Painter, illustrator, writer, author of more than a dozen children’s books. She was born on May 5, 1923 in a Czech-English family. She studied at the School of Applied Arts with Professor Antonín Strnadel. As an artist, she participated in a number of exhibitions both independently and together with her husband Jiří Mrázek. Daisy Mrázková came into the public consciousness in the second half of the 1950s through portraitures (J. Hauková, Adriena, Matka, Veronika, etc.). Her portraits always contained a sense of lightish exaggeration and sensitivity in the concept of color. She emphasized the individual difference at a time that preferred the typification of reality. Her painting was gradually abstracted, but the author had not given up the figure motives for a long time. A typical transitional phase between the figure and the landscape is typical for the 1960s (Zelená louka 1966, Růžová země 1969, etc.). The author says to these compositions: „People crammed into the ground and maybe into the sky.“ Gradually, there is a symbiosis of man and nature. A continuous topic is the reminder and revival of the myth of the landscape (potsherds found in Celtic territory, uncovering of old grave, archeological finds in Slavic settlements). The author’s personal horizon includes a landscape with a historical background (Šárka, Vysočina, Swiss Alps, Kunratice Forest, Prokop Valley, Cornwall coast). Color is very important to her. She reveals the secret of the neighbouring colors „mutually multiplying, mutually illuminating new agents.“She often uses shades of green, ocher, pink, cobalt and ultramarine. In the years 1961-82, she wrote and illustrated books for children. In her books we can feel and extraordynary connection between the literary and artistic components. (Don’t cry toadstool, Hello Jáciček, My Bear Flora, Wonderful Tuesday, What would happen if…, The Elephant and Ant, etc.) In the second half of the 1970s, the black and white drawings approache her paintings as an equivalent partner. (The immediate reason was allergy to turpentine.) In both disciplines we find compositions conditioned by the real situation: field, hill, rock, lake, mountain, pass. The author observe the landscape as a whole and in detail at the same time. The author often frees the sapes from all necessari details. Drawings are often gathere in cyclical in nature and are labeled globally: Mountains, Meditation, Managed Line, Fossilized Seconds), or just the date creation. Mrázková expresses herself either by drawings in which the compactness of matter is emphasized by a dense and regular raster, or by the variability of hatching, where the lines intersect, penetrate and multiply and alternate with white fields. They often form variations on the same theme: Events, The Edge of the Sun, The Story of a Line, Poldi, Papyras, Signals, the Žďár Cycle. For a closer inclusion of Daisy Mrázková’s work in the context of Czech art of the second half of the 20th century, it is possible to mention artists with whom the author feels a close connection. These include Václav Stratil, Jiří Lindovský, Jiří Kornatovský, Jitka Svobodová, Pavel Mühlbauer, Dalibor Chatrný, Václav Fiala, Marie Blabolilová, Inge Kosková. In 1994, the author returned to paintings, namely the tempera technique. Daisy Mrázková’s difficult artistic way had very personal parameters. It was determined by inner discipline, an inconspicuous but persistent will to work declaring elemental invention and natural talent. The reserve associated with distance from social noise and personal determination define her creative work.
