Marek Dutka

Born on a train in 1978 in former Czechoslovakia, Marek graduated in 2004 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, Czech Republic. During his studies he spent three semesters as an exchange student at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, The Netherlands, between 2002 and 2003. Before Marek moved to Prague, he begun his studies in 1998 in Bratislava, Slovakia. Marek’s work has been exhibited in both national and international venues including the 2008 Summer Exhibition at The Royal Academy of Arts in London, and more recently at The Searcys Club Gallery at the top of The Gherkin, one of the most striking buildings in the world. His paintings are in numerous private collections, including the private collection of Her Majesty the late Queen Elizabeth II. In 2012, his painting was among twenty finalists for the VUB Foundation Award for Painting for Young Artists exhibited at the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic.