MICHAELA BRACHTLOVA

*1970 in Havlickuv Brod, Czech Rep.

Study:
1984-1988 Central Graphic Arts School, Prague
1990-1996 Academy of Performing Arts, Dept. of Photography (FAMU), Prague
1997-2000 Ph.D. course, FAMU

Additional study:
Nottingham Trent University (UK)
Middlesex University, London (UK)


Selected group exhibitions:

2010
City looks to the future
Galerie auf der Pawlatsche, Vienna (Austria)

Four Years' Vacation
Gallery 4, Cheb (CR)

2009
Train Station Bubny - Images of Quiescence,
Gallery Skolska 28, Project room, Prague

Dox & Holesovice: Places in Motion
Dox - Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague

2007
Fotodokument.cz Project, Gallery Vernon Project and Ouky Douky Café, Prague

2006
Project „4 for 4“

Stredoeuropsky Dom Fotografie, Bratislava (Slovakia)
Turlej Gallery, Krakow (Poland)

Self-portrait, F. Drtikol Gallery, Pribram (CR)

2005
Czech Photography of the 20. century, Municipal Library, Prague

The Nude in Czech Photography
, Technopolis, Athens (Greece)

Reflexions,
Spala Gallery, Prague

2004
Woman's ride, Bitov Castle (CR)

2003
The Nude in Czech Photography

3. Biennial of Photography, Poznan
BWA - Awantgarda Gallery, Wroclaw
BWA, Ksiaz Castle, Walbrzych (Poland)

2002

The Nude in Czech Photography
Photobiennial Moskow (Russia)
Czech Centre, Paris (France)
German-French Culture Institute, Aachen (Germany)

Czech and Slovak Photography of 80. and 90. Years of 20. Century

Museum of Art, Olomouc (CR)
Month of Photography, Bratislava (Slovakia)

The City of Women
, MGLC, Ljubljana (Slovenia)

2001
Women's sight, Marcopia Gallery, Mumbai (India)

The Nude in Czech Photography
, Museum of Art, Olomouc (CR)

Vintage and Contemporary Czech Photography

SK Josefsberg Studio, Portland (USA)
Benham studio/Gallery, Seattle (USA)

2000

The Nude in Czech Photography
Imperial Stable of Prague Castle, Prague
Photography in Manes, Manes Gallery, Prague

Brachtlova, Macek, Pinkava

Czech Centre and Art Centre Replica, Stockholm (Sweden)
The Week of Czech Culture, Börlange (Sweden)

1999
The Body as Evidence, Czech Centre, Berlin (Germany)

Certainty and Searching
(Tendencies of Contemporary Czech Photography)
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago (USA)
Fotogallery, Kaunas (Lithuania)
Vartu Gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)

1998
The Body as Evidence, Museum of Art, Olomouc (CR)

The Body and Photography
, Salmovsky Palace, Prague (CR)

The Body in Contemporary Czech Photography

Encontros da Imagem festival, Braga (Portugal)
Czech Centre, London (UK)

1997

The Body in Contemporary Czech Photography
Fotofeis festival, Macintosh Gallery, Glasgow (UK)

Certainty and Searching
, Bratislava (Slovakia)

1996
Certainty and Searching
Biennial of Internatioanal Photography, Photography Centre Skopelos (Greece)
Burgrave's House of Prague Castle, Prague (CR)

Collective Eye

Elysee Museum, Lausanne (Switzerland)
Technical Museum, Prague (CR)

Porownania
, Foto Medium Art Gallery, Wroclaw (Poland)

Mrkacka
, MXM Gallery, Prague (CR)

After the Velvet Revolution - Contemporary Czech Art

Joensuu Art Museum (Finland)

1995
After the Velvet Revolution
Oulu Art Museum (Finland)
Helsinki City Art Museum (Finland)




Solo exhibitions:

2007
Women in unconventional professions -
Black swan Café, Prague; Regional authority Karlovy Vary

Women offside (with V. Danhelova), Regional authority Karlovy Vary (CR)

2006
Women offside (with V. Danhelova), Cafe Globe, Prague (CR)

2005
Mala galerie sporitelny, Kladno (CR)

2003
Zvikov Castle (CR)

2001
Na pradle Theatre, Prague (CR)

2000
Zluta ponorka Gallery, Znojmo (CR)
Pod kamennou zabou Gallery, Ceske Budejovice (CR)

1998
The British Embassy (with T. Spinks), Brussels (Belgium)
Mala galerie sporitelny, Kladno (CR)

1997
Gallery 4, Cheb (CR)

1996
Municipal Theatre, Kolin (CR)

1995
Czech Centre, Month of Photography - Bratislava (Slovakia)

1993
Castle Gallery, Kladno (CR)

1992
Pasinger Fabrik (with J. Fiser), Munich (Germany)


Photography: © Michaela Brachtlova Prague Czech Republic Europe