Chappell Gallery participates in numerous off-site art fairs throughout the year, namely SOFA (Sculptural Objects and Functional Art) in Chicago and New York, PalmBeach3 in Florida and Collectors' Weekend in New Jersey.   Chappell Gallery mounts several shows each year, being the first to have solo exhibitions in the U.S. of many major international artists.
Chappell Gallery is built on a strong foundation of education, the fuel that has driven the art glass movement to its current heights. It mounts several shows each year, being the first to have solo exhibitions in the U.S. of many major international artists.
Chappell Gallery mounts several shows each year, being the first to have solo exhibitions in the U.S. of many major international artists.
 

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Anna Matoušková

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BORN
  1963   February 16, Prague

STUDIA (EDUCATION)
 
1984-90
  VŠUP Praha (Academy of Applied Arts in Prague) Sklárský atelier (Glass studio) - Prof. St. Libenský, Prof. J. Svoboda, Prof.Vl.Kopecký
  1991   Freelance artist, living in Prague

SAMOSTATNÉ VÝSTAVY (SOLO EXHIBITIONS)
  1992   Galerie Böhm, Prague, Sklo a obrazy (Paintings and glass sculptures)
Gallery Nakama, Tokyo, Paintings and glass sculptures
  1993   Galerie Groeneveld, Almelo - Holland, Paintings and glass sculptures
  1995   The Studio Glass Gallery - Alternative Art Galleries, London, Paintings and glass sculptures
  1998   Galerie V kapli: "VÁ-ZÁ-NÍ", Bruntál - CZ, Obrazy (Paintings)
  1999   The Studio Glass Gallery, London, Glass sculptures, glass paintings, Paintings, (cat.)
  2000   Gallery Nakama, Tokyo, Paintings and glass sculptures
Dum U rudého vola, Galerie 99: "Rada", Brno - CZ, Obrazy (Paintings)
  2003   Eliška Stölting - Glasgalerie Hittfeld, "Vladimír Kopecký und Anna Matoušková", Hittfeld bei Hamburg, Glass sculptures
CzechPoint - Galerie des Tschechischen Zentrums, "Architekturen", Berlin, Glass sculptures
  2004   Karolinum - Charles University, Prague, "Art and Fenomen"(together with Kimura Rieko and Hans-Günther Van Look), Glass sculptures, (cat.)
The Studio Glass Gallery, London, "New works"(together with Ilja Bílek), Glass sculptures
  2005   Chappell Gallery, New York, „Binding-Building" Glass sculptures

