Jaroslav Valečka

Jaroslav Valečka (*1972) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (AVU) from 1991 to 1998. He supplemented his studies with study placements in Germany, Norway and the Netherlands. His work has been profoundly shaped by his childhood in the former Sudetenland, a region severely affected by the expulsion, the Soviet occupation and the devastation wrought by the communist regime.
His paintings are held in private collections and state galleries, including the National Gallery in Prague, GASK in Kutná Hora, the Regional Gallery in Liberec and many others. He exhibits actively at home and abroad; his works have been shown in London, New York, Munich, Venice and Canterbury, among other places.
The world-renowned British art historian Edward Lucie-Smith wrote a monograph on his work and included him in his book Movements in Art Since 1945. Jaroslav Valečka’s works have repeatedly been sold successfully at Sotheby’s, the world’s largest auction house.