opening: 15/05/2018 at 7:00 PM
location and organizer:
Galeria Piekary
ul. Św. Marcin 80/82, Poznań
CK Zamek, Dziedziniec Różany
exhibition open Monday-Friday 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
admission always free
partners:
Fundacja 9/11 Art Space
Michał Molski
GEP HOUSE Development
media patronage:
Tamara Berdowska, artist, was born in 1962 in Rzeszów. In 1985-1990, she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, at the studio of Professor Janina Kraupe-Świderska, graduating with honours. Since 1988 Berdowska has contributed to 100 collective exhibitions and has seen 22 of her solo shows. Since 2000, she has participated in the symposia organized by Bożena Kowalska for artists employing the language of geometry, which took place in Chełm, Orońsko, and subsequently in Radziejowice. Winner of scholarships awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Art, Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver (Canada), Pollock-Krasner Foundation (New York), or Mayor of the City of Bielsko Biała, as well as others. The list of accolades also includes Professor Janina Kraupe-Świderska Award, Grand Prix of Sztuka Dwóch Czasów at the National Museum in Gdańsk, Egeria 2000, Museum of Ostrów Wielkopolski, or the Witold Wojtkiewicz Award in Cracow. Works created by Tamara Berdowska may be found in the collections of such institutions as the National Museum in Szczecin, Kunstmuseum in Bochum, Studio Gallery in Warsaw, Historical Museum of the City of Cracow, Archdiocese Museum in Katowice, District Museum in Chełm, District Museum in Radom, Centre for Polish Sculpture in Orońsko, Historical Museum of Bielsko Biała, Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort Museum, Mazovia Centre for Contemporary Art “Elektrownia” in Radom, Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg (Sammlung Peter C. Ruppert) as well as in private collections in Poland and abroad.