Participating Artists

Ebova

Biography / Artist Statement

EBOVA, born in former Czechoslovakia and based in Texas since the 1990s, is a self-taught painter whose work blends contemporary aesthetics with influences from European folk art and the landscape traditions of her homeland. Her signature methods have been recognized by curators and critics from institutions including LACMA, MOCA Los Angeles, The Dalí Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Norman Rockwell Museum, and juried by acclaimed artists Mel Chin, Paul Villinski, and James Surls. Her work has been exhibited across the United States, with solo shows at the Buddy Holly Center, LHUCA, and Texas Tech University, and selected for the U.S. Department of State Art in Embassies Program. Awards include First Place in the Texas & Neighbors National Exhibition, Best in Show at the Arts in Harmony International Exhibition, and three-time finalist for the Hunting Art Prize. She has completed public art commissions for Texas Tech University, University Medical Center, and the Covenant Health System, and her work has been published by Thames & Hudson and held in institutional collections nationally.