Věra Vejsová - art glass

Věra Vejsová

5.2. 1956 Hradec Králové

1972 – 76 The High School of Glass Art Železný Brod

1976 – 82 The Academy of Applied Arts Studio of prof. S. Libenský

1982 – 90 Glassdesigner in the Glasswork Český křišťál Chlum u Třeboně

1990 - 2007 Pedagogue at The High School Třeboň

2006... Member of Czech glass society, Art section. Member of Profesional Designers Union of the Czech Republic

2007... The Department of Art Fellow, Jihočeská University České Budějovice

She works at the industrial and author design of serviceable glass, sculptures and objects, she takes advantage of technology of blowing, sanding, melting and cutting of glass.

Awards

1982	Atelier Prize – The Academy of Applied Arts in Praha
1982, 1983, 1987, 1988	Award for industrial design – The best product of the Ministry of Industry
1989	1. prize of The Koncern Crystalex for the pressed serviceable glass
1998	1. prize of the Design Center of Czech Republic in competition of the Czech Beer Glass
2008	Glass as a Wrapper - Category America 1930s - Third place
2008	Glass as a Wrapper - Category Drinking Glass for 21th Century - Special award

Her work is represented in Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague,
in collection of Results of International Glass Symposium – castle Lemberk CZ,
in Museum of glass and jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou

Her objects are also represented in private collection in Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Italy, Holland, France, United Kingdom and USA.

Cooperation

MOSER, a.s., Karlovy Vary

Commercial representation

Sans Souci

Galerie Meridian, s.r.o.

Auction House Procházka - TRANS ARS

Participations in many exhibitions:

Czechoslovak Glass U Hybernů	Praha CZ	1984
Premium	Český Krumlov CZ	1985
International Glass Symposium	Nový Bor CZ	1988
Interart	Poznan Poland	1989
Galerie Můstek	Praha CZ	1989
Glass Studio of prof. Libenský 1982-90	Mánes Praha CZ	1991
Glass Prize – Keller	Mánes Praha CZ	1991
Art and Handicraft of Bohemia	Singen Germany	1991
Coburg	Germany	1991
Galerie Hoffman	Tagersee Austria	1992
48. Internationall Fair of Handicraft	München Germany	1996
Metamorphoses of Glass	Castle Křivoklát CZ	1996
Metamorphoses of Glass	Telč CZ	1996
South Bohemia Artists	Praha CZ	1997
Galery Hamelin	Honfleur Germany	1998
Austria Bank	České Budějovice CZ	1998
The Studio Glass Gallery	London Un. Kingdom	1998
The International Exhibition	Kanazawa Japan	2001
St.Barbora's Chapel and Stará radnice Žďár nad Sázavou		2007
Young South Czech Artists After 25 (and more) Years	Písek, Jindřichův Hradec CZ	2007/2008
8th Festival of Glass art in Karlovy Vary		2008
Monaco Yacht Show	Monte-Carlo	2008
Dubai Index	Dubai - United Arab Emirates	2008
Chodovská tvrz: "Mirroring"	Praha CZ	2008
International Strasbourg Glass Prize 2009 Top Ten	Strasbourg	2009