Adriena Šimotová | |
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 Šimotová in 1960s | |
| Born | (1928-08-06)6 August 1928 |
| Died | 19 May 2014(2014-05-19) (aged 85) Prague |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Known for | Paintings |
Adriena Šimotová (1926–2014) was a prominent Czech artist. Known for her work with paper and fabric, she held numerous exhibitions in theCzech Republic and abroad during her lifetime including a retrospective organized by theNational Gallery in Prague in 2001.[1][2]
Šimotová graduated from theAcademy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. Her early work of the 1960s was exhibited at venues including theVáclav Špála Gallery and theSao Paulo biennial. She was a founding member of the Czech art group UB 12, along withVáclav Boštík,Stanislav Kolíbal, and others.[3] After her husband's death in 1972, she shifted her artistic focus away from painting and began to use fabrics and sculptural installations.[4] Due to the Czech Republic'spolitical circumstances in the 1970s and 1980s, much of Šimotová's work at the time was shown on an unofficial basis or subject to censorship.[5]
Šimotová received the French honor theOrdre des Arts et des Lettres in 1991 and the CzechMedal of Merit in 1997.[1] In 2000, she received theHerder Prize.[citation needed] Today, several of her works are held in the permanent collection of theCentre Georges Pompidou.[1] She received an honorary doctorate from theAcademy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague in 2007.[6]
Šimotová died in 2014 at the age of 87.
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