| Vaclav Vaca | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Vaclav Vaca |
| Born | 1948 Czech republic |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Field | Painter |
| Training | Prague Conservatory |
| Movement | Surrealism |
| Awards | XSABA International Foundation Award, Merlin Foundation Award for Excellence in the Arts |
Vaclav Vaca (pronounced Vatslaf Vasa) is a surrealist artist from the Czech Republic who was born in 1948.
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Vaclav Vaca was born in 1948 in Czechoslovakia (later the Czech Republic). From 1963 to 1968 he studied at the Prague Conservatory. Vaca began his artistic career as a ballet dancer and musician. When standing on a street corner performing with his troupe in Paris, he decided to leave for North America.
In 1969 Vaca moved to Canada and became a painter. He began to exhibit widely in Canada and the United States. He now lives and works in Toronto. In 1982 he featured in a television documentary on CBC television entitled "Vaclav Vaca - Fantastic Visions". He now runs an interior design business.[1]
His works, which are surrealist, are all brightly coloured and dream-like. Some of his works incorporate religion such as "Gate to heaven" and "The cup".
Since 1973, Vaca has had 15 solo exhibitions, with the most recent being in 2006.[2][3]