Czech glass artist Vlastislav Janacek graduated from the School of Arts and Design in Kamenicky Senov, Czech Republic in 1981. He studied under Vladimir Klein, the director of the school, a well respected artist who studied with Libensky in Prague. Janacek has been an independent glass artist since 1999, creating a body of work in optical glass. He uses lamination techniques to combine forms and layers of clear and colored glass, which are then finished with cutting and polishing methods.

Born October 18th, 1960 in Havlíčkův Brod , Czech Republic

Lives in Kamenický Šenov

1975 - 1978       Take up indentures ( glass-cutter ) Glass Factory Světlá nad Sázavou

1978 - 1981        School of Art and Design Kamenický Šenov ( prof. Vladimír Klein)

1982 - 1984       Glass cutter ( Glass Factory Nový Bor)

1984 - 1999       Teacher of glass-cutting

1999 -                Independent Glass Artist

SOLO  EXHIBITIONS

1992 - Galerie "L"  Hamburg

1994 - Galerie Hertogenbosch - Holland

1996 - Galerie CHAPELOTTE - Luxembourg

1997 - Kunst RAI - Amsterdam

1998 - Galerie Hertogenbosch - Holland

1999 - Galerie CHAPELOTTE - Luxembourg

2004 - Gallery CHICORY - Holland

2006 - MOSTLY GLASS GALLERY  - New Jersey

2009 - AACG - Artist of The Month / January

EXHIBITIONS

1990 -       Modern Glass - Heilbronn / Všeobecná výstava Praha

1991 -        Art Glass - Burgwedel / Galerie BOHM - Praha / Galerie "L" Hamburg

1992 -       Art Glass Center - Schalkwijk / Glasswerk - Berlin

1993 -       Stutgarter Glass Galerie

1994 -       Wertheimer Glaskunst

1995 -       Glasgalerie Hertogenbosch / GOOIJER Fine Art - Holland

1996 -       Galerie CHAPELOTTE - Luxembourg / Essener Glasgalerie - Essen

1997 -        Galerie "L" Hamburg

1998 - 2000  Galerie CHAPELOTTE /  GOOIJER Fine Art

2001 -         Galerie PYRAMIDA - Praha

2002 - 2004  SANDRA  AINSLEY  GALLERY - Toronto / Glass Gallery BROFT - Holland

2005 -        MOSTLY  GLASS  GALLERY - New Jersey / PRISM Contemporary Glass - Chicago

2006 -        SOFA New York / SOFA Chicago ( represented by Mostly Glass Gallery)

                    Galerie KRAUSE - Switzerland

2007 -         SOFA Palm Beach/SOFA New York / SOFA Chicago ( represented by MGG)

                    GlassWeekend 07 - New Jersey

2008 -         SOFA  New York / SOFA Chicago ( represented by MGG)

2009 -         SOFA New York / SOFA Chicago  ( represented by MGG)

                     GlassWeekend 09 - New Jersey / SANDRA AINSLEY GALLERY - Toronto

                     Gallery PLATEAUX - London / Galerie MERIDIAN - Praha

2010 -           SOFA  New York / SOFA Chicago

2011 -            SOFA  New York / Glassfest Karlovy Vary

2012 -           PISMO Fine Art Glass - Denver / Glassgalerie HERRMANN - Germany

                      Glass Gallery BROFT - Holland

2017 -            Museum of Art Muskegon - Michigan ( object " COMET" in permanent collection)