STANISLAV LIBENSKÝ AND JAROSLAVA BRYCHTOVÁ Stanislav Libenský: born March 27, 1921, in Sezemice, Czechoslovakia Jaroslava Brychtová: born July 18, 1924, in Zelezny Brod, Czechoslovakia

EDUCATION 1937-39 Libensky - Specialized School of Glassmaking in Novy Bor/Halda and Zelezny Brod 1939-44 School of Applied Arts, Prague, Glass Studio of Prof. J. Holecek 1949-54 Brychtova - Academy of Applied Arts, Prague, Glass Studio of Prof. J. Kaplicky

CHRONOLOGY 1954 Collaborations begin 1954-63 Libenský: Director of the Specialized School for Glassmaking in Zelezny Brod 1963-87 Libenský: Chair, Glass Department, Academy of Applied Arts, Prague 1982 Libenský/Brychtová: Guest Lecturers, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington and Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan Since 1984 Private studios in Zelezny Brod, Czech Republic

SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS 1996 Lifetime Achievement Award, Glass Art Society, Seattle, Washington (conference held in Boston, Massachusetts) 1993 Honorary Doctorate, Royal College of Arts, London, England 1985 Honorary prize, Zweiter Coburger Glaspreis 1985 für moderne Glasgestaltung in Europa, Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, Coburg, Germany 1984 Rakow Award for Excellence in the Art of Glass, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY 1981 Honorary prize, Glaskunst 81, Orangerie, Kassel, Germany 1977 Honorary prize, Coburger Glaspreis 1977 für Moderne Glasgestaltung in Europa, Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, Coburg, Germany 1975 Herder Prize, Universitat Wien, Vienna, Austria 1968 Prague City Prize for the windows of Wenceslas Chapel 1965 Gold medal, VIII, Biennal, Sao Paolo, Brazil 1958 Grand Prize, Expo ’58, Bruxelles, Belgium

SELECTED SOLO SHOWS (*w/catalog) 1997 Boca Raton, Habatat Galleries, FL, "Stanislav Libensky - Jaroslava Brychtova" Liberec, Severoceské muzeum, "Stanislav Libensky - Jaroslava Brychtova. Vyber z dila. Skulptury a kresby." Lausanne, Musee des arts decoratifs, "Artistes verriers contemporains Europe, Etats - Unis Collection du Musee des arts decoratifs" 1996 Heller Gallery, New York, NY 1995 *”Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Elliott Brown Gallery, Seattle, WA 1994 *”Dale Chihuly, Stanislav Libenský & Jaroslavá Brychtová,” Habatat Gallery, Boca Raton, FL *”S. Libenský and J. Brychtová: A 40-year Collaboration in Glass,” Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY 1993 Heller Gallery, New York, NY 1990 Galerie Gottschalk-Beta, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Heller Gallery, New York, NY Retrospective Exhibition, Museum Bellerive, Zürich, Switzerland 1989 Retrospective Exhibition, National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic 1988 Habatat Gallery, Lathrop Village, MI Heller Gallery, New York, NY Clara Scremini, Paris, France (catalog) 1986 Essener Glasgalerie, Essen, Germany 1985 Mnichovo Hradiste, Czech Republic 1984 Habatat Gallery, Lathrup Village, MI Kunstmuseum, Tampere, Finland 1983 The Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimaki, Finland 1967 Galerie Form und Qualitat, Munich, Germany 1966 Museu de Art Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1965 Bienalle Sao Paolo, Brazil 1962 Galerie Ceskoslovensky Spisovatel, Prague 1950 “Glass & Artists” Galerie Ceskoslovensky Spisovatel, Prague

