Zdeněk Kříž (1950, Prague - 2016, New York) trained in painting and design at Prague’s School of Applied Arts and later studied film technology. Early in his career, he created bold visual work for the Theatre of Film and Music—until the 1970s, when his politically charged paintings and satirical ink drawings led to a government ban on exhibiting. In the mid-70s, he joined the legendary Laterna Magika, touring across Europe and Canada. During a 1983 tour, he hid his canvases in costume bins and defected in Belgium, eventually settling in New York City…

Untitled, 1980s, 23.5” x 18”, pastel on paper

Untitled (Bowling Pins, Arches), 1970s, 3” x 3”, oil on canvas

Untitled, 1979, 17 ⅞” x 13,” Pen & Ink on Paper

Untitled, 1970s, 7” x 9”, marker on paper

Hunger, 1980s, 24” x 36”, Oil on Canvas

Bohemia on my Mind, 1990s, 18” x 20”, oil on canvas

Wolf at the Door, 1970s, 23.5 x 16”, pastel on paper

Indian Summer, 1980s, 12” x 8 ½”, pastel on paper