ÚCAST NA VÝSTAVÁCH (PARTICIPATION IN EXHIBITIONS)
  1991   Handwerkmesse: "Talentbörse Handwerk", München, (cat.).
Výstavište (Exhibition Ground): "Všeobecná ceskoslovenská výstava 1991" ("Czechoslovak General Exhibition 1991"), Prague
Galerie Mánes: "Sklárská cena Praha 1991"("Prague Glass Prize 1991"), Prague, (cat.)
Galerie Ewers an Gross St. Martin: "Glasswettbewerb", Köln
Galerie Rob van den Doel: "Contemporary Glass", Prague
Espace Duchamp-Villon Centre: "Le verre-exposition internationale de verre contemporain", Rouen - France, (cat.)
Galerie Böhm: "Konfrontace", Prague
  1992   Heller Gallery: "Prague Glass Prize 91", New York
Galerie Steindlmüller: "Tschechisches Glas", Prien - BRD
Galerie Stodola: "Sklodola", Ceský Krumlov - CZ, (cat.)
Kunst und Form Galerie: "Contemporary Studio Glass", Arnbruck - BRD Norre Port, Halmstad - Sweden Galerie Vetro, Frankfurt a. M., (cat.)
  1993   Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja: "Bohemia Cristal", Segovia - Spain, (cat.) Galerie Chelsea: "Zeitgenössische Kunst in Glas", Zürich Midera Factory: "Kunst uit Tsjechië", Roeselare - Belgium, (cat.) Van der Togt Museum, Amstelveen - Holland
  1994   Muzeum skla a bižuterie (Museum of Glass and Jewellery): "Obrazy, sklo, plastiky" ("Paintings, Glass, Sculptures"), Jablonec nad Nisou - CZ, (cat.) Galerie Art du Verre: "Czech Glass", Luxembourg Galleri Kamras: "Exhibition at Borgholm Castle", Öland - Sweden Historisches Museum Bamberg: "Prager Glaskunst", Bamberg - BRD, (cat.) 14-th Biennal of Industrial Design, Ljubljana - Slovenia, (cat.) The Economist Building: "Contemporary Czech Glass Sculpture", London, (cat.)
  1995   Dum u Jonáše: "Sklenená plastika"("Glass Sculpture"), Pardubice - CZ Muzeum skla a bižuterie (Museum of Glass and Jewellery): "Ceská tavená sklenená plastika"("Czech Mould-melted Glass Objects 1995") Jablonec nad Nisou - CZ, (cat.) Galeria San Nicolo: "Da Praga a Venezia - 10 Grandi Artisti del Vetro Contemporaneo Ceco", Venezia The Studio Glass Gallery, London, (cat.) Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe: "Meisterwerke moderner Tschechischer Glaskunst", Hamburg
  1996   Zwolsche Algemeene: "Skulpturen", Nieuwegein - Holland Topicuv salón: "Výtvarné léto 96"("Art Summer 96"), Prague The Studio Glass Gallery: "Auction of Contemporary Czech and Slovak Glass Sculptures", London, (cat.)
  1997   Glasmuseum Ebeltoft: "Young Glass 1997", Ebeltoft - Danmark, (cat.) Habatat Galleries, New York Glasgalerie Hittfeld: "Young Czech Glass", Hamburg
  1998   Alšova jihoceská galerie (Southbohemian Gallery): "Klub konkrétistu" ("Club of Concretists"), Hluboká nad Vltavou -CZ Das Tschechische Zentrum Berlin: "Zeitgenössiche tschechische Glaskunst", Berlin Dum umení mesta Brna (House of Arts of Brno): "Mezinárodní bienále produktového designu"("International Biennal of Product Design"), Brno - CZ The Studio Glass Gallery: "Czech - British Contemporary Glass Sculpture (Auction in aid of Sue Ryder Foundation)", London (cat.)
  1999   Slovenská národná galéria (Slovak National Gallery): "Klub konkrétistu" ("Club of Concretists"), Bratislava - SR II. Nový Zlínský salon, Zlín - CZ, (cat.) Messezentrum Nürnberg: "3. Internationale Glaskunst Trienale", Nürnberg - BRD, (cat.) Sogetsu Kaikan: "Contemporary Czech Glass and Ikebana Sogetsu", Tokyo, (cat.)
  2000   First Art Forum: "Contemporary Glass in Czech, Vladimír Kopecký and his Family", Tokyo Tjeckiska centret - Ceské centrum: "Pražská sekce Klubu konkrétistu", Stockholm (cat.)
  2001   "Klub konkrétistu" ("Club of Concretists"), Dum umení v Opave, Opava - CZ "Mezinárodní sklárská symposia 1982-2000 Nový Bor", Umeleckoprumyslové muzeum, Praha Studio Glass Gallery: "Sensitive Touch", London, (cat.) Galerie IC UP Zbrojnice: "Klub konkrétistu - pražská sekce" ("Club of Concretists - Prague Section"), Olomouc - CZ Národní technické muzeum Praha: "Stanislav Libenský a jeho škola" ("Stanislav Libenský and His Students"), Prague, (cat.) Galerie Prager Kabinett: "Stanislav Libenský und seine Schule", Salzburg, Austria (cat.) La Galería Real Fábrica de Cristales de la Granja: "The Glass Museum", La Granja, Segovia, Spain (cat.) Pabellón de Cristal de la Casa de Campo de Madrid: "De Arte Actual Feria de Galerias de Galerias Espanolas", Madrid
  2002   M.A.V.A. Castillo de San José de Valderas-Alcorcón: "Sensitive Touch", Madrid, (cat.) SOFA 2002 - Chappell Gallery, New York Tchaj-pei Fine Arts Museum: "Stanislav Libenský and His School, Tchaj-pej, Tchaj-wan, (cat.) Art & Design Gallery: "Sensitive Touch", The Pavilion, Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom, (cat.) ZUŠ Mšeno, Galerie Erasmus, Divadlo Novanta: "Variace - 02", Divadlo Novanta, Melník - CZ "Global Art Glass Triennial 2002", Borgholm Castle - Öland, Sweden, (cat.) SOFA 2002 - Chappell Gallery, Chicago
  2003   Museum of Arts and Design: "Libenský and His School", New York (cat.)
  2004   Victoria and Albert Museum London: "Collect 2004 (The New Art Fair for Contemporary Objects)", (cat.) Die Glasgalerie Hittfeld mit dem Kulturbüro der Stadt Neumünster und dem Wachholtz Verlag im Rahmen des 19. Schleswig-Holstein Musik-Festivals - "Moderne Glaskunst aus Tschechien" Papierfabrik-Neumünster - BRD Severoceské muzeum v Liberci a Zdenek Lhotský: „Lhotský s.r.o., X let tavené sklenené plastiky / Pelechov" („Ten Years of Czech Mould-melted Glass Sculpture") , CZ Museum für Kunst und Geverbe Hamburg, org. Glasgalerie Hittfeld, „Zeitgenösische Tschechische Glaskunst", Hamburg

