Herbert Kisza
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Kisza was the third child of a Silesian couple. His father was an electrician but painted as a hobby; after Kisza completed elementary school in Český Těšín, his father enrolled him in the Secondary School of Arts and Crafts in Brno where he attended from 1957 to 1961.[1] He attended College of Applied Arts (UMPRUM) in Prague where he graduated, with a specialization in monumental painting, from the studio of Alois Fišárek in 1967.[1]
In 1972 Kisza moved with his wife to Kadaň, where his daughter, Ester, and his two sons Kryštof, a photographer, and Šimon were born.[2] He taught in the local Afternoon School of Art for three years.[1] In 1991, he opened the U Netopýra Gallery, including his own work, now one of the largest private galleries in Central Europe with a permanent exhibition of the work of a single painter.[2]
He organised several sculpting workshops in Franciscan Monastery in Kadaň and took part in many others elsewhere.[1]
