43 Notable alumni of Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague
Updated: May 28, 2026 EliteDegrees
Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague is ranked #6,620 in the world and #27 in Czech Republic by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 43 notable alumni from Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Václav Nejtek
1899-1958 (aged 59)
visual artist
sculptor
wood carver
carver
Václav Nejtek was a Czech sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
2. Renáta Fučíková
1964-. (aged 62)
visual artist
children's writer
illustrator
writer
Renáta Fučíková is a Czech book illustrator, artist and writer. She is best known for her works for children and youth about Czech and European history.
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3. Věra Janoušková
1922-2010 (aged 88)
painter
graphic designer
collagist
sculptor
graphic artist
Věra Janoušková, née Havlová was a Czech sculptor, collagist, painter and graphic artist. She was the wife of sculptor Vladimír Janoušek. In the 1960s, her sculptures made of enamel were among the highlights of Czech modern art and she is deservedly listed in Hazan's Nouveau dictionnaire de la sculpture moderne (Paris, 1970). After the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops...
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4. Eva Koťátková
1982-. (aged 44)
multimedia artist
conceptual artist
draftsperson
installation artist
visual artist
Eva Koťátková is a Czech installation artist and film maker.
5. Eva Fuka
1927-2015 (aged 88)
visual artist
collagist
photographer
Eva Fuka-Engle was a Czech American photographer.
6. Zbyněk Sekal
1923-1998 (aged 75)
painter
translator
artist
sculptor
typographer
Zbyněk Sekal was a Czech sculptor, painter and translator. During World War II he was imprisoned for three years in the Mauthausen concentration camp. After the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968, he emigrated to Austria. Already in the mid-1960s, he was considered one of the most important and distinctive Czech sculptors.
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7. Jano Köhler
1873-1941 (aged 68)
exlibrist
fresco painter
painter
illustrator
graphic artist
Jano Köhler was a Czech painter. He is known for decorating sacral buildings with frescoes and sgraffiti.
8. Zuzana Čížková
1982-. (aged 44)
painter
graphic designer
sculptor
Zuzana Čížková is a Czech sculptor and painter.
9. Josef Drahoňovský
1877-1938 (aged 61)
pedagogue
glass artist
sculptor
engraver
teacher
Josef Drahoňovský was a Czech sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics, where he represented Czechoslovakia.
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10. Otakar Sedloň
1885-1973 (aged 88)
teacher
painter
Otakar Sedloň was a Czech realistic painter living in Prague.
11. Jan Fišer
1944-. (aged 82)
university teacher
designer
architect
Jan Fišer is a Czech architect, designer, and university professor.
12. Josef Mařatka
1874-1937 (aged 63)
pedagogue
sculptor
teacher
Josef Mařatka was a Czech sculptor. His work was influenced by Antoine Bourdelle.
13. Oksana Liaturynska
1902-1970 (aged 68)
painter
writer
sculptor
public figure
poet
Oksana Zinaida Mykhailivna Liaturynska was an artist, sculptor, writer, poet and public figure. Liaturynska signed her works either by her own name or by pen names: Oksana Pechenih, Roksana Vyshnevetska and Yeronim.
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14. Jaroslav Špillar
1869-1917 (aged 48)
visual artist
painter
Jaroslav Špillar was a Czech artist who specialized in painting the Chodové ("Rangers").
15. Michaela Pavlátová
1961-. (aged 65)
graphic artist
film director
animator
actor
illustrator
Michaela Pavlátová is a Czech animator, film director and teacher. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Words, Words, Words (1991) and won the Short Film Golden Bear for Repete (1995). As a feminist experimental animator Michaela's work explores themes of sex, gender, philosophy and relationality. Beyond her independent work she worked as the...
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16. Stanislav Kolíbal
1925-. (aged 101)
painter
draftsperson
scenographer
sculptor
illustrator
Stanislav Kolíbal is a Czech artist and sculptor.
17. René Roubíček
1922-2018 (aged 96)
pedagogue
sculptor
glass artist
university teacher
designer
René Roubíček was a Czech glass artist, designer, painter, musician and teacher. He was one of the leading figures of 20th century world art glass. As a teacher at the Vocational Glass School in Kamenický Šenov, an artist at the Vocational Glass School in Železný Brod and the head artist of the Borské sklo company, he was at the birth...
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18. Jakub Obrovský
1882-1949 (aged 67)
painter
pedagogue
writer
university teacher
sculptor
Jakub Obrovský was a Czechoslovak artist, sculptor and writer.
19. Juan Mora Catlett
1949-. (aged 77)
screenwriter
director
film director
Juan Mora Catlett is a Mexican film and documentary director. He is known for making films focused on artists and the pre-Hispanic peoples of Mexico.
20. Vojtěch Sucharda
1884-1968 (aged 84)
teacher
puppet designer
sculptor
carver
restorer
Vojtěch Sucharda was a Czech sculptor, woodcarver and puppeteer.
21. Oldřich Blažíček
1887-1953 (aged 66)
painter
draftsperson
puppet designer
typographer
teacher
Oldřich Blažíček was a Czech painter, representative of modern landscape paintings.
22. Václav Špála
1885-1946 (aged 61)
painter
graphic artist
teacher
illustrator
Václav Špála was a Czech painter, graphic designer and illustrator.
