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Ivana Masitova

Glass Sculptor

Ivana Mašitová is a Czech Glass Artist and Contemporary Glass Artist. She creates mainly Cast Glass Sculptures. Her works are included in many major modern art collections, such as the Victoria & Albert Museum London United Kingdom, Corning Museum of Glass New York USA, National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo Japan, National Gallery Prague the Czech Republic and many others.

“Ivana Mašitová was a student of professor Stanislav Libenský in Prague, Czech Republic. He, a world-known modern glass art icon, and his wife and collaborator, Jaroslava Brychtová, are considered leading 20th century glass artist worldwide. Thanks to her talent and creativity, Ivana Mašitová has been considered one of his best students since the very beginning of her artistic career creating extraordinary glass sculptures, objects and architectural works using manifold technologies. After many years in this art field, in addition to talent and creativity, she has extensive experience and ability to master any project with unique results and this is reason why she is a renamed artist both in her own country and abroad. And this is the reason why she is considered the follower of professor´s highly professional creativity principles and his enormous success

“Czech glass artwork – it is a phenomenon that has been fascinating the world since tens of decades. Czech glass artists initiated the creation of such unique glass artefacts and they have been perfecting this art since many years, they are at the head of the current development trends. Ivana Mašitová was a student of professor Stanislav Libenský in Prague, Czech Republic. He, a world-known modern glass art icon, and his wife and collaborator, Jaroslava Brychtová, are considered leading 20th century glass artists worldwide. Thanks to her talent and creativity, Ivana Mašitová has been considered one of his best students since the very beginning of her artistic career creating extraordinary glass sculptures, objects and architectural works using manifold technologies. After many years in this art field, in addition to talent and creativity, she has extensive experience and ability to master any project with unique results and this is the reason why she is a renowned artist both in her own country and abroad. And this is the reason why she is considered the follower of the professor’s highly professional creativity principles and his enormous success.”

Education/Education

1976–1980: Specialized School of Glass making, Kamenický Šenov, Czech Republic
1980–1988: Academy of Applied Arts, Atelier of Professor Stanislav Libenský, Prague, Czech Republic

Representation in collections/Public Collections

Victoria and Albert museum, London, UK
Corning Museum of Art, Corning, USA
Brooklyn Museum of Arts, New York, USA
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
Museum van Sierkunsten, Ghent, Belgium
Kunstsammuluhgen der Veste, Coburg, Germany
National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
The Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, Czech Republic
Regional Museum, Žďár nad Sázavou, Czech Republic
Moravian Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic
Museum of Glass and Jewellery, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
East Bohemian Museum, Pardubice, Czech Republic

Awards/Awards

2021 Artist of the Month | December 2021, Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, Dallas, Texas, USA
2021 Bronze Medal “Lorenzo il Magnifico”- International Award Winner for Sculpture ROYAL (Collection Mysterious Fans), Florence Biennale, XIII.International Exhibition of Contemporary Art and Design, Florence, Italy
1989 1st prize, Jugend-Gestaltet-Preis, Munich, Germany

Exhibitions

2023 Red Moon Contemporary Art Glass Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

– Melbourne Design Week

2023 Broft Galleries, Lerdamm, the Netherlands
2023 Contemporary Glass Society UK, United Kingdom

– Expanding Boundaries

2022 Red Moon Contemporary Art Glass Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

– Europe Contemporary Art Glass Exhibition

2022 Habatat Detroit Fine Art, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

– Glass Art Fair 2022 – Habatat’s 50th Glass International Exhibition – UN International Year of Glass 2022

2021 Habatat Galleries, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

– SOLO EXHIBITION (1Dec – 31Dec)

2021 International Biennale of Glass, Sofia, Bulgaria
2021 Florence Biennale XIII.International Exhibition of Contemporary Art and Design, Florence, Italy
2021 Broft Galleries, Lerdamm, the Netherlands

– SOLO EXHIBITION