__________________ is a Czech-born Canadian artist, researcher, and educator whose work explores performance as it appears on the margin of theatre, cinema and visual arts through installations, immersive and participatory environments, community/site-specific work, and critical writings. With more than two decades of professional experience, Lenka has developed a number of large-scale environments for exhibitions, black box theatres and site-specific venues in Canada (Baie-Saint-Paul Museum of Contemporary Art, Le Phos-Festival de Matane, Agora UQAM in Montreal) and abroad (SASC Sao Paulo, Brazil, DMZ festival in Korea, USF Verftet, Bergen, Norway and the UNESCO - Historical Hospital Kuks in the Czech Republic) and received major research and creation grants from (FRQSC) Fonds de Recherche du Quebec-Societe et Culture, (CCA) Canada Council for the Arts, and (CALQ) Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.
Lenka straddles academia and practice and is committed to support the next generation of thinkers in technology-based work, performance and moving image. She is a lecturer in Media Arts at (NSCAD) Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, NS where she teaches film and moving image, (UVic) University of Victoria, in Victoria BC where she lectures on Arts and Technology and a postdoctoral fellow at UQAM (University of Quebec a Montreal). Presently, she is pursuing her project Conversations with Landscapes with organizations such as Artic Culture Lab in Greenland, Nes Art in Iceland and BigCi in Australia exploring the impact of climate change on local community, the environment and landscape. Lenka has Ph.D. in humanities (fine-arts) from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture and MFA in studio arts at Concordia University in Montreal, and a certificate in sculpture from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA. She was a research fellow and taught courses in performance and technology at ZYUD: Maastricht Academy of Technology and Design in the Netherlands, University of Maine, (US), and is the re-occurring researcher and scholar at (UVic) University of Victoria in BC.
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My Story...
Education
2012 - 2018 Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
(CISSC) Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture
Ph.D. Humanities / Fine Arts
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2007 - 2010 Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
MFA – Studio Arts (Sculpture & Fibres)
2000 – 2004 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, US
Certificate in Sculpture and Video Installation
2005 Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA, US
Hot Glass / Casting
1996 – 1997 School for Sculpture and Stone Carving, Horice, Czech Republic
Certificate in Sculpture and Stone-carving
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Research Appointments
2019-2020 UQAM: Université du Québec à Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Postdoctoral Research, Conversations with Landscape
2018-2019 ZYUD: Maastricht Academy of Media Design and Technology
Postdoctoral Research, Conversations with Landscape
Oct/Dec 2018 University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA
(New Media Department, School of Computing and InformationScience)
Postdoctoral Reseach, Conversations with Landscape
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Nov/Dec. 2019 University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada Visiting Scholar
(Visual Arts Department with Paul Walde)
Research: Conversations with Landscape
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Dec’/April 2019-2020 Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Visiting Scholar (TML lab & Theatre Department with Michael Montanero)
Research: Conversations with Landscape
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Oct/Dec 2019 Sept 2019 - 2020 Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
Visiting Scholar (Communication & New Media Department)
Conversations with Landscape
Teaching Experience
Dec 2018 – 2019 (MFA seminars + writing workshop + mentorship)
ZYUD - Maastricht Academy of Technology and Design, Maastricht, Netherlands
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Teaching: Graduate Course: MFA II. Beyond the Performance of Urban Landscape (Seminar based course exploring the expanded notions of performance and the integration of performance strategies in research and practice) Graduate Course: MFA I. Arts and Technology, Writing Workshop (aimed at practical writing: thesis projects, proposals, grants, statements, etc.), Mentorship (assisting graduate students with the development of their practice and research, studio visits and consultations, acting as a mentor in liaison with the Seoul Institute of the Arts in Korea - assisting in locating students’ graduate internships).
