Andre Dlohus was born in 1940 in Spisske Podhradie, a small town in the eastern part of Czechoslovakia, now exists as Slovakia. He loved drawing as a child and was attracted to the magnificent Spis Castle that stood high above his home. He drew its majestic lines from every angle and every perspective imaginable. At the age of fourteen, he won his first art competition and set his goal as a professional painter.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Bratislava Art Academy in 1959 and a Master degree in fine art from the School of Fine Arts, Uherski Hardiste in 1961. Later, Andre studied Ancient Arts in the Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. He then travelled through Egypt and studied ancient art, which had a significant influence on his approach to art.

Andre had a promising but short career in Czechoslovakia. He was not happy with the system and realised that he could not pursue his painter’s career where freedom of creation was being restricted. In 1969, after a year of extensive traveling, painting, and showing throughout the countries of Hungary, Yugoslavia and Austria, Andre decided to seek new opportunities and a new home in the United States with his wife Yary and their son, Peter. He continued his passion for painting in the States. It had been a lot of struggle and hard work in the beginning, but being able to paint what his heart and soul lead him make every sacrifice worthwhile.

Today, Andre is still exploring different techniques and subjects. He believes that the ability of a great artist is to create what he or she feels within his or her soul. The greatest gift bestowed upon a painter or sculptor is the ability to see life and all its contents and be able to present a subjective representation of a chosen fragment of that life. Andre’s wife, Yary, is an artist as well and they run a workshop in California. His works are collected worldwide.

Andre Dlohus於1940年在捷克斯拉夫(現稱斯洛伐克)一個名為Spisske Podhradie的小鎮出生。在孩童時代的他已喜愛繪畫，並為高踞其居所上的雄偉Spis堡壘所吸引，從他可以想像的每一個角度畫出堡壘的雄姿。Andre年屆14時贏得首項藝術獎項，奠定他投身畫師行列的決心。

Andre在伯拉第斯拉瓦藝術學院研習藝術及平面設計，於1950年取得藝術學士學位，後於1961年獲Uherski Hradiste的藝術學校頒授藝術碩士學位。其後，Andre在埃及開羅大學鑽研古代藝術，並在埃及遊歷以研究古代藝術，埃及之旅對他的藝術風格產生重大影響。

他在故鄉曾有一段短暫而風光的事業生涯，但他並不滿意當地的制度，認為創作自由受到限制，捷克斯拉夫始終並不適合他追尋夢想。後來，他以一年時間遊遍匈牙利、南斯拉夫、奧地利等國並在當地作畫，更在各地舉行畫展。1969年，他決定携同妻子Yary及兒子彼得到美國找尋新機會及新的家。離開故鄉是一個極難的決定，他在美國的最初數年，內心亦經過數翻掙扎。至今天，Andre相信自己當年的決定是正確的，只要能夠創作心中所想的事物，即使經歷多少痛苦仍是值得的。

今日，Andre仍在探索不同的技巧及主題。他相信，偉大的藝術家是能夠創作心中所感所想，而畫家或雕塑家得到的最大恩賜就是能夠看透生命及其所有內涵，並能用自己的方式及媒體描繪出生命的某個片段。Andre的妻子Yary亦是一位畫家，他們在加州經營一間工作坊，其畫作在全球各地廣被收藏。