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1.Desyderata
XIV, 2011 digital print 70x100 cm., 500 euro
2.Desyderata
II, 2010 digital print 70x100 cm., 500 euro
3.Desyderata
XIII, 2010 digital print 70x100 cm. 500 euro 4.Amen
XI, 2010 in memory of W. Skulicz digital print 70x100 cm., 500 euro |
ANTONI KOWALSKI
Born on July 10,1957 (www.antonikowalski.art.pl)
Studied at the Department of Graphic Art in Katowice of the Academy of Fine
Arts in Cracow, Poland. He graduated summa cum laude in painting under
professor Jerzy Duda-Gracz in 1982. In 1994-2000 a lecturer at the European
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Since 1999 First Degree Reader.Since 2003
dr.hab in Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice.Since 2009 Full Professor of Fine
Arts. Numerous artistic journeys through in Europe the USA and China.
Resides in Katowice, Poland.
SELECTED ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS:
• 1982 Gallery 2016, Brussels, Belgium;
• 1982 L’Hotel de Ville, Courcelles, Belgium;
• 1983 Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
• 1984 BWA Gallery, Katowice, Poland
• 1984 Ka De We Gallery, West Berlin;
• 1984 Atelier für Polnische Kunst, West Berlin;
• 1984 Obere Galerie, West Berlin;
• 1984 Messehalle 3, West Berlin;
• 1985 Kuhdamm Galerie, West Berlin;
• 1985 Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
• 1989 A.B. Wahl Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
• 1992 Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
• 1992 Rama-Aneks Gallery, Poznań, Poland;
• 1994 Piast Castle Museum & Gallery, Gliwice, Poland;
• 1994 Silesian Museum, Katowice, Poland;
• 1994 State Gallery of Contemporary Art, Przemyśl, Poland;
• 1995 State Art Gallery – Willa, Łódź, Poland;
• 1995 Gallery 2016, Brussels, Belgium
• 1996 Gallery 2016, Hauterive/Neuchatel, Switzerland;
• 1996 Na Piętrze Gallery, Poznań, Poland;
• 1997 Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
• 1997 BWA Gallery, Zamość, Poland;
• 1997 Obok Gallery, Tychy, Poland;
• 1998 Contemporary Art. Gallery, Płock, Poland;
• 1999 Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
• 2000 Society for Arts, 1112 Gallery, Chicago, USA
• 2001 The Śląski Theatre, Katowice, Poland
• 2002 Artemis Gallery, Cracow, Poland
• 2003 Silesian Museum, Katowice, Poland, retrospective, Poland
• Chateau de Bourscheid, Schubertiade, Luxemburg
• 2004 The Slaski Theatre, Katowice, Poland
• 2005 Akcent Galery, Bielsko Biala, Poland
• 2006 Contemporary Art. Gallery Przemysl, Poland
• 2007 Contemporary Art Gallery BWA Olsztyn, retrospective, Poland
• 2007 Artinfo.pl Gallery, (Niezgoda Gallery) wirual gallery
• 2009 Rondo Sztuki Gallery, Katowice, Poland
• 2010 Contemporary Art. Galery „Elektrownia”Czeladz, Poland
• 2010 Gallery „Na Wprost „ Iława, PL
• 2011 BWA Gallery Rzeszów, Pl
• 2011 MOK Gallery Debica, Pl
SELECTED
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS:
• 1981
- 6th Mostra Internazionale Del Disegno Umoristico Sportivo, Ancona, Italy;
• 1983
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7th Mostra
Internazionale Del Disegno Umoristico Sportivo, Ancona, Italy;
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10 th J.
