London (UK)

2016- About the Metamorphosis of a Spoon in Piping, amt_project, Milan (IT)

2015- A Cultural Constant, A Language Continuum: Eat Bread, Drink Water,

National Museum of Romanian History. Bucharest (RO)

2015 – Deep Blue Kasparov – Lauby, Ostrava (CZ)

2014 – Research Station for Snow Blindness – Autocenter, Berlin (DE)

2014 – Base of Shoes and Superstructure of Experiments You Only Need to Imagine – Entrance, Praha (CZ)

2014 – On Trees and things – Futura, Prague (CZ)

2013 – Mixture recipe – Studio hrdinu, Prague (CZ)

2013 – Silver Academy – lecture performance- Tranzit, Bucharest (CZ)

2012  For the Future Audience – Labor, Budapest, (HU)

2012 – Motionless Exchange – Moravian Gallery in Brno, (CZ)

2011 – To Suspect – Gallery D9, České Budějovice, (CZ)

2011 – What keeps Elites Alive? (In collaboration with V. Artamonov) – Galeria HIT, Bratislava, (SK)

2010 – Don’t We All Secretly Hold Our Hands under the Table Dividing Us? – Karlin Studios, Prague, (CZ)

2010 – “I Would Prefer Not To” – Gallery Luxfer, Česká Skalice (CZ)

2010 – Nocturama – Gallery ve sklepě, Prague (CZ)

2009 – Agreement Among Peers – Gallery F43, Prague (CZ)

2009 – Colorist – Gallery 207, Prague (CZ)

2009 – Low Tension – Galerie Mladých, Brno (CZ)

2009 – Hypnosis and Morality – gallery Jelení, Prague (CZ)

2008 – Day Before Evening – Gallery Meet Factory, Prague (CZ)

2008 – Grocery Outlet – Gallery Potraviny,Brno (CZ)

2008 – With the Stream (In collaboration with K. Drzkova) – Gallery 35M2, Prague (CZ)

2008 – Minor Mail Robbery – Gallery 36, Olomouc (CZ)

2007 – Personal Oil Spill – exhibition space Benzinka, Slany (CZ)

Selected group Exhibitions:

2016-A Different End of the World is Possible, Fotograf Festival, Prague (CZ)

2016- A Forming of Inevitable Blue,HIT, Bratislava (SK)

2016- Apocalypse me, Armaturka, Ústí nad Labem (CZ)

2015 – The Second Death of George Mallory, Karlin Studios, Prague (CZ)

2015- Odessa Biennale, Museum of Odessa Modern Art

2015 – Exhibition of the finalists of JCH Award – Moravian Gallery, Brno (CZ)

2015 – Zlín Youth Salon 2012 , Gallery of Fine Arts in Zlín (CZ)

2015 – Movement is Beautiful, G99, Brno (CZ)

2014 – Comet, Futura, Praha (CZ)

2014 – Who On My Place, PLATO, Ostrava (CZ)

2014 – Hands, TIC, Brno (CZ)

2014 – Plato’s Third Eye, MeetFactory, Prague( CZ)

2014 – Europe, Europe, Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo (NO)

2014 – Committed to Change, Tranzit, Bratislava (SK)

2013 – Money, National Museum, Prague (CZ)

2013 – Metaphysik der Disziplin, Czech centre, Berlin (DE)

2013 – Bylo nebylo, Open Gallery, Bratislava (SK)

2013 – Lapidarium, Jaroslav Fragner Gallery, Prague (CZ)

2013 – Things and People, Arsenal, Bialystok (PL)

2013 – R – gallery VŠUP, Prague (CZ)

2012 – Start Point – DOX, Prague (CZ)

2012 – Diplomants AVU – National Gallery in Prague (CZ)

2012 – Islands of Resistance: Between the First and Second Modern 1985–2012 – National Gallery in Prague (CZ)

2012 – VI. Zlín Youth Salon 2012 – Gallery of Fine Arts in Zlín (CZ)

2011 – Exhibition of the finalists of JCH Award – DOX, Prague (CZ)

2011 – Post project – Power to the People – The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne (AUS)

2011 – Diligence – Good Shepherd Gallery, Brno (CZ)

2011 – Praguebiennale 5 (CZ)

2011 – The Exhibitor and His Spectators – Brno House of Arts, Brno (CZ)

2010 – Economy of Unwanted Amity – Karlin Studios, Prague (CZ)

2010 – One Day You Will Lose It All – 4+4 dny , Prague (CZ)

2010 – Prostor Zlín -Gallery of Fine Arts in Zlín (CZ)

2010 – Ears Like Loops – ZONA sztuki aktualnej, Łódź (PL)

2010 – Bienále mladých – Dům U Kamenného zvonu, Prague (CZ)

2010 – DZIEWIĘĆ TYTUŁÓW – BWA, Zielona Góra (PL)

2010 – Demonstrace prostoru – temporary art center BLOX , Prague (CZ)

2010 – Gaspard of the Night – Futura, Prague (CZ)

2010 – Making Worlds – Galerie Emila Filly, Ústí nad Labem (CZ)

2009 – Historical Work – Gallery of Václav Špála, Prague (CZ)

2009 – Place and Formula – Kutná Hora (CZ)

2009 – Revised Edition – GUM studio, Carrara (IT)

2009 – White Paper Black Bride – Praguebiennale 4 (CZ)

2009 – Hed – Karlin Studios, Prague (CZ)

2008 – Magnesite – Kosice (SK)

2008 – Qui Vive? I Moscow International Biennale for Young Art (RU)

2008 – Cosmopolitics – Art Laboratory, Berlin (DE)– galeria Nuova, Bucharest (RO)

2007 – Agorafolly – ECCA-Central Electrique, Brussel (BE)

2007 – Cargo – Boraros ter, Budapest (HU)

2006 – Radio Revolten – Halle (DE)

Publications:

2015 – Second Nature, UMPRUM; ISBN: 978-80-86863-86-3

2012 –  Motionless Exchange, Moravian Gallery in Brno, ISBN 978-80-7027-247-3

Residencies:

2016 – Apexart, New York (USA)

2013 – Museumsquartier, Vienna (A)

2013 – Czech Centre, Tel Aviv (IL)

2012 – Czech Centre, Bucharest (RO)

2012 – FKSE, Budapest (HU)

2010 – AIR CSW Zamek Ujazdowski, Warsaw (PL)

2010 – VIR Viafarini-in-residence, Milan (IT)

2008 – CCA Sharhorod (UA)