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Mila FurstovaMILA FURSTOVA (RWA) IS AN AWARD WINNING INTERNATIONALLY EXHIBITED ARTIST, who has shown in 20 solo shows in many countries including Britain, USA, France and the Czech Republic over the last decade. During this time she has won 14 prestigious awards. Her work has become part of important private and public collections, including that of Queen Elizabeth II and the V&A Museum in London and has featured in numerous publications. Born in Czechoslovakia, Mila gained an MA degree in Art, English Language and Psychology at the Charles University in Prague, whilst simultaneously studying for her BA degree in Fine Art Printmaking at the University of Gloucestershire. In 2001, Mila Furstova received her Masters degree at the Royal College of Art and has subsequently lectured at Coventry University and The University of Gloucesterhire. In 2003, Mila was appointed the first Artist in Residence at the Cheltenham Ladies' College, where she founded and ran an Etching studio till 2010. In 2009, Mila Furstova became the youngest ever elected Academician at the Royal West of Academy in Bristol. ARTIST'S STATEMENT: My work is an intimate portrayal of the human soul explored through the medium of etching, expressed in a distinctly female voice. The content is inspired by universal and personal mythologies. The work is poetic and often narrative in its nature and reads as both contemporary and timeless. I cut, fold and overlay my works, often printing on glass or other transparent surfaces thus creating imagery that is multidimensional in terms of both form and meaning. The feminine voice of my work is tactile and urgent, fragile yet strong, gentle yet enquiring. At times it floats weightlessly above the labyrinth of being a woman at other times it delves into the darkest corners of the female psyche. The technique of etching uniquely reflects and informs the spirit of my work. I draw with a needle onto a plate, allowing the image to quietly grow, whilst a fragile silver line emerges from a dark background as if a distant memory was traced from the unconscious. The initial image undergoes metamorphosis as the alchemical process of etching progresses through each of its stages. Míla Fürstová MA RCA, RWA AWARDS: Julian Trevelyan Memorial Award, "Originals", Mall Galleries, London 2010 Elected the youngest ever Academician at the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol 2009 Art Residency Award at Scuola Grafica, Venice, Italy, 2008 Fenton Arts Trust Prize, 'Originals', Mall Galleries, London, 2005 London Print Studio Prize, 'Open Print', Rwa, Bristol, 2004 Curwen Prize, 'Originals', Mall Galleries, London, 2004 Print Of The Year 2002, 'Grafika Roku', Prague, 2003 Royal Society Of Painters-Printmakers Award, London, 2002 Royal College Of Art Society Award, London, 2001 Printmaking Council Award, London, 2001 Augustus Martin Prize, London, 2001 Waterloo Wine Company Prize, London, 2001 E.d & F Man Interim Show Prize, London, 2000 Tim Mara Printmaking Award, London, 1999 John Purcell Paper Prize, Cheltenham, 1999 Hockerill Educational Foundation Bursary to Study In Britain, 1996 All Saints Educational Trust Award (As Above) Open Society Fund, Prague - Travelling Award, 1996
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