In 2008, multidisciplinary artist Jane McAdam Freud embarked upon setting up an incredible art hub in Příbor, Czechia, in order to solidify the connection to her great-grandfather Sigmund Freud who had been born there. The results are a museum and gallery space which provide an artistic resource to the local region, the country as a whole and to the international community.
Jane opened her gallery in April 2022, only a few months before her untimely passing in August 2022. Her aim was to leave a legacy of her work in Příbor, as an inspiration for creative activities, in a place where the founder of psychoanalysis was born, and in doing make connections between art and psychoanalysis.
The Gallery forms part of a complex that includes a large townhouse on the square of Příbor where Jane lived. The house also contains a museum housing a selection of Jane's artworks, a workshop and performance space, as well as residential facilities for use by artists, writers and art lovers. Art courses and other activities are available for members of the public to enjoy.
GALLERY
The Gallery showcases curated exhibitions of work by Jane McAdam Freud and other contemporary artists. Presentations, performances, and related activities will accompany the exhibitions.
MUSEUM
No. 28 Sigmund Freud Square houses both the main residence of Jane McAdam Freud and a museum housing many of her artworks. An art studio on the ground floor forms part of the complex where workshops are held periodically.
EDUCATION
A key aim of the Jane McAdam Freud Estate is education - with particular emphasis on links between art and psychoanalysis - which had been the main focus of McAdam Freud's work. Educational events include Q&A presentations with academics, curators and artists.
RESIDENTIAL
Residential stays are available within the complex with an option to participate in courses on various topics. Artist residencies are also available, leading to an exhibition in the Jane McAdam Freud Gallery.
CURRENT EXHIBITION
Iain Patterson ‘Out West | Balance’
8.2.25 — 6.4.25
Iain Patterson received both his undergraduate and post graduate degrees from Edinburgh College of Art, graduating in 1970. He was awarded the Andrew Grant Travelling Scholarship which took him to former Czechoslovakia, Yugolavia and Albania and following this lectured in Drawing and Painting at Edinburgh College of Art from 1977-2008, specialising in Life Drawing, Anatomy and Painting Composition to students from First Year Studies to Post Graduate Scholarships.
Patterson’s particular interest in vernacular architecture, saw him renovate a croft house in the Hebrides over 15 years.
The Museum of Architecture in Wroclaw, Poland and Gallery of Fine Art (Dum umeni) in Ostrava, Czech Republic provided, thanks to the initiative of the Cabinet of Architecture, the opportunity to show artwork and give talks on “Architecture Without Architects”. The talk at Trmal Villa in Prague and Villa Tugendhat in Brno on Charles Rennie Macintosh linked Scotland to the European Modernist World.
Now based in East Linton, Scotland, Patterson continues his practice and collaborates with Cabinet Architecture (Kabinet architektry) from Ostrava cross Europe.
Collections include the Scottish Arts Council, Museum of Art in Lodz, Poland, Otto Herman (Borsod) Museum, Miskolc, Hungary, Museum of Modern Art, New York as well as numerous private collections.
