photo: Hana Knížová
About
Bára Prášilová is a Prague-based artist whose surreal images balance on the edge of beauty and weirdness, somewhere in between real and fictional setups, originating from her sense of absurdity.
This can be seen in her recent book, Circles (PositiF, 2022), with art historian Thomas Beachdel, PhD.
Her meticulously planned shoots that begin with detailed sketches, custom-made props and costumes lend her images a rare authenticity.
Prášilová has exhibited widely and internationally including in Paris, France, Vienna, Austria and United Arab Emirates. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including Czech Grand Design Photographer of the Year in 2009 and 2011, a Hasselblad Masters Award in 2014, and a prestigious Clio Award in 2019. Her artwork is included in several private art collections and in the permanent collection of the state institution, the Moravian Gallery in the Czech Republic.
Recently, Prášilová has branched out into the world of moving images, creating videos based on her stills, which has created another outlet for her to build a new reality.
AWARDS (selection)
– Book of the Year / Association of Professional Photographers CZ / Prague / 2023
– Clio Awards – bronze / Audio visual category / New York, 2019
– Gold Award – Art Directors Club Awards 2019, Photography category, Prague, 2019
– Grand Prix of FotoFest Kosice 2017, Kosice, Slovakia
– Hasselblad Master 2014, Gothenburg, Sweden
– winner of the Photographer of the year 2011 (Czech Grand Design), Prague, Czech Republic
– winner of the Photographer of the year 2009 (Czech Grand Design), Prague, Czech Republic
– winner of the Frame 005 Awards, Brno, Czech Republic, 2005
EXHIBITIONS
2025
upcoming duo show / The Gallery of the University of Pardubice / Pardubice, CZ
2024
upcoming solo show / Fog Gallery / Bratislava, Slovakia
upcoming group show Summer Art Salon / Kodl Contemporary / Prague, CZ
upcoming group show (un)ordinary life / Museum Siihisaari Savonlinnan Museo / Savonlinna, Finland
duo Show Embodied Politics / Galerie Michael Bella / Vienna, Austria
group show Gone to the Beach / FIN Gallery / Melbourne, Australia
2023
solo show Circles / Photo Biennale Ostend / Belgium
group show European Summer / FIN Gallery / Melbourne, Australia
solo exhibition Circles / Tschechisches Zentrum Wien / Foto Wien Biennale / Vienna, Austria
solo exhibition Circles / Xposure / United Arab Emirates
2022
permanent exhibition Art Design Fashion, / The Museum of Applied Arts / Brno, CZ
group show Spoust / Edel Gallery / Krnov / CZ
group show at PhotoSchweiz Photo Festival / Zurich / Switzerland
group show / Nookart Studio / Prague / CZ
2021
solo show Circles / Czech Centre Sofia / Bulgaria
2020
solo show Circles / The Old Palace at Blatna Castle / Blatna, CZ
group show The Edge of Fiction / Deák 17 Gallery / Budapest
2019
group exhibition / art fair Art Market Budapest / Milenáris / Budapest
group exhibition Just Kids / Hala 17 / Prague / CZ
group exhibition I AM WOMAN / Centre of Photography Art in Yekaterinburg / Russia
2017
solo exhibition One & Three Photographs / Galerie Claude Samuel / Paris
group exhibition Young Czech photography / Muzeum Gornoslaskie / Bytom / Poland
solo exhibition / Rotunda / Kosice / Slovakia
group show Immediate Temples / Museum of Modern Art / Olomouc / CZ
solo exhibition Evolve / IPCI – Instituto de Producao Cultural e Imagem / Porto / Portugal
2016
group exhibition School of Opava / Soiz Gallery / Passau / DE
group exhibition The twenty-five years of the Institute of Creative Photography / House of Photography / Prague City Gallery /CZ
