Early Life and Artistic Training Peter Matejka enters the historical record on June 26, 1913, in Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia. His path toward formal training begins with a preparatory course at the Ukrainian Academy. This initial step leads him to Prague, where he spends the years between 1934 and 1935 studying at the Ukrainian Academy. The focus shifts as he moves into higher academic training, entering the Academy of Fine Arts in…