Education:
- 1943 – 1944 School of Applied Arts in Prague, studio of prof. Antonín Strnadel
- 1942 – 1943 Graphic school in Prague
- since 1990 a member of the renewed Umělecká beseda
- 1960 – 1965 member of the UB12 group
Valuation:
- 1966 – 1st prize of the Albatros publishing house for the book Neplač muchomůrko
- 2015 – Artis Bohemiae Amicis
Samostatné výstavy:
- 2007 – Daisy Mrázková: Wet drawing, Kampa Museum, Prague
- 2005 – Daisy Mrázková: Paintings and Drawings, Šternberk Gallery, Šternberk
- 2003 – Daisy Mrázková: Paintings and Drawings, Horácká Gallery, Castle Arcade, Nové Město na Moravě
- 2002 – Daisy Mrázková: Selection from the work, U Bílého jednorožce Gallery, Klatovy
- 2001 – Daisy Mrázková: To Children, Gallery of Modern Art in Roudnice nad Labem, Roudnice nad Labem
- 2000 – Daisy Mrázková: Line drawings, Jiří Jílek Gallery, Šumperk
- 1998 – Daisy Mrázková: Czech Drawing 10, Karlovy Vary Art Gallery, Karlovy Vary
- 1997 – Daisy Mrázková: Tempera, Small Exhibition Hall Hematological-Transfusion Dept. Hospital with polyclinic, Louny
- 1995 – Daisy Mrázková: Paintings and drawings from 1985 – 1994, Malovaný dům Gallery, Třebíč
- 1995 – Daisy Mrázková: Drawings and paintings,
- 1992 – 1994 / drawings & paintings, Pecka Gallery, Prague
- 1994 – Daisy Mrázková: Drawings, Gema Gallery, Prague
- 1993 – Daisy Mrázková: Drawings, Gema Gallery, Prague
- 1993 – Daisy Mrázková: Žďár cycle, Art Gallery, Žďár nad Sázavou
- 1991 – Daisy Mrázková: New Drawings (1986 – 1991), Vincenc Kramář Gallery, Prague
- 1989 – Daisy Mrázková, Regional Gallery of Fine Arts, Roudnice nad Labem
- 1988 – Daisy Mrázková, State Gallery of Fine Arts in Cheb, Cheb
- 1988 – Daisy Mrázková, Karlovy Vary Art Gallery, Karlovy Vary
- 1987 – Daisy Mrázková: Drawings and illustrations, Exhibition Hall Na půdě, Český Těšín
- 1987 – Daisy Mrázková: Drawings, Regional Gallery in Liberec, Liberec
- 1986 – Daisy Mrázková: The Story of a Line, Opatov Gallery, Prague
- 1986 – Daisy Mrázková: Drawings, Music Theater, Olomouc
- 1984 – Daisy Mrázková: Drawings, Central Cultural House of Railwaymen, Prague
- 1983 – Daisy Mrázková: Drawings, House of the Lords of Kunštát, Cabinet of Graphics, Brno
- 1983 – Daisy Mrázková: Drawings, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (IMC), exhibition hall, Prague
- 1978 – Daisy Mrázková: Paintings and Drawings, Theater in Nerudovka, Prague
- 1969 – Daisy Mrázková: Paintings and drawings from 1965 – 1968, Václav Špála Gallery, Prague
Group exhibitions not included in the database:
- 2012 – Paper and clay, Pilsen City Gallery, above ground, Pilsen
- 2010 – Art discussion: Tribute to Bohuslav Reynek, Gallery of Fine Arts in Havlíčkův Brod, Havlíčkův Brod
- 2009 – Mini UB 2009, Vltavín Gallery, Masarykovo nábřeží, Prague
- 2007 – Umělecká beseda: Awareness of Man, Masné krámy Exhibition Hall, Plzeň
- 2007 – Umělecká beseda: Awareness of Man, Mánes, Prague
- 2007 – Member exhibition of Umělecká beseda, New Town Hall, Prague
- 2007 – Member exhibition of Umělecká beseda, Gallery of Fine Arts, Most
- 2007 – Member exhibition of Umělecká beseda, Eagle Mountains Museum and Gallery, Rychnov nad Kněžnou
- 2006 – Calendars for Jindra Štreita, House of Arts, lecture hall, Ostrava
- 2006 – Daisy Mrázková, Jiří Mrázek, Bayer & Bayer Gallery, Řetězová, Prague
