Jakub Flejšar

Jakub Flejšar (*1980) is a sculptor and one of the prominent figures in contemporary Czech public art. He graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM) in the Sculpture II studio of Professor Jiří Beránek. His monumental wood and metal figures can be found in a number of Czech towns: the Optimist in Dolní Břežany, the red figures Most-tyčák and Mostěnka in Most, the Šemík Happy End sculptural group on the roof of Villa Gallery in Prague’s Podolí, and his works can also be found in Italy, Germany, Japan, the USA, and Canada. The Sculpture Under the New Town Sky Biennial in Nové Město na Moravě (2025–2026) dedicated its largest exhibition of his public space works to him to date. A former representative in snowboard cross, he served as the coach behind Eva Samková’s Olympic gold in Sochi 2014, and at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games, his red ice hockey player statue, One for All, stood in front of the Czech House.