August 2018 (Workshop with local communities)
Eastern Edge Gallery, Saint John, Newfoundland, Canada Holdfast Festival
Workshop: Landscape as Performance (Working with local residents and performers on concepts of landscape as performance: collecting stories related to land and developing interactive designs related to my projects)
August 2016 (Workshop with theatre directors)
La Mama Umbria, Theatre Directors Symposium, Spoleto, Italy
Workshop: Immersive Theatre & Interactive Media
(Working with theatre directors on developing interactive strategies for projection of scenographic designs)
Sep 2014 - May 2015 (Co-teaching)
Concordia University - Fine Arts Design and Computation Arts
Teaching Assistantship: Undergraduate Course: CART 411 – Computation Arts, Design for The Senses co- teaching with Dr. Chris Salter (Hands-on seminar-based course, focused on developing production strategies for collaborative approach to creative project engaging the concept of senses)
Jun 2011 - Jun 2011 (Workshop)
Kunstnarhuset Messen Alvik, Norway
Workshop: Light and Interactive Media (Hands-on workshop introducing the engagement of live-feed (open-circuit) media in material design and interaction)
2011 (Undergraduate two day seminar, practical workshop, and studio visits)
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Workshop: Light and Interactive Media (Hands-on workshop introducing the engagement of live-feed in material design and interaction connected with studio visits and mentorship of undergraduate studio work)
Jul 2010 - Aug 2010 (Visiting Artists, two-month summer mentorship)
University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, US
Visiting Artists / Professor: Interactive Media: Site & Performance, (Development of a site-specific performance in collaboration with the UD students - Blue Sky Project).
January 2009 - May 2009 (Co-teaching)
Concordia University - Fine Arts, Montreal, QC
Teaching Assistantship: Studio Arts: Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Digital Media (Teaching moving and still image strategies, Editing, Design, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro)
Sep 2008 - December 2008 (Co-teaching)
Concordia University - Fine Arts Montreal, QC
Teaching Assistantship: Studio Arts: Undergraduate Course: Ceramics and Mold-making (hands-on studio course introductory and advanced ceramic techniques: mold-making, glazing, slip casting, kiln firing, etc. + ceramics history and traditions, discussions, critiques)
Sep 2007 - May 2008 (Co-teaching)
Concordia University - Fine Arts Montreal, QC
Teaching Assistantship: Studio Arts: Undergraduate Course: Fibre Structures I. and II. (hands-on studio course focusing on intermediate and advanced weaving techniques: weaving techniques, basket making, student independent and advanced project, fiber history and traditions, discussions, critiques).
Exhibitions
2021 Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC, Canada – TBA
2019 Espace F – Festival PHOS, O V A L, Matane, QC, Canada
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2018 Eastern Edge, Conversations with Landscape, Saint John’s NL, Canada
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2016 University of The Arts, Sibelius Academy, O V A L, Helsinki, Finland
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2015 Theatre Rouge de Conservatoire, Reflective Space, Nuclear Sky, Montreal
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2014 Agora, UQAM – Coeur des Sciences, F O L D, Montreal
2014 Current 2014, International Biennial Exhibition, O V A L, Santa Fe, US
2013 Historical Baroque Hospital Kuks, In between the Light and Darkness
Kuks, Czech Republic –
2013 Morlan Gallery, Mitchell Fine Arts Center, Transylvania University,
Waves and Currents/ River, Lexington, KT, US
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2013 WKP Kennedy Art Gallery, River, North Bay, ON, Canada
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2013 Thames Art Gallery – Chatam Kent, Déjà vu, Chatam, ON, Canada
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2012 Musee d’Art Contemporain de Baie – Saint – Paul, River, Quebec
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2012 Espace F and Gallerie D’Matane, Matane, QC, Canada,
River, Deep Waters, Curator Francois Valee
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2012 Goethe Institute, Montreal, Lights, QC, Canada
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2012 Centre d’exposition L’Imagiere, Gatineu, QC, Canada
Three person exhibition, Pavitra Wickramasinghe, Lenka Novakova and Gisela Restrepo,
Day by Day, Interactive/Immersive Installation, (Developed during residency in Bergen, Norway),
Curated by Katarzyna Basta, Collaborateur: LAMIC (laboratoire de museologie et d’ingenierie de la culture)
