Born in Písek, Czechoslovakia, 1975.

Contact Info:
(514) 807-7631

www.ditakubin.com
www.phudge.ca
ditushka@gmail.com

ART EDUCATION

1995-98: Dawson College, Montreal, PQ - Professional Photography. Diploma.
*Award for top portraiture portfolio

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

1998/present: Artist/Photographer, Montreal.
2004: École FACE (Fine Arts Core Education) Photography teacher, Montreal, Quebec.
2002-04: Northside College, Photography & multimedia teacher, Val-Morin, PQ.
1999-2002: Kamara Inc., Professional photography studio manager, Montreal, Quebec
1998 : Maine Photographic Workshops, Teaching assistant, Camden, Maine, USA.

PUBLICATIONS/INTERVIEWS

2007- Photographer's Forum, Best of Photography Annual 2007
2007- PhotoLife Magazine, March 2007 Cover
2006- Photography.ca, December 2006 on-line interview
2006- PhotoLife Magazine, 12/2006
2006- Montreal Gazette - Article, "Take Five"section, Saturday, December 16, 2006
2006- Maisonneuve Magazine, online - Featured Artist, October 2006
2006- Fugues, Magazine, June issue - Featured artist
2006 - PhotoLife Magazine, 12/2005
2006- PhotoSelection Magazine, March 2006 Cover
2006- Ukula Magazine, Featured Artist, March 2006
2000 - Lux Canada, Honourable mention in professional photography competition
1999 - PhotoSelection, Cover and double spread
1999 - PhotoLife Magazine
1998 - Photographer's Forum

Further Mentions in Hour, Voir, Mirror, The Link, Quartier Libre.

EXHIBITIONS

Feb - April 2008 - Recollections and Tenerife Series - solo show
Galerie Wilder & Davis, Montreal.
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Nov-Dec 2007 - Bienal FOTONOVIEMBRE 2007 - group show
Casa de la Cultura, San Agustin, Tacoronte. Isla de Tenerife, Spain.
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Oct 2007 - TWILIGHT - group show
Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto
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Oct 2007 - Memory Streams and a Lonely Day - two artist show
The Lens Factory, Toronto
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June 2003 to 2007 - Festival International Montréal en Arts (FIMA) - solo show
Montréal en plein air.
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May-June 2007 - EUROFEST: Festival de l'Europe de l'Est à Montrèal - group show
Presented by Montréal cultural assosciation ROCADE. Cinema du Parc, Montréal.
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June 2007 - 17th Annual Fringe Festival of Montreal - group show
Montreal.
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April 2007 - ECHO, Annual Group Thematic Show - group show
The Long Hall, Montréal.
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March 2007 - Connexions - group show
Espace Ars Longa, Montréal.
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Nov 2007 - RECOLLECTIONS: memory streams and the reconstructed portrait - solo show
Galerie Mondes/Merveilles, Montréal.
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June 2006 - group show
ARTEGONIA: Nocturnes des Galeries et des Métiers d'art / Galleries and Artists by Night
Galerie Milk Images, Old Port, Montréal.
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April 2006 - Deluxe. Annual Group Thematic Show - group show
The Long Haul, Montréal.
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Sept 2005 - Love & the Machine - group show
La Société des arts technologiques (SAT), Montréal
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Oct 2004 - Art Bizarre, Group Exhibit - group show
The Green Room, POP Fest, Montréal.
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April 2004 - Burnt. Annual Group Thematic Show.
The Long Hall, Montréal.
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March 2003. Doll Face - solo show
Elle Corazon, Montréal.
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2000/travelling exhibit: INUKSUK: Canada Greets the Millenium - group show
Canadian Embassy, Mexico City, Mexico.

AWARDS

Photographer's Forum 27th Annual International Spring Photography Competition 2007.
Grand Prize Black & White. 20,000 entries received, over 19 countries participating.

PhotoLife Image International 2006 Photography Competition
Grand Prize, Overall competition. 10,000 entries received, over 120 countries participating.

Festival International Montréal en Arts (FIMA), 2006
*Artist-Honorable Mention by Jury.

PhotoLife Image International 2005 Photography Competition
1st Place in People Category. 10,000 entries received, over 120 countries participating.

GUEST LECTURES

2005/06/07 - Concordia University, Art Education Department, Montreal
2003 - Dawson College, Montreal
2001 - Stewart Hall, Pointe Claire