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1997 Praha, Galerie Manes, "Umelecka beseda 97"; Cleveland, OH, Riley Hawk Galleries, "Czech Art (Brychtova, Libensky, Hlava, Karel, Novak, Sramkova, Zamecnikova)" Indianopolis, Museum of Art, "Masters of Contemporary Glass" Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Art Museum, "Recent Glass Sculpture" Biot, Gallerie International du Verre, "Memories in Glass, Time and Space" 1996 “Minimalism: Its Aftermath and Affinities,” Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA 1995 “First International Glass Invitational Exhibition,” Tapei, Taiwan “Masters of Glass,” Yokohama City Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan 1993 “Czech and Swedish Glass Art,” Glasgalerie Hittfeld, Seevetal, Germany 1992 “Nomades du Verre,” Albi, Montpelier, Paris, France “Nomades del Vidre,” Parque de la Ciudadela, Barcelona, Spain “International Exhibition of Contemporary Glass,” Rufino Tamayo Museo, Mexico City “Design Visions – International Directions in Glass,” Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth “Modern Czech Glass Art,” Galeri Glas I, Stockholm, Sweden “Czech Glass,” Halmstad, Sweden 1991 Prague Glass Prize ’91, Prague, Czech Republic “European Dialogue,” City Museum, Bochum, Germany Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan “Exposition de Verre,” Musée des Beaux Arts et de la Ceramique, Rouen, France 1990 Czechoslovakian Glass Artists, Glass Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada “Glas van Drinkbeker tot Kunstobjet, Provincial Museum Streckshof, Antwerp, Belgium 1989 “Verre de Boheme 1400 – 1989,” Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris “Sculptures Contemporaines en cristal et en verre d’Europe (1987-89), Générale de Banque, Liège, Belgium 1988 “European Glass,” School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH “Czechoslovak Glass Artists,” Galerie Transparence, Kredietbank, Bruxelles, Belgium “New Czech Glass – Students of Professor Libenský,” Finnish Glass Museum, Rihimaaki, Finland “Fifties – Applied Arts and Design,” Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, Czech Republic 1987 Vidre d’Art - 25 Artistes Txecoslovace,” Parc de la Ciudadela, Barcelona, Spain 1986-87.1 “Contemporary American and European Glass from the Saxe Collection,” Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA and American Craft Museum, NYC 1986 “Expressions en verre,” Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Lausanne, Switzerland “Contemporary Czechoslovak Glass in Architecture,” University of London, Institute of Education, London, England 1985 “Coburger Glaspreis 1985 für Moderne Glasgestaltung iin Europa,” Kunstsammlungen “Art du Verre: Actualité Internationale,” Musée des Beaux Arts et de la Céramique, Rouen, France. World Glass Now “85, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan 1984 Czechoslovak Glass “84,” Valdstejn Palace Riding Hall, Prague, CSSR 1983 “Moderne Tjekkoslovakisk Glas,” Det Danske Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark Finnish Glass Museum, Rihimaki, Finland *”Masters of Czech Glass: 1945-65, Dan Klein Contemporary Glass, London “Seven Masters,” Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY 1982 “International Directions in Glass Art,” Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia 1981 “Czechoslovakian Glass 1350-1980, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY 1980 “Licht – Form – Gestalt,” Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf im Ehrenhof, Düsseldorf, Germany “Contemporary Glass – Europe & Japan,” National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan 1979 “Glasgestalter aus der Tschechoslowakei,” Glasmuseum Frauenau, Frauenau, Germany *”“New Glass: A Worldwide Survey,” Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York 1977 “Coburger Glaspreis 1977 für Moderne Glasgestaltung in Europa, Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, Coburg, Germany 1976 “Moderne Glas aus Amerika, Europa und Japan,” Museum für Kunsthandwerk. Frankfurt am Main, Germany 1973 International Glass Sculpture, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL 1970 Czechoslovak Exhibitions at EXPO ’70, Osaka, Japan Objecten van Glas en Ceramiek uit Tsjechoslowakije.” Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1967 Czechoslovak Exhibition at EXPO ’67, Montreal, Canada 1964 “Glass: Czechoslovakia and Italy,” Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY 1959 “Glass ’59,” Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY 1958 Czechoslovak Exhibition at EXPO “58, Bruxelles, Belgium

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia City Art Gallery, Manchester, England Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan Krajske Muzeum vychodnich cech, Pardubice, Czech Republic Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf im Ehrenhof, Düsseldorf, Germany Kunstmuseum, Tampere, Finland Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York Moravska Galerie v Brne, Brno, Czech Republic Musée Château d’Annécy, France Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Lausanne, Switzerland Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France Musée des Beaux Arts, Lyon, France Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Céramique, Rouen, France Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes, Valencia, Spain Museum Bellerive, Zürich, Switzerland Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Museum of Art, Belfast, England Museum voor Sierkunst en Industriele Vormgeving, Gent, Belgium Museum skla a bizuterie, Jablonec, nad Nisou, Czech Republic Narodni Galeri v Praze, Praha, Czech Republic National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands Severoceske Muzeum v Liberci, Liberec, Czech Republic Suomen Lasimuseo/Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimaki, Finland The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio Umeleckoprumyslove Muzeum, Praha, Czech Republic Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England Yokohama City Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan