Jana Hanka - Curriculum vitae
1005 Oakland Dr.
Kalamazoo MI 49008 USA
telephone (269) 388-5631 EDUCATION
Diploma from the Academy of Fine Arts (AVU), Prague, Czechoslovakia 1985
(This degree is the approximate equivalent of the MFA in the USA)
Major professors: Painting: Karel Souček -- Printmaking: L. Čepelák-- Mosaic: Radomir Kolář --
Non -degree studies: Dramatical Academy for the Arts of the Muses: Dance, Movement and Mime
The Cultural House of Prague: Diction: professor Šárka -- Dance and Movement: Jan Doubrava.
There were also frequent informal associations with professionals in Prague which were of a peda-
gogical nature: Head Dramaturg of the Czech TV: Zdena Josková, -- Master stage actor and
Professor of Dramatic Arts: Ivan Vyskočil -- Musical Theater of Prague: director, Milan Friedl.
Visual Arts Portion of Resume
Selected shows as featured artist
2009 Midtown Gallery, Kalamazoo MI
Box Factory, St Joseph, MI
2008 Ed Gray Gallery, Calumet MI
2007 Lansing Art Gallery
Council for Arts - Highland MI
Goshen IN – Art Matters Gallery
2005 Out of the Earth, Blue Heron Gallery, Elk Rapids MI
2004 Horse Sculptures exhibited at Burnham and Flower law offices
2003 Sculpture show, at Epic center, Arts council of Greater Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Area show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
“Goddess Show” The Ark Gallery, Saugatuck MI
2002 Masks and Horses, at Epic center, Arts council of Greater Kalamazoo
2001 KIA sculpture show (Kalamazoo Intergalactic Artists) The Frame Station, Kalamazoo MI
Anagama Wood-firing Ceramist show at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo MI
Fontana Society Retrospective Exhibition after 20 years, Shelbyville MI
Solo show of wall-hung sculptures and low relief castings at Cafe Casa, Kalamazooo MI
2000 Little Cities Gallery, Kalamazoo MI
International plen-aire exposition Pardubice, Czech Republic
1999 Tropical Butterflies, Art Cafe, Benton Harbor MI
"North American & Central European Meditations",Sumava International Park and
Biosphere Preserve headquarters, Vimperk, Czech Republic
International Plen-aire exposition, Loket, Czech Republic
1998 "La Ruta Maya", Cafe Casa, Kalamazoo MI
Tropical Wings Nature Center, Cayo District, Belize
"Tropical Butterflies", Water Street Coffe Joint, Kalamazoo MI
Open studio exhibition (privately organized), Kalamazoo MI
1997 Ark Gallery, Saugatuck MI
Open Studio exhibition, Kalamazoo MI
1996 Cafe Casa,Kalamazoo MI
1995 "Meditations and Transformations", Galerie Urania, Prague Czech Republic
"Transcendental Steps", Over the Edge (gallery), Grand Haven MI
"Transformative Visions" The Heritage Bldg, Kalamazoo MI
1994 Carnegie Art Center, Three Rivers MI
1993 Sturgis-Young Community Center, Sturgis MI
Kalamazoo Brewing Co., with Beer Barrel Cabaret
Cafe Casa, Kalamazoo MI
"Realms of Reality: Looking in and Looking Out" Art Emporium, Shelbeyville MI and
Battle Creek Art Center, Battle Creek MI
1992 Dolní Brána gallery of the Municipal museum of Prachatice Czech Republic
Topičuv Salon, ( Gallery ) Prague Czech Republic
1991 Urania Gallery, Prague Czech Republic
1990 South Haven Cater for the Arts, South Haven MI
1989 ཁWhere Artists Gatherཁ, Kalamazoo MI
1988 First Presbyterian Church, Kalamazoo MI
Arie's Café, Plainwell, MI
1987 "Ink, Paper and Parchment", Saturday's Gallery, Cleveland OH
1986 Malostranská Beseda, Prague Czechoslovakia
1985 Degree Show, Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Czechoslovakia
1981 & 82 Municipal Cultural Bldg, Vimperk Czechoslovakia
1983 & 78 City Hall of Zdikov, Czechoslovakia
1980 & 79 Municipal Cultural Bldg. Stachy, Czechoslovakia
1978 City Hall of Stachy Czechoslovakia
1989-92 traveling Exhibition sponsored by US State Dept, USSR/Russia
works by Jana and Ladislav Hanka
Spaso House, USA Embassy, Moscow
USA Consulate, St. Petersburg
Municipal Art Museums in:
Dubna
Nizhni Novgorod
Vladivostok
Municipal Cultural Center in Ulan Ude
Buryat Museum in Sevir Baikalsk
Grants and Awards
2004 Philo T. Farnsworth Award, for exellence in community programming
2004 Golden Kazoo Award, documentary Anagama
2002 Gilmore Emerging Artist Grant- Guest at International Sculpture Symposium at
Cesky Krumlov, Czech Rep.
