MAGDALENA ŘÍČNÁ was born in Brno in 1957.

She studied promotional graphics, illustration and calligraphy at the Secondary School of Applied Arts in Brno with Prof. Jiří Šindler and Prof. Dalibor Chatrný. Then she went on studying at the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University of Brno, applying at the same time her drawer abilities at the Department of Arts and Crafts and History of Architecture as illustrator.
 

After her practice of promotional designer and design activity, she has been engaged mainly in promotional graphics since 1990. Besides logotype drafts (e.g. Freeart, Jablkoň, Category, Filia, Petrov,…), she creates graphical solutions of company printed matters (Centre for Family, Information Centre Petrov, Disa, Promi, Sportland,…). We can find a number of book jackets, book layouts including illustrations in her creation (the extensive songbook by Ulrych siblings called “SONGS”, “Reproduction Health 2005 – 2008” – printed matters for the University of South Bohemia, Easter in Czech popular culture – Vyšehrad publishing house, Songs from the Painter’s Pallet – book + CD about the life and work of Joža Uprka, ...) and dozens of CD jackets (for JABLKOŇ band, a series of music titles for GNOSIS BRNO, Jiří Plocek’s publishing house).

She is engaged in free creation at the same time.

She has illustrated poems by Jan Skácel, Josef Kainar, the Chinese poet Li-Po. In recent years, verses by Kristina Černá have been appearing in her drawings most frequently. She likes to work with watercolour combined with drawing line. She uses also the blind-blocking technique in her illustrations. Magdalena Říčná’s love for calligraphy was present during her studies already. The proof of it can be seen in illustrations that are always accompanied by hand-written script or commemorative prints created for the Czech Ministry of Culture, the National Institute of Popular Culture of Strážnice and other institutions.
 

Since 1982 she has had regular self-standing exhibitions (Prague, Brno, Boskovice, Lysice, Náměšť nad Oslavou, Mikulov, Znojmo, Oslo, Stockholm). Her graphic works were selected for International Exhibitions of graphic design in Brno and they are represented in the collections of the Moravian Gallery of Brno as well.

You can find pictures and graphic prints by Magdalena Říčná in private