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2012 University of Wisconsin, Gallery La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, US
‘Have I been here before?’, ‘How far are we?’ Exhibition, Artist Lecture
and performance in collaboration with UW students, Curated by Binod Shrestha
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2011 Gallerie Conexion, River, Frederickson, New Brunswick
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2011 Definitely Superior, River, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada,
Part of Urban Landfill festival, Exhibition & Artist Talk Curated by David Karasiewicz
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2011 Hamilton Artist, Inc, Hamilton, ON, Canada
‘Have I been here before’ Exhibition, Performance and Artist talk, Curated by Irene
Laughlin Performance in collaboration with Karijn Dejong, interview: Kristina deMelo
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2011 Current 2011, International Biennial Exhibition, Santa Fe, US
I’m the light, Curated by Frank and Marianne Reganno, Parallel Studio
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2010 SESC Pinheiros, et l’Atelie NOVO – Integracao Action Sao Paulo:
Quebec, Echange artistique entre la ville de Quebec et Sao Paulo
Ce project est le fruit d’un partenariat entre Le Lieu, centre en art
Actuel, Avatar, La bande Video, La Chambre Blanche et L’oeil de poisson
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2010 Armory, Dayton, OH, US, Where Are You Going Ray?’ University of Dayton, University of DaytonChapel
The Merc Building and UD Gallery Space
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2010 Vermont Studio Center Gallery, Red Mill Gallery Johnson, VT, US
Unanbridged: ‘Johnson Flood 1929’
2010 Museo Cultural, Current 2010, Eight International Biennial Exhibition Santa Fe,
In between the River and the Sky, Curated by Frank and Marianne Reganno, Parallel Studio
2010 Estevan Art Gallery and Museum, Estevan, SK, Canada
River Curated by Griffith Baker, Exhibition and Artist Talk
2010 Oboro, Montreal, QC, Canada
Centre de la production et a la presentation de l’art, des pratiques contemporaines
et des nouveaux medias, Montreal, QC, ‘Rivers and Skies – My First House’, Exhibition in Colaboration W Est-Nort-Est, St. Jean Port Joli, QC, Canada Council Project Grant
2010 The Merc Building, Dayton, Ohio, US, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH,
Where Are You Going Ray? Public Site Specific Installation and Performance
Part of Blue Sky Project, Curated by Peter Benkendorf
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2010 UD Chapel, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
I Am The Light ’One night performance in collaboration with UD Students
2010 La Chambre Blanche, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Fragments of Light’, ‘ Have I been here before, Project & Exhibition Residency
Production, Exhibition and Artist Talk, Part of Sao Paulo – Quebec exchange
2010 Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON’
River, Exhibition and Artist talk, curated by Rhona Wegner
2009 Vermont Studio Centre, Johnson, VT, US
Production Residency and Exhibition, Site Specific Video Installation
Flood 1929, ‘We were there but could not hear each other
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2009 Fofa Gallery, River, River The Mirror to The Sky, Montreal, QC
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2009 Art Mur Gallery, Fragments of Light, Montreal, QC,
2008 Black Box, Hexagram, River, Montreal, QC, Canada
2008 Espace Artefacto, Dimensions of Light, Montreal, QC,
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2008 FOFA Gallery, Montreal, QC, Rivers, (Remedios Terrarium), Montral, QC
2007 Kitchener City Hall Gallery, River (Photography) Kitchener, ON, Canada
2007 Cambridge Gallery, Cambridge, Canada, ON, Day & Night, Windows in the Sky Curated by Ivan Jurakicz
Two person exhibition, Jane Audney & Lenka Novakova, Publication Crucible by Ivan Jurakicz
2007 Ed Video, Deep Waters - Edifying Edifices Festival, Guelph, Ontario,
2007 Definitely Superior, Deep Waters, curated by David Karasiewicz,
Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
2006 Niagara Artist Company, Deep Waters, St. Catherine’s, Canada,
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2006 Grimsby Public Art Gallery, River, Grimsby, Canada
2006 Praxis Gallery, Hot summer heat, Toronto, ON
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2004 Pafa Museum of Fine Arts, Deep Waters, Philadelphia, US
2003 Pafa Museum of Fine Arts, Deep Waters I., Philadelphia, US
2002 Gallery at 1301, Black & White, Philadelphia, US
2002 Pafa Museum of Fine Arts, Drawing a shadow, Philadelphia, US
