Maria Wąsowska
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| Maria Wąsowska | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maria Wąsowska 7 March 1931 Chełmża, Poland |
| 💀Died | 7 May 1993 (aged 94) Torun, Poland7 May 1993 (aged 94) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Polish |
| 🏫 Education | Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń; Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Maria Wąsowska (7 March 1931) in Chełmża - (7 May 1993) in Toruń, was a Polish graphic artist specialising in linocut.
She studied at the Fine Arts Department of the UMK Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. After graduation from the class of Professor Jerzy Hoppen and Assistant Professor Edward Kuczyński in 1953, she continued her studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. She joined the Association of Polish Artists and Designers "ZPAP" in 1953. She was elected chairwoman of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers Regional Board (ZO ZPAP) in Toruń in 1980. In 1966, a source listed her among the foremost contemporary artists alongside as celebrated ones as, for instance, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Georges Braque, Roy Lichtenstein, Alberto Giacometti [1].
Artistic activity[edit]
In 1954−92, Maria Wąsowska took part numerous artistic undertakings. A member of the Toruń Group, she also belonged to the xylographers’ association "Xylon" operating in Switzerland, and other professional organisations. Beginning in 1959, she took an active part in the promotion of Polish art on the international arena, presenting her works at international conferences and art surveys.
Select exhibitions at home[edit]
The artist took part in fifty-two nationwide group exhibitions and presented her works at twenty-one solo shows in Poland, including the following: Galeria BWA (Bureau for Art Exhibitions) Toruń, 1959; Galeria BWA , Olsztyn, 1961; Galeria Sztuki MDM (MDM Art Gallery), Warsaw, 1966; Galeria BWA, Olsztyn, 1966; Galeria BWA, Zielona Góra, 1970; Kordegarda Gallery, Warsaw, 1974; Galeria BWA, Słupsk, 1980.
Select solo shows and international exhibitions[edit]
Altogether thirty-four solo shows in major contemporary art centres and galleries plus participation in seventy-six group shows including the following: India (1959); Iceland (1959, 1977); Denmark (1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1980); China (1960); North Korea (1960); Mongolia (1960); Belgium (1961, 1963, 1969, 1973); France (1962, 1963, 1971, 1977, 1984); Cuba (1963, 1981, 1982); Mexico (1964, 1971, 1975); Uruguay (1964); Venezuela (1964); Czechoslovakia (1964, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1981); USA (1965, 1974, 1977); Germany (1965, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981); Italy (1966, 1970, 1987); Soviet Union (1966, 1970, 1975); Chile (1967); Norway (1968, 1972, 1975, 1978); Canada (1969, 1976); Sweden (1970, 1973); Nigeria (1970); Ceylon (1971); Japan (1971); Turkey (1971, 1981); Algeria (1973); Laos (1973); Luxembourg (1973); Switzerland (1973); Finland (1976); Egypt (1980); Portugal (1981); Romania (1981); Yugoslavia (1988).
Prizes and honorary mentions[edit]
At home[edit]
- 1962, 2nd Exhibition ‘Targi wzornictwa przemysłowego’ (Industrial Design Fair), Warsaw; honorary mention
- 1965, Printmaking and Sculpture Exhibition ‘XX lat PRL w twórczości plastycznej’ (Twenty Years of the People’s Poland in the Visual Arts), MKiS (Ministry of Culture and Art); MKiS prize
- 1965, 3rd Competition and Exhibition, Gdańsk; prize and honorary mention
- 1965, 2nd „Złote Grono” art exhibition, Zielona Góra; honorary mention
- 1966, ‘Bielska Jesień’ (Autumn in Bielsko-Biała) 4th Painting and Print Exhibition; bronze medal
- 1967, post-competition show ‘Człowiek i praca w Polsce Ludowej’ (People and Labour in the People’s Poland’), Warsaw; third prize
- 1967, nationwide competition dedicated to the subject of revolution in prints and drawings, Warsaw; honorary mention
- 1967, Nationwide Print and Drawing Competition, Łódź; honorary mention
- 1969, post-competition show ‘Człowiek i praca w Polsce Ludowej’ (People and Labour in the People’s Poland), Warsaw; third prize
- 1969, 4th Nationwide Print Exhibition, Warsaw; bronze medal
- 1971, 4th Nationwide Exhibition of Maritime Prints, Gdańsk, second prize
