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FRANTIŠEK VÍZNER Born: March 9, 1936 in the Czech Republic. Died 2011. Education: Primary School of Glass-making, Nový Bor. Apprenticeship in the area of ‘glass painting.’ Technical College of Glass-making, Železný Brod. Studied under Professor J. Černý. Academy of Applied Arts, Prague. Studied under Professor K. Štipl and lecturer V. Plátek in the studio of glass and glyptics. Finished with dissertation in the area of ‘pressed glass.’ Selected Exhibitions 2005 Retrospective Exhibition. Museum of Applied Arts, Prague. Galerie Vallois, Paris, France. 2004 Handwerk Galerie, Munich, Germany. SOFA Chicago. Barry Friedman Ltd., Chicago, IL. 2003 International Craft Fair EXEMPLA, Munich, Germany. Art & Design, National Gallery in Prague, CZ. Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Ghent, Belgium. 2002 František Vízner: Petr Hora. Konvent, Zdar nad Sazavou, CZ. Frantisek Vizner: A Retrospective Exhibition. Jean-Claude Chapelotte Galerie, Luxembourg. 2001 A 35-Year Retrospective Exhibition. Barry Friemdan Ltd., New York. 2000 František Vízner. Galerie na Jánském Vršku, Prague. Catalogue, text by O. Palata. Expression en Verre III: Acquisition 1989-2000. Musée des Arts Décoratifs de le Ville de Lausanne, Switzerland. Catalogue, text by R. Lippuner. 1999 The Art of Craft: The Saxe Collection. M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Catalogue, Text by T. A. Buregard. Signum Design. Museum of Applied Art, Prague. Catalogue, text by Dr. M. Lamarová. Czech Glass 1999-2000. Peking, China. Catalogue, text by J. Bohdálek. 1998 SOFA New York. Seventh Regiment Armory, NY. 1997 D. Clayman, A. Robinson, F. Vízner. Elliot – Brown Gallery, Seattle, WA. Applied Art of 60’s. Museum of Applied Art, Brno, CZ. Catalogue, text by Dr. L. Dufková. Artistes Verriers Contemporains. Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Lausanne, Switzerland. 1857-1997:Moser. Museum of Applied Art, Prague, CZ. Portrait des Meister. Internationale Handwerksmesse, Mnichov, CZ. 15th International Glass Invitational. Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, FL. Catalogue. Masters of Contemporary Glass: Selection from the Glick Collection. Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN. 1996 Venezia Aperto Vetro. Museo Corer, Venice, Italy. Catalogue, text by Dr. S. Petrová, D. Klein. The G. L. Cafesjian Collection. Scottsdale Centre for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ. Czech Glass: V. Cígler, B. Eliáš, I. Šrámková, F. Vízner. Leo Kaplan Modern Gallery, NY. Europeam Applied Art. Museum of Applied Art, Prague, CZ. Studio Glass. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Catalogue, text by J. Adlin. 1995 SOFA Chicago. Heller Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL. Da Praga a Venezia. Galleria San Nicolo, Venice, Italy. Farbiges Glas. Galerie Handwerk, Mnichov, CZ. 1994 Les Createurs de Bohéme. Galerie Art du Verre, Luxembourg. Contemporary Masterworks of Glass: Auction. Habatat Gallery, Pontiac, MI. Prague Celebrate in New York. The World Financial Centre, New York. SOFA Chicago. Navy Pier, Chicago, IL. 1993 Contemporary Crafts and the Saxe Collecion. The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH. Catalogue, text by S. K. Frantz. Visuele Spiele. Internaionalen Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany. Bohemia Crystal. Segovia, Spain. Catalogue, text by Dr. S. Petrová. Má Vlast. Rudolfinum, Prague, the Czech Republic. Faszination Glas. Gewerbemuseum Winterthur. Catalogue, text by Dr. S. Petrová. 1992 Ode a la Coupe. Musée des Ars Décoratifs de la Ville de Lausanne, Catalogue. Wspolczesna Sztuka Czeska i Slowacka. Museum Narodowe, Wroclaw. Catalogue, text by M. Hermansdorfer. Heller Gallery, New York. Faszination – L. Arzt, Z. Bohus, R. Berg, F. Vízner. Essener Glasgalerie, Essen, Germany. L’art du Verre Contemporain. Espace Duchamp,Villon Centre Sain, Sever, Rouen, France. Catalogue, text by C. Vaudour. The Festival of Czech and Japan Glass: 1992-1993. Mánes, Prague, CZ. Catalogue, text by Dr. A. Hartmann, A. Takeda. Internationale Gefasse Austellung 1992: L. Tagliapietra, F. Vízner, T. Glegg, T. Zynsky. Sanske Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland. Contemporary Studio Glass. Kunst und Form Galerie, Arnbruck, Germany. 