- 2005 – Private view (Josef Chloupek Collection), House of the Lords of Kunštát, 1st floor, Brno
- 2005 – Places of Memory, Šternberk Gallery, Šternberk
- 2005 – Prague Studios, New Town Hall, Prague
- 2004 – 3rd auction of modern art, exhibition of auctioned works of art, Peron Gallery, Prague
- 2004 – Ejhle světlo / Look Light, Prague Castle Riding School, Prague
- 2004 – Behind the Glass, From the Collection of Jaroslav Krbůšek, Jiří Jílek Gallery, Šumperk
- 2004 – Drawing, drawing… Czech drawing of the 1980s from the collections of member galleries of the RG CR, Masné krámy Exhibition Hall, Pilsen
- 2003 – Minisalon, Center tchèque Paris, Czech Paris
- 2003 – Look Light, Moravian Gallery in Brno, Brno
- 2003 – 2nd auction of modern art, exhibition of auctioned works of art, Peron Gallery, Prague
- 2002 – Minisalon, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta
- 2002 – Minisalon, Museum Puri Lukisan, Ubud
- 2002 – Minisalon, Majapahit Mandarin Hotel, Surabaya
- 2002 – Anima & Animus (married couples in the generation of the 1960s), Zlatá husa Gallery, Prague
- 2001 – Balance II, Paintings and Sculptures, Karlovy Vary Art Gallery, Karlovy Vary
- 2001 – Pour félicité 1972 – 2002: Addressee MUDr. Jaroslav Dostál, Jiří Jílek Gallery, Šumperk
- 2000 – Screening, Vysočina Regional Gallery in Jihlava, Jihlava
- 2000 – Umělecká beseda 1999/2000, Mánes, Prague
- 2000 – Contemporary Past: Czech Postmodern Modernism 1960-2000, Aleš South Bohemian Gallery, Main Hall, Hluboká nad Vltavou
- 2000 – Modern Czech drawing, Vltavín Gallery, Masaryk embankment, Prague
- 2000 – 5th auction salon of artists, 331 donors for the Barriers account, Karolinum, Prague
- 1999 – II. new Zlín salon, Zlín, Zlín (Gottwaldov)
1999 – co and co collections, Salon, Cabinet, Olomouc - 1999 – Colorism in Czech Fine Arts, Gallery of Fine Arts, Litoměřice
- 1999 – The Art of Accelerated Time. Czech art scene 1958 – 1968, Prague, Prague
- 1999 – Screening, Karlovy Vary Art Gallery, Karlovy Vary
- 1999 – Screening, Gallery of Modern Art in Roudnice nad Labem, Roudnice nad Labem
- 1998 – Minisalon, Bibliotheque Royal de Belgique, Brussels (Bruxelles)
- 1998 – Umělecká beseda
- 1998, Mánes, Prague
- 1997 – Minisalon, Prague Castle, Prague
- 1997 – Art when time stood still, Czech art scene 1969-1985, Brno, Brno
- 1997 – Between Tradition and Experiment, Work on Paper and with Paper in Czech Fine Arts 1939-
- 1989, Trojlodí, Olomouc
- 1997 – Art when time stood still, Czech Art Scene 1969-1985, State Gallery of Fine Arts in Cheb, Cheb
- 1997 – Umělecká beseda, Bayer & Bayer Gallery, Mostecká 16, Prague
- 1997 – Umělecká beseda
- 1997, Mánes, Prague
- 1996 – Minisalon, Gallery of Fine Arts, Forth Myers
- 1996 – Minisalon, McKissick Museum, Columbia
- 1996 – Daisy Mrázková, Václav Fiala, Čapek Brothers Gallery, Prague
- 1996 – Minisalon, University Art Gallery, Nord Dartmouth
- 1996 – Minisalon, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
- 1996 – I. new Zlín salon, Zlín, Zlín (Gottwaldov)
- 1996 – Art when time stood still, Czech art scene 1969-1985, Prague, Prague
- 1995 – Minisalon, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis
- 1995 – Minisalon, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago
- 1995 – Minisalon, Cultural Center of Iowa, Rapids
- 1995 – Minisalon, Jonson Gallery, Albuquerque
- 1995 – Umělecká beseda 1995, Mánes, Prague