Spychalski National Painting Competition, Poznań, Poland
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Bielsko
Autumn” National Painting Exhibition, Bielsko-Biała, Poland;
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10th Polish Poster
Biennale, Katowice, Poland;
• 1984
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12th Contemporary
Polish Painting Festival, Szczecin, Poland;
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9th & 10th
International Poster Biennale, Warsaw, Poland;
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38th Winter Art
Salon, Radom, Poland;
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Exhibition of
Polish Art, Essen, West Germany
• 1985
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International
Hall of Jazz Poster, BWA Gallery, Bydgoszcz, Poland;
• 1986
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12th Biennale of
Graphic Design, Brno, Czechoslovakia;
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13th Contemporary
Polish Painting Festival, Szczecin, Poland;
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1st Drawing
Triennale, Kalisz, Poland;
• 1987
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Exhibition “40
Years of Katowice Faculty of Graphic Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in
Cracow”, BWA Gallery, Katowice, Poland;
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41st Winter Art
Salon, Radom, Poland;
• 1988
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4th International
Drawing Triennale, Wrocław, Poland;
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J. Spychalski
National Painting Competition, Poznań, Poland;
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14th Contemporary
Polish Painting Festival, Szczecin, Poland;
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Arsenal’88,
National Exhibition of Young Visual Art, Warsaw, Poland;
• 1990
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Contemporary
Art Exhibition, Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
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International Art
Competition, Pyramid Gallery, New York;USA
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6th International
Contemporary Art Fair, Los Angeles (Gallery of Elżbieta Lavastre, France);
• 1991
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Contemporary Art
Exhibition, Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
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20 Years of
Zapiecek Gallery” Exhibition, Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw;
• 1992
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5th International
Drawing Triennale, Wrocław, Poland;
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National Grand
Prix Faber Castell Drawing Exhibition, BWA Arsenał Gallery, Poznań, Poland;
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Euro’Art - Salon
International des Galeries d’Art Actuel, Geneve, Palexpo, Switzerland
(Gallery of Elżbieta Lavastre, France);
• 1993
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"Polen - Eine
Gesellschaft im Wandel", Kreuzkirche, Koln, West Germany;
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Modern Art
Exhibition, Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw;
• 1994
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Exhibition of
European Academy of Art’ Professors, BWA Gallery, Olsztyn & Płock, Poland;
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"Together in Art
and Life" International Exhibition, Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
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"Discoveries’94"
International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Argo Gallery, Knokke-Zoute,
Belgium;
• 1995
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Contemporary Art
Exhibition, Brama Gallery, Gliwice;
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"Polish
Surrealists", Municipal Gallery, Częstochowa, Poland;
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Premier Salon
International d’Art Contemporain, Strasbourg, France (Zapiecek Gallery);
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"Słonne’ 94", 14th
Art Meetings, State Art Gallery, Przemyśl, Poland;
• 1996
o Polish Surrealists", BWA Galleries in Sieradz, Wrocław, Słupsk, Kielce;
Regional Museums in Toruń and Radom; Art Center - EL Gallery, Elbląg; State
Art Gallery, Włocławek, all in Poland;
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Exhibition of
European Academy of Art’ Professors, Na Piętrze Gallery, Poznań; BWA
Galleries, Olsztyn & Przemyśl, all in Poland;
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"Italian Motifs in
Graphics and Painting", Obok Gallery, Tychy;
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16th Contemporary
Polish Painting Festival, Szczecin, Poland;
• 1997
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"Polish
Surrealists", Institute of Polish Culture, Prague, the Czech Republic;
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The Big Heart
Auction”, The Centre of Japanese Fine Art and Technique “Manggha”, Cracow;
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"Christmas ‘97",
Exhibit of Miniature Graphics, Top Art Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland;
• 1998
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The Bible in
Illustrations”, Nysa, BWA Gallery Zamość;
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"Over Realism",
Top Art Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland;
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17th Contemporary
Polish Painting Festival, Szczecin, Poland;
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2th National
Pastel Biennale, Nowy Sącz, Poland;
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The Katowice ZPAP
Association Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, BWA Katowice, Poland;
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Exhibition of Fine
Art Schools’educators – graduates of The Secondary School of Fine Arts in
Jarosław, National Museum of Przemyska District, Przemyśl, Poland;
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Imagination Fields
– Z. Beksiński, A. Kowalski, T. Sętowski, J. Yerka, Painting Exhibition, SD
Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
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The Big Heart
Auction”, The Centre of Japanese Fine Art and Technique “Manggha”, Cracow,
Poland;
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Contemporary
Polish Art, Morpheus Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA;
• 1999
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"Triptychs - 30
