René ROUBÍČEK
Sculptor, Glassmaker, Art Teacher
René Roubíček was born on January 23rd, 1922 in the Czech capital of Prague. He currently lives and works with his wife, Miluše Roubíčková-Kytková in Prague as well as in Kamenický Šenov in northern Bohemia, where he recently became an Honorary Citizen of the City (2012).
Education
1940-1944 School of Decorative Arts in Prague
. Studio of Monumental Painting and Glass, prof. Jaroslav Holecek
1949-1950 College of Applied Arts in Prague
Studio of prof. Josefa Kaplicky - Thesis and State Exam
Selected Work Experience
1945-1952 Teacher of the Odborné Školy Sklářské in Kamenický Šenov
Artistic collaboration with Art Glass Atelier in Nový Bor
Artist at Umělecké Sklo Studio
1952-1953 Artist at the Střední Průmyslové Škola Sklářské – Development Center in Železný Brod
1952-1958 Worked with the Ustřední Výtvarní Středisko pro Průmysl Skla a Jemné Keramiky in Prague - later ÚBOK (Department of Interior Design and Fashion)
1955-1965 Lead Designer of technical-artistic center at Borské Sklo in Nový Bor
1966-1968 External Lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague
1969-present Freelance Artist: external collaboration with Crystalex - Nový Bor; UUR Glassworks (Center for Artistic Craft) – Škrdlovice; Glasi Hergiswil in Hergiswil, Switzerland; and recently Ajeto in Lindava
1982-present Participated in the International Glass Symposia (IGS) in Nový Bor and in international glass workshops(1982 Frauenau, 1983 and 1984 Luzern, 1985 Immenhausen)
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1994 Lecturer at the Pilchuck Glass School Summer in Seattle, USA
1995 Attended the Glavunion Symposium in Teplice
1996- present Attended several international symposia of engraved glass in Kamenický Šenov
1998 Lecture Tour of Japan (Museum of Modern Art in Yokohama and in other cities)
2006 Participated in the Visiting Artist Program at the Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington, USA – created several works in the museum glassworks which were exhibited in Tacoma and Seattle
Selection of Prizes and Awards
1958 Grand Prix, World Expo '58 (Brussels, Belgium)
1963 Regional SKNU Award (Ustí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia)
1967 National Award (Czechoslovakia)
1969 Gold Medal, at the international EXEMPLA Exhibition of Artistic Craft (Munich, Germany)
1970 Silver Medal, EXEMPLA Exhibition of Artistic Craft (Munich, Germany)
1977 Urkunde Coburger Glaspreis (Coburg, Germany)
1980 Zentralschweizer Glaspreis – First Prize for Glass Sculptures (Luzern, Switzerland)
1980 Ehrenpreis Zweiter Coburger Glaspreis (Coburg, Germany)
1997 Masaryk Academy of Arts Award (Prague, Czech Republic)
2007 Glass Award - Czech Glass Society (Czech Republic)
2008 Inducted into the 2007 Grand Design Hall of Fame - Czech Academy of Design (Czech Republic)
Bayerischer Staatspreis 2008 (Germany)
2014 Coburger Glaspreis 2014 – Judges’ Special Award (Coburg, Germany)
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Memberships
BILANCE Creative group of the Applied Arts (Czech Republic)
Art Discussion Art Specialty (Czech Republic)
A Selection of Contributions to Architecture, Exhibitions, etc.
1958 EXPO ’58 – Brussels: Czechoslovak Pavilion, Spatial Composition of Glass and Metal
Compositions of glass and metal at the Czechoslovak Glass Exhibit in Moscow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Sao Paulo
1960 Compositions of glass and metal in glass exhibits in Prague, Liberec, in Cairo, Colombo and Monte Carlo
1967 EXPO ’67 – Montreal: Czechoslovak Pavilion, A Grouping of Hand-Crafted Textured Glass Columns/Sculptures and Fountain
1970 EXPO ’70 – Osaka: Cs. pavilion at the World Expo '70, Mrak - water, source of life, crystal sculpture. glass and metal
1965-1995 Glass columns, sculptures, fountains, chandeliers and stained glass-walls (Liberec, Ostrava, Karlovy Vary, Most, Sao Paulo, Venice, Liège)
Czech Embassies in Sofia, London and Washington (chandeliers)
Saar Region Building - staircase chandelier (Paris, France)
Chandeliers, neon sculptures, glass walls for national and regional building institution buildings, and cultural and sports centers in Germany (Cologne, Göttingen, Coburg, Saarbrücken, Würzburg, Frankfurt)
1997 EPD Prague City Centre - lighting for hallways (Prague, Czech Republic)
2005 Marriott Hotel - glass fountain (Prague, Czech Republic)
2006 Sheraton Hotel - wall of glass columns (Shanghai, China)
Czech National Gallery, Exhibition Palace - permanent exhibition of contemporary and modern art (the new version of the composition of the EXPO '58 in Brussels) (Prague, Czech Republic)
