Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa

I was born in 1976. My hometown is Rzeszow where I graduated from high school of art. In 2001 I have graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in Professor. Sękowski’s studio, Faculty of Sculpture (diploma with honors ). In 1999 I was on art scholarship in Athens University. In 2001 I won Grand Prix of at a competition under the patronage Minister of Culture and National Heritage. I currently live and work in Cracow. I create my sculptures mainly in bronze.

1991-1996 - Art School in Rzeszów
1996- 2001-studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS:
- “ A Way towards Shape”-individual exhibition of sculpture and painting at the Labirynt Gallery in Cracow,
- group exhibition at the Palace of Arts in Cracow: ”Professor. Józef Sękowski’ sculpture studio”
- individual exhibition of small sculptures in Brantebjerg Gallery in Danemark
- group “Small is Beautiful” at Labirynt 2 Gallery, Cracow
- “ Tradition and contemporary” – group exhibition in Kulturspinderiet-Silkeborg, Denmark,
- individual sculpture exhibition in Gerly Gallery in Copenhagen
- group exhibition “Broooonze” at the Labirynt Gallery, Cracow
- group exhibition of sculpture, painting and graphic works ”Portraits of the big and the small
- A girl with a pearl ad others”, Labirynt Gallery and Nordic House, Cracow participation in Stockholm International Fair
- international group exhibition “Faces from Andersen”, Labirynt Gallery, Cracow, Poland Polish Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, Kulturhuset Koge, Denmark
- group exhibition “Sculptures and engravings from Cracow”, Kulturspinderiet Gallery in Silkeborg, Denmark (with Labirynt Gallery)
- group exhibition “Fetish” in Gołogórski Gallery in Cracow
- group exhibition “Cracovia per Tutti” , Gallery Il Tempo , Bologna , Italy participation in Zakopane Art Fair
- group exhibition "Woman in Art" Parnas Gallery in Katowice - group exhibition “21”, Gallery Labirynt 2 participation in Zakopane Art Fair
- group exhibition Glaza Art Design in Gdańsk