JANA BEDNARKOVA KENNEY
French artist born in Czech Republic, living in San Diego, California
Member of International Academy of Ceramics/L’Academie Internationale de Céramique since 2001
EDUCATION
1990-1992 University of Applied Arts, Paris, France
1983-1989 University of Applied Arts Prague, Czech Republic
M. F. A. in Ceramics
Certificate of teacher qualification
1979-1983 High School of Applied Arts, Czech Republic
RELATED INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 1990 - 2002
Artist in Residence, Waiheke, Auckland, New Zealand
Artist in Residence, Venray, Holland
Visiting guest Artist Residency, Clay Studio, Philadelphia, USA
Artist in Residence, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Tokyo, Japan
Artist in Residence, Machida City Tokyo, Japan
Residence d'Artistes, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
Designer at UBOK studio, Prague, Czech Republic
PUBLICATIONS
TerrArt, La Ceramique Moderne, La Revue de la Céramique et du Verre, Ateliers d’Art, Neue Keramik, Courrier des Metiers d’Arts, Keramiek, Ryusei Ikebana, Kerameiki Techni, Ceramics Monthly, Ceramics: Art and Perception, Ceramics Technical
COLLECTIONS
Ateliers d‘Art de France, Paris, France
Musée Ariana Genève, Switzerland
Applied Arts Museum Riga, Latvia
Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Japan
Benaki Museum - Athens, Greece
Machida City, Tokyo, Japan
World Ceramic Exposition Foundation - Seoul, Korea
Uragami Sokyu-do Co., Tokyo, Japan
L’Association Pierre Auguste Renoir, Essoyes, France
DEMONSTRATIONS AND SLIDE LECTURES 1993 - 2022
AIC 2022 Geneva Congress, “Winning Strategies”- How To Create Successful International Ceramics Venue, Switzerland
The Bishop’s School, La Jolla, CA
Old Town Academy, San Diego
Grossmont Community College, El Cajon, San Diego, CA
San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA
La Petite Ecole, La Jolla, CA
National Council on Education of the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA
Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke, New Zealand
Parsons School for Design, New York, USA
Art University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
AIC conference, Prague, Czech Republic
Tama Art University Machida, Tokyo, Japan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS selected:
2008 Espace Artaim, Paris, France
2006 L'Ecole des Arts et Techniques Céramiques, Paris
2005 Espace Artaim, Paris, France
2003 Green Gallery, Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand
2002 Salon d’Automne, Espace Auteil, Paris, France
2001 ROOYART Galerie, Venray, Holland
1999 La Galerie, Paris, France
1998 Orangerie du Château Susy en Brie, France
Galerie Bernanos, Paris, France
1997 TAO Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1996 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
Maronie Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
1994 La Maison de la Vigne, Essoyes, France - with Association Pierre August Renoir
Root Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Machida City Hall, Tokyo - with Tama Life 21 Association and the Japan Foundation
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
1990 Galerie Centrum, Prague, Czech Republic
GROUP EXHIBITIONS selected:
2022 Members’ Best, AIC Members virtual exhibition, Geneva, Switzerland
The Age of Influence, IAC North American Artists Members Virtual Exhibition, Geneva, Switzerland
2018 Small Image Show, Gallery 21, San Diego
2015 D'un continent a l'autre/From one continent to another Contemporary French Ceramics, Gallery 21, San Diego
Art it’s elemental, Gallery 21, San Diego
2014 New Members show, Gallery 21 in Balboa Park, San Diego
2012 New World: Timeless Visions, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2010 Traces de Terre/Terragraphs, Paris, France
Circuit ceramique a Sevres, Musee de Sevres, France
2008 Punahou School Art Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii. US
Céramique 14 Paris, Salon de la Céramique d’Art Contemporaine Paris, France
2007 Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Céramique 14 Paris, Salon de la Céramique d’Art Contemporaine Paris, France
2006 World Clay, IAC members’ Exhibition Riga, Latvia
Artistes d'Eté, Galerie PIERRE, Paris
2005 Céramique 14 Paris, Salon de la Céramique d’Art contemporaine Paris, France
Galerie PIERRE - Céramiques de collection, Artistes d'été, Paris, France
Keramiek, Kunsthuis Ingrith Desmet, Oude Kerk te Vichte, Belgium
Artistes d'Automne, Galerie A.R.C. Equipements, France
2004 Céramique Contemporaine, Musée Ariana, Genève,Switzerland
IAC member’s show, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Korea
Artistes d'Hiver, Galerie PIERRE, Paris
2003 Waiheke Art Community Gallery, Waiheke, Auckland, New Zealand
Salon d’Automne, Espace Auteil, Paris, France
2002 50th IAC Anniversary Member's Show, Athens, Greece
2000 London Guildhall University, London, England
1999 "Made at the Clay Studio", Clay Studio, Philadelphia, USA
Salon d'Automne, Espace Eiffel Branly, Paris
1997 “Ceramics Art by 8 Artists”, TOO-ART Space, Seoul, Korea
1996 Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shigaraki, Japan
Salon d'Angers, Hotel de Ville, Angers
1995 Contemporary Ceramics, Galerie Arts Présent, Paris
1994 Laranne Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Le Deco Gallery, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Root Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1993 Contemporaines 93, Grand Palais, Paris, France
1991 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
Galerie Bernanos, Paris
Galerie l'Espace 17, Paris