I’ve been running life drawing sessions in Prague for nearly twenty years. For much of that time, there were surprisingly few opportunities for artists to attend a regular, weekly session. Keeping one going felt less like a business decision (I usually made just enough to pay for a couple of beers afterward) and more like a responsibility —to myself and to the wider community of artists who needed a place to practice consistently.
Drawing the human figure is one of the most demanding skills an artist can develop—and one of the easiest to lose without regular practice. It requires constant attention to proportion, balance, anatomy, and gesture. Life drawing sessions provide that discipline: a place artists can return to week after week to wrestle with the same difficult problem and slowly get better at seeing.
Over the past couple of years, participants began asking about a group exhibition. Who has time to organize an entire exhibition?! Apparently, I do. I’m still not entirely sure how it all came together, but I owe a big thanks to Městečko Gallery in Prague for their support and cooperation.
One Nude After Another was the result — an exhibition bringing together 23 artists connected through the life drawing sessions. The show treated the human figure as a subject of study rather than spectacle, and aimed to share the value of drawing from life with a broader audience.
Seeing the work on the walls — so many different approaches and levels of experience — was incredibly rewarding. Just as meaningful was the response from the community. The exhibition sparked conversations, brought in new participants, and confirmed that there’s a real appetite in Prague for serious, respectful engagement with figurative drawing.