23. František Skála
1956-. (aged 70)
dancer
illustrator
graphic artist
musician
carver
František Skála is a Czech sculptor, painter, children's book illustrator, musician, and dancer. He was part of one of the earliest post-modern Czech art groups, known as Tvrdohlaví (The Stubborn Ones) formed in 1987.
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24. Bohumil Kafka
1878-1942 (aged 64)
medalist
teacher
art educator
sculptor
pedagogue
Bohumil Kafka was a Czech sculptor and pedagogue.
25. Jan Preisler
1872-1918 (aged 46)
painter
pedagogue
designer
teacher
illustrator
Jan Preisler was a Czech painter and art professor.
26. Vojtěch Preissig
1873-1944 (aged 71)
exlibrist
typographer
Czechoslovak legionary
opinion journalist
painter
Vojtěch Preissig was a Czech typographer, printmaker, designer, illustrator, painter and teacher. He studied in Prague at the School of Applied Industrial Art (in Friedrich Ohmann's Decorative Architecture workshop) from 1892 to 1896 and at the School of Decorative Architecture from 1897 to 1898.
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27. Oldřich Kulhánek
1940-2013 (aged 73)
graphic artist
visual artist
painter
illustrator
postage stamp designer
Oldřich Kulhánek was a Czech painter, graphic designer, illustrator, stage designer and pedagogue. Kulhánek created the design for the current Czech banknotes and postage stamps.
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28. Mikuláš Galanda
1895-1938 (aged 43)
exlibrist
painter
illustrator
draftsperson
graphic artist
Mikuláš Galanda was a painter and illustrator who was one of the most important pioneers and propagators of Slovak modern art. He is buried in the National Cemetery in Martin.
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29. Antonín Procházka
1882-1945 (aged 63)
exlibrist
graphic artist
pedagogue
painter
collagist
Antonín Procházka was a Czech Modernist painter and graphic artist.
30. Stanislav Sucharda
1866-1916 (aged 50)
sculptor
teacher
medalist
Stanislav Sucharda was a Czech sculptor. He was a professor at the Prague School of Applied Arts from 1899, and a leading figure in the Mánes Union of Fine Arts (S.U.V. Mánes), founded in 1887.
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31. Ľudovít Fulla
1902-1980 (aged 78)
painter
exlibrist
scenographer
teacher
illustrator
Ľudovít Fulla was a Slovak painter, graphic artist, illustrator, stage designer and art teacher. He is considered one of the most important figures of Slovak creative art in the 20th century.
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32. Toyen
1902-1980 (aged 78)
painter
manufacturer
drafter
illustrator
photographer
Toyen was a Czech painter, drafter, and illustrator and a member of the surrealist movement.
33. Jiří Trnka
1912-1969 (aged 57)
writer
graphic artist
film screenwriter
exlibrist
puppet designer
Jiří Trnka was a Czech puppet-maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director.
34. Ester Geislerová
1984-. (aged 42)
model
television actor
film actor
actor
visual artist
Ester Geislerová is a Czech actress and former model.
35. Adolf Born
1930-2016 (aged 86)
film director
graphic artist
postage stamp designer
screenwriter
caricaturist
Adolf Born was a Czech painter, illustrator, filmmaker and caricaturist, "known for his murkily-tinted pictures of bizarre fauna, and Victorian gentlemen in top hats and top coats". In recognition of his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator, Born was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2008. His various international rewards and honors also include the...
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36. Jan Zrzavý
1890-1977 (aged 87)
university teacher
illustrator
teacher
graphic artist
pedagogue
Jan Zrzavý was a Czech painter, graphic artist and illustrator.
37. Ondřej Sekora
1899-1967 (aged 68)
jurist
painter
prose writer
rugby union player
editing staff
Ondřej Sekora was a Czech painter, illustrator, writer, journalist and entomologist. He is known mainly as an author of children books. Sekora was also one of the first propagators of rugby in Czechoslovakia.
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38. Peter Sís
1949-. (aged 77)
film director
graphic artist
animator
writer
painter
Peter Sís is a Czech-born American illustrator and writer of children's books. As a cartoonist his editorial illustrations have appeared in Time, Newsweek, Esquire, and The Atlantic Monthly. In 2012 he received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his "lasting contribution" as an illustrator of children's literature.
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39. Josef Svoboda
1920-2002 (aged 82)
photographer
pedagogue
teacher
scenographer
architect
Josef Svoboda was a Czech artist and scenic designer. He was a production designer and director, known for his work on Amadeus (1984), Laterna Magika: Puzzles (1996), and Laterna Magika: Trap (1999).
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40. Josef Šíma
1891-1971 (aged 80)
painter
illustrator
translator
graphic artist
visual artist
Josef Šíma was a Czech modernist painter.
41. Jaroslav Róna
1957-. (aged 69)
playwright
actor
university teacher
scenographer
painter
Jaroslav Róna is a Czech-Jewish sculptor, painter, actor, educator, and writer.
42. Josef Čapek
1887-1945 (aged 58)
scenographer
painter
art critic
translator
art theorist
Josef Čapek was a Czech artist who was best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and a poet. He invented the word "robot", which was introduced into literature by his brother, Karel Čapek.
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43. David Černý
1967-. (aged 59)
television actor
television director
production designer
conceptual artist
sculptor
David Černý is a Czech artist. His works can be seen in different locations around Prague as well as in his own, Prague-based museum, called Musoleum.
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