2002 Gallery at 1301, Day & Night, Philadelphia, US,
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2001 Gallery at 1301, US, Circles, , Philadelphia
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2001 Katmandu Club, US Intangible, Philadelphia, US
2001 Pafa Museum of Fine Arts, Waiting for spring, Intangible, Philadelphia, US
2001 Gallery at 1301, From Here to There, Philadelphia, US
2000 Academy of the Fine Art, Circles Drawing Shadows, Chicago, US
Residencies
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2021 BigCi, Bioluminescence, Wollemi National Park, Australia
2021 NesArt, Script for Landscape, Iceland
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2020 Circuit-Est, Conversations with Landscapes (Canceled)
2016 La Mama Umbria, In and Out, Director’s Symposium, Spoleto, Italy
2015 PARE’, TML (Topological Media Lab Residency), Nuclear Sky
Hexagram Black Box, Montreal, QC
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2014 Agora, UQAM – Coeur des Sciences, F O L D, Montreal, QC, Canada
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2014 Hexagram Black Box, F O L D, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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2014 Tangente, Laboratorie de Movements Contemporains, Monument
National, Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Agora de la Dance,
Montreal, Research-Creation with Katia Marie Germain and Navid Navab, Montreal, QC
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2013 Circuit-Est, Centre Choregraphique, F O L D. Montreal, QC, Canada
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2013 Hexagram Black Box, O V A L, collaboration with Otso Lahdeoja,
Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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2012 Segamie, Between the Light and Darkness,– production residency
Research Project Historical Hospital Kuks, Photography, Alma, Quebec
2012 Historical Hospital Kuks, In between the Light and Darkness,
Kuks, Czech Republic
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2012 USF Verftet, Day by Day, Bergen, Norway
2011 Kunstnarhuset Messen, Beam of Light, Exhibition with Gallery Puls, Northeimsum, Norway”
2011 Santa Fe Art Institute, White Sands, Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
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2010 SESC Pinheiros, et l’Atelie NOVO – Integracao Action Sao Paulo : Quebec Déjà vu, (Interactive Installation), Echange artistique entre la ville de Quebec et Sao Paulo, Ce project est le fruit d’un partenariat entre Le Lieu, centre en artActuel, Avatar, La bande Video, La Chambre Blanche et L’oeil de poisson
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2010 Blue Sky Project, Where are You Going, Ray?
Project in collaboration with the University of Dayton and nine junior students Exhibition at the University of Dayton Chapel, The Merc Building and UD
Gallery Space, Dayton, Ohio, US
2010 Est-Nord-Est, My First House, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
Exhibition with Oboro, Montreal
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2010 La Chambre Blanche, Déjà vu, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Production and Exhibition with La Chambre Blanche
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2009 Vermont Studio Centre, Flood 1929, Johnson, VT, US
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2009 Urban Glass, Rivers and Skies, New York, NY, US
2009 Corning Museum of Glass, Rivers, and Skies, Corning, NY, US
2008 Pilchuck Glass School, Optical Glass Project, Seattle, WA, US
Research and Research-Creation Grants
2018- 2020 FRQSC Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture:
Postdoctoral Research: Conversations with Landscape (CAD 110.000)
2015- 2017 FRQSC Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture
Ph.D. Research: The Scenographic Unfolding: Performance of Immersive, Interactive and Participatory Environments
(CAD 66.000)
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2018 CALQ - Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Professional Development, Banff Centre, AB
2016 CALQ - Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Professional Development, La Mama Umbria, Director’s Symposium, Spoleto, Italy
2014 CALQ - Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Travel Grant, O V A L, Santa Fe, NM
2013 CALQ - Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Travel Grant, In between the Light and Darkness, Czech Republic
2012 - 2013 CALQ - Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Research Creation Grant, In between the Light and Darkness
2010 CAC - Canada Council
Project Grant: Light and Darkness, UNESCO – Baroque Hospital Kuks, Czech Rep.
