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)
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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