/ biography

Martin Papcun/

Martin Papcun explores private relationships with public spaces and the spaces we inhabit, in works both monumental and miniature.
His work is focused on relationships, definitions of private and public space, and the gaps between them. He examines the differences between communication systems (states, nations, subcultures, and individuals) and their own languages, and he systematically interprets broad socio-political systems. 

Martin Papcun lives and works in Munich.

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2009/14   Akademie Der Bildenden Kunste, Munchen
2000/07   Academy of Art, Design and Architecture, Prague/ MFA
2003/05   Academy of Fine Arts, Prague
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awards/ grants
2015 LfA Kulturforderung, Förderbank Bayern/ Germany
2014 Oberbayerischer Forderpreis/ Germany
2013 CEC ArtsLink - One_Big_City, The Rockefeller Foundation New York/ USA
2011 LfA Kulturforderung, Förderbank Bayern/ Germany
2010 DAAD stipendium/ Germany
2009 Danner Wettbewerb, 3rd Preis, Munchen/ Germany
2009 CEC ArtsLink - independent project Award, Cleveland/ USA
2008 CEC ArtsLink - Artist in residency, Cleveland/ USA
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solo exhibitions/
2015 "... We carry it on II", site-specific installation, Munchen
2013 "... We carry it on", site-specific installation, New York/ USA
2011 "Martin Papcun/ Sungho Cho",ADBK Galerie, Munchen/ Germany
2011 "Space", Galerie Languv Dum, Frydek Mistek/ Czech Republic
2009 "House, turned inside out", site-specific installation, Cleveland/ USA
2008 "W 45th", site-specific installation, Cleveland/ USA
2001 "Objects, Projects, Jewelry", Gallery of Music, Olomouc/ Czech Republic
2000 "Martin Papcun", Gallery Kout, Prague/ Czech Republic
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group exhibitions/
2016 "Forderpreise der Landeshauptstdt Munchen", Lothringer 13_Halle, Munchen/ De
2016 "Beautiful mind", Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin/ De
2015 "Junone Jung, Merlin Klein, Martin Papcún, Pedro Sequeira",Kunstarkaden Munchen/ De
2014 "Multiple Exposure", Museum of Art and Design, New York/ USA
2014 "Crosslines", Hole in the wall Gallery, Tokio/ Japan
2014 "Some Times", Dyson Gallery, London/ UK
2014 "Oberbayerischer Forderpreis", Gallery Bezirk Oberbayern, Munchen/ Germany
2014 "Duplicata", Noel Guyomarc'h Gallery, Montreal/ Canada
       - Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco/ USA
2014 "News from the Permian", Town hall, Ljubljana/ Slovenia  
2014 "Mari Funaki Award", Gallery Funaki, Melbourne/ Australia
2014 "Objectivity", Czech Centre, Berlin/ Germany
2014 "Friedrich Becker Preis", Museum Kunstpalast, Dusseldorf/ Germany
        - Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus , Hanau/ Germany
2014 "The Home of Jewellery", ADBK Munchen/ Germany
2014 "Wolpentinger run away", Vice Versa Gallery, Lausanne/Swiss
       - Czech Centre, Prague/ CZ
2013 "Where is my home ", DOX - Centre of Contemporary Art, Prague/ CZ
2013 "News from the Permian", Museum fur Angewandte Kunst Leipzig/ Germany
       - Museum fur Naturkunde Chemnitz/ Germany
2013 "Ch.I.C.B", Cheongju/ South Korea
2013 "Do legst di nieda" , ADBK Munchen/ Germany
2013 "Schmuckwander", Pisztory Palace, Bratislava/ SK
2013 "Wolpentinger run away", Gallery Baum, Heyri, Paju/ South Korea
2013 "Dialogue", Noel Guyomarc'h Gallery, Montreal/ Canada
       - Harbourfront Centre/ SNAG, Totonto/ Canada 
2013 "ONE_First act", via San Pietro, Padua/ Italy 
2012 "Brita Prinz Arte", Obra grafica contemporanea, Madrid/ Spain
2012 "Pure print" , ADBK Munchen/ Germany
2012 "Neon Golden" , ADBK Munchen/ Germany
2012 "Schmuck '12" ,HWK Munchen/ Germany
       - MuVIM, Valencia/ Spain
2011 "25th anniversary of Gallery Louise Smit", Amsterdam/ NL
2011 "Profi_line" , ADBK Munchen/ Germany
2011 "BKV – Preis", Bayerischer Kunstgewerbe – Verein, Munchen/ Germany
2011 "Tschechische Schmuck in Europa", Tsechisches Zentrum Munchen/ Germany
2010 "BKV – Preis", Bayerischer Kunstgewerbe – Verein, Munchen/ Germany
2010 "Attraktiv bis in die spitzen", ADBK Munchen/ Germany
2010 "Bezirk Oberbayern Preis", Schafhof/ Germany
2010 "Schmuck '10", HWK Munchen/ Germany
2010 "Glass Wear", Southeastern Center for Contemporary Arts, North Carolina/ USA
2010 "Dormitory_Bauleitung_Laboratorio", Atelier Stach, Munchen/ Germany
2010 "The Power of Copy", Xuzhou Museum of Art/ China
2010 "My suitcase is my oyster", Pinakothek Der Moderne, Munchen/ Germany
2010 "Glas im Tschechischen Schmuck", Czech Centrum, Munchen,/Germany
       - Muzeum Miejskie Wroclawia, Wroclaw/ Poland
       - Muzeum Kinomatografii, Lodz/ Poland
2009 "Bridge project", site-specific installation, Cleveland/ USA
2009 "GlassWear", Museum of Art and Design, New York/ USA
       - Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL/ USA
       - Memorial Art Fallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY/ USA
       - Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Chrisie, TX/USA
2009 "Buildings-Jewellery, Jewellery-Buildings", Platina Gallery, Stockholm/ Sweden
2009 "Czech Glass Jewellery", V&V,Wienn/ Austria
       - Czech Center Stockholm/ Sweden
       - Kunstwinkel’t Walvis, Shiedam/ Nederland
2009 "My Europe", DOX Prague, European Economic and Social Committee/ Brusell
2009 "Hiper Natural", Spaces Gallery, Cleveland/ USA
2008 "Structures", Galeria Reverso, Lisboa/ Portugal
2008 "Between Construction and Emotion", Gallery Medium, Bratislava/ SK
2008 "in Toplage - Architekturphantasien im Schmuck", Koln/ Germany
2008 "Filo Rosso", Trieste/ Italy
2008 "GlassWear", Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim/ Germany
       - Glazen Huis Vlaams center voor Hedendaagse Glaskunst, Lommel/ Belgium
2008 "Schmuck ’08", HWK Munich/ Germany
       - City University of Birmingham, Birmingham/ Great Britain
       - Municipal Art Gallery in Lodz/ Poland
2008 "Structures–Czech Jewelry", Gallery U Prstenu, Prague/ Czech Republic
2008 "Identification", Gallery of Art, Legnica/ Poland
2007 "GlassWear", Museum of Art, Toledo, OH/ USA
2007 "Structures–Czech Jewelry", Prague House, Brussels/ Belgium
2007 "Biennale of Textile‘s Miniatures", World Crafts Council, Mons/ Belgium
2007 "Sculpture and Jewelry", chateau, Ceský Krumlov/ Czech Republic
2007 "Fauna in Jewelry", Gallery U Prstenu, Prague/ Czech Republic
2006 "International triennale of email", Museum of Beskydy, Frýdek-Místek/ Czech Rep.
2006 "Textile Miniature", Gallery U Prstenu, Prague/ Czech Republic
2006 "1st Salon", Gallery U Prstenu, Prague/ Czech Republic
2006 "Jewellery", Gallery Dorka, Domažlice/ Czech Republic
2006 "Coburg Glass Prize", Coburg Veste/ Germany
2005 "AADA Today", Gallery Mánes, Prague/ Czech Republic
2005 "Spring Order", Gallery U Prstenu, Prague/ Czech Republic
2003 "Art & Interiors", Veletržní Palác, Prague/ Czech Republic
2003 "La Porte Object", Galllery de la Salamandre, Nimes/ France
2002 "Schmuck ’02", HWK Munich/ Germany
       - Kilmarnoc, Scotland/ Great Britain
2001 "Ring", Gallery Kout, Prague/ Czech Republic
2000 "Plastic Christmas", Gallery Kotelna, Prague/ Czech Republic
1999-2004 "Eros"
       - Hergetova cihelna, Prague/ Czech Republic
       - Gallery Leonardo Tampere, Helsinki/ Finland
       - Rakvere Muuseum, Rakvere/ Estonia
       - Tjeckiskacentret, Stockholm/ Sweden
       - Gallery Médium, VŠVU, Bratislava/ Slovakia
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in collections/
Private collections/ USA, Germany, Italy, Swiss
Brita Prinz Arte S.A., Madrid/ Spain
Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague/ Czech Republic
North Bohemian Museum, Liberec/ Czech Republic
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bibliography/

