PETR HORA
“For over 20 years Petr Hora explores glass as an art material, and uses his extraordinary imagination to create forms and images into distinctive sculpture. He has been influenced by many things; the ancient arts, the pyramids, contemporary architecture, the human form and images from nature.
His use of color and light is compelling. He has proven that there are no happy accidents in his work. What appears flawless, minimal, even simple, is the result of intense hours of grinding and polishing. Petr Hora does not allow us to see this. If his efforts were to be seen in his work, he would deny the viewer the feeling of simple perfection. The play of light must seem so natural to appear that it was always there; the minimal line a result of inspiration –not perspiration."
Ferdinand Hampson, Habatat Galleries (Michigan, USA)
EDUCATION
| 1965-67 | Glass-making school, Chlum nr. Trebon (Czech Republic) |
| 1967-71 | Applied Art College of Glass-making, Zelezny Brod (Czech Republic) |
APPRECIATION
| 1980 | Applied Arts Quadriennial, Erfurt (Germany) |
| 1983 | Bavarian State Award and Gold Medal, Munich (Germany) |
| 2004 | Michigan Glass Month Award of Excellence |
| 2006 | Jurors Award – Muskegon Institute of Art – Award of Excellence |
| 2011 | Bavarian State Award and Gold Medal, Munich (Germany) |
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
| 1997, 1998, 2000 | Heller Gallery, New York (USA) |
| 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006 | Habatat Gallery, Boca Raton (USA) |
| 2002 | Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak (USA) |
| 2013 | Galerie NOVA - Bratislava (Slovakia) |
| 2016 | Museum Vysočiny Havlíčkův Brod (Czech Republic) |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
| 1983 | Internationale Handwekmesse Munich (Germany) |
| 1984 | Rozen Galerie, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) |
| 1985 | Galerie d´Amon, Paris (France) |
| 1989 | International Exhibition of Glass, Kanazawa (Japan) |
| 1991 | Gallery Poitiers, Poitiers (France) |
| 1991 | International Exhibition of Glass, Kanazawa (Japan) |
| 1993 | Czech and Japan Glass Festival - Prague, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagano |
| 1994 | Gallery Schalkwijk, Schalkwijk (The Netherlands) |
| 1994 | Czech Glass, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 1995 | Galleria San Niccolo, Venice (Italy) |
| 1995 | Portrait der Meister, Munich (Germany) |
| 1995-1999 | Heller Gallery, New York (USA) |
| 1996-2017 | Habatat Gallery, Michigan (USA) |
| 1997-2017 | Habatat Gallery, West Palm Beach (USA) |
| 2001 | Habatat Gallery – International Glass Exhibition in Beijing and Shanghai (China) |
| 2003 | Bohemian Glass Exhibition of Fascination – Czech Embassy, Tokyo (Japan) |
| 2007-2014 | Pismo Fine Art Glass - Denver/Aspen/Vail (CO), USA |
| 2008-2010 | Habatat Gallery - Chicago (IL), USA |
| 2011-2013 | Imago Galleries - Palm Desert (CA), USA |
| 2011 | Internationale Handwekmesse Munich – Modern Masters (Germany) |
| 2014 | A Galerie Handwerk Exhibition, Munich – Positions in Crafts and Design (Germany) |
| 2014 | Austin Art Studio - Palm Desert (CA), USA |
| 2014 | Schantz Galleries - Stockbridge (MA), USA |
SYMPOSIUMS
| 1980 | Frauenau (Germany) |
| 1991 | Interglass symposium, Nový Bor (Czech Republic) |
COLLECTIONS
| Bohemian Art Glass Museum, Karuizawa, (Japan) | |
| Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh (USA) | |
| Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk (USA) | |
| Corning Museum of Glass, Corning (USA) | |
| Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile (USA) | |
| Seven Bridges Foundation - Greenwich (CT), USA | |
| The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University - (CA), USA | |
| Imagine Museum, St.Petersburg (USA) | |
| The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota (USA) | |
| Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA) |
