Nostalgic, ghostly and accurate, Andrew Valko’s drive-in series is captivating. Memories anyone?

A nighttime scene depicting a large billboard featuring an artistic image of two people kissing, with a taxi parked in front and streetlights illuminating the area.

See more on his website, here (Below – a sampling from his drive-in series click image to go to page)

A collage of billboards displaying iconic black and white images of movie stars, set against a twilight sky.

Andrew Valko (b. 1957, Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Canadian artist known for his meticulously detailed paintings and printmaking. He immigrated to Canada in 1968 and later earned a Diploma in Graphic Design and Applied Arts from Red River Community College in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His studies extended to Japan, where he trained in printmaking under master printmaker Toshi Yoshida at the Yoshida Hanga Academy in Tokyo. This early exposure to Japanese print techniques has influenced the precision and technical excellence evident in his work.

The kiss image at the top of the post was in an auction at Mayberry Fine Art in Winnipeg, Summer 2026. See more here


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