SYMPOSIA (SYMPOSIUMS)
  1991   Gewerbepark Rankweil: "Kunst - Umení", Vorarlberg, Austria (cat.)
IV. Interglass Symposium, Nový Bor - CZ
  1995   Symposium sklenené tyce Trójský zámek (The Glass Rod Symposium in Troja Castle): "Sklo v Tróji"("Glass in Troja"), Prague, (cat.)
  2004   „GLASSART 04", M.E.C.C.A. (Middle European Colony of Contemporary Arts) Terezin, Kamenický Šenov, - CZ

VEDENÍ KURSU (HEAD OF WORKSHOP)
  1998   (21.-25.9.) "Escultura en Vidrio" ("Glass sculpturing"), Fundación Centro Nacional del Vidrio - Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja, Segovia - Spain

ZASTOUPENÍ VE VEREJNÝCH SBÍRKÁCH (WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS)
      Severoceské muzeum (Museum of Northern Bohemia), Liberec - CZ
Zámek Lemberk (Lemberk Castle), Jablonné v Podještedí - CZ
Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, Coburg - BRD
Van der Togt Museum, Amstelveen - Holland
Sbírka Ceské sporitelny (Ceská sporitelna Collection), Prague
Zámek Bezdružice (Bezdružice Castle), - CZ
M.A.V.A. Castillo de San José de Valderas-Alcorcón, Madrid
Glasmuseum - Ernsting Stiftung, Coesfeld - BRD

REALIZACE V ARCHITEKTURE (COMMISSIONS IN ARCHITECTURE)
      Azabuka Sumicyo Park Mansion, Minato - ku, Tokyo - Japan

OCENENÍ (AWARDS)
      Soutež Dobrý design 1991 (Competition Good Design 1991.) - "Vybráno Design centrem Ceské Republiky"("Selected by the Design Centre of Czech Republic")

BIBLIOGRAFIE (BIBLIOGRAPHY)
      Fabritius Heinke - Naslouchání svetlu a barve / Listening to Light and Colour / Vom Hören auf Licht und Farbe (Czech, English, German), in: Art & Fenomen (cat.), ill., pp. 46-52, Praha 2004
Janoušek Ivo - Sensitive Touch - Catalogue (English, Spanish), ill., 2004
Kohoutová Marie - Rád daný krystalu - s Annou Matouškovou o odkrývání tvaru, rustu skal a pocátku a konci variací, (rozhovor); internetový casopis Glassrevue 6/2003 - (www.glassrevue.com); ill., (Czech)
Matoušek Alexander - Vyvažování a vázání / Balancing and Binding / Bindung und Balance (Czech, English, German), in: Art & Fenomen (cat.), ill., pp. 46-52, Praha 2004
Pohribný Arsén - Vázání (Czech), in: Ateliér 1998/13, p.5, ill.,
Sepp Hans Rainer - Úvodem / Introduction / Zur Einführung (Czech, English, German), in: Art & Fenomen (cat.), pp. 17-21, ill., Praha 2004
Suda Kristián - Back to A Sense of Order, The Glass Objects of Anna Matoušková (English, Japan), Glasswork 1992 / 12, pp. 28-30, ill.,
Valoch Jirí - Rada (Czech), text k pozvánce na výstavu v dome U rudého vola, Dum umení mesta Brna 2000

KOMENTÁRE K VLASTNÍ PRÁCI (COMMENTARY ON OWN WORK)
      Religismus, in: Speculum 2, 1989 - samizdat; (2. Religismus / Religism / Religismus (Czech, English, German), in: Art & Fenomen (cat.), pp. 42-46, Praha 2004)
If You Cannot Sculpt It, You Must Build It / Nelze-li socharit, je treba stavet (English,Czech), Studio Glass Gallery, London 1999, (cat.); (2. Nelze-li socharit, je treba stavet / Where You Cannot Sculpt, Sculpt You Must Build / Nicht Hauen - Bauen (Czech, English, German), in: Art & Fenomen (cat.), pp. 42 - 46, Praha 2004)

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Chappell Gallery is built on a strong foundation of education, the fuel that has driven the art glass movement to its current heights.
Glass art is a global movement; it is far-reaching and speaks many languages.  

In addition to representing artists from the United States, Chappell Gallery's founder, Alice Chappell, has sought out artists from around the world.