About the Artist

Vladimír Procházka focuses mainly on cooperation with architects in completing both modern and historic interiors and exteriors. His artworks are regarded as some of the best in this field. Equally important are his mold-melted glass sculptures with which he participates in the world’s most prestigious glass art exhibitions and competitions. Furthermore, he successfully participates in auctions. He lives and works in Ústí nad Labem in the Czech Republic.

His latest book  “GLASS – SPACE – LIGHT”  was published in the autumn of 2020. BORN:
May 2, 1947, Neštěmice near Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia (CSK)
STUDIES
1962 - 1966 High School of Applied Arts for Glassmaking in Železný Brod, CSK
1966 - 1972 Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague CSK
Glass Studio under Prof. Stanislav Libenský
AWARDS
1985 Anniversary Prize of the Czech Fund of Fine Artists (ČFVU) and the Union
of Czech Fine Artists (SČVU), CSK
2001 Silver Prize – The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2001, Kanazawa, Japan
2004 Gold Prize – The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2004, Kanazawa, Japan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1987 Emil Filla Exhibition Hall, Ústí nad Labem, CSK
2001 Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC), UAE
2003 Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC), UAE
2004 Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC), UAE
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1974 - 1989 Member exhibitions of the regional organization Union of Czech Fine Artists (SČVU), Ústí nad Labem, CSK
1973 - 1974 Böhmisches Glas der Gegenwart (Contemporary Czech Glass), Kunstgewerbemuseum Hamburg and museums in Düsseldorf, Karlsruhe, Berlin and Coburg, Germany
1976 North Bohemian Applied Art, Exhibition and Cultural Hall of Bedřich Smetana , Church of St. Adalbert, Ústí nad Labem, CSK
1977 Art Glass 1977, Jaroslav Fragner Gallery, Prague, CSK
1999 The World Exhibition of Arts and Crafts Kanazawa ‘99, Kanazawa, Japonsko
2001 The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2001, Kanazawa, Japan
2003 Art Glass Festival, Minea Gallery, Hot Spring Colonnade, Karlovy Vary, CZ
2003 The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2003, Kanazawa, Japan
2004 Art Glass Festival, Minea Gallery, Hot Spring Colonnade, Karlovy Vary, CZ
2011 Art Palm Beach 2011, Florida, USA
2013 The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2013, Kanazawa, Japan
2014 Molten Glass Sculpture, Gallery of DETESK Company, Železný Brod, CZ
2014 The Coburg Prize for Contemporary Glass 2014, Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg
Coburg, Germany
REALIZATIONS IN ARCHITECTURE (selection)
1973 National House, Ústí nad Labem, CSK
1974 LIGNA Foreign Trade Corporation, Prague, CSK
1975 Romanesque Rotunda, Říp Mountain, CSK
Romanesque Rotunda, Starý Plzenec, CSK
1976 Baroque Church of St. Adalbert, Ústí nad Labem, CSK
Sychrov State Castle, Sychrov, CSK
Gothic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Plzeň, CSK
Sports Hall, Most, CSK
1978 KOVO Foreign Trade Corporation, Prague, CSK
Máj Hotel, Ústí nad Labem, CSK
1980 Cultural Center I, Bratislava, Slovakia, CSK
Cultural Center II, Bratislava, Slovakia, CSK
Czech Railways – Meeting Room, Prague, CSK
Library, Most, CSK
Prague Congress Center (Palace of Culture), Prague, CSK
Restaurant and cinema, Kamenický Šenov, CSK
1981 Cultural Center, Trstená, Slovakia, CSK
Loreto at Hradčany – Baroque church, Prague, CSK
Loreto at Hradčany – Treasury, Prague, CSK
Loreto at Hradčany – Cloister, Prague, CSK
1984 Congress Hall, Nymburk, CSK
1985 City Hall – Congress Hall, Ústí nad Labem, CSK
Police Academy – Congress Hall, Prague, CSK
1986 Shopping Center, Benešov near Prague, CSK
Congress Hall, Teplice, CSK
Pharmacy, Chrudim, CSK
1987 Pálffy Palace, Bratislava, Slovakia, CSK
Wine bar, Pardubice, CSK
Fountain, Chisinau, Moldova, USSR
1988 Hilton Hotel, Prague, CSK
U Zeleného stromu (Green Tree) Pub, Benešov near Prague, CSK
Bar, Wenceslas Square, Prague, CSK
GONG House of Culture, Prague, CSK
Moskva Restaurant, Prague, CSK
Computing Center, Ústí nad Labem, CSK
U.S. Embassy, Budapest, Hungary
City Hall, Poděbrady, CSK
House of Culture and Spa Colonnade, Teplice, CS
1989 Funeral Chapel, Benešov near Prague, CSK
Parliament of the Czech Republic – Chamber of Deputies, Prague, CSK
Forum Hotel (Corinthia Towers), Prague, CSK
1990 House of Culture, Benešov near Prague, CSK
Komerční Banka (KB Bank), Chrudim, CSK
Komerční Banka (KB Bank), Žihle, CSK
ABC Theater, Prague, CSK
Česká pojišťovna (Czech Insurance Company), Česká Lípa, CSK
Autoklub Restaurant, Prague, CSK
1991 Česká spořitelna (Czech Savings Bank), Prague, CSK
Čedok Travel Agency, Prague, CSK
1992 Česká pojišťovna (Czech Insurance Company), Ústí nad Labem, CSK
Ekoagrobanka Bank, Ústí nad Labem, CSK
1993 Česká pojišťovna (Czech Insurance Company), Litoměřice, CZ
1997 Forest Bank, Teplice, CZ
2001 Fountain, Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC), UAE
2003 Fountain, Prague – Chodov, CZ
Le Royal Meridien Abu Dhabi Hotel, UAE
Glass Palm (fountain), INDEX 2003, DWTC, Dubai, UAE
2005 Glass Palm (fountain), Muscat, Oman
2007 Lighting fixture, Anastasia Luxury Yacht
2014 Column for a private investor, CZ
2015 City Hall – Atrium, Ústí nad Labem, CZ
2016 Set of fourteen sculptures, Nirvana Luxury Yacht
Set of three sculptures, Barbara Luxury Yacht
2017 Set of four sculptures, Ruia Luxury Yacht
Crystal ceiling project, Jubilee Luxury Yacht
2019 - 2020 Reconstruction of crystal glass ceilings and mirror walls
Parliament of the Czech Republic – Chamber of Deputies, Prague, CZ
AUCTIONS
The National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Dr. Fischer Kunstauktionen, Heilbronn, Germany
Dorotheum, Prague, CZ
Yallingup Galleries, Yallingup, Australia
Rago Arts and Auctions, St. Lambertville, New Jersey, USA
Imagine Museum: Contemporary Glass Art, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA