Sofie Švejdová
Painter Sofie Švejdová (*1990) is one of the most outstanding talents of the current generation of Czech visual artists. In March 2018, her paintings caught attention at the prestigious VOLTA art fair in New York, and this success subsequently brought Sofie Švejdová's name to the forefront of the contemporary art scene both in the Czech Republic and abroad. The Plzeň native graduated from the High School of Design in Prague, completed an internship at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, and in 2014, she finished her studies at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (studio of painting under Stanislav Diviš and Jiří Černický). During her studies, she experimented with various media, creating not only paintings and drawings but also sculptures and installations. She eventually settled on paintings, initially exploring the theme of television series and through them, she transitioned from narration to abstraction and now focuses primarily on large-format abstract painting. Her direct and spontaneous painting style challenges clichés about female creation. Her expressively conceived brushwork sometimes carries a significant dose of ironic distance, while at other times, it reveals a deep inner passion.
For Sofie, motifs that can be identified with reality are merely a means for an intense confrontation with color masses, while her painting unfolds in a dynamic composition where triumphant color harmonies emerge. The way in which she works with materials and layers of color creates an impression of at times elusive dynamism and at other times, immeasurable depth and a physical experience, transporting the viewer from a mere two-dimensional surface into the space of a three-dimensional artwork. In this way, Sofie Švejdová transcends traditional boundaries of painting and creates a visual experience that physically and aesthetically completes the viewer's interaction with the artwork.
SELECTION OF SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
- Princip zrcadlení, Galerie města Kolín, Kolín
2022
- REDFLAG, House of Art, České Budějovice
- Three Days Without Sleep, Gallery Vyšehrad, Prague
- Over the Edge, Galerie Felixe Jeneweina města Kutné Hory, Kutná Hora
2021
- Greenhouse, Karpuchina Gallery, Prague
2020
- 50 C, Pragovka gallery, Pop up, Prague
2019
Sofie Švejdová | Andreas Schmitten, Jiri Svestka Gallery, Prague
2018
9058, Atrium Žižkov, Prague
2017
In the Shade, House of Arts, Opava, Czech Republic (with Lucie Skřivánková)
2014
Big Hug Mug / TV series paintings, Jiri Svestka Gallery, Berlin (DE)
2013
Situation 26, Pavilon Gallery, Prague
SELECTION OF GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
- West point!, Galerie města Plzně, Plzeň
- Kon figurace, Galerie Františka Drtikola, Příbram
- Czech painting now, BLuemgracht 56, Amsterdam (NL)
- Nature Holds a Mirror, Online exhibition
2022
- Sound of the Sun Going Down, Lípa Collection, Česká Skalice
- Art Symposium DÍlna, Mikulov
- WEST POINT 2022, Gallery Klatovy, Klenová
2021
Salon Pes, Karpuchina gallery, Prague
2020
Dark Room,UNIT OF TEMPORALITY, Prague
2019
DARK Matter does not MATTER_Black Friday_Worm up #1, White Pearl Gallery, Prague
Young and Lush, Gallery City of Trutnov, Czech Republic
2018
BEZ OBAV. PAPÍR HOŘÍ!, Gallery City of Pilsen, Czech Republic
Young and Lush, Galerie 101, Prague
Young and Lush, Gallery City of Pilsen, Czech Republic
2017
Mildly intoxicating quality of feeling, Knot Gallery, Villa P651, Prague
2016
Art Dialog - Interspaces 2016, Galerry Klatovy/ Klenová, Czech Republic
2015
L´Accrochage, Jiri Svestka Gallery, Berlin (DE)
2014
Art Dialog – Interspaces 2014, Galerie Klatovy/ Klenová, Czech Republic
Wail of Silence, Culture center Radlická, Prague
Decent people know how to have fun, NTK Gallery, Prague
Lunchmeat festival, Trade Fair Palace, Prague
2013
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Supported format, Medium Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia (SK)
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Arts meet Art, Tiskárna Gallery, Prague
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Long time laughing at the joke before we understand that it is a task, Wannieck Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic
2012
At 307, Emil Filla Gallery, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
ART FAIRS
2023 Contemporary Istanbul, Karpuchina Gallery, Istanbul
2022 SWAB - BARCELONA, Spain, Karpuchina Gallery
2021 SWAB - BARCELONA, Spain, Karpuchina Gallery
2019 Artisima - TORINO, Italia, Jiri Svestka Gallery
2018 VOLTA NY - solo presentation, Jiri Svestka Gallery
2016 VOLTA 12 - Jiri Svestka Gallery