Prize of Public

The winner of the Public Prize at the 5th edition of the exhibition was Rado Jarábek. His painting "Coffee shop with loved ones" deservedly received the most votes from visitors to the Insita Prague 2025 exhibition.

Rado lives and creates in Slovakia in the magical environment of the hills around Nové Mesto nad Váhom. I like simple and pretty things.

"I believe in good, fantasy, and this is the direction my work is taking. I have a miraculous "dragon gene" in my body, which allows me to jump from slum to slum and even into the realm of fantasy. Here I meet magical fairies, unicorns, kings, princesses, miraculous circuses, flying balloons, a hunter who rides a boar, angels and many other strange, mysterious and miraculous characters. This is my creation."

The winner of this year is Jana Chroustová. Her painting "Snowman insurance event" received the most votes from gallery visitors.

Jana is a librarian by profession who paints adorable naive pictures. Her inspiration is the places she has visited and which have remained in her heart. She is also the author of illustrations for a three-part series of children's books with the unique title: Mom, touch it! Dude, pick it up! and Hey, say it!

Jana has had many exhibitions and is represented in private collections of collectors both in the Czech Republic and around the world. Jana prefers to paint with oil on canvas.

Hugo Kysilka, who lives and creates in Žižkov, is the winner of the 3rd year of the exhibition.

He deservedly won, even though he was participating for the first time, he did his best to promote this exhibition and was very dedicated to the visitors. Hugo started painting in 2014 and has already had many exhibitions both in Prague, e.g. annually at KC Vozovná Žižkov or V Písecká brána, and also abroad, in Madrid and Monaco. His paintings have a humorous point and a great deal of imagination.

And we have a winner!! This year, the painter deservedly won, whose paintings at our exhibition are well-deserved admiration for their distinctive humor.

And that painter is Jiří Vidlák, who paints optimistic and humorous works that put a smile on your face and on which many of us recognize each other. Today, there are definitely more painters than English teachers living and creating in Brno.

"Favorite animals: anything alive that doesn't want to eat me. Favorite plants: anything that grows and I can eat it."

The winner of the first year was Mrs. Sylva Prchlíková, who lives and creates her paintings in Litvínov.

After graduating from the Secondary Pedagogical School in Litoměřice, she worked as a teacher and later was the director of a kindergarten. He has been painting naive pictures since the eighties. She collaborates with the Fairly Large Theater in Litvínov, for which she designed and realized scenes for several performances. She also helped with her illustration on the project "Renovation of the Ahníkov Castle in Chomutovska" and in the activities to end coal mining in Most region.

"I paint what I like. I discover landscapes, towns and people for myself. I find inspiration all around me, I take pictures of various squares, I walk through the countryside and feel the atmosphere of the surroundings..."

A joint painting by two Czech-Slovak painters was used to promote the 1st year of the exhibition.

Alexandra Dětinská and Rado Jarábek painted a picture with an unusual motif of Prague.

Alexandra Dětinská lives in Prague and devotes herself fully to painting naive pictures. She won several international awards at exhibitions of modern naive painting. From 2021, Insita Praha organizes exhibitions.

Rado Jarábek lives in Nové Město nad Váhom in Slovakia. He likes nature, keeps sheep and paints beautifully. His paintings are full of fantasy. Fairies floating over a fairy-tale landscape, elves, mermaids or even wolverines... all this is Rado, the Rado that doesn't spoil any fun.