Vladimir Kabelik

Photographer & Documentary Filmmaker

Academy of Film & Television Arts (FAMU), Prague, Czechoslovakia

• 1977 first solo exhibit at the CZECHOSLOVAK WRITERS GALLERY in downtown Prague

• Awarded the Silver Pin by the GUILD OF CZECH PHOTOGRAPHERS

• 1978 wrote and directed “GENERATION ’70”, a theatrical short about the upcoming generation of Czech & Slovak photographers. The film was immediately banned by the communist authorities

• 1981 escaped from the Iron Curtain with his wife and two young sons
• Lived in Austria and Switzerland
• 1982 landed in Canada

• 1985 NICHES - first Canadian solo exhibit, Toronto (Ontario Arts Council grant)

• THE LUMINOUS LANDSCAPE - profile & website contributor

• 1989 produced a documentary film “BORIS” depicting life and work of the legendary Canadian photojournalist Boris Spremo (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

• “SUITE 204” (I & II) - solo exhibits, Wallace Avenue Studios, Toronto

• “BLACK & WHITE BLUES” - a solo exhibit @ EIGHT ELM STREET GALLERY, Toronto

• “MEMORIES” - a solo exhibit, CANNINGTON HOUSE GALLERY, Oakville

• 2004 “VLADIMIR KABELIK: SELECTED WORKS”, Solothurn, Switzerland

• 2005 profiled by Maureen Gallagher in LENSWORK magazine (#59)
• 2007 represented by MARCIA RAFELMAN FINE ARTS, Toronto

• LUCIE AWARDS (multiple awarded entries)

• Nominee and recipient of Canadian an...