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2010 Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec,
Travel Grant, Current 2010, Santa Fe, NM, US
2009 OAC – Ontario Art Council
Project Grant: River
2009 OAC – Ontario Art Council
Exhibition Assistance Grant – Windows in the Sky, Hamilton Artist Run Centre, ON
2009 OAC – Ontario Art Council
Exhibition Assistance Grant – River, Grimsby Public Art Gallery
2008 CIAM (Centre interuniversitaire des arts mediatiques)
Project Grant, River
2007 OAC – Ontario Art Council
Exhibition Assistance, River, Definitely Superior, ON
Awards
2016 Concordia University, Exhibition and Conference Award, IUGTE, International University,
“Global Theatre Experience,” International Conference Theatre Between Tradition and Contemporaneity
2015 Concordia University, Exhibition and Conference Award, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Greece,
6th Annual International Conference on Visual and Performing Arts, Athens, Greece
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2015 Concordia University, Exhibition and Conference Award, Institute for
Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Sydney, Australia
2015 Concordia University, Fine Arts Award, Montreal, QC, 2015
2015 Concordia University, Mobility Award, Montreal, QC, 2015
2014 Concordia University, Fine Arts Award, Montreal, QC
2014 Concordia University, Conference Award, PQ Conference Prague, CR
2009 Concordia University, Gley Sperling Award, Montreal, QC
2009 Concordia University, Campaign for New Millennium Graduate Scholarship
2009 Concordia University, Graduate Fellowship, Montreal, QC
2008 Concordia University, Campaign for Concordia Graduate Award, Montreal
2007 Concordia University, Anne Fish Award in fibres, Montreal, QC
2007 Concordia University, The J.A. de Seve Entrance Fellowship, Montreal, QC
2006 The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, The Audrey Shimizu Fund
2004 The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,
The Mayor Award (The City of Philadelphia)
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2003 The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,
The Richard C. Von Hess memorial scholarship and travel award
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The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, The Alexander Prize
The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, The Pannipecker Prize
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The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, The Fellowship trust Prize
The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, The James O. Dumont Prize
2002 The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
The Charles E. Dutrow Award The Ward prize in sculpture
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2001 The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
The Katmandu Prize for outdoor sculpture The Mary Townsend and William
2001 The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Clark Mason memorial prize in Sculpture
2000 The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Tuition and merit scholarship award, Penn. Academy of the Fine Arts.
Conference Presentations
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Conferences
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2020 University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
One Day at the Long Beach, Methods in Artistic Research Conference
2018 Wimbledon College of Art, London, UK
Space as Performance: Between Scenography and Installation Arts
UAL Conference: Theatre and Performance Design Pedagogy: best practice now and strategies for the future
2017 Retzhof Castle, Syria Province, Graz, Austria
Conversations with Landscape: Lakes, IUGTE, International Conference
“Theatre Between Tradition and Contemporaneity”
2017 Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Conversations with Landscape: Lakes, MDes Colloquium, Hexagram,
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2016 Retzhof Castle, Styria Province, Graz, Austria
Performative Space, IUGTE, International Conference “Theatre Between
Tradition and Contemporaneity”
2015 Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Media Art Histories: Recreate 2015, Emerging Researchers Symposium,
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2015 Contemp Art 15, Istanbul, Turkey
Contemporary Art Conference, F O L D: Space as Performance.
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2015 Athens Institution for Education and Research, Athens, Greece
Space as Performance: Optical Architectures of Cinematic Spaces
6th Annual Conference of Visual and Performing Arts
2015 Stte Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Unfolding Baroque: F O L D – Performative Environment and Performance’
Institute of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Re-visioning Space(s), Time and Bodies Conference
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2015 HUMA Conference, Lighting Round, Concordia University, Montreal
Unfolding Baroque: F O L D – Performative Environment and Performance’
Conference, Lighting Round
2014 PQ – Prague Qadrennial of Performance Space and Architecture, Prague,
Space as Performance, Czech Republic, PQ – Shared Space: Spatial Curation symposium
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2013 Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Space as Performance, Brown Bag: Research – Creation (Ph.D. research)
2012 Matralab, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Brown Bag: Research – Creation (Ph.D. research)
Publications
2018 Scenographic Unfolding: Performance of Immersive, Interactive and Participatory Environments,
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (Ph.D. thesis)
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2016 F O L D: Performative Space, IUGTE, International Conference “Theater.
