STANISLAVA GREBENICKOVA
is glass and jewellery artist born in 1954 in Žatec, Czech Republic
Education and career:
1970 - 1974 - Glass School of Applied Arts, Železný Brod
1974 - 1980 - Academy of Decorative Arts and Architecture, Prague (under Prof. Stanislav Libenský)
1978 - Scholarship at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam (under Prof. Sybren Valkema)
Since 1981 free-lance artist
2001 - Teaching assistent at the Pilchuck School, Stanwood, WA, USA
2001 - Teaching assistent at the workshop at the Glass School in La Granja de San Ildefonso, Spain
2002 - Instructor at the Edsbjörke Studio,Sunne, Värmland, Sweden
2003 - Instructor at the workshop at the Glass School in La Granja de San Ildefonso, Spain
2007 - 2023 - Teacher at The Glass School, Nový Bor, Czech republic
Awards:
1998 Silver Prize_ International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa ´98 , Japan
Represented in public collections:
Museo de Arte en Vidrio de Alcorcón (MAVA), Madrid (ESP)
Museum of Decorative Arts (UPM), Prague (CZ)
Museum of Arts & Design (MAD), New York City (USA)
Toyama City Collection, Toyama (JP)
Utatsuyama Craft Workshop, Kanazawa (JP)
Glass Museum Ebeltoft, Ebeltoft (DK)
Regional Library, Weiden (D)
Museum of Czech Paradise, Turnov (CZ)
Northern Bohemian Museum, Liberec, (CZ)
Eastern Bohemian Museum, Pardubice (CZ)
Glass Museum, Nový Bor (CZ)
Museum of Glass and Jewellery, Jablonec n/N (CZ)
Represented in private collections
in, among others, Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, France and the United States.
Symposia:
1979 Škrdlovice (CZ) Glass Symposium
1982 Nový Bor (CZ), International Glass Symposium_IGS
2000 Nový Bor (CZ), International Glass Symposium_IGS
2004 Turnov (CZ), International Jewelry Symposium
2009 Nový Bor (CZ), International Glass Symposium_IGS
2010 Turnov (CZ), Cut-Stone Symposium
Solo exhibitions:
1995 Immenhausen (D), Glass Museum: The Couple - Stanislava Grebeníčková and Milan Handl
Seevetal (D), Glass Gallery Hittfeld: Stanislava Grebeníčková and Milan Handl
1997 Weiden (D), New Townhall: 6th Bavarian - Czech Cultural Days (together with Milan Handl and Christiane
Selner)
1999 London (UK), The Studio Glass Gallery: The Passage of Light (together with Milan Handl)
Jablonec nad Nisou (CZ), Museum of Glass and Jewellery: Glass Sculpture, Jewellery, Design 2000 Salzburg (A), Prager Kabinett Gallery: Stanislava Grebeníčková and Milan Handl
Weiden (D), Neues Rathaus: 9th Bavarian - Czech Cultural Days (together with Milan Handl and Renato Santarossa)
2005 Nový Bor (CZ), Glass Museum: Stanislava Grebeníčková and Milan Handl - Glass Sculptures & Brooches
Příbram (CZ), Galerie Františka Drtikola: “…through Substance, Surface, Space (together with Milan
Handl)
2006 Pardubice (CZ), Eastern Bohemian Museum: Handl + Grebeníčková
Madrid (E), Museo de Arte en Vidrio, Alcorcón: “Milan Handl and Stanislava Grebeníčková”
2007 Leerdam (NL), Glass Gallery Broft: “Stanislava Grebeníčková”
Prague (CZ), Gallery U Prstenu: “Through Surface and Space”
2010 Pilsen (CZ), West Bohemian Museum: Light – Optics – Ilussion – Space (together with Milan Handl)
2011 Düsseldorf (D), Galerie Welti: S. Grebeníčková/M.Handl
2012 Düsseldorf (D), Galerie Welti: S. Grebeníčková/M.Handl
Znojmo/Znaim (CZ), House of Arts: …through Substance, Surface, Space...(together with Milan Handl)
2013 Deggendorf (D), Regional Museum: Glass Sculpture and Jewell ( Stanislava Grebeníčková, Milan Handl)