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Current Cooperation and Installations
2006-2007 Moser, Inc. - A set of hand-cut glass pieces to commemorate Moser’s 150th Anniversary)
2006-present Studio Moser - René Roubíček creates and participates in Moser’s annual new product introductions at both domestic and international exhibitions and tradeshows including Prague’s Designblok and Frankfurt’s Ambiente
2007-present Designer of an original glass sculpture for the Pavel Koutecký Award for Documentary Films (awarded since 2007 AFIS, René Roubíček creates an original piece each year)
2010 Glass Retro Collection - Set of Glasses - René Roubíček Brussels 58 (Project for the Ajeto Art Glass Museum in Nový Bor)
2013 Chandelier Light-Sculpture And Why Not for Lasvit, first presented in at Milano Design Week, I Saloni Milano (Milan, Italy)
2014 Crystal Art Object Expo2 for Preciosa, going to be presented during Expo Milano 2015 as an activity of Back to the Future initiative (Expo Dubai 2020)
A Recent Selection of Independent Exhibitions
(usually together with Miluše Roubíčková-Kytková)
1999-2000 The Studio Glass Gallery (London, UK), Repeat: UK, Japan, East Bohemian Gallery (Pardubice, Czech Republic)
2001 Enomoto Gallery (Osaka, Japan)
Galleria d'Arte e di Vetro (Bergamo, Italy)
2002 Glass - Art Today – Galerie Chapelott (Luxemburg)
Prager Galerie (Saltzburg, Austria); Gallery F (Dresden, Germany)
2003 Masters of European Glass: Miluse Roubíčková and René Roubíček, Glass / Retrospective 1944 - 2003 – Prague Museum of Decorative Arts (Prague, Czech Republic)
2003-2004 Galleria d'Arte e di Vetro (Bergamo, Italy)
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The Studio Glass Gallery (London, England)
2005 Carnival in Venice - Kampa Museum (Prague, Czech Republic)
2012 René Roubíček – Chandeliers - Museum of Glass (Kamenický Šenov, Czech Republic)
René Roubíček and Borek Šípek – A Generation of Glass – New Town Hall (Prague, Czech Republic)
2012-2013 René Roubíček, Glass Is Like Jazz - Moser Art Gallery (Prague, Czech Republic)
René Roubíček - Glass – And Why Not?! Museum Kampa (Prague, Czech Republic)
2013 Ajeto Art Glass Museum (Nový Bor, Czech Republic)
Recent Selection of Exhibition Participation
2004-2005 Vetri nel Mondo Oggi, Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte - Palazzo Franchetti (Venice, Italy)
2005-2007 Large Traveling Exhibition Czech Glass 1945-1980, Art in a Time of Misery and Illusion - Museum Kunst Palast, Kunsthalle (Düsseldorf, Germany), Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, USA), Tacoma Museum of Glass (Washington, USA), Koldinghus Museum (Kolding, Denmark), National Gallery in Prague - Exhibition Palace (Prague, Czech Republic)
2007 The Great Masters of Czech Glass - Koganezaki Glass Museum (Koganezaki, Japan)
2007 The Last Decade of 150 Years of Glassmaking - Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Moser 10/150 (Prague, Czech Republic)
2009 Connections 2009 - Current European Glass Sculpture (Prague, Czech Republic and Manes, Germany)
2010 A New Sensitivity – Czech Sculpture 1960-1980 - National Art Museum of China (Beijing, China)
2010-2011 Chandeliers – Jewels of Light - Museum Bellerive
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(Switzerland, Zurich)
2011 Bayerische Staatspreis 2005-2010 - Galerie Handwerk, Galerie der Preisträger (Munich, Germany)
2012-2013 Only the Best! of Czech Glass Art – Prague Museum of Decorative Arts (Prague, Czech Republic)
2013 Freedom in Art – 150 Years of Artistic Celebration - Clam-Gallas Palace (Prague, Czech Republic)
2014 Coburg Glaspreis 2014 (Coburg, Germany)
A Selection of Roubíček Collections in Museums/Galleries
• National Gallery (Prague, Czech Republic) • Moravian Gallery (Brno, Czech Republic) • Museum of Decorative Arts (Prague, Czech Republic) • Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) • Victoria and Albert Museum (London, UK) • Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris, France) • Museum Bellerive (Zurich, Switzerland) • The Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, New York, USA) • The Saxe Collection (San Francisco, California, USA) • Museum of Glass (Tacoma, Washington, USA) • Koganezaki Crystal Park - Koganezaki Glass Museum (Koganezaki, Japan) • Pinakothek der Moderne - Die Neue Sammlung, (Munich, Germany) • Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg (Coburg, Germany) • Das Europäische Museum für Modernes Glas – Orangerie - Schlosspark Rosenau (Rödental, Germany) • Various private collections
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