Years of 2016 Gallery", 2016 Gallery, Neuchatel/Hauterive, Switzerland;
Brussels, Belgium;
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National Pastel
Biennale, Nowy Sącz; Bunkier Sztuki BWA Gallery, Cracow; Modern Art
Galleries in Włocławek & Kołobrzeg; BWA Galleries in Bydgoszcz & Sieradz;
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The 5th Lubin Fine
Art Auction, Zamkowa Gallery, Lubin;
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The Bible in
Illustrations”, BWA Galleries in Sopot, Sandomierz & Płock;
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The Big Heart
Auction”, The Groteska Theatre, Cracow, Poland;
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"Impresje
Mikołowskie”, 9th National Painting Open Air Exhibit, Dom Kultury Mikołów,
Poland;
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"Polish Artists of
South-East 1950-2000", BWA Galleries in Rzeszów, Krosno, Sandomierz, Tarnów,
all in Poland;
• 2000
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National Painting
Plein-air “IX Mikołów impressions”, Silesian Museum Katowice, Museum in
Gliwice, Tychy Culture Club, Beuningen The Netherlands
-
National Biennale
of Pastels, Nowy Sącz 98, Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
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The Bible in
Illustrations”, Gallery at the Jesuits, Poznań, Książ Castle, “U Jaksy”
Gallery Miechów, BWA Galleries in Włocławek, Sieradz, Bydgoszcz, Olsztyn,
Wałbrzych, all in Poland;
-
Modern Art
Exhibition, SD Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
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The exhibition of
Silesian Museum gifts, Silesian Museum, Katowice, Poland;
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The 10th
International After Plein-air Exhibition 2000, MDK Gallery Mikołów;
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Auction of
paintings for the benefit of the Silesian Opera House reconstruction, The
Silesian Opera, Bytom, Poland;
-
Polish Paintings
in The Sztyber Collection, 1112 Gallery, The Society for Arts, Chicago, USA
• 2001
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10th International
Mikołów Impressions 2000, Silesian Museum, Katowice, Museum in Gliwice, ADI
Gallery Łódź, Beuningen Netherlands;
-
Polish Modern Art
- Auction of paintings, Polish Consulate, New York, USA;
-
Duda Gracz and His
Scholars 1976-1982”, Silesian Museum, Katowice, The Museum of Łódź History;
-
Polish Paintings
in The Sztyber Collection, Art Gallery Unlimited, Charlotte, North Carolina,
USA
-
25th Anniversary
of Modern Art Gallery in Przemyśl, ARP Gallery, Krasiczyn, Poland;
-
Polish Painting,
1112 Gallery Society for Arts, Chicago, USA
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10th Auction for
disabled children, The Centre of Japanese Fine Art and Technique ”Manggha”,
Cracow
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90th Anniversary
of ZPAP-Katowice district exhibition, BWA Gallery Katowice; - Auction for
benefit of the Silesian Opera House, The Silesian Opera House, Bytom; Poland
-
Surrealists”
Modern Art Exhibition, SD Gallery, Warsaw
• 2002
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Artexpo – New
York, USA (SD Gallery)
-
30 years of
Zapiecek exhibition Zapiecek Gallery Warsaw
-
Gallery Artists at
the Society 1112, Chicago, USA
• 2003
-
International
Print Triennial, Cracow, Poland
-
VI Biennial
International Engraving Exhibition Acqui Terme, Italy
-
Triennale Mondiale
de l’estampe petit format Chamalieres , France
• 2004
o Intenational Print Triennial, Horst Janssen Museum, Oldenburg Germany
• 2005
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International
triennial Cracow visit in Hungary, Polish Culture Institute Gallery, Vidago
Gallery, Duna Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
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3rd International
Drawing Biennale, Steps Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
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The 5th
International Mini-Print Biennial, Cluj, Romania
• 2006
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XXII Salon de
L’Estampe Contemporaine, Ruel- Malmaison, France
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“Tradition, colour,
form”- 25 age of Historical Museum in Katowice
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3rd International
Drawing Biennale, Bennala Art Gallery, Victoria Australia
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Prix International
Biennale Leonardo Sciascia amateur d’estampes, Museo dell’Agro Veientano,
Rome,Foundazione “Il Bisonte” Florence, Scuola Internationale di
Grafica,Venice, Italy
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About painting
Dabrowki 9” Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, Silesian Museum, Katowice
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International
Triennial of Grafic Art, Bitola, Macedonia
• 2007
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Graphics from
Poland, Museo Civico, Cremona, Italy
-
Medial 2 Art
biennial, London, England
-
International
Print Triennial, Kunstlerhaus Vienna, Austria
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13 eme Biennale
Internationale de la Graviure et des nouvelles Image, Sarcelles, France
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Prix International
Biennale Leonardo Sciascia amatur d’estampes, Pallacco Sormani, Mediolan,
Italy
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4th International
Drawing Biennale, Victoria, Australia
• 2008
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3th Intenational
Experimental Engraving Biennial, Mogosoaia, Romania
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Art Now 3 Virtual
Galery, Londyn, Anglia
-
Biennial of
Contemporary Art, Virtual Gallery, Londyn, Anglia
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13th International
biennial of Print, Taiwan
• 2009
• The 2nd Bangkok Triennale Internationale Print and Drawing Exhibition,
Thailand
• International Print Biennial, Guanlan Museum, Shenzhen, China
AWARDS AND HONORS:
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1979 3rd Prize,
The National Student Drawing Biennale, Katowice, Poland;
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1981
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Honorary Diploma,
6th Mostra Internazionale Del Disegno Umoristico Sportivo, Ancona, Italy;
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1st Prize for a
drawing, The National Competition "Seven Deadly Sins", Warsaw, Poland;
1982
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1st Prize, R.
