Bio Inventaire   Retour aux artistes

Leszek Wyczolkowski

Leszek est né en 1950 dans une famille d'artistes en Pologne. Son grand grand oncle, Leon Wyczolkowski (1825-1936), était un peintre et un artiste polonais renommés de graphisme, marié à la jeune Polonaise (Mloda Poiska) et à un mouvement artistique important à la fin du 19ème et 20ème siècle.

Leszek Wyczolkowski a reçu sa première formation artistique à un jeune âge jeune provenant de son père. Son enseignement conventionnel a été obtenu à l'académie des arts à Varsovie - en Pologne (1975-1977).

Après avoir immigré au Canada en 1978, Leszek a continué son éducation, recevant un diplôme avec honneurs à l'université d'Art de l'Ontario(1980-1982). Il a voyagé en l'Asie, au Canada, en France, en Grande-Bretagne, en Grèce, en Italie, au Japon, dans les Pays Bas, en Pologne, en Suède et aux Etats-Unis. Les oeuvres de Leszek Wyczolkowski apparaissent dans les collections de musées, de corporation, publiques et privées en Autriche, au Brésil, au Canada, en France, en en Allemagne, en Grande-Bretagne, en Grèce, en Hongrie, en Italie, en Pologne, en Suède et aux Etats-Unis.

FORMATION

1975-1977 The Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland
1980-1982 Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario



EXPOSITIONS Solo

2004  Open Studio, Toronto, ON - Canada
         Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON - Canada
         Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC - Canada
2003  City of Lodz History museum, Lodz - Poland
         1112 Gallery/Society for Arts, Chicago - U.S.A.
         Walbrzych Gallery of Art BWA "Castle Ksiaz" - Poland
         National Museum in Kielce - Poland
2002  Profil Gallery - Center "Zamek", Poznan, Poland
         Gallery of Modern Art-BWA, Kalisz, Poland
         Gallery of Modern Art, Opole - Poland
2001  The National Museum in Wroclaw - Poland
         The Triangle Gallery of Visual Art, Calgary - Canada
1999  1112 Gallery/Society for Arts, Chicago - USA
1998  Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary - Canada
1996  Regional Museum in Siedlce - Poland
         The Polish Museum of America, Chicago - USA
         Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario - Canada
1995  Municipality of Athens Cultural Center, Athens, Greece
         World of Exchange Plaza, Ottawa, Canada
1994  Stara Kordegarda Gallery, Warsaw - Poland
1993  Focus Gallery, Toronto - Canada
1992  World Trade Centre, Toronto, Canada
         Point Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1991  Centre of Culture and Art, Kalisz - Poland
1990  The Regional Museum in Bydgoszcz - Poland
1989  Gallery Zet, Zielonka - Poland
         Art Gallery Planty 3, Cracow, Poland
1988  Morin-Miller Galleries, New York - U.S.A.
         Region of Peel Gallery, Brampton, Ontario - Canada
         University of Toronto, Toronto - Canada
1987  Art Dialogue Gallery, Toronto - Canada
         L'Alliance Francaise, Ottawa, Canada
1986  Teatr Polski, Warsaw, Poland
1985  Delores LeBlanc Patenaude Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
         Columbus Centre Art Gallery, Toronto - Canada
1984  City Hal, Ottawa - Canada
         Posk Gallery, London - Great Britain
         Gayton Gallery, London - Great Britain
1983  Kaiser House Galleries, Kleinburg, Ontario - Canada
1983  Del Bello Gallery, Toronto - Canada
1982  Galerie Montcalm, Hull Quebec - Canada
         Galerie Surrealist, Toronto - Canada
         Del Bello Gallery, Toronto - Canada
         Gallery 76, Toronto - Canada
         Dragonskolans Konst-Klubb, Umea, Sweden
1981  Polish Culture Centre, Toronto, Canada
         De Bello Gallery, Toronto - Canada
1980  Toniara Art Gallery, Mississauga - Canada
         De Bello Gallery, Toronto - Canada
1979  Polish Culture Centre, Toronto - Canada
1978  Polish Culture Centre, Toronto - Canada
1976  Prof. Libresky Gallery, Vienna - Austria
1975  City Hall, Zielonka - Poland



EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES

2005  Higashi Hiroshima Art Museum - Japan
         Yebiden Gallery, Hiroshima - Japan (3 - artist show)
2004  Art Festa Jwakuni - Japan
         Art Expo NY - U.S.A.
         Art Gallery of Mississauga, ON - Canada (from permanent collection)
         Art Gallery of Winsor, ON - Canada (from permanent collection)
2003  Modern Art Gallery, Los Angeles- U.S.A
         Art Ark,Kelowna, BC - Canada
2002  Toronto International Art Fair - Canada
         Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton - Canada
         1112 Gallery/Society for Arts, Chicago - U.S.A.
2001  Art Gallery of Mississauga, Ontario - Canada
         1112 Gallery/Society for Arts, Chicago - U.S.A.
         Simon Patrich Gallery, Vancouver - Canada
         Las Olas Fine Art, Fl. Lauderdale Fl - U.S.A.
2000  1112 Gallery/Society For Arts, Chicago - U.S.A.
         Istituto Polacco de Roma, Rome - Italy (2-artist show)
         Salon International D'arte, Bourg-La-Reine-France
         The Chicago Athenaeum at Schaumburg, Il - U.S.A.
1999  Regional Museum in Tarnow - Poland (3 -artist show)
         Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA - U.S.A.
         Galerie Atelier, Waerdenborch - The Netherlands
1998  Elements of Art Gallery, Columbus, OH - U.S.A.
         Visport Gallery, Haderwijk - The Netherlands
         Simon Patrich Gallery, Vancouver, BC - Canada
         1112 Gallery/Society for Arts, Chicago, IL - U.S.A.
         Kariya Art Museum, Kariya - Japan
         Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, AB - Canada
1997  Sightlines The University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB - Canada
         Art Gallery of North York, Toronto, ON - Canada
         Palm Beach Art Expo '97, FL - U.S.A.
1996  CFL Union Images, Chicago, IL - U.S.A.
         Vorpal Gallery, New York City, NY - U.S.A.
         Atelier Circulaire Inc. Montreal, QC - Canada
         Harbourfront Centre's York Quay Gallery, Toronto, ON - Canada
1995  O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, ON - Canada
         Region of Peel Gallery, Brampton, ON - Canada
1994  Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON - Canada
         University of Western Ontario, London, ON - Canada
         Union League Club, Chicago, IL - U.S.A.
         Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL - U.S.A.
1993  The Polish Museum of America, Chicago, IL - U.S.A.
         Meisner Soho, New York City, NY - U.S.A.
1992  Vorpal Gallery, New York City, NY - U.S.A.
         World Trade Centre, Toronto, ON - Canada
         Zamek Gallery, Reszel - Poland
         Gallery Plantage, Goteborg - Sweden
1991  Vorpal Gallery, New York, NY - U.S.A.
1990  Art Dialogue Gallery, Toronto, ON - Canada (2-artist show)  
         Galerie d'Art Sweetland, Ottawa, ON - Canada
         Regional Museum in Siedlce - Poland
         Vorpal Gallery, New York City, NY - U.S.A.
1989  Art Expo NY, New York City, NY - U.S.A.
         Vorpal Gallery, New York City, NY - U.S.A.
1988  Maximilian Gallery, New York City, NY - U.S.A.
         Art Dialogue Gallery, Toronto, ON - Canada
         Art Expo NY, New York City, NY - U.S.A.
1987  The Printmaker Gallery, Toronto, On - Canada
         Art Dialogue Gallery, Toronto, ON - Canada
1986  The Printmaker Gallery, Toronto, ON - Canada
         Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, ON - Canada
         University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON - Canada
         Yaneff Gallery, Toronto, ON - Canada
1984  City Hall, Toronto, ON - Canada
         Canadian Ukrainian Art Foundation, Toronto, ON - Canada
1983  Yaneff Gallery, Toronto, ON - Canada
         Art Expo NY, New York City, NY - U.S.A.
1982  Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, ON - Canada
         Art Toronto '82, Toronto, ON - Canada
1981  Galerie Surrealiste, Toronto, On - Canada
         Art Expo NY, New York City, NY - U.S.A.
1980  Art Toronto '80, Toronto, ON - Canada
         City Hall, Ottawa, ON - Canada
1977  Culture Centre in Szczecin - Poland
         Culture Centre in Lancut - Poland