Born in 1974; lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic
Education
2008-2012
Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (PhD.)
2007
École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris
2001-2007
Academy of Fine Arts in Prague
1998-2002
Theatre Faculty of The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Awards and Fellowships
2015
Miami meets Milano Prize, Biennale Milano, Milan
2009
Leinemann-Stiftung für Bildung und Kunst, Berlin, finalist
2008
NG 333 & CEZ Group Prize, National Gallery in Prague, finalist
Creative Fellowship, The Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Prague
2007
NG 333 & CEZ Group Prize, National Gallery in Prague, finalist
2006
Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy Prize, Paris, France
2005
Barceló Prize, Barceló Foundation, Mallorca, Spain
Solo Exhibitions
2020
Soggiorno, Bim Gallery, Dobrichovice, Czech Republic
2019
Štefan Tóth, 1st Floor Gallery, Prague
2018
Holistic Principle, Garage Gallery Karlin, Prague
2016
Monochromes, Stefan Toth Studio, Prague
Adozione, Bim Gallery, Dobrichovice, Czech Republic
2014
After Rembrandt, National Gallery in Prague, Sternberg Palace, Prague
2014
Et in Arcadia ego/Retroactive Renaissance-After Pietro Bembo, Dea Orh Gallery, Prague
2013
Kunst ist nicht das Konzeptuelle, Kunst ist das Kontextuell, La Brique Gallery, Frankfurt
2012
Garden Series, Dea Orh Gallery, Prague
Prints 2005-2012, The Regional Gallery of the Highlands in Jihlava
2011
After Jasansky/Polak, Ceska pojistovna Gallery, Prague
2010
What is important is what you can’t see, Dea Orh Gallery, Prague (with P. Tichon)
2008
Der Spielplatz, Michal’s Collection Gallery, Prague
Appropriation II., Jeleni Gallery, Prague
2007
Kontextual: Participation Method No. 2, Modern Gallery AVU, Prague
Le Photo, Fondation Victor Lyon, Paris
Le Monochrome, École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris
2006
Kontextual: Optimum Portrait, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Canberra, Australia
Kontextual: Intuition No. 1, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra, Australia
Kontextual: Intuition No. 1, C2C Gallery, Prague
Kontextual: Seated Figure, Sculpture’s Garden, National Gallery of Australia
Kontextual: Double Salchow, XXL Gallery, Louny, Czech Republic
2005
Kontextual: Portrait of Sicilian Squire with Puppets, AVU Gallery, Prague
Type A-Type B, Villa Pelle, Prague (with V. Pesek)
1996
Czech Landscape, SUPS Gallery, Prague (with D. Koutecky)
Group Exhibitions
2022
AEON, Garage Gallery Karlin, Prague
2020
Rembrandt: Portrait of a Man, National Gallery Prague, Kinsky Palace, Prague
2017
6th visit of the Collection Eva and Petr Zeman, Sladovna Gallery, Zatec
2016
Spoleto Arte, Palazzo Leti Sansi, Spoleto
Viva Charles IV., St. Luke’s Church, Svarov
2015
Miami meets Milano, Hotel Victor, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Spoleto Arte incontra Venezia, Palazzo Giustinian, Venice
Biennale Milano: International Art Meeting, Milano Art Gallery, Milan
2013
Personal Structures, Palazzo Bembo, 55. Biennale di Venezia, Italy
2011
Square: Studio of prof. Milan Knizak, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
Juraj Kollar, Tomas Nemec, Adam Stech, Stefan Toth, Dea Orh Gallery, Prague
Original & Perspective, Bohemian Modern Art Gallery, Prague
Studio of prof. Milan Knizak, UFFO Gallery, Trutnov, Czech Republic
2010 I believe in Miracles. 10th Anniversary of the Lambert Collection,
Collection Lambert, Avignon, France
2009
FIVE, Dea Orh Gallery, Prague
Those? Theme! Sam83 Gallery, Ceska Briza, Czech Republic
19 years after, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Berlin