2015 Lomnice nad Popelkou (CZ), The Castel Gallery: " Together with Glass..." ( together with Milan Handl)
2023 Praha (CZ), Resonance Gallery, Stanislava Grebeníčková- Glass Jewelry
Collective exhibitions:
1982 Prague (CZ), Museum of Decorative Arts: IGS - International Glass Symposium, Nový Bor
1983 Brno (CZ), House of Arts: Glass Sculpture
Havana (Cuba), Czech Cultural centre: Czech Glass
Munich (D), International Fair of Art and Craft
1984 Coburg (D), Veste Coburg: The 2nd Coburg Glass Prize
Roztoky u Prahy (CZ), Central Bohemian Museum: “4 x 4” (S. Grebeníčková, M. Handl, D. Valkema and Y. Zoritchak)
Prague (CZ) Wallenstein Palace
1985 Jablonec nad Nisou (CZ), Museum of Glass and Jewellery: The Results of the First International Glass Symposium in Nový Bor
1986 Essen (D), Essen Glass Gallery: Stanislav Libenský, Jaroslava Brychtová and 20 Former Students
1987 Tokyo (JP), Yamaha Gallery: Glass Now ´87
Ebeltoft (DK), Glass Museum Ebeltoft: Young Glass
Brno (CZ), House of Art: Glass Sculpture
1988 Riihimäki (FIN), Finnish Glass Museum: New Czech Glass
1995 Jablonec nad Nisou (CZ), Museum of Glass and Jewellery: Czech Melted Glass Sculpture ´95
1996 Luxembourg (L), Art du Verre Gallery
Nuremberg (D), 2nd International Glass Art Triennal
1997 Pontiac, Michigan (USA), Habatat Galleries: 25th Annual International Glass Invitational
1998 Kanazawa (JP), Ishikawa Industrial Center:International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa ´98
1999 Žďár nad Sázavou (CZ), Konvent-Chateau:Contemporary Glass
2000 Takayama (JP), Hida Takayama Museum of Art: Light: Transfigured - Contemporary Czech Glass Sculpture
London (GB), Glass Art Gallery: Wearing Glass
Toyama (JP), Toyama Citizen’s Plaza of Contemporary Art: Light Transfigured - Contemporary Czech Glass Sculpture
2001 Nieuwegein (NL), Zwolsche Algemeene: Reflecties
Salzburg (A), Prager Kabinett Gallery
Hiroshima (JP), Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art: Light Transfigured - Contemporary CzechGlass Sculpture
Tokyo (JP), Odakyu Museum: Light Transfigured - Contemporary Czech Glass Sculpture
Kyusyu (JP), Fukuoka Asian Art Museum: Light Transfigured - Contemporary Czech Glass Sculpture
Prague (CZ), Museum of Decorative Arts: IGS - International Glass Symposium 2000, Nový Bor
Kanazawa (JP), Daiwa Exhibition Hall at Korinbo: The World Competition of Arts & Crafts Kanazawa 2001
Prague (CZ), Technical Museum: Stanislav Libenský & His School
Takasaki (JP), Takasaki City Gallery: Contemporary Czech Art Sculpture
2002 Salzburg (A), Prager Kabinett Gallery: Stanislav Libenský & His School
Munich (D), 54th International Trade Fair- International Jewellery Show - Schmuck 2002
Kilmarnock (UK), The Dick Institute: InternationalJewellery Show - Schmuck 2002
Taipei (Taiwan), Grand Crystal Museum: Stanislav Libenský & His School
New York City (USA), Museum of Arts and Design:LOOT! 2002
Osaka (JP), Enomoto Gallery: Impulse and Reflection
2003 New York City (USA), Museum of Arts and Design:Stanislav Libenský & His School
New York City (USA), SOFA New York 2003
Palm Beach (USA), Art Palm Beach
2004 New York City (USA), Leo Kaplan Modern: Czech Glass Art 2004
Turnov (CZ), Museum of Czech Paradise: Symposion
Kanazawa (JP), Daiwa Exhibition Hall at Korinbo: The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2004
2005 Seoul (Korea), Seoul Art Center: Bohemia Crystal
Chicago (USA), SOFA Chicago 2005
London (UK), The Gallery OXO: Wearing Glass 2
2006 Sunderland (UK), The National Glass Centre: Wearing Glass 2
