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My name is Libuse Mikova.
I was born 24.12.1948 in Valdice which is near Jicin in the East
of Bohemia in Czechoslovakia. Now it is Czech Republic. I have lived
in Prague, where I studied at University of Applied Arts during
in the years 1968 –1974. This university of art was set up in the
nineteenth century as the concurrence to the Austrian University
of Applied Arts in Vienna, and it is the best in the Czech Republic.
During my studies the university was at a good European artistic
level.
In the year 1974 I gained the State permission for
restoring the tapestries, carpets, flags, cloths, shoes and any
another kind of textile. I studied in the the textile studio and
the artistic school of professor Antonin Kybal, who was one of the
most important artist after Frantisek Kysela, Jeann Lurcat.., who
created tapestries and textile in Europe. In the year 1973 I gained
the degree in Art history and teaching
Visual art. The degree of painting, drawing and sculpture I obtained
in the year 1973.
1974 I obtained the degree from tapestry, gobelin and the textile.
23.03.1990 I gained the Attestation of French from: Ambassade de
France en Tchecoslovaqui, service cultural N. 491, JC Prague.
Publications:
Weaving, pub, Mona, Prague, 1980
Books: The Art Therapy in England, in the 1994
Tom Catt Dali on the road, out of the publishing ( the for children)
2001
Articles: 1968, in Czech magazins Mlada Fronta, 1969-2002, Regenarace,
Czech magazine touching the alternative medicine. I wrote the articles
about the problems of blind people, disabled people…and the articles
(5 articles) projects of art therapy in the ideas of the painting,
drawing, sculpture,( …it is possible to treat the people with artistic
rehabilitation..), weaving, macrame, embroidery...visual arts.2000-2004,
I wrote the articles about the restoring the textile for the Jewish
museum in Prague,
Kutna Hora, Stribro, Kralupy, Velvary…
2003-2004, internet magazine for women:Zena-in.cz
2002- the article about the discrimination of disabled people in
the town” Marianske Lazne,” the spa house called Labe, north of
Bohemia, published
in the Presents, the editor: Libuse Kubska, in Pague..
2003-the journal for Prague 2..Listy pro Prahu 2: Two articles:
Rodinny lekar (Family doctor)
2005-I painted the book: “Prague is dreaming”, non published
“Czech landscape”, non published Professor, MUDr. Jan Pfeiffer a
jeho narozeniny,( Professor MUDr. Jan Pfeiffer and his birthday..)
Qualifications: Academic painter, University degree from textile
and restoring of all textile. Degree in painting, drawing, sculpture
and art history. Also the teaching degree to teach the visual art.
I wrote six articles on ethnography of the Indian village in San
Francisco, Pucalpa, The South of Amazonia. Five articles of the
etnography of the country around the Raipur, Abvhanpur and Jeevoday,
leprosy centre, in the state Madhya Pradesh and about Varanasi.
Three articles touching Provence and artist who are the members
in the organisation I.D.A.I.
2003-I obtained the Price in the competition for disabled people
on behalf of the Ministery of Chech culture. The book is called:
“The artherapy in England”
Exhibitions: 1976 Own exhibition of the Gobelins with the sketches
from Ardeche in France in Prague gallery of the Union of Czech artist
Manes
The exhibition with the group of artist from Prague, in the Czech
Republic, Budapest, Helsinky and Montreal, France-Ardeche
French organization I.D.A.I..!991-2006, Mirabel, Ardeche-director
Barbara Touzot,
Internatinal exhibition in Aubenas, the capital of Ardeche and elsewhere
in France..
2004 the gobelin “Le chant de Michel de Ghelderode” created in the
competition for the international exhibition Fondation de Ghelderode
in Brussel in Belgium..
2005-St.Albans Cathedral, Refectory, England
28 Oct. to 23 Nov. 2005, Mika Exhibition of paintings
2006- Mika Exhibition of paintings and tapestries, St. Albans Central
Library, England
Employment Experience.
1974-2006 I worked as a full time painter, freelance artist. This
meant creation and selling gobelins, pictures, drawings and the
jewels made from textile, metal and silver..
I taught visual arts in primary schools and in secondary schools
and in my studio” Mika” in Prague (1986-2002)
1887-1991-linguistic service as translator for MON in Prague
1995-1998 I prepared the projects of art teaching in India and Peru..
In- Ely 1993-4 in England, I prepared the project of art therapy,
it was Sue Ryder home..
1996-1997, I taught visual arts and art history at secondary school..
1999- USA- health service which included the project of teaching
of drawings and the sculpture in an American hospice HAS, North
Carolina.
199o-1991, France restoring works of of historical monuments, Pontpoint
and the drawings of archeological objects for the French archive
in St. Abbey de Moncel in Pontpoint
1989-in co operation with artist Peter Sis in New York, illustration
of the book for the children
1998- 2004, I lectured on ethnography of Peru and India in schools
and museums in the Czech Republic
2001-2002, France, studying trip, drawings and watercolour..
2002, State opera in Prague the painting of the scenery for the
Mozart opera Don Giovanni; and the painting of the scenery for the
musical Rusalka by Antonin Dvorak..
2002- 2004, restoring of the textile
Interests. I am deeply interested in nature and the ethnography..
Skills: Knowledge of IT, I speak Czech, English, French, Russian.
I do all kinds of artistic textile, it is mean bobbin lace, embroidery,
macrame, print on textile..
All restoring works in textile. I teach the visual art and textile,
tapestry, art-therapy..(Rudolf Steiner school..)
All kinds of visual arts: drawing, painting, sculpturing, print..
I am able to work in the office in the institution of culture. I
am able to work in the cultural institution with young people..
Personal: Divorced. Two independent adult sons working in IT, but
also studying at university. I am Czech. The Czech Republic is member
of EU.( European Union)
My partner is Ivor Catt: www.ivorcatt.com
28.2.2006
Libuse Mikova-Mika
121 Westfields
St.Albans
AL3 4JR
England
O1727 864257
www.mika.czi.cz
E-mail: Libuse.Mikova@seznam.cz
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