Jantra Šímová
1998, based in Prague & Highlands
Czech Republic
Email: jantrasimova@seznam.cz
marelsima73@gmail.com
Instagram: @jantrasimova
Education:
Work Experience:
2022–2025 Art instructor for children's art classes and day art camps at Ateliér Kroužek, Prague, Czech Republic.
2022 Facilitator of creative workshops at the Elpida leisure centre for seniors as part of the UMPRUM Students' Talks programme.
2023 Instructor of a printmaking workshop for children from Žižkostel within the Communities project at Kafkárna – Centre for Ecology and Art.
2024 Instructor of printmaking workshops at the Gallery of Havlíčkův Brod, focusing on linocut, woodcut, monotype, and drypoint techniques.
2024–2025 Art workshop instructor for children at Rudolfinum Gallery, Prague.
2024–present PR, social media management, and graphic design for the non-profit organisation Ramus, Prague.
2025 Guide in a children's group, Prague.
2025 Art instructor at the GAMPIŠTĚ art camp, Gallery of Pardubice.
Freelance and Occasional Activities:
Art day camps for children.
Facilitating art workshops and educational programmes at various events and festivals, including Knihex, Tabook, Vzlet, Zažít město jinak, Olga Gallery, and Kafkárna: Centre for
Ecology and Art.
Co-organising the charity auction Art for Ramus.
Illustration projects.
Graphic design work, including booklets, flyers, posters, and typesetting.
Community Projects:
2025 Facilitation of an art jamming session with Leona Krlínová for Barvolam, resulting in a felt tapestry created as part of the Sensual Festival at Studio Alta.
2025Assistance in weaving and construction for Vrbení, a project by Antonie Hlavicová involving willow-woven objects for Troja Château, organised by the Prague City Gallery.
Collectives and Activities:
Active:
2025 Co-creation of a collaborative mural with Johanka Porazilová, Františka Iblová, Leona Krlínová, Bárka Biskupová, and Luboš Syrovátka at Na Cestě, Tábor.
2023 Facilitator at the Barvolam studio.
2021–2024 Member of the artist collective Bubahof.
2022 Participation in the Pastoral Symposium organised by the Institute of Anxiety, Bratislava.
2020–2022 Member of the Čemer artistic collective – originally formed as a band that evolved into an artistic collective, exhibiting and operating at Síň Gallery at the Jewish Cemetery in Telč, as well as in Brno and Benešov.
1998, based in Prague & Highlands
Czech Republic
Email: jantrasimova@seznam.cz
marelsima73@gmail.com
Instagram: @jantrasimova
Education:
2018–2021 Bachelors studies in the Drawing and Printmaking Studio, Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
2021–2023 Bachelors studies in the Illustration and Printmaking Studio, Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM), Prague, Czech Republic.
2022 Study internship in the Sculpture Studio, Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM), Prague, Czech Republic.
2023–2025 Masters studies in the Illustration and Printmaking Studio, Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM), Prague, Czech Republic.
2024 Study internship in the Painting Studio, The Marseille-Mediterranean College of Art and Design, France.
Practical Internships:
25–2026 Postgraduate internship at XARAXURA Studio, Tbilisi, Georgia. Focused on bookbinding and Risograph printing.
2026 Postgraduate internship at Taller Leñateros, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Focused on bookbinding and handmade paper production.
Work Experience:2022–2025 Art instructor for children's art classes and day art camps at Ateliér Kroužek, Prague, Czech Republic.
2022 Facilitator of creative workshops at the Elpida leisure centre for seniors as part of the UMPRUM Students' Talks programme.
2023 Instructor of a printmaking workshop for children from Žižkostel within the Communities project at Kafkárna – Centre for Ecology and Art.
2024 Instructor of printmaking workshops at the Gallery of Havlíčkův Brod, focusing on linocut, woodcut, monotype, and drypoint techniques.
2024–2025 Art workshop instructor for children at Rudolfinum Gallery, Prague.
2024–present PR, social media management, and graphic design for the non-profit organisation Ramus, Prague.
2025 Guide in a children's group, Prague.
2025 Art instructor at the GAMPIŠTĚ art camp, Gallery of Pardubice.
Freelance and Occasional Activities:
Art day camps for children.
Facilitating art workshops and educational programmes at various events and festivals, including Knihex, Tabook, Vzlet, Zažít město jinak, Olga Gallery, and Kafkárna: Centre for
Ecology and Art.
