Kubi Vasak
Born in 1986, Prague, Czech Republic
Lives and works in Sydney, Australia
Born in 1986, Prague, Czech Republic
Lives and works in Sydney, Australia
Artist Statement
Kubi Vasak is a Sydney-based artist and designer whose practice is defined by his ongoing and intuitive experimentation with various mediums. Whether using paper, paint, graphic design or mixed media, Kubi’s contemporary aesthetic permeates throughout.
Starting his career in Music PR and management, Kubi found his true calling in graphic design and art, an area he has pursued for over 12 years. As the founder and director of the Sydney Collage Society (SCS), established in 2015, Kubi is committed to pushing the boundaries of contemporary collage and drawing focus upon Sydney's creative community.
Kubi has exhibited across Australia as well as internationally, in the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain. Some career highlights to date include a debut sell-out solo show in 2015 at Blank Space Gallery in Surry Hills, Sydney, having been selected to exhibit in over 20 group exhibitions since 2013 and the Sydney Collage Society’s group exhibition at the Regional Art Gallery of NSW in Armidale, 2021.
Exhibiting alongside fellow artists including Felipe Pantone, Lillian O'Neil, Richard Vergez and Lizzie Gill as well as collaborating on projects with Universal Music, Sony, BMG, The Voice, Sydney Design Festival, and Vivid Sydney. His work has been featured in multiple publications, both in print and online. These include Harper's Bazaar, InStyle Magazine, Jane Magazine, and The Age.
Alongside his own practice, Kubi began teaching analogue collage in 2016, leading workshops at the Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW), The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) and Sydney Living Museums (SLM) as well for community-based organisations. In 2018 he developed a comprehensive collage course which is now an integral part of UNSW's Bachelor of Design curriculum for 4th-year students.
Solo Exhibitions
2023
Bloom Tall, Rainbow Studios Gallery, Sydney
2015
KUBISM - Blank Space Gallery, Sydney
2023
Bloom Tall, Rainbow Studios Gallery, Sydney
2015
KUBISM - Blank Space Gallery, Sydney
Group Exhibitions
2024
Cut & Composed, West End Art Space, Melbourne
Secret 7", NOW Gallery, London, UK
Mix & Match, Goodspace Gallery, Sydney
2023
Collages in Dance, Pardubice, Czech Republic
Works on Paper, China Heights Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney
Incognito, Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
2022
The Other Art Fair, Sydney Collage Society - The Cutaway, Barangaroo, Sydney
Incognito, Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
2021
Contemporary Collage: Sydney Collage Society, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
2019
Works on Paper, China Heights Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney
Translations, Vandal Gallery, Redfern, Sydney
2018
‘50/50’, The Crows Nest Gallery, London, UK
Inner, Ellery Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Life / Death / Spirit / Flesh, Hundred Years Gallery, London, UK
Unnatural Symmetry, The Yards Collective, Rochester, New York, USA
2017
Infinite Variation, Stacks Projects, Potts Point, Sydney
Brooklyn Vs Sydney, Chinatown Soup Gallery, New York, USA
El salto de Mendieta, Estudio Tigomigo, Barcelona, Spain
Cut it Out! 2: Sydney Collage Society, Goodspace Gallery, Sydney
2016
Sampari for West Papua, Australian Catholic University Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
Salon de Sydney, aMBUSH Gallery, Sydney
Sydney Collage Society 1st Birthday, Acadamy Xi, Sydney
2015
Cut it Out! Sydney Collage Society, Lowroad Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Sampari for West Papua, Australian Catholic University Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
Population Zero, Australian Centre for Photography, Social Gallery, Sydney
Paste Modernism 4, aMBUSH Gallery, Sydney
Loco, Glebe Pop-Up Gallery, Sydney
Sydney Collage Society Launch, Boots Darling, Sydney
cut.paste.create, Verge Gallery, Sydney
Ego State, Skylight Space, New York City, USA
Collage Installation, Australian Centre for Photography, Social Space, Sydney
Brooklyn Vs Sydney, M2 Gallery, Sydney
2014
For The Pan, PUC Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Moving Pieces, 22 Gallery, Newtown, Sydney
2024
Cut & Composed, West End Art Space, Melbourne
Secret 7", NOW Gallery, London, UK
Mix & Match, Goodspace Gallery, Sydney
2023
Collages in Dance, Pardubice, Czech Republic
Works on Paper, China Heights Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney
Incognito, Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
2022
The Other Art Fair, Sydney Collage Society - The Cutaway, Barangaroo, Sydney
Incognito, Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
2021
Contemporary Collage: Sydney Collage Society, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
2019
Works on Paper, China Heights Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney
Translations, Vandal Gallery, Redfern, Sydney
2018
‘50/50’, The Crows Nest Gallery, London, UK
Inner, Ellery Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Life / Death / Spirit / Flesh, Hundred Years Gallery, London, UK
Unnatural Symmetry, The Yards Collective, Rochester, New York, USA
2017
Infinite Variation, Stacks Projects, Potts Point, Sydney
Brooklyn Vs Sydney, Chinatown Soup Gallery, New York, USA
El salto de Mendieta, Estudio Tigomigo, Barcelona, Spain
Cut it Out! 2: Sydney Collage Society, Goodspace Gallery, Sydney
2016
Sampari for West Papua, Australian Catholic University Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
Salon de Sydney, aMBUSH Gallery, Sydney
Sydney Collage Society 1st Birthday, Acadamy Xi, Sydney
2015
Cut it Out! Sydney Collage Society, Lowroad Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Sampari for West Papua, Australian Catholic University Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
Population Zero, Australian Centre for Photography, Social Gallery, Sydney
Paste Modernism 4, aMBUSH Gallery, Sydney
Loco, Glebe Pop-Up Gallery, Sydney
Sydney Collage Society Launch, Boots Darling, Sydney
cut.paste.create, Verge Gallery, Sydney
Ego State, Skylight Space, New York City, USA
Collage Installation, Australian Centre for Photography, Social Space, Sydney
Brooklyn Vs Sydney, M2 Gallery, Sydney
2014
For The Pan, PUC Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Moving Pieces, 22 Gallery, Newtown, Sydney
Editorial
Selected Press