Pavel Barta, sculptor and graphic designer, was born in the Czech Republic. He came to Canada in 1997. Presently he lives and works in Campbell River, BC. His sculptures of all sizes and variety of media are displayed in several galleries in BC. Pavel's artwork found place in private collections across Canada, in U.S.A., Europe, New Zealand and Australia. One of his public projects was creation of 16 sculptures for the foyer in the new building of Kelowna General Hospital - "Helping Hands".«