1991 Liebe zur Geometrie. Mánes, Prague. Catalogue, text by Dr. S. Petrová. Awarded “Prague Glass Prize 1991.” Internationale Handwerksmesse. Mnichov, the Czech Republic. 1990 Horácký Salon ´90. Regional Museum, Žďár nad Sázavou. Europaische Meister des Kunsthandwerks: Exempla ´90. Munich, Germany. Catalogue, text by P. Nickl. Glas: van Drinkbker tot Kunstobject. Provincial Museum Sterckhof, Antwerp. Catalogue. Czech Glass Sculpture. Regional Museum, Žďár nad Sázavou. Czechoszlovak Uvegmuveszet: 1945-1989. Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, Hungary. Catalogue, text by Dr. S. Petrová. SOFA Chicago. Navy Pier, Chicago, IL. International Glass Art. Galerie Rob van den Doel, the Hague, NL. Glass Inspiromat: Czechoslovak Glass from 1955-1965. Severočeské Museum, Liberec, the Czech Republic. Catalogue. 1989 Horácký Salon ´89. Cultural Centre, Žďár nad Sázavou. Catalogue, text by J. Chalupa. Verres de Bohéme: 1400-1989. Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France. Catalogue, text by Dr. S. Petrová and Jean Luc Olivié. Le Verre de Tchecoslovaque. Galerie Suzel Berna, Antibes, France. Reflex der Jahrhunderte: Glassammlung des Kunstmuseum Dusseldorf. Grassi Museum, Liepzig, Germany. Masterworks of Contemporary Benefit Auction. Christies, New York. 1988 F. Vízner, S. Libenský, J. Brychtová. Heller Gallery, New York. Glass-makers of the Highland ´88. Regional Museum, Žďár nad Sázavou. Catalogue, text by M. Chutná. Glegg, Frijns, Negreanu, Vízner. Clara Scremini Gallery, Paris, France. An Exhibition of Bohemian Glass. Pallazzo Spinola, St. Julians, Malta. 1987 Thirty Years of New Glass: 1957-1987. The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York. F. Vízner: Glass, Z. Hajný: Painting. Regional Museum, Vsetín, CZ. Expressions en Verre. M usée des Arts Décoraifs de la Ville Lausanne, France. Catalogue, text by R. Lippuner. 1986 American and European Glass from the Saxe Collection. The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA. European Studio Glass: Thirteen Contemporary Artists from Eight Countries. Orlando Museum of Art at Loch Haven Art Centre, Orlando, FL. Catalogue. Contemporary Czechoslovakian Glass in Architecture. University of London: Institute of Education, London. Catalogue. 1985 The Artists of the Highland. Regional Gallery of the Highland, Jihlava. Zveiter Coburg Glaspreis. Kunstsammlungen de Veste Coburg, Coburg, Australia. Catalogue. Czech Applied Art: 1885-1985. Museum of Applied Art, Prague, CZ. Catalogue, text by Dr. D. Tučná, E. Poche. World Glass Now. Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan. Catalogue, text by K. Kurata. 1984 The Century of Design. Museum of Applied Art, Prague. Glass ´84 in Japan. Odakyu Department-store Grand Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. Catalogue. International Craft Exhibition. Cultural Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia.Catalogue. 1983 Moderne Tjekkoslovakisk Glas. Kunstindustrimuseet, Kodaň, CZ. Catalogue, text by Dr. A. Adlerová. Eleganz. Internationalen Handwerksmesse, Mnichov, CZ. F. Vízner: Glass, A. Lamr: Painting. Gallery of Visual Art, Hodonín, CZ. The Czech Glass in London. The Glasshouse, London, UK. Catalogue, text by S. Procter. Design since 1945. Philadelphia Museum of Modern Art, PA. Catalogue, text by K.B.Heisinger. 300 Years of Bohemian Glass, Costume and Jewellery. Isetan Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan. Catalogue. 1982 The Art Gallery of Western Australia. Perth, Australia. 