Jan Tichy (1974) is a
Chicago-based artist and educator, born in
Czechoslovakia.
Biography
Jan Tichy is a contemporary artist and educator working in video, sculpture, architecture, and photography. Born in Prague in 1974, Tichy studied art in Israel before moving to Chicago.
Education
Tichy studied at the
Musrara School of Photography and New Media in Jerusalem and at the Advanced Studies in Fine Art and Photography program at the
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Tel Aviv. He earned his MFA from
the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where he is now Assistant Professor at the Department of Photography.
Solo exhibitions
; 2019
''Weight of Light'',
Museum Bensheim, Germany
; 2014
''aroundcenter'',
Chicago Cultural Center
; 2013
''Politics of Light'', No Longer Empty &
Richard Gray Gallery
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, NYC;
''Overlap'', Hezi Cohen Gallery, Tel Aviv;
''Jan Tichy'',
Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, WA
; 2012
''MATRIX 164'',
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT;
''1979:1-2012:21'',
Museum of Contemporary Photography;
''Project Cabrini Green'', Gordon Gallery, Tel Aviv
! 2011
''Installation No.13'', Nathan Gottesdiener Prize,
Tel Aviv Museum of Art;
; 2010
''01:37:24:05'', Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv;
''Installation No. 10'',
Spertus Museum
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, Chicago
; 2009
''Installations'',
Richard Gray Gallery
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, Chicago;
''Recent Works'', Museum of Contemporary Art, Bat Yam, Israel
; 2008
''12*12'',
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
; 2007
''1391'',
Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art
The Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art ( he, מוזיאון הרצליה לאמנות) is contemporary art museum.
History
The museum was established in 1965 in Herzeliya, Israel. The museum's main focus is on Israeli and international contempo ...
; 2004
''Beton'', Morel Derfler Gallery, Jerusalem
Public collections
Museum of Modern ArtMAGASIN IIIMuseum of Contemporary PhotographyIndianapolis Museum of ArtIsrael Museum Jerusalem
Awards and Prizes
2012 Faculty Enrichment Grant, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2011 Gold Award in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education
2010 Nathan Gottesdiener Foundation, The Israeli Art Prize
2009 MFA Fellowship Award, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2008
America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship
References
External links
Jan Tichy*
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Living people
1974 births
Israeli installation artists