Co-organising the charity auction Art for Ramus.
Illustration projects.
Graphic design work, including booklets, flyers, posters, and typesetting.
Community Projects:
2025 Facilitation of an art jamming session with Leona Krlínová for Barvolam, resulting in a felt tapestry created as part of the Sensual Festival at Studio Alta.
2025Assistance in weaving and construction for Vrbení, a project by Antonie Hlavicová involving willow-woven objects for Troja Château, organised by the Prague City Gallery.
Collectives and Activities:
Active:
- Volunteering and co-organising activities for Ramus, a non-profit association providing leisure activities for people with and without disabilities.
- Member of the KNEDLÍK Initiative, a student collective at UMPRUM focused on shared meals, walks, workshops, slow exhibitions, meaningful encounters, and friendship.
- Participation in activities and workshops at Kafkárna – Centre for Ecology and Art, UMPRUM.
2025 Co-creation of a collaborative mural with Johanka Porazilová, Františka Iblová, Leona Krlínová, Bárka Biskupová, and Luboš Syrovátka at Na Cestě, Tábor.
2023 Facilitator at the Barvolam studio.
2021–2024 Member of the artist collective Bubahof.
2022 Participation in the Pastoral Symposium organised by the Institute of Anxiety, Bratislava.
2020–2022 Member of the Čemer artistic collective – originally formed as a band that evolved into an artistic collective, exhibiting and operating at Síň Gallery at the Jewish Cemetery in Telč, as well as in Brno and Benešov.
Exhibitions:
2025
Trafačka – exhibition of students and alumni of the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM), as part of the Tabook Festival, Tábor, Czech Republic.
UMPRUM Diploma Projects – exhibition of graduate works at Jan Palach Square, Prague, Czech Republic.
The Most Beautiful Czech Books of the Year – exhibition of nominated books, featuring the book Dáša.
2024
Où les bus dorment – Group exhibition of international students, Jeane Barrett, Marseille
30th Year of Graphic Art of the Year – Imperial Stables, Prague Castle, Graphic Art of the Year Foundation
Illustrators and Typographers Amalgamated Union – Exhibition as part of TABOOK Festival, Tábor
We Are Not Sure Whether We Look Into the Sky or the Abyss – Group exhibition for Open Studios event, Bubahof Collective, Prague
Two Steps from Buk – Buk Collective, authorial books and illustration exhibition, Regional Gallery of Havlíčkův Brod
2023
Paper and Film – Group exhibition, curators: Klára Zahrádková, Michal Kindernay, GAMU, Prague,
29th Year of Graphic Art of the Year – Bethlehem Chapel, Prague
Standing Jump – Group exhibition for Open Studios event, Bubahof Collective, Prague
Artsemester at Kafkárna ~ Communities – Collective exhibition of UMPRUM students in collaboration with Barvolam, Žižkostel and Elpida, Kafkárna, Prague
The Curtain – Collective installation at Nika Gallery with Anna Fiedlerová, Františka Iblová, Leona Krlínová, Bára Žentelová and Ámos, Knedlík Collective
Diplomas and Bachelors – Selection of works by students and graduates of UMPRUM, TABOOK Festival, Tábor
2022
Three Steps from Buk – Buk Collective, authorial books and illustration exhibition, Regional Gallery of Vysočina, Jihlava
28th Year of Graphic Art of the Year – Klementinum, Prague, Graphic Art of the Year Foundation
Last Night – Čemer Group, curator Jan Matýsek, Umakart Gallery, Brno
I Look For You Every Day – Group exhibition for Open Studios event, Bubahof Collective, Prague
I Will Give You a Fire – Interactive installation, Čemer Group, Cultural Association Oblast, Jewish Cemetery, Telč
2021
The Trouble Story Game – Interactive installation at Crashtest exhibition, Čemer Group, MUD Benešov
Come Here, Where Are You Going – Čemer Group, Cultural Association Oblast, Jewish Cemetery, Telč
Kaidan – Illustrations for Japanese short stories, LUSTR Illustration Festival
Bread and Butter – Group exhibition of the Illustration Studio, Scout Institute, Prague
2020
Hi, How Are You? – Čemer Group, Cultural Association Oblast, Jewish Cemetery, Telč
2019
Group Painting Exhibition – V. Kolona, Prague