2000 Arts Outreach Fund Individual Artist Grant
1989, 92 & 97 Upjohn & Pharmacia Community Arts Fund Individual Artist's Grant
1998 & 99 Invited Guest at International Plen-aire symposia at Pardubice & Loket, Czech
Republic
Publicly Visible Monumental Works
2007 Pine Meadows Farms - Mural
2003 Tiki Head, monumental 8ft tall sculpture for Adventure Unlimited Press
2003 Steel rod Horses for Pine Meadows Farms, Richland MI
2003 Steel horse for Adventure Unlimited Press, Kempton IL
2003 Living forms, horse head and human scull for permanent display in Castle in Cesky Krumlov
2002 Steel rods horses for Pine Meadows Farms, Richland, MI
2001 “Singing Horse” and “Greetings from Sirius”, part of the International Sculptural Symposium
Zdar nad Sazavou, Czech Republic
2000 Sergeant Pepper and Friends, mural at Adventures Unlimited Press Kempton IL (20ft x 80 ft)
Tiki Garden, mural at Adventures Unlimited Press, Kempton IL ( 15 ft x 45ft)
My Own Jurrasic Park, mural at Adventure Unlimited Press in Kempton IL
1999 Pyramids and ancient monuments -- mural for the wall of Adventures Unlimited Press,
Kempton IL l5 ft high x 42 ft long
Equestrian Mural, Masakova Lhota, Czech Republic
Symbolistic Mural on private residence, Tyn Nad Vltavou, Czech Republic
1998 Permanent installation of natural historical themes at the Tropical Wings Nature Center, SUSA
Corp San Jose Succotz, Belize, Central America: many panels and dozens of paintings
Religious Mural on l4th st of central Mexico City, Mexico, 4 ft. by 6 ft.
Mural of low riders at l4th and canal streets of Mexico City, Mexico 8 ft. by 8 ft.
Sea-scape mural on the Blue Dolphin Restaurant, Kalamazoo MI - with support from the
Kalamazoo Foundation and Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
Plaza Restaurant, San Jose Succotz, Belize, mural on external wall.
El Piache Hotel, San Ignacio/Cayo, Belize, native butterflys, birds and flowers on walls.
"Horses Gathering" 6 ft x 6 ft wall drawing at Pension Dvořák, Loket Czech Republic
Internal decoration of walls throughout a representative house for Intermilp corp., Czech
1997 Mural of sealife at 932 Wheaton str. Kalamazoo MI 5 ft. by 6 ft.
1997 Painting for Elementary School Zdikov, Czech rep. Tree Horses 6 ft. x 8 ft.
1996 Mural of Horses in Plains landscape accross riding barn of Pine Meadows Farms of
Augusta MI. 100 ft long by 9 ft high.
"Horseheads" 4 ft x 4 ft mural in the newsroom of Prachatické Listy (Newspaper
Prachatice, Czech Republic
1992 Mural of life-sized horses on barn at 1005 Oakland Dr Kalamazoo MI, 27 ft. long by 9 t. high.
1989 Mosaic of serpent in Lake Michigan beach pebbles at 1005 Oakland, Kalamazoo MI, l0 x 10 ft.
1986 Mosaic of City Hall done in natural rock at the City Hall of Stachy Czechoslovakia, 3 ft. by 2ft.
1985 Mural on the walls of the Theatrical Club of Kladno, Czechoslovakia; done as part of
An evening of poetry performance.
