Eliáš Urban
In his painting, Eliáš Urban draws on real places, situations and memories, which he rearranges into a new pictorial reality. Architecture, landscape and the human figure come together in his paintings in ‘harmonious dissonances’, in which familiar surroundings take on a strange or improbable quality.
His paintings oscillate between personal experience, absurdity and melancholy, whilst also touching upon social and existential themes. A real place or situation is usually merely a starting point – the resulting painting develops its own logic and remains open to various interpretations.
Solo exhibitions:
2026
‘Touches of Heaven’, KC Vozovna, Prague
2024
‘Not Enough Space’, Korean Gallery, Paris, France
2023
“Urban jungle”, Kasárna Karlín /Brick gallery
2019
"Ciziny", Galerie Toyen
2018
"Places", The Chemistry Gallery and K10 Coworking
"Playgrounds", Moon gallery
Group exhibitions:
2026
“Sakra Familia”, Museum and Gallery of the Orlické Mountains, Rychnov nad Kněžnou
2025
“Jesus is not dead”, The Chemistry Gallery, Prague
“The Colour of Time”, Portheimka Gallery, Prague
“LIVE IN REVOLVER REVUE STYLE”, Museum of Literature, Prague
2024
ART Moravianna, Pop up
2023
“One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor“, Rooftop Radost, Prague
2021
Long year, DAMU
2019
"I'd stretch strings and build a bridge", The Chemistry Gallery, Dům Radost
2017
„Gnosis“, DUP39
„FLAT“, Porto/Rés-da-rua gallery
2016
exhibitions of graduates AVU, Polička
Prameny, Art symposium
Vanity fair, exhibitions of graduates AVU, Veletržní palác
2011
„I love you, but do not tell me that I have a big head“, AVU Gallery
Figurama, National Technical Library, Prague
2009
Figura 09, SUPŠ sv. Anežky, Český Krumlov
