Tomas Honz (*1989) is an artist and a wanderer. His work has taken him all around Europe and Asia. He rarely paints from reference preferring to work directly from the subject on site. Often he does so in spite of weather and discomfort which would put most people off.
Tomas graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague but also studied Chinese painting and calligraphy in Taiwan and illustration in the United States.
He used to work as a concept designer in the entertainment industry but quit after a serious accident. Strong desire to stay independent and to work on his own projects have been his driving forces ever since.
Tomas is deeply fascinated by what surrounds him. He believes that being an artist (painter especially) is the best excuse to explore the world and his relationship with it.
In that spirit he travels both around the globe and across his native country. Equipped with sketchbook, portable oils or watercolors he captures things that spark his curiosity. Sometimes seemingly at random, other times more systematically.
“Looking at Tomas’s paintings is like rediscovering old memories that were thought to be lost.”
Tomas’s work is found in public institutions in the Czech Republic and in private collections all around the world.
Some of Tomas’ artwork is currently represented by the Galerie Art Chrudim and Jan Cejka Gallery.
Tomas is a member of S.V.U. Mánes.
Residencies and exchange programs
- 2022 Binational days of Plein Air – Roland Gräfe Stiftung, Šluknov, CZ
- 2018 Sympozium Felixe Jeneweina, Kutná Hora, CZ
- 2014 Taipei National University of Arts, Taiwan
- 2013 The Art Department, USA
Awards
- 2020 Art Prague Young Art Award
- 2014 Splash Art Award
Selected solo shows
- 11/2022 – Tomas Honz – Malerei – Roland Gräfe Stiftung – Radebeul, Dresden, Germany
- 07/2022 – Tomas Honz – Facing Forest – Chateau Ohrada – Hluboká nad Vltavou
- 12/2021 – Tomas Honz – Alone in the Forest – City Museum and Gallery of Hlinsko
- 11/2019 – Tomas Honz – Night and Day – Galerie ViaArt – Prague
- 04/2019 – Tomas Honz – Mythological Landcapes (Paintings) – Galerie města Kolína – Kolín
- 11/2018 – Tomas Honz – Krajem Chrudimky – Galerie Art – Chrudim
- 07/2017 – Tomas Honz – Myths From The Old World 2 – Galerie Art – Chrudim
- 01/2017 – Tomas Honz – Myths From The Old World – Galerie Viaart – Prague
- 03/2016 – Tomas Honz – Our neighbourhood / My world – Galerie 9 – Prague
- 02/2016 – Tomas Honz – Unreality – Galerie Magazín – Terezín
- 12/2014 – Tomas Honz – Secret landscapes – Galerie Art Chrudim
- 11/2014 – Tomas Honz – Memories of Taiwan – Galerie u Zlatého Kohouta – Prague
Selected group shows
- 07/2022 – Skulpturen und Maler – Galerie am Lieglweg – Neulengbach
- 05/2022 – Ateliéry – Galery of Kooperativa – Prague
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07/2021 – Honz, Žák – Paintings and Sculptures 2 – Galerie Art – Chrudim
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06/2021 – Mégethos 28 – Hybernská 4 – Prague
- 12/2020 – Vanitas – DOX – Prague
- 07/2020 – Honz, Žák – Paintings and Sculptures – Galerie Coco – Dobrš
- 05/2020 – Exhibition of the S. V. U. Mánes – Rabasova Galerie – Rakovník
- 11/2019 – Malba III – Galerie Vltavín / Galerie Millenium – Prague
- 10/2019 – Dialogy – Galerie Kooperativy – Prague
- 09/2019 – Krajinow – Muzeum umění a designu – Benešov
- 09/2019 – Temple of Beautiful Places – Jan Čejka Gallery – Prague
- 01/2019 – Landscape Seen Through The Eyes of Young Arists – Galerie České Spořitelny – Praha
- 09/2018 – Sympozium – Galerie Felixe Jeneweina – Kutná Hora
- 04/2018 – Dawn – Východočeská Galerie – Pardubice
- 03/2017 – In a Landscape – City gallery of Brno – Brno
- 02/2017 – Landscape 2017 – Nová Galerie – Prague
- 10/2016 – Žák, Sedlo, Honz, Wojnar – Galerie AVU – Prague
- 04/2016 – In a Landscape – European Arts gallery – Prague
- 07/2015 – Voda hučí, bory šumí – Nákladové Nádraží Žižkov – Prague
- 07/2015 – Diplomanti AVU – Veletržní palác, National Gallery – Prague
- 12/2013 – Zimní Kompost – Gallery Artatak – Prague
Publications
- Ateliéry– SVU Mánes – 2022
- Dialogy – SVU Mánes – 2019
- Krajem Chrudimky – Galerie Art Chrudim – 2018
- Sousedé / Neighbours – Uroboros – 2015
- Současné umění očima Martina Fryče – HereLove – 2014
- Expose 11 – Ballistic Publishing – 2013