1984 Mural of horses, Academy of Sciences district bldg, Stachy Czechoslovakia, 8 ft high by 6 ft.
1983 Mural of horses, State Agricultural Administration Bldg, Vimperk Czechoslovakia l2 ft by 6 ft .
1982 Mural of horses crossing plains , Regional Hospital at Vimperk, Czechoslovakia, 4 walls each
approximately l5 ft long by 7 ft tall.
Public Collections
The Castle in Cesky Krumlov, sculpture of horse head and human scull
The Musical Theater of Prague Czechoslovakia: two drypoints (commissioned editions)
The Regional Museum of Prachatice, Czechoslovakia: one oil painting
The regional offices of the communist party Prachatice Czechoslovakia : one oil painting
The Union of Czechoslovak-Soviet Friendship, Prachatice Czechoslovakia: one oil painting
The City Hall of Stachy, Czech Republic: mosaic
The Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Blahov: mural
The Regional Hospital of Vimperk: mural
Theatrical Club of Kladno: mural
Tropical Wings Nature Center, Belize: collection of natural historical paintings
East-Czech Gallery- regional collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Pardubice, Czech Rep.
West-Czech Gallery- regional collection of the Museum of Fine Arts at Loket, Czech Republic
City of Zdar nad Sazavou, Czech Republic
Reviews
Kalamazoo Gazette: 6/88,3/89,4/93,7/95,12/95,9/96,5/98
Battle Creek Enquirer: 9/96
Grand Rapids Press: 3/87,7/88
The Globe: 6/87
Art Speak: 3/89
Sturgis Journal: 8/93
South Haven Daily Tribune: 6/90,7/90
Union Enterprise, Plainwell MI: 7/88
Nova TV (Czech Republic): 6/95
Večerni Praha (Czech Republic): 6/95
Pardubicke Noviny 9/98 (Czech Republic)
Sokolovský Deník 9/98 (Czech Republic)
Hraničář 87,89,94,95 (Czech Republic)
Publications
2001 Adventure Unlimited - Mysterious Central Czech
1999 ཁSecrets of Sumavaཁ, Fantasticka Fakta, Czech Republic
Series of articles on Shamanism, Fantasticka Fakta magazine, Czech Republic
1998 ཁAncient Technologiesཁ Fantastická Fakta, Ivo Železný Publishers, Czech Republic
ཁPractical Shamanism", Magazin Zahad, Ivo Zelezny Publishers, Czech Republic
Illustrations
1987 "Pet Jablek na Kameni" Svatopluk Veverka, Ceskoslovennsky Spisovatel
1986 The Musical Theater of Prague (Lyra Pragensis): two drypoints published in conjunction with an evening of poetry.
1984-98 Occasional illustrations in regional Czech magazines: Hranicar and Ohnicek
PERFORMANCE
Performances of my initiation and production
“Who started the War” performed at
Paranormal conference, State Theatre, may 2010
“Point of view” in collaboration with an exhibition by Paul Flickinger at Lansing Art Gallery,
Lansing, MI , 1Feb, 2004
"Passage" , in collaboration with an installation by Paul Flickinger at the Holland Area Art
Council, with support from Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
reprise at Little Cities Gallery in Kalamazoo, May 4, 2201 Welspring at Epic center, Kalamazoo, May3,2002
"So, You Are An Artist?" March 4 2001 at Little Cities Gallery in Kalamazoo
reprise May 11, 2001 in Mendon MI
Little Cities 6.1.2001 in Kalamazoo
Dowagiac, South West Mich College, for an opening of their ceramic show
International Festival of independent Theatres 2005, Praha Czech Rep.
Theatre at Ballustrates
"Dances of Birds" Performance with original masks and poetry
Little Cities Gallery, Kalamazoo MI Feb 3, 200l
Carnegie Art Museum, Three River MI 25 Feb, 2001
Bistro Rio in Mendon MI, April 2001
For art camp edu. Program in KIA in Kalamazoo, 2003
"Colors of Time" and "Isis", done together at Little Cities Gallery Kalamazoo 3. Nov 2000
Reprise of "Isis" as part of Egyptian theme day at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 1/ 2001
For openning in Little Cities Gallery 11. 30. 2002
For art camp edu. Program in KIA in Kalamazoo, 2003
“Seasons “ performance with original masks, poetry and music
Little Cities Gallery, 1 March , 2002 in Kalamazoo
“Superior” peformancem with original masks, poetry and music done for opening of
Exhibition Under the sail in Little Cities Gallery 7.7.2002
“Solar System” performance with original music, masks and poetry
With an opening in Little Cities Gallery. 11. 30. 2002
“The Seven Days,” dance performance with original masks, music and poetry
International Festival of independent Theatres 2005 Praha, Czech Rep. Disk
Performance for workshop of June Kaneko at Western Michigan U. in 2003
For Little Gities Gallery, Kalamazoo MI 2002
For Bill Kramer studio, South Bend IN 2003
For documentary film Anagama, in Publick Access Center, 2003 in Kalamazoo
Adventure Unlimited Press Konference room, 2003, Kempton IL.
