Lubomir Janecka Biography and CV

Biography

Lubomir Janecka was born on February 7, 1948 in Zlin,
Czech Republic. He grew up in the Moravian region, and
after completing his art degree, he lived in Prague until
1984. He was forced into exile after years of harassment
and discrimination by the Communist Party. In 1985, he
moved with his wife and three small children to the United
States, settling in Pennsylvania where he still resides.

Sculptures in Public Spaces (Note: dimensions m = meters)

Represented in the Collections of the Following Galleries and
Museums

National Gallery of Art, Prague, Czech Republic
Benedikt Rejt Gallery, Louny, Czech Republic
Alsova Jihoceska Gallery, Hluboka nad Vltavou, Czech Republic
Severoceska Gallery, Litomerice, Czech Republic
GVU Gallery, Zlin, Czech Republic
National Monument Terezin Museum, Terezin, Czech Republic
J. A. Komensky Museum, Uhersky Brod, Czech Rep
Gallery of Modern Art, Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic
GVU Gallery, Liberec, Czech Republic
Slovacke Muzeum, Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic
Gallery Konishi, Kyoto, Japan

Articles, Publications, and References on the Art of Lubomir Janecka (The
English translation follows the Czech title):

Hoskova, S. (1984) Mlada Kresba (Young Drawings). Odeon, Praha, Czech
Republic.
Fabian, J. a kol. (1998) Slovnik Osobnosti Kulturniho a Spolecenskeho Zivota
Valasska (Referene to Figures in the Culture and Society of Valasska). Kulturni
Zarizeni Valasskeho Mezirici, Czech Republic.
Kolektiv. (1999) Slovnik Ceskych a Slovenskych Vytvarnych Umelcu
(Reference to Czech and Slovak Artists). Dil IV. CH-J, VytvarnCentrumChagall,
Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Orlikova, J. (2006) Lubomir Janecka. Prostor, Zlin, Rocnik XIII, cislo 4/2006,
Krajs Galerie Vytvarneho Umeni, Zlin, Czech Republic.
Orlikova, J. (2007) Lubomir Janecka. Revolver Revue, Czech Republic.
Art Catalogues Featuring Lubomir Janecka, Terezin '80, Symposium Catalogue,
publisher anonymous, Prague, 1980, Czech Republic.
Ceska kresba 20. Stoleti ze Sbirek AJG, V. Tetiva and AJG Hluboka nad
Vltavou, 1984, Czech Republic.
Pevnost, Department of Culture of Czech Republic, 1991, Czech Republic.
Proti zdi (Against the Wall), J. Tichy, Department of Culture of Czech Republic,
1991, Czech Republic.
NL 40, Iwate Town, 1992, Japan.
Cosmos, Public Art Collaboration Team, Sendai, 1993, Japan.
Baroque and the Present, Symposion Foundation, Prague, 1993, Czech
Republic.
Lubomir Janecka, J. A. Brabcova, Severoceska Gallery, Litomerice, 1993,
Czech Republic.
BoxArt, Box Praga Box, Prague, 1993, Czech Republic.
Reflections, Symposion Foundation, Prague, 1994, Czech Republic.
Nanao International Artists Camp, City of Nanao, 1995, Japan.
Iwate Town International Symposium. Stone Sculpture Symposium at Latitude
40 1997 - 1998 Iwate Town, 1999, Japan.
Lubomir Janecka - Kresby, Strepy. A. and M. Koval, J. Jilek Gallery, Sumperk,
2001, Czech Republic.
Lubomir Janecka - Kresby, M. Frolcova, Slovacke Muzeum, Uherske Hradiste,
2004, Czech Republic.
Lubomir Janecka, J. Orlikova, Museum Kromerizska, Kromeriz, 2006, Czech
Republic.
Lubomir Janecka, J. Orlikova, Revolver Review, June-July, 2007, Prague,
Czech Republic

Theatre Na Provazku
Brno, CZ (2007)

Gallery of Kromeriz
Kromeriz, CZ (2006)

Jiri Jilek Gallery
Sumperk, CZ (2005)

Slovacke Museum Gallery
Uherske Hradiste, CZ (2004)

Jiri Jilek Gallery
Sumperk CZ (2007)

The Art of Lubomir Janecka

1980	Small Fortress of Terezin, used as a Gestapo prison during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. The exhibitions created by the artists for the symposium were shut down by the Communist authorities. The communist officials destroyed most of the art. Terezin, Czech Republic.
1981	Most I, This symposium took place in an abandoned city in northern Bohemia destroyed by surface mining performed by the Communist government. Most, Czech Republic
1982	Most II, second symposium in Most, Czech Repoublic
1984	Symposium Lindabrunn, Austria
1992	Symposium "The Baroque and the Present", took place in the Baroque Church of Annunciation that was desecrated and devastated by the communists. Litomerice, Czech Republic
1993	Public Art Corporation Project, Sendai, Japan
1995	Nanao International Artist Cam, Nanao, Japan
1998	Iwate International Symposium, Iwate, Japan

