“What does it mean to be home? I met Lyric, a 9-year-old girl living in a school bus in an RV park in Arizona, and Marion, who sleeps in her car near a day shelter for marginalized genders in Portland. We talked about the realities and complexities of growing up on the road and how social and economic forces shape our ideas of home and community.”
TONY DOCEKAL (1992, Amsterdam) is a photographer and visual artist driven by the quest for connection and the fluid nature of identity. Her work, inspired by personal encounters, explores the dynamics of being at home and on the road, touching on universal themes of human experiences and living off the beaten path.
With a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from ArtEZ University of the Arts and recognitions such as the Olympus Young Talent Award and the Zilveren Camera Portrait, Dočekal's work invites reflection on the meaning of home, community, and the individual's place in a rapidly changing world.
Selected works are available as limited-edition fine art prints.
Selected works are available as limited-edition fine art prints.
Based in The Netherlands/Paris – available for projects globally.
AWARDS and GRANTS
2023 Selection of Dutch Photography 2023 - nominee
2022 Selection of Dutch Photography 2022 - nominee
2018 Olympus Young Talent Award
2015 Menzis Jong Talent – runner-up
PUBLICATIONS [print]
2023 PF Magazine – feature
2021 Unsheltered Moments - Sheltersuit
Rauwe randjes en smoezelige motels - De Gelderlander 2023 | Canvas Rebel: Meet Tony Dočekal |The Living Road - Gallery Viewer 2023 | Shout Out Arizona | Ain't Bad | Classics Magazine | Vogue US Sheltersuit Foundation | Plain Magazine 2020 | Plain Magazine 2019 | Aint-Bad 2019 | Kiekie Tabloid 2019 | Kiekie Talent Issue 2018 | Plain Magazine
EXHIBITIONS [solo]
2020 Scheltema (Let's Do This) – Scheltema, Amsterdam
2019 Silent Alarm – Galerie Objektief, Enschede
2015 Where Will We Be When Summer’s Gone – B93, Enschede
EXHIBITIONS [group]
2024 UNSEEN - Gallery O-68, Amsterdam, NL
2022 Praxis Gallery - Minneapolis MN
2022 Museum Hilversum - Zilveren Camera 2021
2020 Seventeen Seconds – Galerie Plaatsmaken, Arnhem
2020 The Print Swap – Foley Galery, New York City
2019 Murf/Murf – Pand P, Eindhoven
2018 Olympus Young Talent – FOAM Café, Amsterdam
2016 Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie – Darmstadt, Germany
2016 New Dutch Photography Talent – The Art’Otel, Amsterdam
2015 Jong Talent, Menzis – Menzis, Groningen