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Retrospective
celebrating 35 years of the
Polish Art Foundation
22 August 2014 - 31 August 2014
Steps Gallery
62 Lygon Street, Carlton VIC
Donated by Joseph Brown Siberians 1917
The Polish Art Foundation was established in 1977, in
Melbourne, Australia. Its spiritual founder is artist
Wladyslaw Dutkiewicz. During his illness a group of close
friends decided to organise a show of his works , this in
fact instigated the foundation’s birth. The aim of the new
foundation would be simple: to promote Polish artists
among the Australian community and vice versa, to
promote Australian artists to the migrant community
living in Australia. The group also wanted to obtain a body
of works which would become a permanent collection for
the foundation and could be enjoyed for generations to
come.
This is the first major exhibition devoted to the new scope
of our collection.
The ‘Retrospective’ exhibition presents an unparalleled
opportunity to showcase works painstakingly collected
for almost four decades. Bringing together nearly 40
artworks, the exhibition features painting, print collages
and drawings made in a variety of
techniques,
showcasing an array of subject matter.
The ‘Retrospective’ profiles pieces from emerging young
artists as well as
established and internationally
celebrated artists. It features works from private
donations and acquisitions as well as our most known and
-best-loved works- the past winners of our acclaimed
International Drawing Bienniale.
This retrospective exhibition also highlights the Polish Art
Foundation’s commitment to the local and international
arts sector. In building and showing our collection we
hope to fulfill our original ethos of promoting Polish and
Australian artists and elevating our them onto the
international stage.
We hope you enjoy this unique exhibition.
Pawel Warchol
Inferno I
Ink on paper
Winner 2013 Biennale
Abel Marquez
City of Memories
Charcoal on paper
Winner 2003 Biennale
Sena Yoon
Siena's Room
Pen on paper
2nd Prize 2009 Biennale
Miles Hall
Baignade Rose (Zeta)
Charcoal on paper
Winner Biennale 2007
Artur Lyczba
Untitled III
Soft pastel on acrylic
2003 Biennale
Miroslaw Zahalka
Speak my Language
Ink on paper
Winner 2009 Biennale
Panu Thusberg
Night III
Ink on paper
2009 2nd Prize Biennale
Night II
Ink on paper 2005
Diane Kilderry
Magnanamus2, Pastel, 2nd
Prize 2001 Biennale
Milada Kessling
Birth On A Jewel
Collage 1998
Andrzej Zalecki
Kapielisko 2 Linocut
Andrzej Zalecki
Z Lotu Ptaka 6
Linocut 7/30
1988
Opowiesc Detektywistyczna
Linocut
Feliks Topolski
George Bernard
Graphic
Churchil State Funeral
Graphic
Omni Bus
Graphic
Bozeny Wiszniewski
Condensation
Acrylic on canvas
Ismet Jonuzi
The Apokalipse
Black ink on paper
Katya Raevskaya
Witch
Watercolour and pencil on paper
2005 Biennale
Tomasz Jura
Plastyka
Print 1988
Alexandru Jakabhazi
Angel
Mixed Media
Jadwiga Trzcinska
Swiety Emeryk
Woodcut 1965
Ptak Cerkiewny
Woodcut 1962
Marek Przybylski
Samotny Jezdziec
Oil 1968
Jim Boden
1+1<>2#7
Oil on mylar
Winner 2001 Biennale
Ewa R. Michalewicz
Houseboat meeting
Charcoal on Paper 2003
River
Tempera Pastel
2003 Biennale
Irena Ambraziene
Sorrow
Pencil on paper
Winner 2005 Biennale
Seamus O'Rourke
Generation
Pantong Marker
3rd Prize 2001 Biennale
Koscielniak Tadeusz
Pilow Linocut 1980
Moje Miasto Kalisz
Linocut 1983
Legenda o Sw Hubercie
Linocut 1989
Fiona Robinson
Circular Work
Pen on paper
3rd Prize 2007 Biennale
Ismet Jonuzi, Luginaxx
Ink on paper
Winner 2007 Biennale
Kevin Evensen
Wild Sex
Ink on Paper
2003 Biennale
Katarzyna Ziolowicz
Evanescent Drawing Part 1
Mixed media
2011 Biennale
Miro Wrobel
Circus
Mixed Media 2008
By Chance
Acrylic 2008
Irena Ferguson
Lisa
Pencil on paper
2nd Prize 2013 Biennale
Jeffrey Mongrain
The Luckiest Man
Charcoal
2009 Biennale
John Krzywokulski
Landscape (like night, like day)
Collage 1980
Bogdan Fialkowski
Storm
Oil on canvas
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