Milli Janatková

Milli Janatková is a distinctive artist and musician with roots in Pošumava and the Bohemian Paradise. She travels frequently and likes to travel, currently based in Prague. Her artistic focus is on the theme of landscape with a deeper theme of self-discovery and the path to balance. This theme is reflected in subtle and energetic shades in watercolor and color linocut painting. The artist creates the watercolour directly in the plein air. The paintings are then the model for the creation of linocuts and eye-catching matrices, which become artifacts that highlight the patient process of engraving. Since 2003, the artist has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions (Paper View New York, Konta Bariéry Artists' Salons, Muse for Children, etc.) She has received three honorary mentions for printmaking (Graphic Art of the Year Prague, International Rokycany Biennial).In music, she sings, plays guitar and drums, improvises and composes original songs. He has been performing publicly since 2006. He creates original music across genres and multimedia projects that express respect for our ancestors, life and health. She has released three albums - Hluboko (2020), Mým korenům (2017) and Proměna (2013), which won The Independent Music Awards in New York and a nomination for the prestigious Classis Prague Awards. She is completing an original project Calm, Please!, a collection of psychosomatic songs and graphics for the body and psyche. In the Hluboko project, the artist brings the oldest Czech songs to life, including creative pilgrimages to our oldest architectural monuments. In conjunction with the project My Roots, she creates a family tree, travelling to the places where her ancestors lived and painting primarily the horizon of the landscape as a symbol of the continuing family line.Currently she is a freelance artist and gardener. She has worked as a music and special education teacher at the Duncan Centre Conservatory in Prague (2021-2017 and 2014-2010), a lecturer of creative workshops at the CTU - CIPS (2010-2008) and a lecturer of English in companies (2010-2001). She graduated in Ethnopedia - Special Education for Teachers at Charles University (2021), Art Culture (2009) and English Language and Literature (2005) at the University of Hradec Kralove. In 2008 she studied drawing, graphic design, singing and Portuguese at Universidade de Évora in Portugal as an intern. She has travelled extensively in Europe and visited New York thanks to The Independent Music Awards. She also completed a successful music tour and creative residency in West Bengal, India. Apart from creative activities, she prefers to relax in silence and enjoy life.Awards (Music and Fine Arts):2021: Rasamatee Samman (Kulo Creative Society, India)2019: The Independent Music Awards, USA (Deeply - World Traditional)2018: The Independent Music Awards, USA (To My Roots - A Capella)2018: Classic Prague Awards - nomination for My Roots (Crossover)2018.2016: The Independent Music Awards, USA - four nominations (Calm, Please! and Proměna)2014: The Independent Music Awards, USA - four nominations (Proměna)2010: Angel - nomination for the project Katsa.theo - Porto (Alternativa)2008. (Honorable mention for graphics by the jury)2007: Graphics of the Year 2006, Prague (Honorable mention from the jury for graphics)2006. International Rokycany Biennial of Graphic Arts (Honorable mention of the jury for graphic arts)