Yvonne Vácha Mane

Yvonne Vácha Mane (*1969)
is a Czech-Senegalese visual artist. She graduated from the Václav Hollar Secondary School of Fine Arts and subsequently from the University of Applied Arts and Design in Prague, UMPRUM, where in the years 1987-1993 she studied in the studios of Illustration and Book Graphics with Jiří Šalamoun and Promotional Design with Zdenek Ziegler (with an M.F.A. degree). In addition to painting, he works with illustration, graphics, design, collage and objects. She also has experience in acting, dance and performance. She completed a two-month residency at MeetFactory (Open Call for Afro-Czech artists, 2020). She exhibited in galleries Artinbox, Portheimka, Topičův salon, Display, Museum Kampa and others. In 2025, she exhibited her works in the pavilion of Czech and Slovak artists, at the international art festival QIAF Doha. The author is represented in a number of private collections in the Czech Republic and abroad. Her work is represented by ContempoRare Gallrey (CZ), ArtyLeo (CZ), Artinbox Gallery (CZ) and Victory Art (NL). He lives and works in Prague.

  
Yvonne Vácha Mane works with fierce color contrasts, with strong light and tension between black and white, as the world under the sun's rays in Africa is legible. He often composes various unusual materials, such as desert sand, into his paintings. She thus creates a layered

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Education

1987 - 1993 Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM)

• Studios: Jiří Šalamoun (Illustration and Book Graphics), Zdeněk Ziegler (Promotional Design and Poster)

•Pedagogy and Engineering Psychology

•Degree: M.F.A

1983 - 1987 SOŠV - Václav Hollar Secondary Vocational School of Art

• Graduation with honors