Marketa Sivek

Education & Formation

Prague

Charles University

Faculty of Philosophy — studied Archival Science

1990

Witnessed Velvet Revolution

Prague, Czechoslovakia

1992

Immigrated to the United States

Settled in Wicker Park, Chicago

Self-taught

30+ years of continuous studio practice

No formal art school — River North gallery district, Chicago

Selected Exhibitions

Ongoing

JG Art Gallery + Events

Bainbridge Island, WA

Ongoing

Fringe Gallery

Denver, CO

Ongoing

Slate Gray Gallery

Telluride, CO

Chicago

River North gallery district

Multiple exhibitions — Wicker Park studio era

Press & Publications

Featured

Elle Decor

Featured

American Art Collector

Featured

Fine Art Connoisseur

Featured

Chicago Interiors

Rachael Ray Show

Public Collections

Charity

Gates Foundation for Africa relief

Artwork donated

Charity

Lawrence Hall Chicago

Artwork donated

Practice

Medium

Oil · Acrylic · Sand · Gold leaf on canvas

Heavy impasto — surfaces built across multiple layers

Subject

Houses and skies

Structures as metaphor for shelter and circumstance

Series

House Series · Sky Series · Abstract Series

30 years of interconnected work

Additional Record

Origin

Communist Czechoslovakia

Father refused Party membership — family kept views private

Site

marketasivek.com

Education & Formation

Selected Exhibitions

Press & Publications

Public Collections

Practice

Additional Record

Selected Works