Biography of Milan Handl


Milan Handl
Born 1952, Pribram, Czech Republic

Education and career
1968-72 Glass School of Applied Arts, Zelezny Brod
1972-78 Academy of Applied Arts, Prague (Prof.Stanislav Libensky)
1984-85 Teaching assistent of Prof. Stanislav Libensky
2001 Instructor in the Pilchuck School /session 2/,USA
Instruktor in the Escuela del Vidrio in La Granja - Segovia, Spain
2002 Teacher - workshop in Edsbjorke near Sunne
2003 Teacher - workshop in the Escuela del Vidrio in La Granja - Segovia, Spain
Since 1980 free - lance glass artist

Awards
1987 "Sybren Valkema Honorary Prize", Ebeltoft
2004 "Atsuki Takeda Prize, Kanazawa 2004

Selected exhibitions
1980 Luzern (CH), Central-Suisse Glass Prize

1984

Copenhagen(DK),Galerie den Permanente
Prague (CZ), Waldstein Palace
Boca Raton (USA), Habatat Galleries
Indianapolis (USA), Walker Art Centre
Chicago (USA), Museum of Contemporary Glass
Coburg (D), Veste Coburg

1985

Rouen (F), Musée de Beaux-Arts

1986

Tokyo (JP), Yamaha Gallery
Swansea (USA), Glyn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum
Cleveland (USA), Billingham Art Gallery
Barcelona (SP), Municipal Park

1987

Tokyo (JP), Yamaha Gallery
Ebeltoft (DK), Glass Museum Ebeltoft

1988

Riihimäki (FIN), Finish Glass Museum
Bruxelles(B), Gallery Transparence

1989

Liege(B), Banque Général
Paris(F), Musée des Arts Decoratifs
Immenhausen(D), Glass Museum

1990

Kanazawa(JP), The International Glass Exhibition
Immenhausen(D), Glass Museum

1991

Sapporo(JP), Hokaido Museum of Modern Glass
Cologne(D), Kunshaus am Museum
Prague(CZ), Mánes Gallery:Prague Glass Prize `91

1992

Tokyo(JP), Azabu Museum
Hamburg(D), Museum of Applied Arts
Seevetal(D), Glass Gallery Hittfeld: New Glass of Milan Handl

1993

Segovia(SP), Real Fábrica de Cristales de la Granja
Millville(USA), Cretive Glass Centre<
Chicago(USA), Navy Pier:New Art Forms Exposition
New York City(USA), Miller Gallery: Jan Fisar and Milan Handl

1994

Seevetal(D), Glass Gallery Hittfeld: Stanislava Grebenickova and Milan Handl
London(GB),The Economist

1995

Takasai(JP), Museum of Modern Art
Strasbourg(F), Premier salon international d´art contemporain `a Strasbourg
Immenhausen(D), Glass Museum: Stanislava Grebenickova and Milan Handl
Jablonec nad Nisou(CZ), Museum of Glass and Jewellery: Czech Melted Glass Sculpture '95

1996

Madrid(SP), ARCO 1996
Frauenau(D), Glass Museum
Ebeltoft(DK), Glass Museum Ebeltoft

1997

Pontiac(USA), Habatat Galleries
Prague(CZ), Galerie U Mozarta
Weiden(D), The New Town Hall: Bavarian - Czech Cultural Days (togerher with Stanislava Grebenickova and Christiane Sellner)

1998

Kanazawa(JP), The Ishikawa Industrial Centre

1999

London(GB), The Studio Glass Gallery
Beijing(P.R.CHINA), Beijing Arts and Crafts Central Store

2000

Shenzhen(P.R.CHINA), Guanshanyue Art Museum
Salzburg(A), Prager Kabinett Gallery
Takayama(JP), Hida Takayama Museum

2001

Taipei(Tchaj-wan), National Museum of History
Nieuwegein(NL), Zwolsche Aldemeene:"Reflecties"
Salzburg(A), Prager Kabinett Gallery
Hiroshima(JP), Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art:
Light Transfigured - Contemporary Czech Glass Sculpture
Tokyo(JP), Odakyu Museum:Light Transfigured-Contemporary Czech Glass Sculpture
Kyusyu(JP), Fukuoka Asian Art Museum:Light Transfigured-Contemporary Czech Glass
Sculptures
Prague(CZ), Museum of Applied Arts: IGS 2000 - International
Glass Symposium 2000, Novy Bor
Prague(CZ), The Technical Museum:Stanislav Libensky & His School
Takasaki(JP), Takasaki City Gallery, Contemporary Czech Art

2002

Salzburg(A), Prager Kabinett Gallery: Stanislav Libensky & His School
Taipei(TCHAJ-WAN), Grand Crystal Museum:Stanislav Libensky & His School

2003

New York City(USA), Museum of Arts and Design (formerly American Craft Museum):
Libensky and His Students

2004

Ceska Lipa (CZ), Regional Museum Ceska Lipa: Milan Handl - Ways of Light/font>
  Soul (Korea), Soul Art Center: Bohemia Crystal
  Kanazawa (JP), Ishikawa Industrial Center: The Intrenacional Exibition of Glass Kanazawa 2004

Represented in public collection
National Gallery, Prague (CZ)
Museum of Decorative Arts, Lausanne (CH)
Arts and Crafts Museum, Prague (CZ)
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen (F)
Glass Museum, Paracin (YUG)
Glass Museum Ebeltorf, Ebeltorf (DK)
Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki (FIN)
Ulster Museum, Belfast (IR)
Moravia Gallery, Brno (CZ)
Arts and Crafts Museum, Hamburg(D)
Historical Museum, Bamberg(D)
Northern Bohemian Museum, Liberec (CZ)
Eastern Bohemia Museum, Pardubice (CZ)
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona (USA)
Toyama Museum of Contemporary Art (JP)

Symposiums:
1982 Novy Bor (CZ), International Glass Symposium
1985 Paracin (YUG), International Glass Symposium
2000 Novy Bor (CZ), International Glass Symposium