group exhibition Quarter of the Century of ITF / Art Centre Gallery 4 / Cheb / CZ
2015
Bienal Internacional – Fotografica Bogotá / Espacio Artnexus / Bogota / Colombia
Past Future / Triennale der Photographie / Container City / Hamburg / DE
The twenty-five years of the Institute of Creative Photography / The House of Art / Opava/CZ
2014
solo exhibition / Evolve / PAC Gallery / Prague / CZ
solo exhibition / Photography Gallery / Panevezys / Lithuania
Virtue / Krehky Mikulov – Festival of Design / Chateau Mikulov / CZ
Minsk Fashion Week / Palace of Arts / Minsk / Belarus /
solo exhibiton Photogenia festival / Mayoral salon / Brno / CZ / solo exhibition
Czech Grand Design 2013 / National technical museum / Prague / CZ
2013
Prague Photo / Mánes Gallery / Prague / CZ Sensum / Slot Art Festiwal / Lubiaz / Poland 2012
Fragile Goods / Museum wspolczesne / Wroclaw / Poland
solo exhibition / Air Force / Czech Centre in Budapest / Budapest / Hungary
New York Photo Festival / Dumbo Art Festival / The Power House Arena / New York
Kitchen / Lola Gassin Gallery / Nice / France
Czech Grand Design 2011 / National technical museum / Prague / CZ
2012
Fragile Goods / Museum wspolczesne / Wroclaw / Poland
solo exhibition / Air Force / Czech Centre in Budapest / Budapest / Hungary
New York Photo Festival / Dumbo Art Festival / The Power House Arena / New York
Kitchen / Lola Gassin Gallery / Nice / France
Czech Grand Design 2011 / National technical museum / Prague / CZ
2011
Now and wow: The rebirth of street fashion photography / The Langhans Gallery / Prague / CZ
solo exhibition / Czech Fashion Project / Czech Centre in Milan / IT
Prague Photo / Mánes Gallery / Prague / CZ
Goldener Kentaur / Munchner Kunstlerhauses / Munich / DE
solo exhibition / Concrete Island / Fotografic Gallery / Prague / CZ
solo exhibition / Off Festival / X Gallery / Bratislava / Slovakia
2010
solo exhibition / Quiksilver women by Bára Prášilová / Designblok / Prague / CZ
Young Czech Women Photographers / Bratislava Castle / Bratislava / Slova- kia
The twentieth year of the Institute of Creative Photography / Opava/CZ Brno/CZ and Oxford/EN
Prague Photo / Mánes Gallery / Prague / CZ
Czech Grand Design 2009 / Museum of Decorative Arts / Prague / CZ
Young Czech Women Photographers / Bratislava Castle / Bratislava / Slova- kia
2009
solo exhibition / Quiksilver women by Bára Prášilová / Grand Palais / Paris / France
Hasselblad Masters of Photography 2009 / Milk Studios / New York
solo exhibition / Quiksilver women by Bára Prášilová / Designblok / Prague / CZ
Hasselblad Masters of Photography 2009 / ArtisTree Gallery / Hong Kong
Hasselblad Masters of Photography 2009 / The DASK Gallery / Copenhagen / Denmark
solo exhibition / Transfotografia Festival / Gdańska Galeria Miejska / Gdańsk / Poland
Transphotograpiques Festival / Palais Rameau / Lille / France
Lille Art Fair / Lille / France Quiksilver Women Night / Bush Hall / London / UK
2008
Prague Photo / Mánes Gallery / Prague / CZ
2007
Prague Fashion Week / Mánes Gallery / Prague / CZ
Young Czech Photographers / Prospektos Gallery / Vilnius / Lithuania
Fashion Session / Designblok / Prague / CZ
Disegno Interno / Karlin Studios / Prague / CZ
Young Czech Women Photographers / Bratislava Castle / Bratislava / Slova- kia
Czech Start! Brotfabrik Galerie / Berlin / Germany Frame / The Brno House of Art / Brno / CZ
2006
Frame 005 / Central European House of Photography / Bratislava / Slovakia
Czech Advertising Photographers / Martinický Palác / Prague / CZ
Fashion Session / Designblok / Prague / CZ
Six / Prague House of Photography / Prague / CZ