Biography Mia Dvorak was born in 1957 in Prague, Czech Republic, where she started as a child, under the encouragement and care of the family, her artistic growth attending Prof. Vera Roeselova’s famous art-school. For many years, her parents were persecuted and imprisoned by the communist government of Czechoslovakia; these facts marked her life until the fall of the regime in 1989. Until then, she had never been able to leave the country and be known abroad. Since 1999, she has lived with her family in Italy in Manta in the province of Cuneo. She has many different artistic qualities. She joins her skills in textile arts to her mastery of the techniques of painting, sculpture, graphic art and portrait. She is internationally known for her needle laces and bobbins accompanied by dyeing and painting on silk, cotton and linen: qualities that make them unique. Worldwide, she is one of the last masters able to design and produce models with the difficult, and extremely rare, Bohemian needle lace. Her free artistic research, inspired by nature, music and poetry, is continuous. From the harmonic combination of sculpture and painting with the ancient art of lace, the macramé, the tapestry, embroidery and dyeing, she creates works of art, sophisticated and modern designs, fiber-art creations with recycled materials, oil and acrylic paintings, in which it is easy to find silk, lace, pottery, glass, wood, leather and wrought iron. She creates, for fashion, unique jewellery, accessories and exclusive wedding dresses; she transforms shoes, designs handbags, decorates and dyes jeans, jackets and clothes in natural fabrics. These things result in a new and ever-changing form of expression, which Mia likes to call antistress-art. Since 2009 she has started a special free long term project of textile and art teaching for the elementary schools of Manta (CN). The aim is the direct learning of artistic techniques and textile design, through a "direct" method of teaching which accompanies the student, from the creative idea, through the design of a model and its full realization. Since 2010 she has started the “M.Art Club” and the “Textil Art and Design” school for children.
Exhibitions and Awards 1981 - 1989 1990 1991 - 1998
1998 - 1999
exhibitions during horse races and small Jazz concerts, work of art therapy in a psychiatric clinic and teaching of technical textiles in schools Solo Exhibition in the Museum of Slaný Show in Rostoky Castle, near Prague Gallery "Chodovská Tvrz in Prague Gallery of modern art in Prague Exhibition at the Art Cafe Holler - Deggendorf Germany Permanent exhibition in the 'Atelier v Priroda "
2001
Exhibition at "Forme e colori" - Saluzzo Italy International exhibition of painting - Dronero Italy
2002
X International Biennial of Lace - Sansepolcro Italy Merit badge for the work on Leonardo da Vinci
2004
" Paesaggi, Giardini e..." exhibition of arts and crafts - Cuneo Italy "Di filo in filo" exhibition of textile crafts - Caraglio Italy XI International Biennial of Lace - Sansepolcro Italy: 1. First classified in the design section, medal of the Italian Senate, 2. Silver Medal of the town of Arezzo for "Laura, moonlight” work dedicated to Francesco Petrarca 3. Fourth place and silver plate for the work "The last ray" Commemorating 700 years since the birth of Petrarch / 3 to 19 December 2004 - Arezzo, Italy Exhibition in the spaces of Sansepolcro Arezzo Antiques Fair
2005
Idea sposa - Italy Torino Lingotto: Exhibition of handcrafted jewel-shoes in collaboration with Riondato shoes from Turin
2006
Art Exhibition of shoes and jeans art at "Il campo delle fragole" - Sanfront Italy "SfilaSanfront" fashion parade of dyed and hand-painted garments in collaboration with "Il campo delle fragole" - Sanfront Italy XII International Biennial of Lace - Sansepolcro Italy: out of competition exposure of the jewel-shoes "Surf on the wave” and of the collier "The Movement the Shell "
2007
Oil portrait and dyed and hand-painted cotton tablecloth "the wind on the corn field" private collection.
2008
"Di filo in filo" exhibition of textiles - Caraglio Italy The work "Laura, moonlight" was exhibited in the space of the old spinning mill, il Filatoio XIII International Biennial of Lace - Sansepolcro Italy: 4th prize for the design of "The Music of the Trees", musical and exhibit Pavilion where the fountain "Singing leaves" was placed. "3008 - The Floating House" work in the competition, Bohemian needle lace made with ancient silk Cucirini cotton, stones and Swarovski crystals, on modelled canvas and hand painted. . International exhibition: "The gifts of our Earth" series of jewelry in Bohemian lace, wrought iron and stones. "Cortile di Anna" private exhibition - Pagno Italy
2009
Solo exibition at Caffé Radio - Saluzzo 7 to 30 May Art Day 2009 - Art collective with primary schools children in Saluzzo
2010
"Il giardino dei folletti" - Manta (CN) May 30th to June 2nd Group exhibition of students of the third class at the end of the first year of the Art & Textiles project , edited by Mia Dvorak. Group exhibition with other artists and "little birds" made by primary school pupils for the concert "Augellin vago e canoro” Music by Antidogma - Manta (CN) June 5th XIV International Lace Biennial - Sansepolcro Italy: . Prize medal and diploma Botticelli for the work "Madonna of the Pomegranate" designed and carried out by a group of pupils in third class of primary school under the supervision of Mia Dvorak, Manta (CN) - Italy. . International exhibition "Fashion Accessories" series of jewellery, collier handbags, Bohemian needle lace, macramé, wrought iron and stones.