Irena Fiala-Zednicek is a Czech born contemporary artist who has lived and worked in America for over thirty years. After studying engineering and sculpture in her native country, she then went on to complete her education in the United States.  
She is a graduate of the New York Institute of Technology with a major in architecture. A curriculum in painting at the Art Student's League in New York City rounded out her background and served as inspiration for her unique artistic style. Upon her arrival in the United States in 1970, she CO-founded the Fiala Gallery in New York City with her husband Karel Zednicek, an established Czech architect and painter. She later went on to exhibit her work across the New York area, and participated in several painting competitions. Her accomplishments include an exhibit at New York City's Frish Gallery, a jury-awarded exhibit at the Roslyn Museum of Fine Art on Long Island's North Shore, and annual exhibits of her work at the International Art Expo at the Javits Convention Center in New York City, as well as a dual-artist show with her husband at the Sea Cliff Gallery, also on Long Island. Throughout her career of over twenty years as an oil painter, Irena's style has undergone several evolutionary developments while maintaining an underlying architectural presence. Her early 1980's work depicts representational images, and reflects a gentle sensitivity in its expression of the human form and nature. In the early 1990's, her work evolved into an abstract expression of geometry, this time representing the human form as sculpture.

Today, Irena's art focuses on space and human form, incorporated into it's simplest expression. A sole shape or form is highlighted on a field of color, drawing the viewer's eye to the uniqueness of the human object. All of Irena's work reflects a deep sensitivity in it's ability to interpret the world around her. There is a gentleness in her style and use of color, and her subjects are depicted in a paradoxically strong and vulnerable manner. Her capacity as an artist has many dimensions, and in 1998 she embarked on a collaborative effort with her daughter Renata Zednicek to create handmade Czech crystal jewelry, which she displayed at the Javits Center where she received tremendous attention and success. Irena Fiala-Zednicek's work is part of numerous private collections in the United States and can be purchased directly by contacting the artist's studio.