Anton Cepka



Born:

January 17, 1936,

Sulekovo, Czechoslovakia

Education:

  • 1957-63 Academy of Applied Arts, Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 1953-57 School of Arts and Crafts, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

Selected Awards:

  • 2001 Doctor Honoris causa, Bratislava, Slovakia
  • 1990 Recipient, Golden Ring of Honour, Association for Goldsmiths' Art, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany
  • 1980 Silver Medal, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia
  • 1977 Gold Medal, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia
  • 1967 Prize, Cyprian Majernik, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
  • 1964 Gold Medal and Bavarian State Prize, Munich Germany

Selected Exhibitions:

  • 2004 Gallery Marzee Nijmegen, Holland
  • SOFA Art Fair New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
  • Int. Art + Design Fair New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts
  • SOFA Art Fair Chicago, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
  • 2002 Gallery Hnoss Göteborg, Sweden
  • Radiant Geometry Am. Craft Museum New York USA
  • 2001 Mikromegas Bayeriscer Kunstgeverbe Verein, Munich Germany
  • Mikromegas American Craft Museum, New York
  • 1998 Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, Holland
  • 1996 7.Schmucksymposium, Erfurt Holland
  • 1995 Schmuckszene 1995, Munich Germany
  • Contemporary Jewellery, Villa De Bondt, Gent, Belgium
  • European Contemporary Jewellery, Chicago USA
  • 1994 A Moveable Feast, Amsterdam; Schmuck Unserer Zeit, Zurich Switzerland
  • Schmuck und Gerät, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany (travelled)
  • Gallery Contacto Directo, Lisbon Portugal
  • Gallery Spektrum, Munich Germany
  • 1993 13 Goldschmiede: Von Amsterdam bis Tokyo, Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste, Munich Germany
  • Contemporary Jewelry, Little Rock, AK USA, Facet I, Kunsthal, Rotterdam Holland
  • 1992-93 Korun Kieli, Gothenburg; Helsinki Finland
  • 1992 Joies Indissenyables, Escola Massana, Barcelona Spain
  • 1990 Schmuckszene '90, Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich Germany
  • 1989 Perth International Crafts Triennial, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
  • 1988 Anton Cepka - Vratislav Novak, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany; Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany
  • 1987 Contemporary Slovak Glass and Jewelry, National Gallery, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
  • Czechoslovak Exhibition of Applied Arts and Design, Warsaw; Moscow
  • Joieria Europea Contempordnia, Fundacio Caixa de Pensions, Barcelona Spain
  • Schmuck, Zeichen am Körper, Francisco Carolinum Museum, Linz, Austria
  • Schmuck in Bewegung, Bewegung in Schmuck, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany
  • 1986 Novák/Cepka/Prásil, Galerie am Graben, Vienna (travelled) Austria
  • 1986,82,76,71,68,66
  • Slovak Exhibitions of Applied Art and Industrial Design, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
  • 1986,76 International Jewellery Art Exhibition, Tokyo Triennials Japan
  • 1984 Contemporary Jewellery: The Americas, Australia, Europe and Japan, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; Tokyo Japan
  • 1983,82 Material Schmuck und Gerät, Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich Germany
  • 1982,77,73,70 Schmuck - Tendenzen, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany
  • 1980 Schmuck International 1900-1980, Künstlerhaus, Vienna Austria
  • 1979 Cepka/Cepková/Svitana, Ostslowakische Museum, Kosice, Czechoslovakia
  • 1978 Anton Cepka/Václav Cigler, Galerie am Graben, Vienna Austria
  • Contemporary Czechoslovakian Jewelry, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia
  • 1978,71 Solo Exhibitions, National Galerie, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
  • 1977 International Jewelry Exhibition, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia
  • 1976 Aurea '76 Biennale dell'Arteorafa, Florence Italy
  • 1975 Jewellery in Europe, Scottish Arts Council Gallery, Edinburgh (travelled) UK
  • 1971 Gold+Silber Schmuck+Gerdt, Norishalle, Nuremberg, Germany
  • 1968 International Jewelry Exhibition, Muzeum skla a bizuterie, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia
  • 1967 Expo '67, Montreal Canada

Selected Public Collections:

  • Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany
  • Umeleckoprumyslove Muzeum, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Muzeum skla a bizuterie, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
  • National Galerie, Bratislava, Slovakia
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
  • Ostslowakische Museum, Kosice, Slovakia
  • Regionalgalerie, Trencin, Slovakia
  • Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany