Jan Knap

born: 8. 7. 1949, Chrudim

Painter, drauhtsman, graphic artist
1968-1969 studies: Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague
1969 emigrated
1971-1972 studies: Staatliche Kunstakademie, Dsseldorf (prof. Gerhard Richter)
1972-1982 lives and works in New York
1979 Forms together with Milan Kunc and Peter Angermann the Normal Group
1982-1984 studies theology, Roma
1984-1989 lives and works in v Koln, Germany
1989-1992 Modena, Italy
since 1992 lives and works in the Czech Republic
since 1994 he has been cooperating freely with the Caesar Gallery in Olomouc, Czech Republic

Solo exhibitions:
1985 Galerie Ilverich, Dsseldorf Galerie Hans Jurgen Muller, Koln
1986 Galerie Paul Maenz, Koln
1987 Galerie Wanda Reiff, Maastricht, NL; Galeria La Mquina Espaola, Sevilla
1988 Holly Solomon Gallery, New York; Galleria Toselli, Milano; Galerie Wanda Reiff, Maastricht
1989 Galerie Gawlik&Schrom, Wien, Rakousko; Galerie Ryszard Varisella, Frankfurt/Main; Forum Hamburg (with Galleria Toselli); Galleria Toselli, Milano
1990 Associazione Culturale Piano Nobile, Perugia; Galerie Bilinelii, Brussel; Fiera dArte Attualissima. Firenze (with Galleria Toselli); GHMP, Staromestska radnice, Praha
1991 Studio dArte Raffaelli, Trento, I; Galerie Wanda Reiff, Maastricht
1992 Galleria Toselli, Milano
1993 Galleria Toselli, MilanoGalleria Chisel, Genova (Italy) (with H.T. Fridjonsson)
1994 Gallerie Mot & Van den Boogaard, Brussel; Galerie Caesar, Olomouc, CZ; Galerie Ruce, Praha; Galerie Na bidlku, Brno
1995 Galerie Kaess-Weiss, Stuttgart Art Frankfurt (Galerie Kaess-Weiss); Art Chicago (Galerie Kaess-Weiss); Art Basel (Galerie Kaess-Weiss); Galerie Ve dvore, Veseli na Morave; Galerie Velehrad, Olomouc; Galerie Ruce, Praha
1996 Centraal Museum Utrecht, NL; Stdtische Ausstellungshalle Galerie im Karmeliterklo...