A native of South Dakota, Edward Hlavka developed an early
passion and natural ability for sculpture. While still in
grade school his work was included in the "South Dakota Outstanding
Young Artist Traveling Exhibition". As a teenager, he toured
Italy and was influenced by the works of the Renaissance masters.
After Attending College of Art and Design in Minneapolis,
he has continued to hone his skills with various classes and
workshops including an intensive study of portrait and figurative
realism in France.
Hlavka's work has been exhibited at prestigious national shows
including the National Sculpture Society's "Masquerade Exhibition"
at the Tower of the Americas in New York and Cheyenne's Old
West Museum Show, for which he received the "Gallery's Choice"
award. Other awards include a Members and Associated Award
for Allied Artist of America. His works can be found in galleries
and private collections across the nation. Hlavka's most recent
commissions include President George Bush, President Thomas
Jefferson; Colonel Sturgis mounted on his horse, Christ with
two children, and the Sundance Kid.
A prolific sculptor, Hlavka's work ranges from Wildlife and
Nudes to Western and Portraiture, Hallmarks of Hlavka's work
are exactness to detail and grace of figurative design. Hlavka
resides in Utah with his beautiful wife Tammi and their children.