1981 Czechoslovakian Glass: 1350-1980. The Corning Museum of Glass, New York. Catalogue, text by Dr. A. Adlerová. Glass ´81 in Japan. Odakyu Departmentstore Grand Gallery, Tokyo. Catalogue, text by S. Funakoshi. Glaskunst ´81. Orangerie Kassel, Germany. Catalogue, text by P. Schmitt. F. Vízner: Glass, J. Zezula: Painting. Regional Museum, Žďár nad Sázavou. Catalogue, text by M. Kreps. Skulpturen aus Glas: F. Vízner, L. Artz, J. Tomečko, P. Tomečko. Galerie Lobmeyer, Vienna, Austria. 1980 Licht, Form, Gestalt. Kunstmuseum Dusseldorf, Germany. Catalogue, text by H. Ricke. Applied Art of 70’s and 80’s. Moravská Galerie, Brno, CZ. Catalogue, text by Dr. K.Holešovský. 1979 Tschechoslowakische Glaskunst Heute F. Vízner, V. Jelínek, I. Rozsypal. Essener Glasgalerie, Essen, Germany. František Vízner – Glass. Galerie Karolina, Prague, CZ. Arbeit und Lebensform im Kunsthandwerk. Exempla, Munchen, Germany. Catalogue. New Glass – A Worldwide Survey. The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York. Catalogue, text by W. Warmus and R. Lynes. New Glass: A Worldwide Survey. The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH. New Glass: A Worldwide Survey. Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Traveled to The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, New York; and The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, CA; and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France. Czechoslovakia Presents: The Art of Glass. Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL. 1978 The Bowl. World Crafts Council in Europe, Rohsska Konstslojdmuseet, Goteborg, Sweden. Catalogue. Czeskie Szklo Artystyczne: F. Vízner and K. Wunsch. Galerie Koszykova, Warsaw, Poland. Catalogue, text by Dr. A. Adlerová: “Glasswork of Škrdlovice.” 1977 Glas Unikate. Galerie am Graben, Vienna, Austria. Coburger Glaspreis 1977. Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, Coburg, Germany. Catalogue, text by H. Maedebach. Transparente Formen: 4 Glasmacher aus Prag. Museum Bellerive, Zurich, Switzerland. Catalogue, text by Dr. S. Barten. Artistic Glass 1977. Fragner and Spala Gallery, Prague, CZ. Catalogue, text by A. Langhammer. Contemporary Applied Art. Mánes, Prague. Catalogue, text by Z. Kostka. Moravská Galerie, Brno, CZ. 1976 International exhibition of Glass and Ceramics. Jablonec, CZ.Catalogue, text by Dr. A. Adlerová. Roma ´76: Cristallo D´Arte Cecoslovacco. Mercati di Trajano, Rome, Italy. Catalogue. Glaskunst der Goer und Foer Jahre. Glasmuseum Frauenau, Frauenau, Germany. 1975 Art Tchecoslovaque Contemporain. Halles de la Salle des Congres, Nanterre, France. La Verre de Bohéme: P. Hlava, V. Jelínek, F. Vízner. UNESCO, Paris, France. Catalogue. Boomilastaa Lasia Kautta Aikojen. Suomen Lasimueo, Riihimaki, Finland. Catalogue. 1974 I. Quadriennale des Kunsthandwerks Socialistscher Lander. Hallen der Internationalen Bauaustellung, Erfurt, Germany. Catalogue. Hommage aux Mains: Artisanat Contemporain Mondial. Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Canada. Catalogue. 1973 Jaroslav Svoboda and František Vízner. Glass Regional Museum, Hradec Králové, CZ. Catalogue, text by Dr. F. Stehlík. Historical and Contemporary Glass. Moravská Galerie, Brno, CZ. Catalogue, text by Dr. J. Medková. Bohmiskt Glas: Genom Tiderna. National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden. Catalogue, text by Dr. A. Adlerová. Pressglass aus der ČSSR. Grassi Museum: Museum des Kunsthandwerks, Liepzig, Germany. Catalogue, text by Dr. A. Adlerová. Glass Metamorphoses. Moravská Galerie, Brno, CZ. Catalogue, text by Dr. J. Medková. Bohmisches Glas der Gegenwart. Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany. Catalogue, text by Dr. A. Adlerová. Bohmisches Glas der Gegenwart. Badisches Landemuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany. Bohmisches Glas der Gegenwart. Kunstgewerbe Museum, Berlin, Germany. Bohmisches Glas der Gegenwart. Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, Coburg, Germany. International Exhibition of Glass and Jewellery. Jablonec nad Nisou, CZ. 1972 Czech Pressed Glass. Regional Gallery of Visual Arts, Gottwaldov (Zlín), CZ. Catalogue, text by Dr. A. Adlerová. Glass and Jewellery. Czech Cultural Centre, Budapest, Hungry. Czechoslovak Glass. Traveled to: Havana, Munchen, Helsinki, Hagen, Bremen. Glasswork on the Highland. Regional Gallery of the Highland, Jihlava, CZ. František Vízner: Glass, B. Mrázek: Tapisery. Horácké Museum and Gallery, Nové Městona Moravě, CZ. Catalogue, text by Dr. A. Adlerová. Glass and Metal. Fragner Gallery, Prague, CZ. František Vízner: Glass, Liběna Víznerová: Jewellery. Gallery Mahlerstrasse, Vienna, Austria. 1971 Franišek Vízner: Glass, Jan Šváb: Photography. Galerie Mladá Fronta, Prague, CZ. Catalogue, text by Dr. A. Adlerová. Exempla 1968. Internationalle Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany. Gallery of Weihs, Starnberg, Germany. Glass from Škrdlovice. Východočeské Museum, Pardubice, CZ. Catalogue. 1970 Contemporary Czech Glass. Mánes, Prague, CZ. Catalogue, text by K. Hetter. 1969 50 years of Czech Applied and Industrial Art. Mánes, Prague, CZ. Catalogue, text by K. Hetter. Traveled to: Osterreichisches Museum fur Angewandte Kunst, Vienna, Austria; Teheran, Wroclaw, Budapest. The World of Objects. Museum of Glass and Jewellery, Jablonec nad Nisou, CZ. 1967 František Vízner: Glass, Laděna Víznerová: Jewellery. Severočeské museum, Liberec, CZ. Catalogue, text by Dr. F. Stehlík. Czechoslovak Industrial Design. Design Centre, London, UK. Catalogue, text by K. Hetteš. World Exhibition EXPO ´67. Montreal, Canada. Glass ´67. Town Hall, Prague, CZ. 1966 Tendencies in the Czech Art. Municipal house, Prague, CZ. AICA Catalogue, text by K. Hetteš. 1965 International Exhibition of Glass and Jewellery. Museum of Glass and Jewellery, Jablonec nad Nisou, CZ. Bohemian Glass. Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK. Catalogue. Tsjekkoslovakisk Glass: Keramik og Textiler. Kunstindustrimuseum, Oslo, Norway. Catalogue. Souvenir. Galerie Československý Spisovatel, Prague, CZ. 1964 Pressed Glass. Moravská Galerie, Brno, CZ. Catalogue, text by Dr. F. Stehlík. Set Table. Museum of Applied Arts, Prague, CZ. Catalogue, text by Dr. J. Brožová and Dr. D. Tučná. 1963 Wspólczesne Czechoslowacke Szklo. Museum Sklaskie Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland. Catalogue, text by Dr. A. Adlerová. 1962 Pressed Glass. Museum of Applied Arts, Prague, CZ. Catalogue, text by Dr. A. Adlerová. What is Glass. Severočeské Museum, Liberec, CZ.
Awards 1974 Main Prize, for a set of cut glass. The First Quadrennial of Fine Art, Erfurt, Germany. 1978 Gold Medal: Bavarian National Prize. International Craft Fair EXEMPLA, Munich, Germany. 1984 2nd prize, for a set of cut glass. International Craft Exhibition: WCC, Bratislava, CZ. 2003 Gold Medal: Bavarian National Prize. International Craft Fair EXEMPLA, Munich, Germany. 2003 The Press Prize. Art&Interior: Design Fair, Prague, CZ, and Milan, Italy.
Collections National Gallery, Prague Museum of Applied Art and Craft, Prague Moravská Galerie, Brno Severočeské Museum, Liberec Museum Skla a Bižuterie, Jablonec nad Nisou Horácká Galerie, Nové Město na Moravě Východočeské Museum, Pardubice The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo The National Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo Victoria and Albert Museum, London Bellerive Museum, Zurich Kunsmuseum, Dusseldorf Kunstsammlungen der Veste, Coburg The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris – Louvre The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth National Museum, Stockolm Musée des Ars Décoratifs, Lausanne Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco The Museum Of Art, Indianapolis Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam Denver Museum of Art and Design, Denver Museum of Design and Contemporary Applied Arts, Lausanne Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Ghent Neue Pinakotek, Munich Glassmuseum, Ohringen |