Pomorski National Painting Competition, Katowice, Poland;
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Grand Prix and
Honorary Mention at the "Poster of Karol Szymanowski" National Competition,
Warsaw, Poland;
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1983 4th Prize,
7th Mostra Internazionale Del Disegno Umoristico Sportivo, Ancona, Italy;
•
1984
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3rd Prize, 38th
Winter Art Salon, Radom, Poland;
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Stipend, the
Ministry of Culture and Art of Poland;
•
1988
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2rd Prize, 14th J.
Spychalski National Painting Competition, Poznań, Poland;
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Stipend for the
winners of the 14th J. Spychalski National Painting Competition, The
Ministry of Culture and Art of Poland;
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1989 Award for a
painting at the International Art Competition, Pyramid Gallery, New York’
USA;
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1992 1st Prize,
The Faber Castell Drawing Grand Prix, Poznań, Poland;
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1999 Stipend, the
Ministry of Culture and Art of Poland.
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2007 Honorable
award, Medial 2 Art Biennial, London, England.
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2009 Arist in
Residence Guanlan China
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2010 Diploma of
Excellence Art Now 3 London ,England
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2010 Diploma of
Excellence I Biennial of Contemporary Art,London ,England
SELECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
Museum of Modern Art, New York; USA; The Sztyber Collection, North Carolina,
USA;
The Society For Arts, Gallery 1112, Chicago, USA;
Frank Fox Collection, West Chester University, Pensylwania, USA;
Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie, West Berlin;
Museo del Hncisione Castello del Paleologi Aqui Terme, Italy
Museo di Civico, Cremona, Italy
Cabinet d’Estampes AMAC, Chamaliers, France
Cabinet Minicipal des Estampes „Achille Bertarelli“ Castello Sforzesco Milan
Italy N.I. Institute and Museum Bitola MacedoniaMuseum of Art Cluj-Napoca
RomaniaPrint & Drawings Cabinet, Cremona Civic Museum, Italia National
Museum in Szczecin, Poland;
Silesian Museum in Katowice, Poland;
City of Katowice Historical Museum, Poland;
Gallery 2016 in Hauterive/Neuchâtel, Switzerland;
Gallery 2016 in Brussels, Belgium;
European Academy of Art in Warsaw, Poland;
Museum of Poster in Wilanów, Poland;
Museum of Cartoon in Warsaw, Poland;
BWA Galleries in Katowice, Rzeszów, Przemyśl, all in Poland.
FILMS, RADIO
PROGRAMMES:
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The TV2 Gallery -
Antoni Kowalski, dir. Elżbieta Dryll-Glińska, TVP 1989;
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The Prayers by
Antoni Kowalski, dir. Elżbieta Dryll-Glińska, TVP 1992
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Prayers and
Meditations, dir. Urszula Rój, TVP Katowice 1994
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All Arts Show
Case, II PR 1992, author, Maria Jęczmyk
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Radio Gallery, PR
Łódź 1995, author, Krystyna Namysłowska
