Karel Vaca

Karel Vaca was a Czechoslovak painter, graphic artist, illustrator and designer.

Life

Vaca was born on 21 July 1919 in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia.
From 1937 to 1938, Vaca studied at the Rotter School of Advertising in Prague. He later studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague from 1945 to 1950. From 1948 to 1988, he worked with several theatres, including the National Theatre in Prague, the National Theatre in Brno, and the. After 1950, he worked freelance. His first solo exhibition was in 1958 in Prostějov. Beginning in 1959, he worked with the art group Trasa. After 1960, he began painting regularly.
Vaca died on 31 March 1989 in Prague.
Vaca created 341 posters and participated in 260 collective exhibitions.
Vaca's works have been shown in the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Design, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, and Trade Fair Palace, among others.