Ursula Ilse-Neuman, Lyle Rexer, David McFadden, Lowery Sims, Suzanne Ramljak, Dr. Ellen Maurer Zilioli, Mark Durant
"Multiple Exposures" publication, Museum of Arts and Design New York/ USA, 2014
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Thomas Girst, Dr. Hansjorg Kuch, Dieter Rehm
"AkademieGalerie 2009-2013", ADBK Munchen, 2014
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Emilie Pons
"Artists add color to two Bronx neighborhoods", Mott Haven Herald, New York/ USA, 2013 
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Ludwig Reinhold
"Art Aurea" / Wolpertinger Run Away, Munchen/ Germany, 2013
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"New Ear-rings: 500 + Designs from around the World"
publication, Thames/ Hudson, London/ UK, 2013
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Amei Wallach, Fritzie Brown, Theresa Schwarz
"House, turned inside out" / Martin Papcun, publication, CEC ArtsLink New York/ USA, 2012
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Maria Victoria Hernandez Perez, Brita Prinz
"Carmen Arozena print award", Brita Prinz Arte S.A., Madrid/ Spain, 2012
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Jan Matoušek, Vladimír 518, Markéta Vinglerová, Klára Žaludová
"City_Medium", BiggBoss, Prague/ CZ, 2012
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Amy Frearson
"Dezeen" , Architecture and Design magazine, London/ UK, 2012
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Peter Nickl
"Schmuck 2012", catalogue, Hanwerkstag e.V., Munchen/ D, 2012
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Peter Skubic, Manfred Bischof
"Martin Papcun/ Sungho Cho", catalogue, ADBK Munchen/ D, 2011
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Elyzabeth Shypertt, Marjorie Simon, Carolina Hornauer, Joanne Haywood
"New Rings: 500 + Designs from around the World"
publication, Thames/ Hudson, London/ UK, 2011
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Peter Nickl
"Schmuck 2010", catalogue, Hanwerkstag e.V., Munchen/ D, 2010
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Ludwig Reinhold
"Art Aurea" / Gluck in Glas - Schmuckkunst aus Tschechien, magazine, page 84-9, 04/2010
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Christopher Lynn and Theresa Schwarz
"Martin Papcun", catalogue, SPACES Gallery, Cleveland/ USA, 2009
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Mario Sepi, Eva Eisler, Pavel Liška
"My Europe" – Czech Contemporary Art and Design'' , catalogue, Prague/ CZ, 2009
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Malin Zimm, Barbara Rum
"RUM” magazine, It is Media, Stockholm/ S, 04/2009
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Veronica Schwarzinger, Jirí Šibor
"Glass in Czech Jewelry", catalogue, Wienn/ A, 2009
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Andi Limm
"Compendium”, publication, Darling Publications, Koln/D, 2008
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Dr. Gerhard Dietrich
"in Toplage !”, catalogue, Museum fur Angewandte Kunst, Koln/ D, 2008
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Peter Nickl
"Schmuck 2008", catalogue, Hanwerkstag e.V., Munchen/ D, 2008
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Petra Matejovičová
"Structuress", catalogue, page 5,28,29, Prague House Brussels, Prague/ CZ, 2007
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Ursula Ilse-Neuman, Cornelie Holzach, Jutta Annette Page
"Glass Wear" - Glass in contemporary jewellery, catalogue, Arnoldishe/ D, 2007
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Alena Krízová
"Atelier", magazine, Společnost casopisu Atelier, Prague/ CZ, 2007,No.7
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Tina Oldknow
"Coburg Glass Prize 2006", catalogue, page 37,304,360,
Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg/ D, 2006
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Dr. Helmut Ricke
"New Glass", magazine, page 18, Ritterbach Verlag GmbH/ D, 02/2006
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Peter Nickl
"Schmuck 2002", catalogue, page 7,102, Hanwerkstag e.V., Munchen/ D, 2002
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Katerina Nováková
"Eros", catalogue, page 24,43, Galerie Kotelna, Prague/ CZ, 1999