- 1995 – Umělecká beseda 1996, Mánes, Prague
- 1994 – Minisalon, Courtyard Gallery, New York, New York
- 1994 – Minisalon, Art and Culture Center, Hollywood
- 1994 – Minisalon, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati
- 1994 – Umělecká beseda 1994, Mánes, Prague
- 1993 – Minisalon, Musée des Beaux Arts, Mons (Belgium)
- 1992 – Czech drawing, Gallery R, Prague
- 1992 – Light in the Dark, Považská Art Gallery, Žilina
- 1992 – Minisalon, New Hall Gallery, Prague
- 1992 – 20 years of art exhibitions in Makro (1972 – 1992), Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (IMC), exhibition hall, Prague
- 1992 – Part of the Circle, Gallery of the Čapek Brothers, Prague
- 1992 – Paintings, graphics, objects, Mánes Hall, Karviná
- 1992 – Additions to Czech art of the 20th century from 1989-1992, Prague Castle Riding School, Prague
- 1992 – Umělecká beseda 1992, Mánes, Prague
- 1992 – Czech and Slovak drawing 1989 – 1992, Považská art gallery, Žilina
- 1991 – Gray Brick 78/1991, House of Arts, Opava
- 1991 – Gray brick 78/1991, U Bílého jednorožce Gallery, Klatovy
- 1991 – Small format 91, Chodovská tvrz Gallery, Prague
- 1990 – Tribute to Jindřich Chalupecký, Municipal Library, Prague
- 1990 – UB 12, Czech Museum of Music, Prague
- 1990 – New leaves from the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Kupferstichkabinett, Dresden
- 1990 – Image Imprimée de Tchécoslovaquie. Poster, engraving, illustration, Center de la Gravure et de l´Image Imprimée de la Communauté française de Belgique, La Louviere
- 1990 – 90 authors in ´90, Palace of Culture, Prague
- 1990 – Contemporary Czech book, Mánes, Prague
- 1988 – First spring day, Gallery H náměstí 49, Kostelec nad Černými lesy
- 1988 – Tribute to Warhol, Gallery H náměstí 49, Kostelec nad Černými lesy
- 1988 – Puppets, Gallery H náměstí 49, Kostelec nad Černými lesy
- 1988 – Five years Gallery H, Gallery H náměstí 49, Kostelec nad Černými lesy
- 1988 – Jiří Mrázek, Daisy Mrázková: Paintings and Drawings, Gallery of Fine Arts, Roudnice nad Labem
- 1987 – Dablovky, Gallery H náměstí 49, Kostelec nad Černými lesy
- 1987 – Illustrations, children, artists: Used and free work of children’s book illustrators, Regional Gallery, Hradec Králové
- 1987 – Daisy Mrázková, Olga Čechová, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (IMC), exhibition hall, Prague
- 1986 – A modern fairy tale in the work of Czech illustrators, Regional Gallery in Liberec, Liberec
- 1986 – A4, Gallery H náměstí 49, Kostelec nad Černými lesy
- 1985 – Easter, Gallery H náměstí 49, Kostelec nad Černými lesy
- 1985 – Confession of life and peace. Exhibition of Czechoslovak fine art on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Army, Prague, Prague
- 1985 – Meeting – microworld, Gallery H náměstí 49, Kostelec nad Černými lesy
- 1985 – Confession of life and peace. Exhibition of Czechoslovak fine art on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Army, House of Culture, Bratislava
- 1984 – Large drawing, Gallery H náměstí 49, Kostelec nad Černými lesy
- 1984 – Record of activities, Gallery H náměstí 49, Kostelec nad Černými lesy
- 1983 – 20 years of the Gallery of the Capital City of Prague, Old Town Hall, Prague
- 1983 – Boxes, Gallery H náměstí 49, Kostelec nad Černými lesy
