Martin Mainer

Martin Mainer (born on October 31th 1959 in Ostrava - Havírov) is a Czech artist and professor. He studied: VSUP in Prague 1978 - 81, AVU 1981 - 85 (prof. A. Padrlík)

Career

In 1993 he received the Jindrich Chalupeck? Award (the most prestigious Czech art prize). He worked in the Headlands Center for the Arts, and his paintings are, for example, in Amsterdam's Rijks Museum. Mainer participated in the IBCA 2005 in the National Gallery in Prague.

Since 1998 he has taught art at the Brno University of Technology, becoming a Professor, the highest Czech academic title, in 2005. His students include Alfred Symunek, Jan Karpísek, and Jan Sytar.

Personal

Mainer is divorced and has two daughters, Marie and Karolina. He lives with Veronika Bromová, another famous Czech artist.