Praha (CZ), Art Prague 2006: 5th International Contemporary Art Fair
Praha (CZ), Galerie U Prstenu: 1st Salon of Contemporary Jewellery
Praha (CZ), Galerie Rozehnal: Paradise Fruits
Luxembourg (L), Jean-Claude Chapelotte Gallery: C’est mon droit /collective show
Praha (CZ), Gallery Diamant: „Woman’s Element” /together with J. Brychtová, D. Vachtová, D. Zámečníková, J. Žertová/
2007 Barcelona (E), Artesania Catalunya: Jewellery and Glass
Brussels (B), Prague House: Structures / Czech Jewelry
2008 Prague (CZ), Gallery U Prstenu: Structures/Czech Jewelry
Lisboa (P), Galería Reverso: Joalharia Checa Contemporanea/ Structures
2009 Prague (CZ), Mánes Gallery: Connections 2009_European Glass Sculpture
Brussels (B), Europenian Parliament: “My Europe - Contemporary Czech Art”
Vienna (A), Czech Cultural Centre: Glass in Czech Jewelry
Vienna (A), V&V Gallery: Glass in Czech Jewelry/Selection
Prague (CZ), DOX Gallery: My Europe – Contemporary Czech Art
Stocholm (S), Czech Centre: “Glass in Czech Jewelry”
Schiedam (NL), Kunstwinkel’t Walwis: Glass in Czech Jewelry
2010 Munich (D), Schmuck 2010, Czech Centre: Glass in Czech Jewelry
Düsseldorf (D), Galerie Welti: Glas im Glashaus
2011 Wroclaw (PL), Stary Ratusz-Muzeum Miejskie Wroclawia: Glass in Czech Jewelry
Lodž (PL),Czech Centre: “Glass in Czech Jewelry”
Seoul (Korea), World Jewellery Museum : Lovers from Prague - Czech Jewellery Exhibition 2010
2012 Nový Bor (CZ), Sklářské muzeum: XI. International Glass
2014 Frankfurt am Main (D), Ambiente – the fair of art: Glass Republic
Jablonec n/N (CZ), Church St. Anna: Glass Republic
Prague (CZ), Toscany Palace: Glass Republic
2015 Munich (D), International Art Fair: Schmuck 2015
Munich (D), Czech Cultural Centre: Schnitt / Incision (six men show)
2016 Sofia (Bulgaria), National Gallery: NO LIMITS
2017 Madrid (ESP), Museo de Arte en Vidrio, Alcorcón: NO LIMITS
La Granja de san ildefonso (E), Museo de Arte en Vidrio: NO LIMITS
Bamberg (D), Castle Sassanfahrt: NO LIMITS
Jablonec nad Nisou (CZ), Church of st. Anna: NO LIMITS
Shanghai (China), Levant Art: iglass 2017, International contemporary glass exhibition
2018 Valencia (ESP), Centre d´Artesania de la Comunitat Valenciana: El Límite
2022 Paris (F), Czech Centre: Sweet France - Contemporary Czech Glass Jewelry
Munich (D), Czech Centre: In Corona Times
Athens (GR), Illias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum: “TRUE TO FORM” A Cross-Section of contemporary Czech Jewelry
2023 Jablonec nad Nisou (CZ), Museum of Glass and Costume Jewellery, “Computer & Jewelry”
Turnov (CZ), Museum of Czech Paradise, “TRUE TO FORM” Contemporary Individual Jewelry
Other activities:
1981-82 External cooperation with Crystalex Glass Factory in Nový Bor
1981-96 Cooperation with architects for interior lighting objects
Articles:
Kalabisova, Zdenka: Interesting confrontation In: Glassrevue 2/1985 /page 20-25 (CZ)
Kříž, Jan: Opened games of Stanislava Grebenickova In: Glassrevue 5/1987/ page 19-21 (CZ)
Smrček, Antonín / Rozsypal, Ivo: Stanislava Grebeníčková and Milan Handl – Glass
Sculptures and Breastpins In: Sklář a keramik 7-8/2005/ page 186-188 (CZ)
Heyd, Eva: Glass Objects In: Atelier 21/2005/ page 5 (CZ)
Křen, Ivo: Glass Creation of Milan Handl and Stanislava Grebeníčková ; In: Keramika a sklo 4/2006/ page 12-15 (CZ)
Books:
Langhamer, Antonin: The Legend about Czech Glass (Prague, 1999)
Petrová, Sylva: Czech Glass (Prague, 2001)
ART AUREA, Glück in Glass – Schmuckkunst aus Tschechien, 4/2010, p. 87 (D)