About
Born 1993 in Valašské Meziříčí, Czechia.
Lives and works in Brno, Czechia.
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For Czech artist, Vojtěch Kovařík, iconography, and mythology are fundamental to his work. His large-format, forceful, and vividly colored compositions result in impactful paintings that evoke the strength of sculpture. His herculean figures are contorted, seemingly defeated by the frame of the canvas, flaunting their blue, green, and yellow flesh amongst vegetal backgrounds. Kovařík was first trained in ceramics and sculpture and started painting later as an autodidact. This self-taught formation led him to mix oil, acrylic, and spray paint suggesting relief in a plane surface.
Represented by Galerie Derouillon and Mendes Wood DM
Selected solo exhibitions
| 2024 | From The Lines To The Masses Museum Kampa, Prague, Czechia |
| 2024 | Under The Weight of The World The Power Station, Dallas, USA |
| 2023 | Lost In Time Galerie Derouillon, Paris, France |
| 2023 | The Labours of Hercules Mendes Wood DM, Brussels, Belgium |
| 2022 | Destinies of Stone Faces Galerie Derouillon, Étienne Marcel, Paris, France |
| 2022 | Dusk of the Gods Mendes Wood DM, New York, USA |
| 2021 | In the Thickets of Unexplored Places Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo, Brasil |
| 2021 | Solo show at Fiac Ovr Galerie Deroullion, Paris, France |
| 2020 | Even Heroes Need A Rest L21 Gallery, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain |
| 2020 | Hidden Garden Galerie Derouillon, Haut Marais, Paris, France |
| 2020 | Project 6 Galerie Derouillon, Hôtel Cromot du Bourg, Paris, France |
| 2020 | Sadness and Beauty NADA MIAMI with Galerie Derouillon, Miami, USA |
| 2020 | Villa Era with Mendes Wood DM Villa Era, Vigliano Biellese, Italy |
| 2019 | Capture Hypothesis The Cabin, Los Angeles, USA |
| 2019 | Heaven Hell Paradise Galerie města Třince, Třinec, Czechia |
| 2019 | Landscapes of Muscle Galerie Dukla, Ostrava, Czechia |
| 2019 | Lovers and Fighters Public Gallery, London, United Kingdom |
| 2019 | Temple of Doom Berlínskej model, Prague, Czechia |
| 2018 | Armageddon OFF/FORMAT, Brno, Czechia |
| 2018 | Tales of Talent Galerie Wolfsen, Aalborg, Denmark |
Selected group exhibitions
| 2024 | Inhabit the World Le Château, Aubenas, France |
| 2023 | Cinquième saison Paris+ par Art Basel in collaboration with Musée du Louvre, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France |
| 2023 | Linhas Tortas Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo, Brasil |
| 2023 | NGV Triennial The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia |
| 2023 | Paper Trails Mendes Wood DM, d’ Ouwe Kerke, Retranchement, The Netherlands |
| 2023 | The Rings of Saturn Galerie Derouillon, Étienne Marcel, Paris, France |
| 2022 | ARS22: Living Encounters Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland |
| 2022 | Fire Figure Fantasy: Selections from ICA Miami’s Collection Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, USA |
| 2021 | Baltic Triennial 14: The Endless Frontier Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 2021 | Portraiture One Century Apart Massimo de Carlo, Milan, Italy |
| 2020 | A Very Long Wait Newchild Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 2020 | What Fruit It Bears Peres Projects, Berlin, Germany |
| 2019 | 12th Prize of Art Critique for Young Painting Galerie Kritiků, Prague, Czechia |
| 2019 | A Private Matter LM Gallery, Latina, Italy |
| 2019 | A Snake Without A Head Is Just A Rope Sim Smith, London, United Kingdom |
| 2019 | Bracia Galeria 18a, Warsaw, Poland |
| 2019 | Contemporary Visions IX Beers London Gallery, London, United Kingdom |
| 2017 | Temporary Storeroom – Drawing: Case Study 2 PLATO, Ostrava, Czechia |
Residencies
| 2020 | The Fores ProjectLondon, UK |
| 2019 | L21 Gallery x CamperPalma, Mallorca |
| 2019 | La Brea Studio Residency, The Cabin LALos Angeles, CA |
Education
| 2016–2019 | Drawing StudioMaster's degree at Faculty of Arts of the Ostrava University, Czechia |
| 2017 | Department of PaintingExchange at Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland |
| 2013–2016 | Drawing StudioBachelor's degree at the Faculty of Arts of the Ostrava University, Czechia |
| 2009–2013 | Department of Ceramic DesignSecondary school of Applied Arts in Uherské Hradiště, Czechia |