Exhbiting Artists are the Faculty Members and Doctoral-level Students of the Painting Department of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Poland:
Professor Stanislaw Tabisz, Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts; Professors Zbigniew Bajek, Teresa Kotkowska-Rzepecka, Lilla Kukla, Joanna Zemanek and Adam Wsiolkowski; Doctoral-level students: Izabela Apananska, Jolanta Kusmierska, Iwa Kruczkowska-Krol, Krystyna Malinowska, Roman Fleszar, Elzbieta Zrobek and Krzysztof Marchlak.
Exhibition is curated by Joanna M. Wezyk
Musical Accompaniment by Saxophonist Krzysztof Medyna
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE ON VIEW
Tuesday -Thursday, 10 A.M. – 3 P.M., until April 30th
- Zbigniew Bajek is a Professor at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts at Interdisciplinary Studio. He practices painting, drawing, photography, creates artistic installations and pursues para-theatrical projects.
- Lilla Kulka is a Professor at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts at Tapestry and Fiber Department. She practices painting and creates tapestry installations.
- Stanislaw Tabisz is the Rector of the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. He practices painting, drawing, graphic design and set design.
- Teresa Kotkowska-Rzepecka is a Professor at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts at the Drawing Department. She practices painting.
- Adam Wsiołkowski is a Professor at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. In 2008 he was appointed as the Rector of the Academy, holding the office until 2012. He currently runs a Painting Studio.
- Joanna Zemanek is working as an Adjunct Professor at the Tapestry Studio in the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. In 2012, she received the title of Doctor in Painting.
- Izabela Apanańska is a painter and a photographer. Currently, she is a student of Doctoral Studies and Postgraduate Studies in Art Education in the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts.
- Jolanta Kuśmierska works with painting, computer graphics, drawing, collages and photography. Currently, she is a PhD candidate at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts.
- Iwa Kruczkowska Król.is interested in painting, artistic tapestry, set design and stage design. Currently, she is a PhD candidate at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts.
- Roman Fleszar paints on canvas, draws with pastels and makes sacral creations. Currently, he is a student of Doctoral Studies an the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts.
- Krystyna Malinowska practices painting, computer graphics, and creates a unique fabric images in the art of batik. Currently, she is a PhD candidate at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts.
- Elżbieta Zrobek specializes in traditional oil painting techniques. Additionally, she crafts objects out of handmade paper, using old traditional methods, as well as her own original ones. Currently, she is a PhD candidate at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts.
- Krzysztof Marchlak mostly works on abstract paintings, drawings, installations and printmaking. Currently, he is a student of Doctoral Studies in the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts.
Three years ago, Joanna M. Wezyk an alumna of Krakow Academy of Fine Arts organized a series of
exhibitions for her students from Kean University with some professors and their students from the
School of Visual Arts in NYC, the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and the University of Rzeszow. “The
shows took place in Manhattan, New Jersey and Poland allowing dozens of art students to display
their artwork both in the Europe and the U.S.
In September 2014 Joanna M. Wezyk curated the exhibition at the James Howe Gallery at Kean
University, Union, NJ of six professors and six of their Ph.D. students from Jan Matejko Academy of
Fine Arts in Krakow, Poland.
The REPETITION is an exploration through various artistic installations of how the concepts of
repetition and multiplication relate to the concept of space. The exhibition lets viewers experience
the works in diverse media.
THE REPETITION is a response to the recurrence that is present in the sphere of advertising, errors
and rituals. The participating artists view rituals are more than mere repetition, but instead a method
of enchanting the world. Repetition represents the form as well as its excess, and is the way of
creating the space “from – to” and symbolizes the transition from the external to the internal.
Joanna M. Wezyk is excited to curate the show at Polish Institute of Art and Science in NYC.
Joanna M. Wezyk is a painting and drawing professor in Kean University, and teaches Digital Fine Arts
and Painting at the Contemporary Art Center in Bedmister and BRHS, NJ . She has been exhibiting her
artwork since the mid 1990’s. Her paintings became a part of many important private collections
while represented by the Tina Kim Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Wezyk’s art has been displayed all
over the world for over 25 years in more than 60 solo and 300 group exhibitions. She also worked as
a children book illustrator, designer and a curator.