Šimon Varaus 
* 2000
Brno, Czech Republic

Education

2015-2019 Biskupské gymnázium Brno

2021-2024 Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) - Photography department - studios of Martin Stecker, Markéta Kinterová, Štěpánka Šimlová 

feb-jan/2023 UMPRUM internship - Studio of Graphic Design and New Media-Petr Babák, Lukáš Kijonka, Martin Ponec

sep 2023 - jan 2024 Marmara University Istanbul - erasmus Internship - Studio of Sculpture - Kemal Tufan

Other

2/2018 - 1st prize in photo competition organized by czech railways 

2019 - internship in Figlhaus Vienna, Ausrtia - translator from english and german; co-organizer of Media and journalism course, photographer 

2019, 2020, 2021 - internship in experimental chemical laboratory Consultest; Winterthur, Switzerland

2,3/2021 - internsghip in spanish agricultural centre La Encantada - Castellterçol, Moia, Spain

Exhibitions

2024
- Tehláreň festival, opencall based exhibition in Slovakia, Liptovský Mikuláš, august
- Festival Trať, opencall based exhibition in Chomutov, july
- Kampus Hybernská - FOTOFUTURES - FAMU photography deprtment diploma exhibition, june
- Holešovická Šachta, FAMUFEST 2024 Sítě, group exhibition as part of film festival FAMUFEST, march
- KLUB FAMU - LIFESTREAM - online exhibition from 5 cities around Europe, screen in Prague, january

2023
- Grapevine - one day festival in former studio of sculptor Jan Šimek, Brno, june
- GAMU - show Drunken forrest - exhibition of selected works from departement of photography at FAMU, april
- Gabrie Loci - gorup intermedial exhibition COMPLEX, january

2022 
- GAMU - group exhubition of 1st bc year, february
- OFF festival Bratislava - Group Exhibition - “between anywhere and nowhere”, october

       
Languages

English C1
German C1 - ÖSD certificate
Spanish - B2
Russian - B2
French - A1

Skills

Adobe PS, ID, Ai, Blender, TouchDesigner, Meshroom, Microsoft Office, Davinci