Ivana Lomová
She was born on November 22, 1959 in Prague. She graduated from the Technical University of Prague at the Faculty of Architecture (1978–1983), but did not pursue a professional career in architecture. For years she worked as a draftswoman and illustrator and illustrated over 25 books, primarily for children (she collaborated with the Albatros publishing house). She and her sister drew the comics Anča and Pepík on the trail and then herself illustrated Biblical Stories for the journal Mateřídouška for more than 4 years. She also devoted herself to cartoons and lithography. In the early 1990s, she left the illustrations and began to freely create and paint with oil. She lives and works in Prague.
Solo exhibitions – selection
2020 In The City, DOX - Center of Contemporary Art, Praha (cur. Milena Slavická)
2019 Arte HD, 8gallery, Praha
2018 Walls, 8gallery, Praha
Waiting Room, Gallery Dolmen, Prague
2017 Ivana Lomová-paintings, Lucie Lomová-comics, Gallery of František Drtikol, Příbram
2016 All The Passengers, G4 Art Centre Gallery 4, Cheb
New Paintings, 8gallery, Prague
2015 Emptiness, Václav Špála Gallery, Prague, (cur. Ladislav Kesner)
Gallery of the Museum of National History in Česká Lípa (cur. Ladislav Kesner)
Pictures from my Bedroom, Gallery Villa Pellé, Prague (cur. Marek Pokorný)
2013 The Voters, Gallery Vltavín, Praha
2012 Gallery At the White Unicorn, Klatovy
Passengers, Gallery Beseda, Ostrava
2011 Gallery of South Bohemia, Wortner House, České Budějovice
Cafés, Gallery of the Czech Insurance Company, Prague
2010 Slávia, Gallery Via Art, Prague
Sisterhood, Gallery Fotografic, Prague
My Cat and Me, Gallery 5th. Floor, Prague
2008 The Firebird, Gallery of the Czech Insurance Company, Prague
2007 Gallery of Eastern Bohemia , Pardubice
Gallery of Contemporary Art, Karlovy Vary, Ostrov,
Night, Gallery Vltavín, Prague
Paradise, Gallery Via Art, Prague
2005 Till the Death Do Us Part, Gallery of the Czech Insurance Company
2004 Happiness, Gallery Via Art, Prague
2003 The Baby Inside, Moravian Gallery, Brno (cur. Milena Slavická)
Under the Cover, Czech Center, Berlin, Germany (cur. Martina Pachmanová)
Faraway, Gallery Via Art, Prague
2002 Pintner Gallery, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
2001 Dancing In The Hallway, The Chapel Gallery, Bruntál
Kampf Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
2001 Under the Cover (with Erika Bornová), Gallery at the White Unicorn, Klatovy
2000 Under the Cover (with Erika Bornová), MXM Gallery, Prague (cur. Martina Pachmanová)
1999 Men and Women, Václav Špála Gallery, Prague (cur. Milena Slavická)
1998 Trip to the Woods, Litera Gallery, Prague
1997 Life Is Good, Václav Špála Gallery, Prague (cur. Milena Slavická)
Group exhibitions – selection
2018 Trauma, Distress, Extazy, Emptiness. Formulas of Pathos 1900-2018, West Bohemian Gallery in Pilsen, cur.Ladislav Kesner
2017 Knap, Lomová, Puchová, New Gallery, Prague
2016 This is not a Poetry! (Collapse of Emotions), Castle of Litomyšl, cur. Martin Gerboc
2014 Reconstruction, Gallery of Emil Filla, Ústí n. Labem
Intimate Interaction, PLATO, Platform for Contemporary Art, Ostrava Vítkovice, cur. Ladislav Kesner
2011 Images of the Mind, Moravian Gallery, Brno and Deutches Hygiene-Museum Dresden, cur. Ladislav Kesner and Colleen M. Schmitz
2010 Dark Night, Bright Night - the moon and night in Czech art in 19th and 20th century, Wortnerś House, České Budějovice
2009 Fourteen S, DOX -Center of Contemporary Art, Prague (cur. Milena Slavická)
2008 Self-portrait in Czech Art of 20th and 21st. Century,
2006 Next Station Arcadia, Gallery of Modern Art, Roudnice n. Labem,
Landschloss Pirna-Zuchendorf, Germany
2005 The Impression, Gallery Rudolfinum, Prague
2003 Contemporary Czech Art, Prague-Riga art dialogue, Riga, Latvia
Symposium of Vizual Art Mikulov “Workshop” – selection ‘94-02’. Czech Center, Wienna, Austria
Aqua Art, The Gallery of Critics, Adria Palace, Prague
2002 Czech Graphic Art –fifty years of changes in modern printmaking, Mánes Gallery, Prague
Visionaries and Story Tellers, Junge Tschechische Kunst: Malerei (1st. part). Kulturabteilung Bayer, Leverkusen, Dortmagen, Germany (cur.Tomáš Pospiszyl)
2001 Memory, Comenius Museum, Naarden, Netherlands (cur. Radek Váńa)
2000 Melancholy, Moravian Gallery, Brno, CR
Probable Painting, Mánes Gallery, Prague
Two Ends of the Century, Czech Museum of Fine Arts, House at the Black Madonna, Prague
The portrait of the year 2000. Gallery Klatovy/Klenová CR
Girls Show 2000, Artexpo, Bucarest, Romania (cur. Radek Váńa)
1997 Prague Castle for children, the children‘s book illustrations by contemporary czech artists, Imperial stable, Prague Castle, Prague
1996 Czech Litography of the 90ties, Museum of the city of Prague, Prague
Illustrations - selection
1994 – 1998 Enid Blyton: Mystery of…- 6 books of crime stories for children, publisher Albatros
1992 – 1995 Jan Černý: Stories from the Bible, comic series for children magazine Mateřídouška - 56 episodes
1992 Miep Diekmann: Annejet has Troubles - 3 books, publisher Ivo Železný,
1989 Capitols of Europe, publisher Albatros,
Dina Rubin: The House behind the Green Gate, publisher Albatros
Anča and Pepík on the Trail, (with Lucie Lomová), comics strips, illustrated books no.133, publisher Panorama, Prague
Bibliofilie
2005 Eternal Nemesis, Ladislav Klíma, publishing house Aulos
Cartoon Film
1990 A Party (10 min.), theme, script, design: Ivana Lomová, directed by Boris Baromykin, Short film, Prague
Residencies
2016 Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, Ireland
2014 Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, Ireland
2011 Borgo Finocchietto, Toskánsko, Italy
2009 Cill Riallaig, Kerry, Ireland
2008 International workshop Slovenia open to Art, Sinji Vrh, Slovenia
2007 Vermont studio center, Vermont, USA
2006 International Visual Art Colony, Avsenik, Slovenia
2005 Casa Zina Lia, Elba, Italy
Prizes, Grants, Awards
2010 Celeste Prize - finalist, International contemporary art prize
2006 The Most Beautiful Czech Book of the Year 2005, Ladislav Klíma,
Eternal Nemesis, publishing house Aulos Prize of Art Colony, Avsenik, Slovinsko
1995 The Graphic art of the year 1994, Prize of Central European Gallery and Publishing House
Participation in collections
Gallery of South Bohemia, České Budějovice
Gallery Klatovy, Klenová
Collection of the art of the city of Benešov
The Collection of contemporary art of the city of Mikulov
Soros center of contemporary art, Prague
The collection of Mr. Robert Runták, Olomouc
Private collections in Czech republic and abroad
