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Andrzej Szewczyk

1950–2001 Artist, painter, sculptor, draughtsman, author of assemblages and environment, poet, educator. A graduate of the University of Silesia, in Cieszyn (1978), where he later worked as an academic lecturer. Associated with the artistic community of Cieszyn, the Foksal Gallery in Warsaw and the Krzysztofory Gallery in Krakow. One of the most interesting artists of his generation, who creatively experimented with various techniques and materials (glass, mirror, maps, seals). The issues of writing, books and calligraphy were fundamental to his art.

Works in collections i.a.: Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, National Museums in Poznaniu, Warsaw and Wrocław, MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow, The Centre of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko, CSW Zamek Ujazdowski w Warsaw, Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, Zachęta – National Gallery of Art in Warsaw, Arthur Sackler Collection in New York, Ucher Galerie in Cologne, Altair Gallery in Torino, Museum of Cieszyn Silesia in Cieszyn.

Selected exhibitions: Foksal Gallery, Warsaw (1978); Biennale of Young Artists, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (1980, 1981), São Paulo Art Biennial (1981); Air Gallery, London (1981); MAC, São Paulo (1983); Richard Demarco Gallery, Edynburg (1985); Biennale Sydney (1988); Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, retrospective exhibition (1988); Starmach Gallery, Krakow (1990); Miejsce Gal- lery, Cieszyn (1995); Szara Gallery, Cieszyn (2002); BWA Gallery, Bielsko-Biała (2022).

ARTISTS WORK IN CATALOGUE

assemblage, pencils, wood | 77 x 88.5 cm

own technique, board | 155 x 155 cm

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