Lansing Art Gallery 2007
“The White Casle” performance with original masks, poetry and music by Randon Ch,
At open house in Kalamazoo 2003
“Masks” choreography, masks, text Jana Hanka, music Randon Chisnell – Quantum Rhythm Wellspring – Epick Center, Kalamazoo 2005
“Dreams” - Quantum Rhythm, Wellspring studio, Kalamazoo, 2005
“Right way of living” -Quantum Rhythm, Wellspring studio, Kalamazoo 2005
“So, he is leaving” KIA, Kalamazoo 2007
“Who started the War” Quantum Rhythm , international Fstival, Radison H Kalamazoo 2006
Performances of a group within which I am an active collaborator
Dragonsmoak: Musical and performance art performed at Kraftbrau in Kalamazoo
Eros and Colors of the Wind, Feb 2000
Beginnings and Endings, April 2000
Kiss the Dragon, July 2000
Isis Waiting, May 26, 2001
Blue Dhalia : collaboration on performances
The Space, Kalamazoo MI 2002
Smart Shop Art Space, Kalamazoo MI 2003
Other performance activities demonstrating a long-term commitment
My productions
Beer Barrel Cabarets, at Eccentric Café of Kalamazoo Brewing Co, Kalamazoo MI
1995 "Visitors" Beer Barrel Cabaret II
1993 Beer Barrel Cabaret I
"Creation of the Universe" and "Attractions" performance art/modern dance presentations
performed together at:
1995 Over the Edge Gallery, Grand Haven MI
1994 Art Gallery of Suomi College, Hancock MI
1994 Lee Hall Gallery of Northern Michigan University, Marquette MI
Carnegie Art Center, Three Rivers MI
1994 "Imagine the Universe in Two Movements", dance performance in
conjunction with solo exhibition of my paintings.
Cable Access TV: Kalamazoo MI: Dance Performance Pieces
2006, 2007 dokumentary Anagama
1993 "One World Meditation"
1991 "Jana's World"
1990 "Mime Time"
Group Productions in which I collaborated or participated
Coyote Productions, Kalamazoo MI
1987 Coyote
1988 Coyote and Skunk at the Dog-roast
1991 Coyote Gets New Sneakers
The Whole Art Theater, Kalamazoo MI
1998 Halloween performance at World Tree Peace Center
1989 Perestroika Players
Charlie/Party
1988 Wherewolf
Black, White and Blue in Kalamazoo
New Years Fest: Latvian Solstice Celebration
1987 New Years Fest: Giving Tree
Pudgy's Christmas
also general mime operating around various performances, making
introductions, taking tickets etc.
Wellspring Dance Collaborative, Kalamazoo MI
1988 Danceforum 88: Shadow to Substance
Sylvia Jania and Co.
1992 "Hymns, Omens and Amens", cabaret performance
1991 "The Privacy Act Plays Catchup" cabaret performance
Art Carnival: Western Michigan University
1993 "Dance of the Sun"
AIDS Benefit performance organized by B. Dougherty involving Western Mich University
Drama Dept. and Whole Art Theater.
1993 "Connecting", interpretive dance performance
Czechoslovakia
1986 "Evening of Poetry, Expedition Through Life" Musical Theater of Prague
1985 - 96 Appearances in performances of "The Quadrature of Rings" and "Ancient Czech
Myths at Malostranská Beseda's Lucerna Theater in Prague
Plus frequent offstage work at Lucerna Theater, Prague.
1995-96 NOVA independent Television for the Czech Republic: Two programs on
contemporary shamanism broadcast in June 1995 and June 1996.