Tereza’s work is influenced by observation of nature and its harmonious patterns, as well as the atmosphere and mystery of its colours and light. Her work is concerned with perception and ways of heightening it (particularly the tactile), in order to offer a fresh and poetic vision of the world.
Tereza Stehlíková works as an artist, filmmaker, writer and an associate lecturer in animation. She is currently researching towards a PhD (both in theory and practice) at the Royal College of Art, in the tactile language of the moving image.
She teaches animation theory and practice at the Universities of Westminster and Bedfordshire. Previous positions have included a visiting lectureship at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design.
She co-edits Artesian, a bi-annual journal concerned with creativity in art and life, published by Go Together Press.
Her films have been shown in various international film festivals and her short documentary on the life of Czech and Slovak au-pairs was made for the BBC1 series Untold London in October 2005. Her music video for the group Lorainne (Rec 90, Norway) was shown on Swedish television.
Other moving image work includes Fingertips, a collaboration with experimental musician Philip Jeck, resulting in a projection for live performance, and Golden Well with Jon Wozencroft, a video installation in Silo space, Porto. Her RCA MA graduation film The Flight of Bazelon was chosen for inclusion in the magazines Shots (+DVD), ZOO (+DVD), and Creative Review (+DVD). She had a solo exhibition The Spirit of Trees, in Prague in 2001 (Galerie Lapidarium).
Tereza’s illustrated book for children, The Story of Violet, was published by Go Together Press in November 2007. Her short stories, reviews and illustrations have been published in Vertigo magazine, to which Tereza contributes as a regular writer and illustrator and FO A RM (New York), while her illustration work includes CD covers and book illustrations alongside design work for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Education
2008 ongoing Royal College of Art (Mphil/PhD)
1999-2001 Royal College of Art (MA Animation)
1998 London Animation School (postgraduate training course in softimage 3D + drawn animation)
1995-1998 Central Saint Martins School of Art&Design (BA Graphic Design & Illustration)
1994-1995 Central Saint Martins School of Art&Design (Foundation course)
Selected festivals / exhibitions / publications
2009 Safe to Touch, Hub National Center for Craft and Design, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, UK
2008 Artesian, launch of a new magazine concerned with art, science and culture
2007 The Story of Violet, illustrated children’s book (Go Together Press)
2007 Project 8, Vertigo programme, Curzon Soho, London
2007 Spirit of a Place, Vertigo programme, Curzon Soho, London
2006 Fingertips/Philip Jeck, Theater Lantaren-Vestner, Rotterdam
2006 Butterfly House, Winter Light programme, Curzon Soho, London
2006 Fingertips/Philip Jeck, live performance, Roxy, London
2006 Spirit of Place, 60min showcase of her latest work, Numero Festival, Lisbon
2006 Fingertips/Philip Jeck , live performance, Rotterdam
2006 Fingertips/Philip Jeck, live performance, Curzon Soho, London
2006 Fingertips/Philip Jeck, Cut and Splice, ICA, London
2006 Fingertips/Philip Jeck, Ultima Festival, Norway
2005 In The Family, Untold London, reportage for BBC London news
2005 City, short story published in FO A RM (New York)
2005 Dekomunizace, winner of author’s vote, art campaign against communism
2004 Golden Well, installation, Silo Espaco Culturel, Porto (projections, text)
2004 Xinecitta Animation Festival, Barcelona (Green Angel)
2003 Fusion, competition showcase, Gallery 47, Great Russell Street, London
2002 Seoul International Animation Festival, Seoul (The Flight of Bazelon)
2002 La Fila Short Film Festival, Spain (Green Angel)
2002 Solo illustration exhibition, The Spirit of Trees, Galerie Lapidarium, Prague
2001 Up&Coming Film Festival, Hanover (The Flight of Bazelon)
2001 International Young Film-makers Festival, Granada (The Flight of Bazelon)
2001 International Student Animation Festival, Ottawa (Green Angel)
2001 Edinburgh International Film Festival (The Flight of Bazelon, Green Angel)
2001 Evolution, London, (The Flight of Bazelon)
2001 Shots magazine (+DVD), article + screener: The Flight of Bazelon
2001 ZOO magazine (+DVD), article + screener: The Flight of Bazelon
2001 Creative Review magazine (+DVD) screener: The Flight of Bazelon