Exhibition

“FRAGILE” by Maria JJ Juchnowska

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT “FRAGILE” by Maria JJ Juchnowska The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America would like to cordially invite you for an Exhibition “FRAGILE” by Maria JJ Juchnowska Nietypowa wystawa polskiej artystki – Porcelanowa biżuteria (“Nowy dziennik Polish Weekly” 20.10.2016) Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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“American Dream in Greenpoint” by Karolina Lukasiewicz, Izabela Barry, Ewa Sukiennik Maliga

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT “American Dream in Greenpoint” by Karolina Lukasiewicz, Izabela Barry, Ewa Sukiennik Maliga The Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences of America wwould like to cordially invite you for a lecture “American Dream in Greenpoint” by Karolina Lukasiewicz, Izabela Barry, Ewa Sukiennik Maliga   Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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Exhibition of illustrations of children’s books: “Furry Paws” by Tomek Bogacki

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Exhibition of illustrations of children’s books: “Furry Paws” by Tomek Bogacki Exhibition of illustrations of children’s books: “Furry Paws” by Tomek Bogacki OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, November 12, 2015, 6 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. THE EXHIBITION WILL BE ON VIEW Tuesday – Thursday, 10 A.M. -3 P.M., until December 3, 2015 Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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Unveiling of an original plaque by Polish Artist Greg Gustaw commemorating Cyprian Norwid

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Unveiling of an original plaque by Polish Artist Greg Gustaw commemorating Cyprian Norwid On October 15th at 6:30 p.m. The Polish Institute of Arts and Science, in collaboration with the “Civic Group- Norwid in New York City” (Ryszard Druch, Greg Gustaw, Janusz Szlechta) invites you to an unveiling of an original plaque by Polish Artist Greg Gustaw commemorating Cyprian Norwid and the years he spent in New York City (1852-53). Following the unveiling, we will open Greg Gustaw’s exhibit of sculpture, paintings and drawings. A wine and cheese reception will follow. Musical accompaniment will be provided by Krystof Medyna, saxophone. Please RSVP by October 12th via email piasany@verizonnet or by phone at 212.686.4164 Polski Instytut Naukowy w Ameryce zaprasza w dniu 15 października o godz. 18:30 na odsłonięcie tablicy pamiątkowej ufundowanej i wykonanej przez Grupę Obywatelska Norwid w Nowym Jorku w składzie: Ryszard Druch, Grzegorz Gustaw i Janusz Szlechta w budynku PIASA (208 E 30th Street, New York, NY 10016) Słowo wstępne o twórczości Cypriana Kamila Norwida wygłosi Prof. Anna Frajlich. Po odsłonięciu tablicy nastąpi uroczyste otwarcie wystawy rzeźb, malarstwa i rysunku Grzegorza Gustawa – autora tablicy. Przy tej okazji zapraszamy na tradycyjną lampkę wina. Przewidziano również część artystyczna z udziałem aktora Tadeusza Turkowskiego i saksofonisty Krzysztofa Medyny. RSVP do 12 października: piasany@verizonnet lub tel 212.686.4164 Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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The Streets of New York

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT The Streets of New York The Polish Institute of Arts and Science of America cordially invite you to the openiing of THE STREETS OF NEW YORK an exhibition of paintings by Irene Kieltyka Opening Reception: Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 6 P.M. – 8.30 P.M.The Exhibition will be on View until May 28th, 2015 Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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Group Exhibition”The Repetition”

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Group Exhibition”The Repetition” 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. Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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Tomek Olbinski – Paintings/Illustrations

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Tomek Olbinski – Paintings/Illustrations Thursday, November 20, 2014, 6:00 – 8:30 P.M.Tomek Olbinski – Paintings/IllustrationsMusic by Saxophonist Krzysztof Medyna Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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Jan Lebenstein In Memoriam (1930-1999)

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Jan Lebenstein In Memoriam (1930-1999) Exhibition of works on paperJAN LEBENSTEIN. IN MEMORIAM: (1930-1999). Music by Saxophonist Krzysztof MedynaExhibition is organized in partership by the Gallery Roi Dore and PIASA and co-sponsored by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York. Jan Lebenstein (1930 – 1999), is one of the great Polish contemporary artists. His talent was recognized early in his career. In 1955 shortly after his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw he was awarded a jury prize for his landscape drawings. In 1959 he won the restigious Grand Prize of Paris at the First International Biennale of Young Artists. The artist subsequently moved to Paris. Jan Lebenstein inspiration derived from his fascination with the Bible and the mythologies of the ancient civilizations of Assyria, Babylon, Greece and Egypt. in the years 1960 to 1965 he created strange creatures in his Carnet Intimes series and “prehistoric” animals in his Creatures Abominable series. From 1966 to 1974 he produced works (Bestiaria series) in which his mythological scenes were depicted in bars, metros and other common sites of modern cities. Lebenstein also applied his talents to other art forms. He illustrated Orwell’s Animal Farm, as well as The Book of Job and The Apocalypse. He designed the stained glass windows for the Centre de Dialogue in Paris. Among Jan Lebenstein’s many honors and awards for his body of work are the Jurzykowski Foundation Prize (1976), the Jan Cybis prize (1987) and the Great Cross and Star of the Order of the Restoration of Poland (1998). In the summer of 2014 Paris Gallery Roi Dore (www.roidore.com) organized an exhibition of the artist’s work on paper, “JAN LEBENSTEIN. IN MEMORIAM” (1930-1999). The artist’s works from that exhibition were brought to New York PIASA Gallery by the Gallery Roi Dore. The current exhibition is organized by The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America in partnership with the Gallery Roi Dore and with cosponsorship of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York. Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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Group Show: Jadwiga Iwanska, Maria Kostszewska Baron, Bojana H Leznicki, Slawomir Iwanski, Malgorzata Pasek