- 1980 – 9th Biennial of Applied Graphics Brno 1980: International Exhibition of Illustration and Book Graphics, House of the Lords of Kunštát, Brno
- 1978 – Eva Bednářová, Olga Čechová, Daisy Mrázková, Květa Pacovská: Graphics, Exhibition Hall of the House of Culture, Orlová
- 1972 – 5th Biennial of Applied Graphics Brno 1972, International Exhibition of Illustration and Book Graphics, House of the Lords of Kunštát, Brno
- 1968 – 300 painters, sculptors, graphic artists of 5 generations to the 50s of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Prague, Prague
- 1967 – Painting 67, National Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, Museum of Applied Arts, Brno
- 1966 – Spring exhibition, Mánes, Prague
- 1966 – 2nd Biennial of Applied Graphics Brno 1966, International Exhibition of Book Graphics and Illustration, House of the Lords of Kunštát, Brno
- 1964 – Creative group UB 12, New Hall Gallery, Prague
- 1963 – Rychnov 1963, Rychnov nad Kněžnou Chateau, Rychnov nad Kněžnou
- 1962 – Creative group UB 12, Czechoslovak Writer Gallery, Prague
- 1961 – Daisy Mrázková, Vlasta Prachatická: Portraits, Gallery on Charles Square, Prague
- 1960 – Creative group in Umělecká beseda, Municipal House, Prague
- 1958 – Art of young artists of Czechoslovakia 1958. Paintings and sculptures, Prague Castle Riding School, Prague
- 1958 – Art of young artists of Czechoslovakia 1958. Paintings and sculptures, House of Arts of the City of Brno, Brno
Representation in collections:
- National Gallery in Prague
- Gallery of the Capital City of Prague
- Gallery of Fine Arts in Roudnice nad Labem
- Regional Gallery of Fine Arts in Olomouc
- Monument of Literature in Prague
- Benedikt Rejt Gallery in Louny
- Staatliche kunstsammlungen, Dresden
- Karlovy Vary Art Gallery
- Regional Gallery in Hradec Králové
- Regional Gallery in Liberec
- Gallery of Fine Arts in Cheb
- Gallery of Fine Arts in Litoměřice
Books:
- 2021 – Daisy Mrázková, The Boy with the Ball, Baobab Publishing House
- 2019 – Daisy Mrázková, Byla jedna moucha, published by Baobab
2017 – Daisy Mrázková, The Boy and the Far, Baobab publishing house - 2016 – Daisy Mrázková, Car from the forest, Baobab publishing house
- 2015 – Daisy Mrázková, Hello, Jacička, Baobab publishing house
- 2012 – Daisy Mrázková, What would happen if…, Baobab publishing house
- 2011 – Daisy Mrázková, Můj medvěd Flóra, Baobab publishing house
- 2010 – Daisy Mrázková, Písně mravenčí nanvy, Baobab publishing house
- 2010 – Daisy Mrázková, Flora, Mon Ourse, Baobab publishing house
- 1982 – Daisy Mrázková, Elephant and Ant, Albatros publishing house
- 1980 – Daisy Mrázková, What would happen if…, Albatros publishing house
- 1978 – Daisy Mrázková, The Boy with the Ball, Albatros Publishing House
- 1977 – Daisy Mrázková, Beautiful Tuesday, Albatros publishing house
- 1975 – Daisy Mrázková, Car from the forest, Albatros publishing house
- 1973 – Daisy Mrázková, Můj medvěd Flóra, Albatros publishing house
- 1973 – Daisy Mrázková, Naughty Barborka, Albatros publishing house
- 1972 – Daisy Mrázková, Hello, Hopkáčik !, Young Years, Bratislava
- 1972 – Daisy Mrázková, Hello, Jacíčka, Albatros publishing house
- 1971 – Daisy Mrázková, There was a fly, Albatros publishing house
- 1969 – Daisy Mrázková, The Boy and the Far, Albatros publishing house
- 1965 – Daisy Mrázková, Neplač muchomůrko, Albatros publishing house