1975	*The Birth and the Death*, a sitting figure, 1.7 m, pewter, in the collection of Terezin National Monument Museum. Terezin, Czech Republic
1980	**Menhir, 4m, pink granite. Luhacovice, Czech Republic**
1982	*Birds, Horses,* and *Lions*, three individual sculptures, 1.3 m x 1.1 m each, marble. Luhacovice, Czech Republic
1986	*Crucifixion*, 2.1 m figure in pewter on 2.1 m granite cross. Callicoon, New York, USA
1993	**Menhir, 3 m, black granite. Sendai, Japan**
1993	*Secret Garden*, 0.5 m x 0.3 m x 0.3 m, black granite, Gallery Konishi. Kyoto, Japan
1998	**Stela, 2.6 m x 1.2 m, black granite. Iwate, Japan**
2012	*Vaclav Havel Bust,* first cast, bronze, 70 cm, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France
2014	*Vaclav Havel Bust,* second cast, bronze, 70 cm, The US Capitol, Washington DC
2017	*Vaclav Havel Bust,* thrid cast, bronze, 70 cm, Prague Crossroads Center, Prague, Czech Republic

1992	Gallery Litera, Prague, Czech Republic
1993	North Bohemian Gallery, Litomerice, Czech Republic
1993	GVU Gallery, Liberec, Czech Republic
1993	GVU Gallery, Zlin, Czech Republic
1994	Gallery Litera, Prague, Czech Republic
2001	Jiri Jilek Gallery, Sumperk, Czech Republic
2004	Slovacke Muzeum Gallery, Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic
2004	Gallery Pansky Dum, Uhersky Brod, Czech Republic
2005	Jiri Jilek Gallery, Sumperk, Czech Republic
2005	Gallery V Podloubi Museum Kromerizska, Kromeriz, Czech Republic
2006	*Gallery of Kromeriz,* Kromeriz, Czech Republic.
2007	Theatre Na Provazku, Brno, Czech Republic
2007	Jiri Jilek Gallery, Sumperk, Czech Republic
2011	Jiri Jilek Gallery, Sumperk, Czech Republic
2011	Q Studio Gallery, Uhersky Brod, Czech Republic
2012	Black & White Museum, Uhersky Brod, Czech Republic
2012	Military Museum, Prague, Czech Republic
2015	Jiri Jilek Gallery, Sumperk, Czech Republic

Solo Artist Exhibitions by Lubomir Janecka

1977	Confrontation, Macromolecular Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
1978	Confrontation, Microbiological Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
1981	Project Most, GVU Gallery Rychnov nad Kneznou, Czech Republic
1984	Czech 20th Century Drawing, Alsova Jihoceska Gallery, Hluboka nad Vltavou, Czech Republic
1991	Against the Wall, Gallery Mlada Fronta, Prague, Czech Republic
1992	Terezin Revisited, National Monument Terezin, Terezin, Czech Republic
1992	Manes Guests, Manesova Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
1992	The Baroque and the Present, Carolinum, Prague, Czech Republic
1992	NL 40, Iwate, Japan
1993	Small Sculptures, Gallery Konishi, Kyoto, Japan
1993	Baroque Meets the Present, UNESCO, Paris, France
1993	Das Baroque und die Gegenwart, Palfy Palais, Vienna, Austria
1994	Psalms, Gallery Litera, Prague, Czech Republic
1994	Seda Cihla (Exile 1966 - 1994), GVU Gallery Klatovy - Klenova, Czech Republic
1996	The Art in Frozen Time, GVU Galleries in Brno, Cheb, and Prague, Czech Republic
	Seven Sculptors Exhibition, Iwate, Japan
2013	Zone, Northern Bohemian Gallery, Litomerice, Czech Republic

Group Exhibitions in which Lubomir Janecka Participated

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Education

Lubomir Janecka completed a graduate degree in Sculpture at The Academy of
Fine Arts (Akademie Vytvarnych Umeni - AVU) in Prague, earning the title of
Academic Sculptor in 1975. AVU is the oldest and most prestigious academic art
institution in the Czech Republic.

Gallery Pansky Dum
Uhersky Brod, CZ (2004)

PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS

Study for the bust of
Vaclav Havel, Strasburg,
France (2012)

Art Symposiums in which Lubomir Janecka Participated

Q Studio Gallery
Uhersky Brod, CZ (2011)

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