LENKA HOLÍKOVÁ
Czechia, 1984. A visual artist, illustrator, university professor, in 2011 she completed her master’s degree in plastic arts at Hradec Králové University, Czechia.
In 2008 she did a residency in Cinematography, Denis Diderot University, Paris. In 2023 she was selected to two artistic residences: Cultural residence: Ukraine’s artistic response to the Russian Invasion, Lviv, Ukraine and Ateljé Stundars Residency, Finland. The same year, Lenka was selected within the Program for the Promotion of Cultural Projects and Co-investments: with working group "Limit of what belongs"; National Fund for Culture and Arts; Mexico. In 2021 for 8B Kunstkollektivet Residency, Denmark; in 2020 for Chasen Thajni Residency, Mexico. The same year Lenka was awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Puebla to carry out the project sin sYembra.
In 2023, Lenka gave art workshop in in Norra Korsholms skola with a grant of Korsholms kommun. She has taken seminars and workshops: The machine of aesthetic war in 17, Institute of Critical Studies, Cdmx; Course of tonal drawing (Puebla, Mexico); Engraving workshops in Espacio 14, Erasto Cortés (Puebla) and Tebac (Tlaxcala, Mexico).
Lenka participated in group exhibitions: Graphic popular and contemporary in Espacio 14; Ex-libris in Proyectroom; Versus in UPAEP Museum (Puebla); Forest city, 7 explorations in Centro Cultural, Casa Baltazar (Córdoba); Ixtli Mayahuel in Museo Regional Cholula, 1989 in MPAC MinEastry of Postcollapse Art (Oregon, USA). She held solo exhibitions: In the realm of memory at Galería Garco, After desire at Espacio Anarquista (Puebla); Proyecto Masaryk at Instituto Cultural México-Israel (Cdmx).
In 2023, Lenka is preparing exhibitions: Frontiers, methods of escape in Arte Mare Gallery, Finland (12.9.-3.10.) and Limit of what belongs, curated by Michel Blancsubé, Mexico (November).
She made illustrations of Jiří Orten´s poems, for book Piaca Salgari Milano. Lenka has collaborated with Mexican artist Ulises Matamoros and participates in the project Chasen Thajni community space in the Mixteca Poblana.
CURRÍCULUM VITAE/ LENKA HOLÍKOVÁ
Cheb, Czech Republic, 1984
Since 2011 is living between Czech Republic and Mexico
Contact: (+52) 244 119 9931/ holikova.art@gmail.com/ www.lenkaholikova.com
STUDIES
2005-09. Degree in Plastic Arts, Drawing Specialty, Hradec Králové University, Czech Republic.
2009-11. Master in Plastic Arts, Drawing Specialty, Hradec Králové University, Czech Republic.
2016-18. Master in Educational intervention, Universidad UPAEP, with scholarship from BUAP, Puebla, Mexico.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2023. Frontiers, methods of ecape. Arte Mare Gallery, Finland. (Planned for 12.9.-3.10.2023).
2021. Uden Frygt/ Kunstkollektivet 8B, Unnerud, Denmark.
2019. Proyecto Masaryk/ Masaryk Project, Casa Cultural México-Israel, Cdmx, Mexico.
2016. Después del deseo/ After the desire, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Cdmx, Mexico.
2015. En el Reino de la Memoria/ In the real of memory, textes by Mohsen Emadi, Garco, Puebla, Mexico.
2016. El vacío en mi paisaje/ The void in my landscape, Espacio Anarquista, Puebla, Mexico.
2015. 3 Paisajes/ 3 Landscapes, Cubo Hueco Arte Contemporáneo, Puebla, Mexico.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2022. Limit of what belongs, exhibition curated by Michel Blancsubé, S. I. Ahuatempan, Mexico.
2021. 1989, MPAC, MinEastry of Postcollapse Art and Culture, Oregon, USA.
2019. Ichtli Mayahuel, Museo Regional de Cholula, Cholula, Mexico.
2016. Ciudad Bosque/ City Forest, Casa Baltasar Cultural Center, Córdoba,Veracruz, Mexico.
2016. Versus, curated by Pajarera México, Museo de la UPAEP, Puebla, Mexico.
2015. Ex-libris, Projectroom, Puebla, Mexico.
2014. Selection The Arts of the Book, Prologue, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2014. Gráfica Popular y Contemporánea/ Popular and Contemporary graphics, Espacio Catorce, Puebla, Mexico.
RESIDENCIES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
Programme for the Promotion of Cultural Projects and Co-investments: project with working group "Limit of one’s own".
National Fund for Culture and Arts. Mexico.
2023. Cultural residence: “Ucraine´s Artistic Response to the Russian Invasion”. Delegation of the European
Union to Ukraine. Internews, Ucraine.
2023. Art Residency selection/ Ateljé Stundars, Solf, Finland.
2021. Art Residency selection/ Kunstkollektivet 8B, Denmark. Realization of landart project “UDEN FRYGT”.
2020. Honorable mention in the William Bullock Prize for Critical Museology 2020, represented by Ulises Matamoros.
2020. Artistic residence in Chasen Thajni: La Casa de Todos , Santa Inés Ahuatempan, Mexico.
2018. Scholarship from BUAP university, for Master’s studies in Educational intervention in UPAEP, Puebla, Mexico.
2015. Art Residency/ Hueco Arte Contemporáneo, Puebla, Mexico.
2008. Residency/ Cinematography and Literature, University of Denis Diderot, Paris, France.
2014. Coordinator of the “Czech Film Festival”, UPAEP, Puebla, Mexico.
ACADEMIC ACTIVITY:
2023. Art workshop (30 hours) in Norra Korsholms skola with a grant of Korsholms kommun.
2018-19. Professor at the UDLAP university, Puebla, Mexico.
2017. Professor at the BUAP university Puebla, Mexico.
2012-15. Professor at the UDAL and EUV university, Puebla, México.
2010-11. Working with vulnerable groups, street children, victims of violence, IPODERAC, Atlixco, Mexico.
2009-10. EVS (European Voluntary Service) volunteer, Cap d’Ail, France.
ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS:
2021. Museum of the city of Querétaro.
2020. Present. Chasen Thajni: Everybody´s house. Organization of the pedagogical and artistic program for the
Chasen Thajni public program.
2016. Present. With Mexican Artist Ulises Matamoros Ascención.
2016. With Italian-Mexican collective Salgari Method with drawings for the book Piaca Salgari Milano.
2011. With poet Mohsen Emadi, illustration of Czech poetry by Jiri Orten translated into Persian, Soria, Spain.
COURSES AND ART STUDIOS:
2018. Course Perspective, drawing and shadow by ATC-Ramón Almela, Puebla, Mexico.
2017. Seminar The machine of aesthetic warfare, Instituto 17 de Estudios Críticos, Mexico City, Mexico.
2014-15. Member of art studio Espacio 14 belonging to Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico.
2014-15. Member of art studio “Museo taller Erasto Cortés”, Puebla, Mexico.
2014. Member of the Artistic Engraving Workshop “TEBAC”, Tlaxcala, Mexico.
LANGUAGES:
Mother tongue: Czech
Spanish: C1 (DELE Certificate)
French : C1 (DELF certificate)
English: B2