Otakar Dušek (1974)
Studies:
| 1997–2003 | Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, Prague, Czech Republic (Studio of Type and Graphic Design — under Professor Jan Solpera) |
| 1992–1996 | Václav Hollar School of Fine Arts, Prague, Czech Republic (studium v oborech Knižní grafika a Plakát) |
| 1988–1992 | Secondary School of Fine Arts, Prague, Czech Republic (studium v oborech Konstrukce nábytku a Scénografie) |
Awards:
| 2019 | The Ben and Sylvia Odesser Memorial Award – Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 2018 | Mel Wacks Judaica Art Medal Award — FIDEM 2018 — Canada |
| 2015 | Best documentary — Digitalmation Awards / May 2015 — Online Digital and Media festival |
| 2014 | Prix Jury — 10th International Film Festival on European Art, Telč, Czech Republic |
| 2012 | Jaap van der Veen / Teylers Museum Prize for the Contemporary Art Medal — Netherlands |
| 2009 | First prize in the competition “Medal of the Year” — Award of the journal Mince & Bankovky (Coins and Banknotes), Czech Republic |
| 2006 | Second prize in a competition for architectonic design of a public space, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 2004 | Prize for creative struck medal and / or technically innovative medal — International medal congress FIDEM 2004 — Portugal |
| 2003 | Award of the Graphic Department of the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, Czech Republic |
| 2001 | First prize “Future Designer” — The International Coin Design Competition, Japan |
| 2000 | 1. cena České národní banky |
| 1999 | First prize of the Czech National Bank, Czech Republic
Second prize of the Czech National Bank, Czech Republic Third prize of the Czech National Bank, Czech Republic |
| 1998 | Award of the Association of Medallic Artists, Czech Republic
Award of the Czech Mint, Czech Republic First prize of the Czech National Bank, Czech Republic |
Representation in public collections:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
Teylers Museum, Haarlem, Netherlands
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Germany
The Royal Coin Cabinet, Stockholm, Sweden
University Museum of Bergen, Norway
National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic
Muzeum východních Čech (Museum of Eastern Bohemia), Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Representation in private collections:
Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic in the years 1989–2003
Bill Clinton, President of the United States of America in the years 1993–2001
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
His Highness Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia
Many other private collection around the world
Participation in exhibitions:
| 2018 | International Art Medal Federation congress FIDEM 2018, Ottawa, Canada |
| 2015–2017 | Banned to represent the Czech Republic at events of the International Art Medal Federation FIDEM |
| 2014 | Znad Dunaju, Wełtawy i Wisły. 2014, Wrocław, Polsko |
| 2010 | International Art Medal Federation Congress FIDEM 2010, Tampere, Finland VI International Biennial of Contemporary Medal, Seixal, Portugal Decorations of Václav Havel – Tribute to Democracy, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 2009 | Czech Gold, Municipal House, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 2007 | International Art Medal Federation congress FIDEM 2007, Colorado Springs, USA |
| 2005 | IV International Biennial of Contemporary Medal, Seixal, Portugal |
| 2004 | International Art Medal Federation congress FIDEM 2004, Seixal, Portugal |