Lukáš Kándl
Born in 1944 in Prague, Czech Republic, Lukáš Kándl is a well-known artist in Magic Realism. He started his pursuit in oil painting at the Prague College of Art from 1959 to 1963. He continued his graduate study at the Prague Academy of Applied Art (1963 to 1969). In 1969, Lukáš received his Masters from the Academy of Fine Arts. He then continued refining his skills following world-renowned oil painting artists in France and Holland. Currently, his studio is located in Saint-Germain en Laye (France) where he resides with his family.
Lukáš' talent is recognized worldwide and he has been granted numerous Awards & Honors. A selected list of Honors and Awards are shown below:
- Commander in orders of the European Star, Prize of the European Foundation
- Michelin Prize, International Bibendum contest, France
- Guest of Honor of the third, Biennale de la Rencontre des Arts, Orléans (France)
- First Prize, Osaka's Art Festival, Osaka (Japan)
- Second Prize, Champs-Elysées Contest, Paris (France)
- Honorary Member, Copley Society, Boston (USA)
- National Council Prize, Prix International de Monte-Carlo, Monte-Carlo
- First Prize, Grand Prix de Cannes, Cannes (France)
- Bronze Palm, Festival d'Art de Bruxelles, Bruxelles (Belgium)
Lukáš Kándl held his first solo exhibition in Köln (Germany) in 1973, and this was followed by a string of successful exhibitions in Europe, Asia, Australia and America.
Permanent Museum Exhibits
Musée Michelin, Clermont Ferrand (France)
Centre d'Art Fantastique du château de Gruyères, Gruyères (Switzerland)
Centre d'Art du Château de Vascoeuil, Vascoeuil (France)
Centre d'art contemporain de Chamalières, Chamalières (France)
Permanent Gallery Exhibits
Droit de Regard Gallery, Arcachon (France)- Solo
MAGIDSON Fine Art Gallery, Aspen,CO (USA)
Galerie BERANGER, Tours (France)
Galerie GOT Fine Art - Galerie Visconti, Paris (France)
Libellule, San Francisco, California (USA)
PINXIT Gallery, Vichy (France)
Zabbeni Gallery, Vevey (Switzerland)
Ken Fung Showroom, Central (Hong-Kong)
Nouvelle Gallery, Green Port - New-York (USA)
Garance Gallery, Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France)
On-going exhibits
Buffon Museum, Montbard (France) - June 16 to September 30, 2007 - Solo
BRUSEN Gallery, Saeby (Denmark) - December 2007- Solo
Venus and the female intuition, Nice (France) - July 16 to August 19, 2007 -
XXXème salon de la Côte d'Albâtre: Guest Honor, Pourville (France)- August 4 to 19,2007-
Regard Fantastique 2, Chambourcy (France) - September 14 to September 30, 2007 -
Art Imaginäar 2007, Herrenhof(Germany) - September 16 to October 21, 2007 -
Ange exquis, Sedan (France) - October 27 to November 11, 2007 -
Selected past exhibits
Salon Comparaisons - Art Capital (Exquisite Angel), Grand Palais - Paris (France)
Galerie SGAD'ART, Paris (France)
DUBAN – MATIGNON Gallery, Paris (France)
Zabbeni Gallery, Vevey (Switzerland)
Castle of Vascoeuil in Normandy, Vascoeuil (France)
CFM Gallery, New York (USA)
Czech Cultural Center, Paris (France)
Galerie Ileana Bouboulis, Paris (France)
La Donna nell'Immaginario artistica europeo - Galleria Comunale di arte moderna e contemporanea, Piombino (Italy)
Museum Kronberger Malerkolonie, Kronberg im Taunus (Germany)
U Prstenu Gallery in Prague, Czech Republic
Galeria del Leone in Venice, Italy
The Diego Victoria Fine Art Gallery, Miami (USA)
"France-Etats Unis" in Washington DC, (USA)
L'art actuel: China-France-Japon, Tianjin (China)
Cultural Center Nadine Leprince, Fatehpur (India)
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat (Australia)
Publications
- 2007 - Metamorphosis (beinArt) ISBN 978-0-9803231-0-8
- 2007 - L’ange exquis: Être Ange, Étrange (Libellule Ltd.)