“Tomas’s individuality shapes painting as a medium that transcends the canvas, realizing the idea of ​​so-called ‘extended paintings.’ Predka’s works combine fragmentation with the installation-like presence of images; in her exhibitions, she often employs a site-specific approach. She uses monumental canvases and smaller forms that interpenetrate, creating layered compositions of images within images. The harmonious selection of color and composition is dominated by a balance between calm and expression, while a fascination with movement and light leads to the transformation of image into space. She draws her subject matter from travels, encounters (e.g., with the Dalai Lama), and personal memories.”

Valérie Dvořáková

Tomáš Predka (1986) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, where he studied in the studio of Vladimír Kokolia. During his studies, he spent a semester at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague under Jiří Černický, and later attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna in the expanded painting studio led by German painter Daniel Richter. In 2017, he received the Czech Centers Award along with a study residency in Madrid. In the same year, he won the domestic Critics’ Award for Young Painting. In 2021, he published an author’s book with the PositiF publishing house.He has exhibited both in the Czech Republic and internationally, and his works are represented in significant Czech art collections.