Between Tradition and Contemporaneity,” Retzhof Castle, Syria Province,
Austria (Conference paper)
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2015 Space as Performance: Optical Architecture of Cinematic Space,
Institute of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Re-visioning Space(s), Time and Bodies
Conference, Stte Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (Conference Paper)
Reviews
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2012 CIMT Des Nouveautes au Musee d’Art Contemprain de Baie Saint Paul, Pascale Robitaille
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2012 NT2 Nouvelles Technologies Nouvelles Textualites,
Riviere, une installation de Lenka Novakova presentee jusqu’au 4 Decembre a la Gallerie Fofa
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2012 16.03 La Voix De la MatnieRiver & Deep Waters de Lenka Novakova au
Complexe Culturel, 16.Mars 2012
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2010 11.01 University of Dayton Magazine, Blue Sky Dreams and Visions, If you were driving, Fall 2010
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2010 08 The Santa Fe’s Monthly Magazine, Currents 2010, Art with a capitalist A, Jon Carver, 08/2010
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2010 Blue Sky Lights Up The Merc, Terry Moris, Dayton Daily News, August 3
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2010 Check out new exhibit at gallery West Niagara News, January
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2010 Quoi Faire A Quebec, Chambre Blanche, Fragments of Light, 23 Mars
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2010 Art Presence Web Lenka Novakova a La chambre Blanche
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2010 March Gautier, Mon espace sur le web consacre a l’art et a son historie.
Point focal: Quebec Residence de Lenka Novakova, 23 Mars
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2010 “Comme un reve de Pierre, Exposition de Lenka Novakova a la Chambre
Blanche, article per Claude Chevalot, 15 avril, 2010, Punctum
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2009 River – Whirlpools of Time, Lenka Novakova, Grimsby Public Art Gallery,
Catalog, 2010 2007 “Perceiving the Transformation of Time: From
Repetition to Narrative” “Strata” Espace Artefacto, essay by Amanda Helene Beattie
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2009 Lidia Di Nallo, Mfa’s Take Off, Montreal Mirror, Arts Week, March.19th
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2008 Sijia Chen, “ Remedios’ Terrarium: nice form of anarchy”, The Concordian, Mar.18
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2007 Festival Opens doors to world, Guelph Tribune, Sept.30
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2007 Tera Borody, “An Audio-Visual Adventure” The Ontario, Nov.04
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2007 Joanne Shuttleworth, “Clearing the Conscience”, Guelph Mercury, Sept.12
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2007 Linda Maehans, “Mysterious pools and windows” Thunder Bay’s Source,
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2018 Eastern Edge Gallery, Holdfast Festival, August, 2018
