Jiří KŘENEK

Curriculum vitae


born 25. 2. 1974 in Prague (Czech Republic)
1988 – 1991 Graduate of the technical photography school of Prague
1991 – 1994 Institute for Creative Photography Silesia University Opava. Studies finished with a Bachelor in art photography
1998 – 2001 Institute for Creative Photography Silesia University Opava. Studies finished with Masters in art photography

Has worked from 1992 as a professional photographer – reporter for publishers AXEL SPRINGER PRAHA, and magazines: SVĚT MOTORŮ, AUTOTIP, AUTO TIP EXCLUSIVE, AUTOPROFI. PLAYBOY


Exhibitions and awards:

1994 FUNKEHO KOLÍN Cologne
1995 DIVUS – „BAZAR“ (Bazar of Furniture Libeň) Prague
1995 Czech Press Photo Prague
1996 „NOVÁ JMÉNA“ (House of Czech photography) Prague
1996 DIVUS – „NÁDRAŽÍ“ (Nádr. Vysočany) Prague

1996 „20 let Institutu tvůrčí fotografie „ 20 years of the Institute for Creative Photography (Tech. Museum) Prague
1996 Czech Press Photo Prague
1998 Sport photo of the year (National museum) Prague
1999 Sport photo of the year (National museum) Prague
2000 Sport photo of the year (National muzeum) Prague
2000 Czech Press Photo (1st place– sport photography category) Prague
2001 Sport photo of the year (National muzeum) Prague
2001 „Mezinárodní festival spisovatelů „ International Writers Festival (main prize) Prague
2001 „TALENTINUM 2001“ (hlavní cena) Prague
2001 Czech Press Photo (GRANT of the capital city of Prague) Prague
2002 Sport photo of the year (National museum) Prague
2002 Czech Press Photo (1st place –environment category) Prague
2003 Sport photo of the year (Black Rose Passage) Prague
2003 Czech Press Photo Prague
2003 „Výroční výstava Institutu tvůrčí fotografie „ Anniversary exhibition of the Institute for Creative Photography Opava
2004 BELE PHOTO DEL´ANNÉ automotive festival PARIS hotel RITZ – 27.1.2004 – 1st place (personally received)
2004 JAROMÍR FUNKE AWARD 2004 Prague
1st anual competitive exhibition for the best Czech photographer under 35 years old – 2nd place (June 04) Prague House of Photography
2004 Czech Press Photo Prague
2005 CZECH PHOTOGRAPH OF THE 20th CENTURY Prague
2005 Czech Press Photo Prague
2006 Czech Press Photo Prague
2007 Czech Press Photo Prague

Independent Exhibitions in the Czech Republic and abroad:

2000 „HYPERMARKETY„ SUPERMARKETS (Gallery Velryba) Prague
2001 „DROGA RYCHLOSTI„ DRUG OF SPEED (Czech Insurance Gallery) Prague
2002-3 „MĚSTEČKA„ SMALL TOWNS (Josef Sudek Gallery) Prague
2003 „MOBILY„ MOBILE PHONES (Gallery LŠVÚ) Cologne
2003 FORMULA in photography (Millennium Plaza) Prague
2004 „MOBILY-HYPERMARKETY „ MOBILE PHONES-SUPERMARKETS (Gallery U Mloka) Olomouc
2004 „SLAVÍME NAROZENINY“ CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY - 10 best photographs from automotive-sports (Gallery Foto Škoda) Prague
2005 „KONZUMACE-GLOBALIZACE „ CONSUMERISM-GLOBALIZATION – collective exhibition Paris 9.2.2005 – 2.4.2005 (Czech Centrum Gallery)
2005 PHOTOGRAPHY OF J. KŘENEK Prague 12.5.2005 – 5.6.2005 (Mall Gallery Palace Flóra)
2005 „MĚSTEČKA„ SMALL TOWNS (Gallery Artistů) Brno 10.10.2005 – 30.10.2005
2005 „DOKUMENTÁRNÍ CYKLY „DOKUMENTARY CYCLES (Collective exhibition in a Month of Photography in Bratislava) 4.11. – 4.12. – House of Art Bratislava
2005 FORMULA 1 – panorama Prague November - (Gallery Foto Škoda)
2006 „AUSTERLITZ 2005“ – large area panoramic documentary Castle Slavkov 12.8. – 31.8.2006
2006 „BE - IN Prague 2006“ Prague November - (Gallery Foto Škoda)
2006 “AUSTERLITZ 2005“ – large area panoramic documentary photos Prague 1.12. – 13.12.2006 - (French Cultural Institute)
2006 „Historie a současnost MS silničních motocyklů „ Past and present of MS road motorcycles (with O. Šaffkem) Prague 21.12.2006 – 24.1.2007 (gallery palace Auto Jarov)
2007 „Znovu u Slavkova „ Once Again at Slavkov – 200 anniversary of the battle- documentary Brno 29.3.2007 – 13.4.2007 – French Alliance, Moravské square.15
2007 FORMULA 1 – collective exhibition 16.8. – 9.9.2007 Brno (GALLERY Vaňkovka)
2007 L. Hamilton current exhibition for the end of season F1 29.10.-3.11.2007 Prague, (Gallery Foto Škoda)
2008 „Droga rychosti II„ Drug of speed II, exhibition gallery Mánes February, Prague


Collective exhibitions abroad:
2001 Czech documentary photography Germany (Herten, Leverkusen, Dormagen)
2002 Czech documentary photography New York (Leica Gallery)
2003 ITF Salesian university – work from years 1998-2003 Kiev, Bratislava, Poznan
2004 The City in current Czech documentary photographs Moscow FOTOBIENÁLE
2006 „25 POZDRAVŮ EVROPĚ „ 25 GREETINGS OF EUROPE (representative of CZ) For French entrance into the EU Paris (exhibition open 9.5.2006 in the Saint Germaine avenue)
2007 Collective exhibition with Ditou Pepe - November 2007 – July 2008 Berlin
in the Czech center – color documentary