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Group Show: Jadwiga Iwanska, Maria Kostszewska Baron, Bojana H Leznicki, Slawomir Iwanski, Malgorzata Pasek This show presents an eclectic selection of small art works by 6 artists working in fiber, photography, ceramics and graphics. Each is a recognized specialist in his or her field. Jadwiga Iwanska graduated from the Academy of Fine Art in Lodz, Poland in textiles and Interior design. She is a fiber artist who works with fabrics to create textured landscapes. Her work can be found in private and public collections. Maria Kostszewska Baron graduated from the Academy of Fine Art in Lodz, Poland. She works in ceramics and has used her art in puppet design and also works as a costume designer for TV in Poland. Bojana H Leznicki graduated from the Academy of Fine Art in Lodz, Poland. She works as a fiber artist and textile conservator, and teaches the “Fiber class” at Touro College in NYC. Her work is small intimate views of her surrounding world enhanced with embroidery. Slawomir Iwanski is known as a prominent international graphic artist. He is professor of Graphic Design at The Academy of Fine Art in Lodz, Poland. His posters have been shown in many major shows in many countries. Malgorzata Pasek graduated from the Polytechnic School of Engineering in Bialystok, Poland. She has worked artistically in many fields of engineering as well as jewelry and interior design. However her passion is for silent underwater art photography. Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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K-Dron, the shape od infinity – between art and science

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT K-Dron, the shape od infinity – between art and science Multimedia Presentation: K-DRON, THE SHAPE OF INFINITY – BETWEEN ART AND SCIENCE and an exhibition of drawings by: JANUSZ KAPUSTA, Ph.D. The event will be held in English. RSVP Photo credit: poland.us Janusz Kapusta is a Polish artist interested in Mathematics and Philosophy. His work ranges from small graphics, posters, magazine illustrations, graphic design and book illustrations, to set designs and painting. He is a graduate of the high school of Fine Arts in Poznan and the Department of Architecture at the Warsaw Polytechnic. He pursued further studies in the history of philosophy at the Academy of Catholic Theology in Warsaw and in 2010 he earned a Ph.D. at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. The artist has resided in New York City since 1981. (www.kapusta.com).In 1985 Janusz Kapusta discovered a new geometrical shape, an eleven faced polyhedron that he named the K-dron (www.k-dron.com). He has exploited the use of the K-dron in many of his works and has presented many K-dron exhibitions (e.g., Museum of Modern Art in Lodz, Poland). In 2000, the artist discovered new and previously unknown principles of the “golden proportion” or the “golden rule” the mathematical concept that fascinated Western intellectuals of diverse interests (including Euclid, Leonardo Da Vinci and Johannes Kepler) for at least 2,400 years, and he has presented them at mathematical conferences and in mathematical periodicals. Mr. Kapusta has applied his talents in diverse areas of art. He created set designs for operas e.g., Robert Wilson Opera “The Black Rider” and for “Carmen” at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw. He has authored three books: “Almost Everybody” (1985), “Janusz Kapusta in the New York Times” (1995), a book recognized as the most beautiful art album published in Poland in that year, “K-dron. Opatentowana nieskonczoność” or “K-dron. Patented Infinity“(1995). He has designed illustrations for “The Captive Mind“, a book by Nobel laureate Czeslaw Milosz.His drawings have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Nature and other publications. The artist’s works can be found in the collections of many museums and galleries around the world, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Museum of Modern Art in Lodz, Poland and the IBM Collection. He has presented his art at numerous museums in many individual and group exhibitions. Janusz Kapusta has won many prestigious awards, e.g., Jurzykowski Foundation Award (1981),Grand Prix in an international completion in Ankara (2004), first prize at the Biennale of Press Illustration (Tehran) and first prize for “the best published drawing in the world” (Sintra, Portugal).His PIASA exhibition will display works based on the K-dron Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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