Jantra Šímová
1998, based in Prague & Highlands, 
Czech Republic
Email: jantrasimova@seznam.cz - marelsima73@gmail.com
Instagram: @jantrasimova

Education:

•         2021-2025 Master’s and Bachelor’s studies, Studio of Illustration and Graphics, UMPRUM, Prague
•         2023-24 Beaux-Arts de Marseille
  
•         2022 Internship in the Studio of Sculpture / Fine Arts 1, UMPRUM, Prague
  
•         2018-2021 Studio of Drawing and Graphics, Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno University of Technology

Work Experience:

       2025 Facilitation of an art jam - felted tapestry with Leona Krlínová for Barvolam, as part of the Sensual festival, at Studio Alta.
       2025 Weawing assistant from willow and helper for the project Vrbení – willow objects by Antonie Hlavicová for Troja Château, City Gallery of Prague.
       2025-24 Art Workshop Instructor for  Children, Rudolfinum Gallery,  Prague
       2025-2022 Art Workshop Instructor for Children, Kroužek Studio, Prague
       2025-24 PR and Graphic for RAMUS 
       2025 Guide in a Children’s Group, Prague.
       2024 Graphic Workshop Instructor, Gallery of Havlíčkův Brod.
       2023 Workshop instructor for Watercolor and Natural Pigments with Elpida, and printmaking workshop with Žofie Fodorová and Magdaléna Končečná 
               in collaboration with Žižkostel - a project within the Community program at Center for Art and Ecology Kafkárna   

Occasional Work: Art day camps, facilitation of art workshops, sheep sheperding, hat knitting.

Collectives and Activities:

Current Activities:
*Volunteering for RAMUS a non-profit association organizing leisure activities for people with and without disabilities.
*KNEDLÍK Initiative – a student art collective at UMPRUM: from dinners and walks to workshops, slow exhibitions, precious moments and friendships.
*Activities and workshops at the Center for Art and Ecology Kafkárna, UMPRUM
2025 Creation of a collaborative mural with Johanka Porazilová, Františka Iblová, Leona Krlínová, Bárka Biskupová and Luboš Syrovátka at Cesta, Tábor.
2021-2024 Member of the art community Bubahof.
2022 Shepherding Symposium – Institute of Anxiety, Bratislava.
2020-2022 Artistic collective Čemer – A band that evolved into an art group exhibiting mainly at the Jewish Cemetery in Telč, as well as in Brno and Benešov.
        produced two films:

• Cat Goulash – Čemer Group & Roman Hruda, a film created for the Pointless Films competition, Mikrofest, Social-Cultural Center Zdena, Prague
  
• Čeméro Documentary – A fictional documentary about the band's formation, highlights, and breakdowns, FaVU VUT Brno

Exhibitions:

2024
Où les bus dorment – Group exhibition of international students, Jeane Barrett, Marseille
30th Year of Graphic Art of the Year – Imperial Stables, Prague Castle, Graphic Art of the Year Foundation
Illustrators  and Typographers  Amalgamated Union – Exhibition as part of TABOOK Festival, Tábor
We Are Not Sure Whether We Look Into the Sky or the Abyss – Group exhibition for Open Studios event, Bubahof Collective, Prague
Two Steps from Buk  – Buk Collective, authorial books and illustration exhibition, Regional Gallery of Havlíčkův Brod

2023
Paper and Film – Group exhibition, GAMU, Prague, curators: Klára Zahrádková, Michal Kindernay   
29th Year of Graphic Art of the Year – Bethlehem Chapel, Prague
Standing Jump – Group exhibition for Open Studios event, Bubahof Collective, Prague
Artsemester at Kafkárna ~ Communities – Collective exhibition of UMPRUM students in collaboration with Barvolam, Žižkostel and Elpida, Kafkárna, Prague
The Curtain – Collective installation at Nika Gallery with Anna Fiedlerová, Františka Iblová, Leona Krlínová, Bára Žentelová and Ámos, Knedlík Collective
Diplomas and Bachelors – Selection of works by students and graduates of UMPRUM, TABOOK Festival, Tábor

2022
Three Steps from Buk – Buk Collective, authorial books and illustration exhibition, Regional Gallery of Vysočina, Jihlava
28th Year of Graphic Art of the Year  – Klementinum, Prague, Graphic Art of the Year Foundation
Last Night  – Čemer Group, curator Jan Matýsek, Umakart Gallery, Brno  
I Look For You Every Day – Group exhibition for Open Studios event, Bubahof Collective, Prague
I Will Give You a Fire – Interactive installation, Čemer Group, Cultural Association Oblast, Jewish Cemetery, Telč

2021
The Trouble Story Game – Interactive installation at Crashtest exhibition, Čemer Group, MUD Benešov
Come Here, Where Are You Going – Čemer Group, Cultural Association Oblast, Jewish Cemetery, Telč
Kaidan – Illustrations for Japanese short stories, LUSTR Illustration Festival
Bread and Butter – Group exhibition of the Illustration Studio, Scout Institute, Prague

2020
Hi, How Are You? – Čemer Group, Cultural Association Oblast, Jewish Cemetery, Telč

2019
Group Painting Exhibition – V. Kolona, Prague