Born  1972 in Buffalo, New York;
lives and works in Prague, the Czech Republic.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
1990-1995 attended the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York. BFA 1995   
1992-1993 attended Academy of Applied Arts (UMPRUM), Prague, Czech Republic

Included in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of the Czech Republic.


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006
“Your Money or Your Life“, Galeria Noua, Bucharest. April – May, 2006 

2005
“Ill Gotten Gains“, Futura gallery, Prague.
“Discography“, AM180 Gallery, Prague.

2004
”60 Watt Max”, Galeria Estro, Padua, Italy. Feb. 7 - Mar. 27, 2004.

2003
”S,M,L,XL”, Sub:label project for Galerie Display, Prague, Sept. 24, 2003.
“Freedom Lovers and Evil Doers / Svobodne Duše A Zlosyni”, Galerie Eskort, Brno, Czech rep. 2.6.-20.6.2003
“Entrance Stage Death” (with Clive Murphy and Fritz Welch). Dum Umění (House of Art), Ceské Budejovice. Czech Rep. 12.2-9.3 3003

2001
“Breakfast of Champions”, Bezjezdec gallery, Prague, Czech Republic. March – April.   

2000
“Economies of Scale”, Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague, Czech Republic.   
“Grand Opening”, Jama 10 gallery, Ostrava, Czech Republic. October 2000.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006
“Chlap, hrdina, Duch, Stroj” Gallery Hit, Bratislava, Slovakia, January 2006.
”You Knows It”, Groeflin Maag, Basel, Switzerland, February 24 – April 1, 2006

2005
”Dead Kids Do Nothing”, 31Grand, New York, July 7 – Aug 7, 2005.
”Prague Biennale 2”, New Czech Scene section, May – Sept. 2005
Zeche Zollverein, curated Anemone Vostell. Essen, Germany.

2004
”The Presidency”, Exit Art - The first World gallery, New York,  September 2004
“Certain Traces” Post gallery, Los Angeles. September 10-october 10, 2004
“Czech the Market” Galerie Kai Hilgemann, Berlin. September 3 - 30, 2004
”Agora” - International Art Exhibit and Symposium, Bordighera, Italy, August 2004
“Breakthrough – Perspectives On Art From The 10 New EU States”, Grote Kerk Den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands. 1.7 – 29.8.2004
“Eastern Alliance”, Lichtturm, OberbaumCity, Berlin. 20.7 - 29.8.2004
“Passage d’Europe : un nouveau regard sur l’art d’Europe centrale et orientale”, Musée d’Art Moderne, Saint-Etienne, France. 14.5-5.9.2004

2003
”Prague: Young art” , Art Cubicle / Galerie & Projekte Mathias Kampl, Berlin 25.10.-29.11.2003. Exhibition in collaboration with the Czech Centre Berlin on the occasion of the Czech week 2003.
”Prag: Kunst Aktuell”, Czech Centre - Berlin, 24.10-28.11.2003
”Compresion”, ArtCracker Gallery, Berlin, October 2003.
”Art on Street”, Mikrogalerie, Karlínském Námestí, Prague, Sept. 10-24, 2003. Curated by David Cerny.
”Art Cubicle”, HOME gallery (Organized by Galerie Kampl, Berlin/Müchen), August 28-Sept. 5, 2003.
”Survey 03”, Futura comtemporary arts and events center, Prague Czech Rep.. June 2003
”The Youngest”/”Nejmladši” , National Gallery of the Czech Republic at Veletrzni Palace, Prague, Czech Rep. June 2003.
”ELEKTROBOT”, Home gallery, Prague, Czech Rep. June 5 - July 17, 2003
“Low-Fi”,  Catalyst Arts, Belfast, NI. October 3- Oct. 30, 2003.

2002
“In Between”, The Czech Center Gallery, New York. June 5-September 6, 2002.
“Heavy Metal For Sale”, Buryzone Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia. June 2002.
 “Wechselstube; Czech Art in Stuttgart”, Oberwelt e.V. galerie, Stuttgart, Germany. June 7-16, 2002.
“Politik-Um / New Engagement: International Exhibit of Political Art”, Prague Castle Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic. 15.5.2002 - 10.6.2002.
“ZVON - The Fourth Biennial of Young Artists”, Gallery of the City of Prague,  Czech Republic.

2001
“PLAYERS (GRACZE)”, BWA Gallery, Wroclaw, Poland. 14.12.2001 - 31.01.2002
“Criss/Cross; Praha – Stuttgart – Wroclaw”, Center Broumov, Broumov, Czech Republic. Summer 2001.
“Laboratory of Contemporary Trends”, National Gallery of the Czech Republic at Veletrzni Palace, Prague, Czech Republic. Spring - Winter, 2001.

1995
“Advanced Watercolor”, Houghton Gallery at the Cooper Union, New York.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Umelec Magazine, Travis Jeppesen, Burnt Toast and Broken Satellites (Profile), Prague, 2004.
Tyden Magazine, Tomas Pospiszyl, “George Bush is a Metalhead – Interview with Jan Jakub Kotik”, Prague, 2003
Lidove Noviny, David Kuhlhánek, “Mir Satellite as Artistic Inspiration”, Prague, 2001
The Prague Post, Mimi Fronzak Rogers, ‘Politically Incorrect at the Castle”, Prague 29.5.2002
Mlada Fronta Dnes, Simona Jurackova, “Kotik makes the Music of the President”, Brno CZ, 2004
Mlada Fronta Dnes, JHV, “Pick - Entrance Stage Death”, Moravia Edition - 21.2.2004.
Mlada Fronta Dnes, “Pick - Grand Opening”, Moravia Edition - 2.10.2000
Art & Antiques, Lenka Lindauraova,  “Artist’s Profile - Jan Jakub Kotík”,  Prague, 2004
Atelier, Jiri Valoch, “Models and Paraphrases - Jan J. Kotik”, Prague - 5.2000
Atelier, Nicholas Sawiciki, “Review - Politik-Um”, Prague, 2003
Atelier, Milena Slavicka, “Review - Prague Bienniale”, Prague,  4.4.2002
The Prague Pill, John Caulkins, “Review- Politik-Um”, Prahue, 15.6.2002