Václav Stratil studied in the years 1970–1975 at the Department of Art Theory and Education of the Faculty of Arts of Palacký University in Olomouc, where he moved in unofficial circles and performed under the name HU HABA. In 1983, he moved to Prague, where he worked in civilian jobs. In the years 1998–2015, he headed the Drawing Studio, later renamed the Intermedia Studio at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Brno University of Technology. In 2010, he received the Artist Has a Prize award, awarded by young artists for their contribution to older artists. He is the winner of the Michal Ranný Prize in 2014.
