Visual and mixed textile artist originally from the Czech Republic, based in Akureyri, Iceland. Works across painting, textiles, and graphic-style composition. The work focuses on the relationship between humans and the natural environment, and how this connection is shaped through lived experience of place.
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Tereza Kociánová
*1989
*1989
Akureyri, Iceland
tereza.kocianova@gmail.com
Instagram: @terezianakocian
tereza.kocianova@gmail.com
Instagram: @terezianakocian
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2026 — Solastalgia, Deiglan, Akureyri, IS
2026 — Chains, Þúfa 46, Akureyri, IS
2026 — Tales from Moss and Fern, Leyni Bar, Akureyri, IS
2025 — Skógar / Forest, Mjólkurbúðin, Akureyri, IS
2024 — Trapped, Kaktus, Akureyri, IS
2021 — I Am a Small Volcano, Gallerí Laugalækur, Reykjavík, IS
2020 — Fjallaloft, Mjólkurbúðin, Akureyri, IS
2020 — Traces of Spaces, site-specific installation, Reykjavík, IS
2019 — Icelove, U cesty Gallery, Šarovy, CZ
2019 — Můj prostor / My Space, Tonkin Café, Prague, CZ
2018 — 529 m a.s.l., Kaktus, Akureyri, IS
2018 — She, Café Klášter, Napajedla, CZ
2026 — Chains, Þúfa 46, Akureyri, IS
2026 — Tales from Moss and Fern, Leyni Bar, Akureyri, IS
2025 — Skógar / Forest, Mjólkurbúðin, Akureyri, IS
2024 — Trapped, Kaktus, Akureyri, IS
2021 — I Am a Small Volcano, Gallerí Laugalækur, Reykjavík, IS
2020 — Fjallaloft, Mjólkurbúðin, Akureyri, IS
2020 — Traces of Spaces, site-specific installation, Reykjavík, IS
2019 — Icelove, U cesty Gallery, Šarovy, CZ
2019 — Můj prostor / My Space, Tonkin Café, Prague, CZ
2018 — 529 m a.s.l., Kaktus, Akureyri, IS
2018 — She, Café Klášter, Napajedla, CZ
Group Exhibitions
2025 — JÁ JÁ, Gallerí Havnará, Þórshöfn, FO
2025 — Mitt rymi, Listasafni, Akureyri, IS
2024 — Trees, Stones, Reeds, Taidetila Muijala, Artist Residency, FIN
2023 — TÓLF TÓNA KORTÉRIÐ / N(ICEGIRLS), Akureyrarkirkja, Akureyri, IS
2022 — Hvar er heimili mitt, Deiglan, Akureyri, IS
2021 — Apples, Festival of Illustration LUSTR, Prague, CZ
2021 — LAND, Salón des Refusés, Deiglan, Akureyri, IS
2020 — My space, The Factory Exhibition, Djúpavík, IS
2017 — Ja tu i teraz, Kobro Gallery, Łódz, PL
2017 — Enso, One Asia, ASP Gallery, Łódz, PL
2025 — Mitt rymi, Listasafni, Akureyri, IS
2024 — Trees, Stones, Reeds, Taidetila Muijala, Artist Residency, FIN
2023 — TÓLF TÓNA KORTÉRIÐ / N(ICEGIRLS), Akureyrarkirkja, Akureyri, IS
2022 — Hvar er heimili mitt, Deiglan, Akureyri, IS
2021 — Apples, Festival of Illustration LUSTR, Prague, CZ
2021 — LAND, Salón des Refusés, Deiglan, Akureyri, IS
2020 — My space, The Factory Exhibition, Djúpavík, IS
2017 — Ja tu i teraz, Kobro Gallery, Łódz, PL
2017 — Enso, One Asia, ASP Gallery, Łódz, PL
Residencies
2024 — Fish Factory, Creative Centre, Stöðvarfjörður, IS
2024 — Taidetila Muijala, Reila, FIN
2024 — Taidetila Muijala, Reila, FIN
Professional Experience
2025-2026 — Assistant & Teacher, Samlagið Sköpunarverkstæði, Akureyri, IS
2024–2025 — Teacher of Drawing, Myndlistaskólinn Akureyri, IS
2024–2025 — Teacher of Drawing, Myndlistaskólinn Akureyri, IS
Additional Experience
2021–2022 — Board Member, Gilfélag / Deiglan Art Society, Akureyri, IS
2014–2015 — Mediator and Gallery Assistant, Kunsthalle Bratislava, SK
2012–2014 — Production Assistant, Design Week Bratislava, SK
2014–2015 — Mediator and Gallery Assistant, Kunsthalle Bratislava, SK
2012–2014 — Production Assistant, Design Week Bratislava, SK
Workshops
2017 — Digital Textile Microfactory, Heimtextil, Frankfurt, DE
2016 — International Multimedia Workshop “Ja tu i teraz”, Prague / Łódź
2013 — Machine Knitting Workshop with Marit Buset
2012 — Winter School, Textile Technology, University of Maribor, SL
2012 — Pleating Workshop with Bodil Akselvoll
2016 — International Multimedia Workshop “Ja tu i teraz”, Prague / Łódź
2013 — Machine Knitting Workshop with Marit Buset
2012 — Winter School, Textile Technology, University of Maribor, SL
2012 — Pleating Workshop with Bodil Akselvoll
Education
2020–2023 — Graphic Design, School of Visual Arts, Akureyri, IS
2015–2018 — MA studies, Textile Print (Studio of Unique Textile / Textile Art), Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts, Łódź, PL (not completed)
2011–2015 — BA, Textile Design, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, SK
2014 — Erasmus Exchange, Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts, Łódź, PL
2013 — Exchange, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, SK
2007–2011 — Design of Shoes and Fashion Accessories, Uherské Hradiště, CZ
2015–2018 — MA studies, Textile Print (Studio of Unique Textile / Textile Art), Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts, Łódź, PL (not completed)
2011–2015 — BA, Textile Design, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, SK
2014 — Erasmus Exchange, Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts, Łódź, PL
2013 — Exchange, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, SK
2007–2011 — Design of Shoes and Fashion Accessories, Uherské Hradiště, CZ
