Partners and Friends
Museums, Galleries, & Institutions
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Dr. Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D., M.Sc., RDN, President & CEO
Uprka Exhibit Catalog - Embassy Edition available for purchase
Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, Winter Park, FL, USA
Jennifer Deery, Interim Executive Director
Debbie Komanski, Former Executive Director
Featured Exhibit:
Impression of Life: Joža Uprka, Dec. 14th, 2021 - April 17th, 2022
Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
Featured Exhibitions:
24th International Exhibition of Paintings, October 15th - December 6th, 1925
European Paintings from 29th Carnegie International Exhibition, March 10th & April 19th/21st, 1931.
Gallery of Fine Arts of Hodonín, Hodonín, CZ
Dr. Ilona Tunklová, Ph.D, Curator of Collections
Galerie Joži Uprky, Uherske Hradiste, CZ
Dr. Petr Vašát, Ph.D, Gallery Director
Muzeum Jihovychodni Moravy Ve Zline, Luhacovice, CZ
Dr. Blanka Petrakova, Ph.D, Curator, Ethnography
Museum of Literature, Prague, CZ
Auction Houses
Heritage Auctions, Chicago, IL
Roberta Kramer, Senior Vice President
Dr. Marianne Berardi, Ph.D, Director, European Art
Laura Mathis, Head of Sales, European Art
Freeman's Auction House, Philadelphia, PA
Madalina Lazan, VP Head of Department, Old Masters & 19th Century European Art
Zezula Auction House, Brno, Czech Republic
Ing. Tomas Zezula, Founder
Galerie Preclik, Staré Město, Czech Republic
Jan Preclik, Gallerist
Galerie Kodl, Prague, Czech Republic
Lucie Adamickova, CFO
Petr Kubik, Sales
Adolf Loos Apartment and Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
Vladimir Lekes, Director
Gallery Ustar, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Pavel Urban, Gallery Director
Swann Auction Galleries, New York City, New York
Nicholas "Nicho" D. Lowry, President
Gallery Alte Kunst, Vienna, Austria
Leon Wilnitsky, Founder
Czech Government Embassies and Consulates
Marketa Vohralikova, Head Public Diplomacy
Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington D.C.
Mgr. Jakub Uteseny, Consul General
Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Chicago
Jaroslav Olsa Jr., Ambassador
Prague, Czech Republic
Academics
Mgr. Jan Benedik, great-great grandson of Joza Uprka
Scholar, Researcher, Author
Sharon Schweitzer, J.D.
Author | Founder of Access to Culture
Chair of NCSML (National Czech and Slovak Museum)
Dr. Hana Waisserova, Ph.D
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Associate Professor of Practice, Czech and Central European Studies, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Affiliate of the Harris Center for Judaic Studies
Dr. Mila Saskova-Pierce, Ph.D
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic, Lincoln, NE, USA
Emeritus Associate Professor Modern Languages & Literatures
Dr. Christian Hilchey, Ph.D
University of Texas at Austin
Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Dr. David Cooper, Ph.D
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Head of Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures
Featured Exhibit:
National Treasure—The Art of Joža Uprka from the George Drost Collection, November 5th, 2019 - December, 1st, 2019
Dr. Nicholas Sawicki, Ph.D
Lehigh University
Art, Architecture and Design, Faculty Member
Dr. Marta Filipova, Ph.D
Masaryk University, Department of History of Art, Faculty Member
University of Birmingham, Art History, Curating and Visual Studies, Faculty Member
Dr. Martin Nekola, Ph.D
Independent Scholar
Dr. Julian Adoff, Ph.D
University of Illinois Chicago
Dr. Erin Dusza, Ph.D
