ABOUT

Fred is a Canadian master wood carver. He was born in former Czechoslovakia and immigrated in Canada with wife Hana in August 1989.

Master carver Fred Zavadil with one of his basswood carvings

Fred is a  self taught wood carver – he started carving and sculpting in 1992 as a hobby.  He eventually managed to find a job as a wood carver in a small company which specialized in architectural wood carving in Toronto. He only worked there few months but he acquired knowledge he lacked as a self taught carver.  Fred would probably stay there much longer than just a few months but his heart and mind were really into sculpting. His dreams realized when he was approached by a company producing and dealing with religious art. They were looking for a woodcarver / sculptor who would be able to create custom church carvings and religious statues.  Fred worked there almost 3 years and then decided that it was time to leave and work on his own. He has been working the past 18 years as an independent artist accepting commissions for sculpting, woodcarving, painting and antique / sculpture restorations in Canada and USA. Fred is recognized as one of the best master carvers in North America.

Fred’s work can be found in churches and other religious institutions, and in private and corporate collections. Pictures of  Fred’s wood sculptures were featured on covers of several magazines and catalogs;  articles about his work were published in newspapers and magazines in North America and Europe including Lee Valley, Woodcarving Illustrated, Woodcarving Magazine, Chipping Away, Chip Chats and others.Wood sculpture of a woman with a bird, mahogany, Fred Zavadil Wood carving and sculpting

Fred is a member of Ontario Wood Carvers Association (OWCA) in Toronto, Ontario.

Recent works  include public art work for Region of Waterloo (Christopher Children Center, Cambridge, ON, relief carving Nature’s Realm) and large relief carving for Grand Wood Park Retirement Residence (London, ON),

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Some of sculpting & woodcarving competitions Fred participated in:

2018 – Best or Show, Artistry in Wood, Dayton, OH (Angel)

2013 – Best of Show, Artistry in Wood, Dayton, OH (St. George)

2012 – Best of Show, International Wood Carvers Congress, Davenport, IO (Dream)

2011 – Best of Show, Artistry in Wood, Dayton, OH (Dream)

2011 – Best of Show, Canadian Woodcarving Championship, Hamilton, ON

2010 –  Best in Masters, Ontario Wood Carvers Association, Pickering, ON

2008 – First, Second and Third Best of Show + Caricature Carvers of America Merit Award at the International Wood Carvers Congress, Davenport, IO

2007 – Second Best of Show + Caricature Carvers of America Merit Award + People’s Choice at the International Wood Carvers Congress, Davenport, IO

2007 –  Second in Sculpture Category, International Art Renewal Salon

2006 – First in Masters, Woodcarving Magazine, UK

2007 – First and Second in Masters, Canadian Woodcarving Championship, Hamilton, ON

2004 – First in Masters, OWCA’s  Woodcarving Show and Competition.Toronto, ON

1996 & 1997 – Best of Show, OWCA’s Woodcarving Show and Competition, Toronto, ON

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If you would like to get an original wood carving by master wood carver and sculptor, please contact:

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Phone:  1-519-966-0428

E-mail:  fred.zavadil@gmail.com

Address:  1577 Blairwood Cres

Windsor, ON

N8W 5N9

Driving directions:  MapQuest

 

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