Jan Valik

Jan Valik (b. 1987) holds MA from Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and MA in Painting from the RCA in London. He was awarded The VUB Foundation Painting Prize 2016 (Slovakia), shortlisted for the Contemporary British Painting Prize 2021 and The Morrison&Foerster Art Prize 2023 (London).
Valik participated in AiR Programs at BankART Yokohama (Japan), Mark Rothko Art Center (Latvia), Egon Schiele Art Centre (Czechia). Solo exhibitions include Amart Gallery (2025, Vienna), Suju Gallery (2024, Karuizawa, JP), Husk Gallery (2022, Brussels), group exhibitions in the UK and across Europe (Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Latvia), China and Japan.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Exhibited: Amart Gallery, Vienna (2025,2023); 'Contemporary British Painting Prize 2021' shortlisted artists exhibition, Unit 1 Gallery, London; Suju Gallery, Karuizawa, Japan (2024); Husk Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (2022) Awards: VUB Foundation Painting Prize, Slovakia (2016) Residencies: BankART Yokohama, Japan; Mark Rothko Art Center, Latvia; Egon Schiele Art Centre, Czechia