- 1971, 5th Nationwide Print Exhibition, Poznań; extra-statutory prize awarded by the CRZZ (Central Trade Union Council)
- 1972, ‘Drawing and Print of the Year’ competition, Toruń, third prize
- 1972, ‘Mikołaj Kopernik i jego myśl’ (Nicolaus Copernicus and his Thought) competition, Cracow; honorary mention
- 1974, ‘Drawing and Print of the Year’ competition, Toruń, third prize
- 1975, Nationwide ‘Człowiek’ (Human Being) Print Competition, Warsaw, extra-statutory prize awarded by the CRZZ (Central Trade Union Council) and the Transport Ministry
- 1975, Nationwide ‘Człowiek i praca w PRL’ (People and Labour in the People’s Poland) Competition, Warsaw; prize
- 1975, ‘Art on Society’s Commission’ show on the thirtieth anniversary of the People’s Poland, Warsaw; extra-statutory prize awarded by the CRZZ (Central Trade Union Council)
- 1975, 8th Exhibition of Maritime Prints, Gdańsk; honorary mention
- 1977, Nationwide Maritime Print Competition, Gdańsk; honorary mention
- 1977, The Józef Gielniak Nationwide Print Competition, Jelenia Góra; honorary mention
- 1977, 8th ‘Złote Grono’ (Golden Grape) Art Exhibition, Zielona Góra; prize of the public
- 1977, Polish-Finnish maritime print exhibition, Sopot; honorary mention
- 1981, ‘Barwy morza’ (Colours of the Sea) exhibition, Warsaw; honorary mention
- 1991, ‘Małe formy grafiki’ (Miniature Prints), Łódź; honorary medal of the exhibition
Awards at international exhibitions[edit]
- 1972, International ‘Xylon VI’ Print Exhibition, Geneva; prize of the City of Geneva
- 1976, International ‘Xylon VII’ Xylography Triennial, Switzerland, honorary mention
- 1977, Medal of the City of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Polish collections and museums in possession of the artist’s works[edit]
- Muzeum Narodowe w Gdańsku (National Museum, Gdańsk); Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie (National Museum, Kraków)
- Muzeum Okręgowe im. Leona Wyczółkowskiego w Bydgoszczy (The Leon Wyczółkowski Regional Museum in Bydgoszcz - Regional Museum in Bydgoszcz)
- Muzeum Warmii i Mazur w Olsztynie (Museum of the regions of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)
- Muzeum Ziemi Lubuskiej w Zielonej Górze (Museum of the Lubusz Land in Zielona Góra)
- Państwowa Galeria Sztuki w Łodzi (State Art Gallery in Łódź); Państwowa Galeria Sztuki i Ośrodek Edukacji Plastycznej w Toruniu „Dyptyk” (State Art Gallery and ‘Diptych’ Art Education Centre in Toruń)
- Biblioteka Narodowa – Zakład Zbiorów Ikonograficznych w Warszawie (National Library of Poland, Iconographic Collections Unit in Warsaw)
- Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Toruniu (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Select Bibliography[edit]
- Maria Wąsowska, Toruń, 1988; author: Elżbieta Wiśniewska; ISBN 83-908970-0-8 Search this book on
. - Who is Who in Poland, ed. 3, 2004: Encyklopedia biograficzna z życiorysami znanych Polek i Polaków (Biographic Encyclopaedia of Poland’s Celebrated Men and Women); Hübners Blaues Who is Who, Verlag für Personen Enzyklopädien Zug, Schweiz, 2004
- Pracownicy nauki i dydaktyki Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika 1945-2004 (Nicolaus Copernicus University Research-and-Teaching Staff), ed. Sławomir Kalembka, Toruń, 2006
- Współczesna Grafika Polska (Contemporary Polish Graphic Art), author: Irena Jakimowicz, Wydawnictwo Arkady, Warsaw, 1975, 221 pp.
- Indeks artystów plastyków absolwentów i pedagogów wyższych uczelni plastycznych oraz członków ZPAP w latach 1939-1992 (Index of Artists, fine arts colleges graduates and teachers and members of the Polish Artists Union ZPAP in the years 1939−92), collective work; publisher: Komitet leksykonu Artystów Plastyków (committee in charge of the publication of the Artists Lexicon), 1994
External links[edit]
- [1] (https://zacheta.art./pl/pl/kolekcja/artysci/maria-wasowska) – Maria Wąsowska’s works in the collection of the Zachęta – National Art Gallery in Warsaw
- [2] (https://polishartcorner.com/category/wasowska-maria/) – Maria Wąsowska’s profile in the polishartcorner international auction service
- [3] (https://artfacts.net/artist/maria-wasowska/328630) – Information about the artist on the artfacts
References[edit]
- ↑ "Information about Wąsowska". artfacts.net. Art Facts. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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