He studied privately under the painter Šilhavý. During the Second World War he was conscripted for forced labour on the railways and later worked as a dispatcher for the Czechoslovak State Railways in Prague.
After the war he continued his studies at the Ukrainian Academy of Painting under Professor Jan Kulec. In 1948 he became a member of the Union of Czechoslovak Fine Artists and later joined the Czech Fund for Fine Arts (ČFVU).
He exhibited both at home and abroad, and his works are represented in many collections worldwide —from Europe to Japan and the USA.
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Besides painting he also devoted himself to sculpture, interior design and restoration. He contributed to the decoration of notable buildings — for example, he designed lighting for the government lounge at Prague-Ruzyně Airport, oak doors and fittings for the National Gallery at Zbraslav Château, and the interiors of the refectory at the Klementinum in Prague.
His personal life was rich. With his first wife he had a son, Vladimír Vondráček Jr., who likewise became a sculptor and exhibited with him. From 1955 he lived in Úvaly with his second wife Růžena, with whom he had a daughter Eva. He spent the last ten years of his life with his third wife Jana in Kutná Hora, where he also passed away.
