Kamila Wozniakowska

Kamila Wozniakowska
Born (1956-07-18) 18 July 1956
Warsaw, Poland
Known forPainter, graphic artist

Kamila Wozniakowska RCA (born 18 July 1956) is a Polish-Canadian postwar and contemporary painter[1] whose work "blends the narrative aspects of 18th century engravings, appropriation art techniques, and repetition."[2]

Early life and studies

Wozniakowska was born in Warsaw, Poland on 18 July 1956.[3][4][5] She studied painting in France before emigrating to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[6] After emigrated to Canada, she graduated from Université du Québec in Montreal obtaining the degree of Baccalauréat en arts plastiques under Prof Raymond Lavoie in 1986 and Maîtrise en arts plastiques under Prof. Louise Poissant in 1996.[3]

Her art is primarily influenced by the 1970s.[7]

Art career

Wozniakowska was commissioned in the late 1990s to decorate the theatre of the new Maison Théâtre in Montreal. Wozniakowska's work in the theatre "reunites the traditional with the modern."[8]

In 2007, Wozniakowska was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[9][10]

Styles and influences

Wozniakowska's paintings focus on themes of communication and human relationships, and examine how narratives and images are transmitted and interpreted over time. The scenes often incorporate humor and allow for multiple interpretations, exploring the difference between lived experience and how it is later recorded and remembered.[6]

Collections

Wozniakowska's 1996 painting The Changing of the Guard is currently held in the permanent collection of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in Quebec.[5]

Wozniakowska's 2010 painting Jenny and 2009[11] painting Katechizm rewolucjonisty (Revolutionary's Catechism)[12] are also currently held in the permanent collection of the Galeria Bielska in Bielsko-Biała, Poland.

In 2011, Concordia University commissioned Wozniakowska to create the piece Acer Concordia, a series of 26 metal panels engraved with maple trees.[13] These panels are located in the Guy–Concordia metro station. These panels are supposed to represent "the university’s growth from fragile sapling to a strong, vibrant part of the city’s landscape."[14]

Exhibitions

2004 - Kamila Wozniakowska: Le monde comme il va at Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal[15][16][17][18]

2012 - Weird Science at Richard Levy Gallery[19][20]

References

  1. ↑ "Artist: Kamila Wozniakowska". MutualArt.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Canadian Masters: Kamila Wozniakowska". Galerie Q. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Artist: Kamila Woźniakowska". Galeria Bielska BWA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Collection: Kamila Wozniakowska, Acer Concordiae". Concordia University. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Artistes: Wozniakowska, Kamila". Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 9 November 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Publications: Kamila Wozniakowska - Le monde comme il va". Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Artists: Kamila Wozniakowska". Artland. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Vigeant, Louise (1997). "The new Maison Théâtre". Game. 85: 135.
  9. ↑ "Cross-section of artists lauded". Windsor Star. 23 June 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  10. ↑ Worboy, Martha (22 June 2007). "Arts academy to induct 20 new members". CanWest News. p. 1. ProQuest 461062780. Kamila Wozniakowska's paintings explore the complexity of human relations. Born in Warsaw, Poland, the artist now lives in Montreal.
  11. ↑ "Object: Jenny". Galeria Bielska BWA (in Polish and English). 2010. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Object: Revolutionary's Catechism". Galeria Bielska BWA (in Polish and English). 2009. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  13. ↑ Cooper, Russ (19 April 2011). "Acer Concordiae: The latest addition to Concordia's Public Art Collection is an apt symbol of the university's growth". Concordia University News. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  14. ↑ Curran, Peggy (27 April 2011). "Artist Kamila Wozniakowska's maple trees grow in Guy-Concordia metro". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on 25 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  15. ↑ Lehmann, Henry (10 April 2004). "Rewriting art history". The Gazette. pp. H2. ProQuest 434050973.
  16. ↑ Godmer, Gilles (February–April 2004). "Kamila Wozniakowska: Le monde comme il va" [Kamila Wozniakowska: The world as it goes] (PDF). Le Journal Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. 14 (3). Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: 4–5. ISSN 9144-490X. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal.
  17. ↑ "Événement - Exposition - Kamila Wozniakowska: Le monde comme il va" [Event - Exhibition - Kamila Wozniakowska: The world as it goes]. Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (in French). 2004. Archived from the original on 20 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  18. ↑ "Kamila Wozniakowska | Exhibition". ArtFacts.Net. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  19. ↑ "Exhibitions - Kamila Wozniakowska". MutualArt.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  20. ↑ "Weird Science". The Magazine. Vol. XX, no. V. November 2012. p. 8. ISSN 2639-698X. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026 – via Scribd.
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