MgA. Ester Havlová

email@esterhavlova.cz
phone +420 603 180 928

Education
from 1994 - freelance photographer
1991 - 1992 Study at the Middlessex Polytechnic in London and Nottingham
1988 - 1994 FAMU (The Academy of Performing arts in Prague), the Art Photography department
1987 - 1988 Photographer at the National Theatre
1981 - 1985 Arts and Crafts School, department of the photography

Specialities
Photography of contemporary architecture - cooperation with Czech and foreign architects
Photography of historical architecture - cooperation with historics of Art
Theatre photography

Awards
"Czech Grand Design Awards 2010" Photographer of the year
"Most Beautiful Czech Book of the Year":
2009 - Praha 3 Architecture Urbanismus, 2nd Prize
2004 - Czech architecture and its austerity, 1st Prize
2002 - Robert Piesen, 1st Prize

Represented in the collection Golden Fund of the National Museum of Photography

Major Exhibitions
2021 - From Golden State to Golden City; Front Gallery, Los Angeles
2017 - Bound to Architecture Photographs; BBLA Gallery, New York
2017 - Donne & Fotografia; Chiesa di San Francesco, Udine
2016 - Fragments; Irish Architectural Archive, Dublin
2015 - Lausitz by Eleven; Nikon Photo Gallery, Praha
2013 - Sempre Piano; Church of St. Lawrence, Praha
2012 - Orte, wo es keine Eile gibt, Forum experimentalle architektur, Museum Quartier Wien
2011 - Czech Grand Design 2010; Galerie Rudolfinum, Praha
2010 - Bilder vom Theater, Galerie auf der Pawlatsche, Wien
2010 - Fragmenty, Futurista Universum, Praha
2009 - Fragmenty, AMO Olomouc
2007 - Czech Architectural Cubism, Dresden, Paris, New York, Helsinki, Tokyo, München, Madrid…
2006 - Czech Architectural Cubism, Galerie J. Fragnera, Prague
2005 - Art nouveau by Ester Havlová, UIA Istambul
2004 - Emil Králíček - architect, Galerie J. Fragnera, Prague
2000 - Three chapters of architecture, Prague
1997 - Prague 1891-1918, Galerie J. Fragnera, Prague
1994 - Min Tanaka, Prague
1992 - Theatre photography, Nottingham Polytechnic, Nottingham

Publications - selected works
Šupichovy domy; Palác Rokoko, 2015
Legiobanka; Titanic, 2015
AUMA - industrial architecture as cultural statement; Auma Riester, 2013
Liebe Lausitz; Mitteldeutscher verlag, 2012
Josef Gočár; Titanic 2011
Fragmenty; Titanic, 2009
Praha 3 Architektura Urbanismus, Argo-Titanic, 2008
Czech Architectural Cubism; Galerie J. Fragnera, 2006
100 buildings - modern architecture of Central Bohemia Region; Titanik; 2006
Dancing building; I. Fialová; Zlatý řez, 2003
Paying a Debt; Z. Lukeš; Fraktály, 2002
Robert Piesen- painter; kolektiv autorů; Nakl. Franze Kafky, 2001