2008
Exhibition of the Finalists of the NG 333 & CEZ Group Award, National Gallery in Prague, Trade Fair Palace, Prague
Centre of Contemporary Art Ládví, Experimental venue Roxy/NoD, Prague
Re-Reading The Future, International Triennale of Contemporary Art 2008, National Gallery in Prague, Trade Fair Palace, Prague
Fresh relationships, Art Factory Gallery, Prague
2007
Exhibition of the Finalists of the NG 333 & CEZ Group Award, National Gallery in Prague, Trade Fair Palace, Prague
AVU 18, National Gallery in Prague, Trade Fair Palace, Prague
Studio of prof. Milan Knizak, Cairo Opera House, Cairo, Egypt
Diplomanti AVU, Academy of Fine Arts, Prague
In our Africa, Chateau Moravska Trebova, Moravska Trebova, Czech Republic
Chapel, AVU Gallery, Prague
Towards the Shiny Tomorrows, City Gallery Svitavy, Svitavy, Czech Republic
Chaplin Resident Fighter, Futura Gallery, Prague
2006
International Painting Salon, Carbunari 2006, Baia Mare, Romania
Art is nothing, Cultural Center DOM, Moscow, Russia
Sculpture Grande 2006, Art Factory Gallery (Wenceslas Square), Prague
Exhibition of the Winners of the LVMH Award, Association Le Pont Neuf, Paris
No Scrube, Canberra Contemporary Art Space Manuka, Australia
Artkontakt, Nova sin Gallery, Prague
Kontextual: Optimum Portrait, Multiplace festival, C2C Gallery, Prague
Artkontakt, ARSkontakt Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic
2005
Studio of prof. Milan Knizak, Gaudeamus Gallery, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Exhibition of the Finalists of the Barceló Award, Hotel Barceló, Prague
La petite mort, Slavonice City Gallery, Slavonice, Czech Republic
Czech Picture Today, International Biennale of Contemporary Art 2005, National Gallery in Prague, Trade Fair Palace, Prague
Studio of prof. Milan Knizak, Art Factory Gallery, Prague
Studio of prof. Milan Knizak, XXL Gallery, Louny, Czech Republic
Design Studies of Prof. Otto Wichterle‘s Monument,
Institut of Macromolecular Chemistry, Prague
2004
Prague International Art Fair, Municipal House, Prague
Cialis, Ledebur’s Terase, Prague
1999
Cube, Prague Quadrennial 1999, 9th International Exhibition of Stage Design
and Theatre Architecture, Section of Schools, Prague
1995
Portraits, Chateau Gallery, Chateau Jemniste
1994
Lord’s supper, Chateau Gallery, Chateau Jemniste
Tolerance, International Symposium of Youth Art, Altkirch, France
Performances and Projects
2015
Vaclav Havel: Anticodes, The Vaclav Havel Library Foundation, Prague
2007
Kinimod Gnal/Kontextual group, City Gallery Svitavy, Svitavy, Czech Republic
2006
Chaplin Resident Fighter/Kontextual group, Futura Gallery, Prague
2005
The Concept and Perception/Kontextual group,
International Biennale of Contemporary Art 2005, National Gallery in Prague
2002
Don Quixote, Studio Damuza Theatre, Prague
1999
Poetry in a Underground, 4+4 dny v pohybu, Hall CKD Karlin, Prague
Story of the Cube, Prague Quadrennial 1999, Prague
1994
Tolerance, International Symposium of Youth Art, Altkirch, France
Curatorial Activities
2015
Jacques Papi: Corsican Abstractions, Adolf Loos Apartment and Gallery, Prague
2013
Braco Dimitrijevic: New Culturescapes, Dea Orh Gallery, Prague
Erik Sille: fire walk with me, Dea Orh Gallery, Prague
Jan Vasilko: To my Dear Citizens of Prague, Dea Orh Gallery, Prague
Vladimír Vela, Dea Orh Gallery, Prague
2009
FIVE, Dea Orh Gallery, Prague
Monographs and Solo Exhibition Catalogues
2019
After Pietro Bembo. Text by Stefan Toth. Pavel Tichon – Individuum, Prague
2011
Stefan Toth: After Jasansky/Polak. Text by Petr Vanous. Conversation with Petr Vanous. Dea Orh Gallery and PPF Art, Prague (exh. cat.)
Stefan Toth. Text by Milan Knizak. Dea Orh Gallery, Prague
2010
Stefan Toth: What is important is what you can’t see. Text by Petr Vanous. Houdek Publishing, Prague (exh. cat.)
Books and Group Exhibition Catalogues
2017
6th visit of the Collection Eva and Petr Zeman. Texts by Zdenka Hamousova, Jan Samec, Eva and Petr Zeman. Renesancni Sladovna Gallery, Zatec
2016
Nearly-Textbook: 25 Years of the First Czechoslovak Intermedial School.
Text by Milan Knizak, Milan Peric, Students of Studio, Archive of Studio.
Smira-Print Publishing and Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, Prague
2015
Rembrandt and his Scholar. Texts by Jitka Handlova and Jana Klimova. National Gallery in Prague, Prague
Biennale Milano-International Art Meeting. Texts by Francesco Alberoni, Mauro Corona, Cristiano De André, Gian Luca Galletti, Roberto Maroni, Salvo Nugnes, Giuliano Pisapia, Katia Ricciarelli and Vittorio Sgarbi. Promoter Arte, Milan
2014
Zemkovy plenery. Text by Milan Knizak, Foundation Moravske Slovacko, Veseli nad Moravou
2013
Personal Structures. Editor Global Art Affairs Foundation. Global Art Affairs Foundation & Global Art Center Foundation, Leiden/Venice (exh. cat.)
2012
Nah Dahinter. Texts by Hans Schiffling and Hana Sauerova. Pro Arte Vivendi, Prague
2011
Original & Perspective. Text by Rea Michalova. Bohemian Modern Art Gallery, Prague
2010
Jelení Gallery 1999-2009, Texts by David Adamec et al. The Center for Contemporary Arts, Prague
2009
909: Art from the Turn of the Millennium in The National Gallery in Prague Collections 1990-2009. Edited by Milan Knizak and Tomas Vlcek. National Gallery in Prague, Prague
FIVE. Text by Stefan Toth. Dea Orh Gallery, Prague (exh. cat.)
KUNSTPREIS 2009. Texts by Ralf Leinemann, Natascha Driever and Josef Bares. Leinemann-Stiftung für Bildung und Kunst, Hamburg/Berlin
2008
NG 333 & CEZ Group Award. Texts by Roman Franta, Martin Kana, Milan Knizak, Alena Kupcikova,
Alexandra Kusa, Neue Kontextual Group, Ivona Raimanova, Jan Synek, Lucie Siklova, Barbora Ticha, Petr Vanous, Tomas Vlcek and Vlasta Zakova. National Gallery in Prague, Prague (exh. cat.)
Re-Reading the Future: International Triennial of Contemporary Art 2008. Edited by Ivan Hartmann,
Svetlana Michajlova and Katarina Rybkova. Kant Publishing and National Gallery in Prague, Prague (exh. cat.)
2007
NG 333 & CEZ Group Award. Texts by George Hladik, Milan Knizak, Kontextual group, Lenka Sedlackova, Pawell Tichon, Tomas Vlcek and Ztohoven group. National Gallery in Prague, Prague (exh. cat.)
AVU 18. Texts by Jiri Prihoda and Vladimir Skrepl. Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, Prague (exh. cat.)
Diplomanti AVU 2007. Text by Milena Slavicka. Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, Prague (exh. cat.)
2005
International Biennale of Contemporary Art 2005. Edited by Ivan Hartmann, Svetlana Michajlova and
Katarina Rybkova. National Gallery in Prague, Prague (exh. cat.)
Public Collections
National Gallery Prague, Prague
Kunsthalle Praha, Prague
Yvon Lambert Collection, Avignon
Reviews
2011
Katerina Tuckova: Tothovy malirske parafraze, in: Art & Antique, October
Mimi Fronczak Rogers: Tóth’s labor-intensive appropriation of Jasanský/Polák photos,
in: The Prague Post, September