2018 PHOS: Plein la vue avec le 6e festival PHOS à Matane, Radio Canada, Sept.
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2018 PHOS: PHOS à Matane : un maelström d'images, Radio Canada, Sept. 2018
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2018 Espaces F presente PHOS, du 1er au 30 Septembere a Matane. Sept.2018
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2016 Sibafest: Audiovisuaalinen tilataideteos OVAL
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2015 PARE: Residency with TML (Topological Media Lab) May 10, 2015
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2014 OVAL, Currents 2014, Sante Fe New Media Festival, Santa Fe, NM, US
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2007 Crucible, Cambridge Galleries, curatorial essay by Ivan Jurakic
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2006 Deep Waters, NAC, essay by Sean Condon
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Artist Talks
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2019 Seoul Institute of the Arts, Seoul, Korea, Research talk
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2018 A3-Lab: University of Maine, US
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2018 Eastern Edge Gallery, Saint John, NL, Canada
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2017 Colloquium, Hexagram, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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2016 La Mama Umbria, Director’s Symposium, Spoleto, Italy
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2016 University of The Arts, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, FN
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2015 Hexagram, 180 SEC, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2015 Theatre Gargantua, Round Table, Toronto, ON, Canada
2014 Agora Hydro Quebec, UQAM Coeur de Sciences, F O L D 2014
2014 Currents 2014, Sante Fe New Media Festival, Santa Fe, NM, US
2011 Espace F & Gallerie D’Art Matane, Matane, QC
2011 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Sunny Fredonia, Fredonia, NY, US
2011 University of Wisconsin, WI, US
2011 Artist Inc., Hamilton, ON, US
2011 Definitely Superior Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
2011 Gallerie Connexion, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
2011 Residency in Kunstnarhuset Messen, Alvik, Norway
2011 Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
2011 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, (Witt Residency Program) MI, US
2011 Bain Saint Michel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2010 Estavan Art Gallery and Museum, Estavan, Saskatchewan, SK, Canada
2010 Technical Institute VUT, Faculty of Visual Arts, Brno, Czech Republic
2010 Oboro, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2010 University of Dayton, Ohio, US
2010 Black Box Theatre, Music and Dance Department, UD, Dayton, OH
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2010 Blue Sky Project, Dayton, Ohio, US
2010 Est-Nord-Est, Saint Jean Port Joli, Quebec, Canada
2009 Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON
2009 Concordia University, ARTEX II, Montreal, QC
2009 Concordia University, ARTEX I., Montreal, QC
2009 Johnson Studio Centre, Johnson, VT, US
2009 Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, US
2009 Carving Studio, Rutland, Vermont, US
2008 UQAM – University du Quebec à Montréal - Colloquium, Montreal, QC
2008 The Mell Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Montreal, QC
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2008 Brown Bag Talk, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2007 TML (Topological Media Lab) Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2007 Carving Studio, Rutland, Vermont, US
2007 Cambridge Galleries at Queens Square, Cambridge, ON, Canada
2006 NAC (Niagara Artist Company), St. Catherine’s, ON, Canada
Academic and Research Affiliations
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2012 – present TML Topological Media Lab, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2012 – present MATRALAB - Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2012 – present HEXAGRAM, Montreal, QC
2018 - 2019 IMRC: Innovative Media Research Centre, University of Maine
2018 - 2019 A3 Lab: University of Maine, ME, US
2012 – 2015 CIAM Centre interuniversitaire des arts mediatigueshe, Montreal
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2016 – present SAT Societe des arts technologiques, Montreal, QC, Canada
2010 - present OBORO, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Professional Skills
Computation Skills:
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe In-design, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere
Pro, Isadora, Max MSP. Good knowledge of audiovisual equipment/recording and
postproduction, development of interactive software in relation to materials.
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Material Knowledge:
Hot glass fabrication and glass casting, stone carving, metal fabrication (welding, cutting, etc.) and wood-working, clay modeling, mold making, sand-casting, foundry, mixed media, fibers (weaving, basketry, dies, embroidery and other computerized equipment, broad construction skills and custom made weaving frames), 3-D
printing
Printmaking & Photography
Large digital print press (fabric/photo) – Mimaki JV4 Printer, fibre related skills: Weaving, basket making, inkjet jacquard loom and related Point Carre Software Dongle, embroidery machine, and fabric printers, 3D modeling, 3D printing
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Other
Strong communication skills; solid background in organizational governance
Professional Development Workshops
2018 LMDP Festival Internazionale di Teatro Arte e Nuove Tecnologie
Workshop: Adobe After Effects, Max MSP (Application of After Effects and Max MSP
to mapping and interactive designs), Kyber Teatro, Cagliari, Italy
2017 Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Workshop: Art of Projection Design: Adobe After Effects, Photoshop (Application of
After Effects and Max MSP to mapping and interactive designs)
2016 Concordia University, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Montreal, QC
Certificate: Graduate Seminar in University Teaching
Languages
English - fluent (research & lecture), French (fluent), Czech (native), Russian
(intermediate)