Karel Chaba was born on 3rd August 1925 in Sedlec.
The painter of Prague nooks and crannies was educated privately. His work was influenced by Marc Chagall and Jan Zrzavý. He never belonged to an artistic movement; His unprofessional training was the cause for the originality of his paintings. Chaba created his paintings of Prague, not as a copy of reality, but his dreams of Prague. Most of the paintings were created in the silence of his studio. Since 1962 he worked as a freelance artist. His work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad.
Karel Chaba died on 25th August 2009.
1960 - Praha, Theatre D
1962 - Praha, Fronta Gallery
1964 - Praha, Viola Theatre
1965 - Rotterdam, Boymas Museum
1966 - Munich, Tangente Gallery
1968 - Berlin, Galerie Hammer
1971 - Warsaw, Czechoslovak Cultural Center
1975 - Ascona, Galleria Ticinese
1982 - Písek, District Museum
1985 - Náchod, City Gallery
1988 – Praha, Galerie Fronta
1995 – Praha, Galerie Vltavín
1996 – Praha, Galerie Petr Brandl