Leszek Wyczolkowski Biography View Works
LESZEK WYCZÓLKOWSKIwas born into a family of artists in Poland. His great-grand uncle, Leon Wyczolkowski (1852-1936), was a noted Polish painter and graphic artist, associated with Young Poland (Mloda Polska) – an important artistic movement at the end of the 19thcentury. Leszek Wyczólkowski received his first artistic training at an early age from his father, Witold Wyczolkowski (1921 – 2012) a career artist known for his old master techniques in portraiture. His formal education was obtained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw – Poland (1975-1977). After immigrating to Canada in 1978 Leszek Wyczolkowski continued his education at the Ontario College of Art (1980-1982 and graduated with honours). In 2005 and 2007 Wyczolkowski attended self-directed residencies at The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta. He has traveled through Asia and Europe and has exhibited in over one hundred and eighty solo and group shows in Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and the United States. Leszek Wyczólkowski’s works appear in museums, corporate, public and private collections in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the United States. He was the recipient of The MARTYS 2011 Mississauga Arts Council – Artist of the Year (Established Visual Artist) Award.
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected):
2017 GALLERY 022, ASSOCIATION OF POLISH ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS, Warsaw–Polad
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GRAPHIC ARTS, Cracow – Poland
2016 IDEA EXCHANCE ART + DESIGN, PRESTON GALLERY, Cambridge, ON – Canada
2015 STATION GALLERY, Whitby, ON – Canada
2014/15 THE CITY MUSEUM OF WROCLAW – Poland
2013 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE EARTH IN PRZEMYSL, Przemysl – Poland
2011 BURLINGTON ART CENTRE, Burlington, ON – Canada
DISTRICT MUSEUM IN BYDGOSZCZ – Poland
2009 GALERIE D’ART JEAN CLAUDE BERGERON, Ottawa, ON – Canada
GALERIA EL, Elblag – Poland
DEFINITELY SUPERIOR ARTIST-RUN CENTRE & GALLERY, Thunder Bay, ON – Canada
THE DISTRICT MUSEUM IN CHELM, Chelm – Poland
SILESIAN MUSEUM, Katowice – Poland
WKP KENNEDY GALLERY, North Bay, ON – Canada
2007 BELLEVUE GALLERY, W. Vancouver, BC – Canada
WALTER PHILLIPS GALLERY/THE OTHER GALLERY, THE BANFF CENTRE, AB – Canada
SNAP GALLERY, Edmonton, AB – Canada
2006 ART GALLERY OF ALGOMA, Sault Ste Marie, ON – Canada
2005 WALTER PHILLIPS GALLERY/THE OTHER GALLERY, THE BANFF CENTRE, AB – Canada
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, IL – U.S.A.
WALBRZYCH’S GALLERY OF ART BWA “CASTLE KSIAZ” – Poland
NATIONAL MUSEUM IN KIELCE, Kielce – Poland
2002 PROFIL GALLERY-CENTER of CULTURE “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, AB – Canada
1999 1112 GALLERY/SOCIETY FOR ARTS, Chicago, IL – U.S.A.
1998 PAUL KUHN GALLERY, Calgary, AB – Canada
1996 DISTRICT MUSEUM IN SIEDLCE – Poland
THE POLISH MUSEUM OF AMERICA, Chicago, IL – U.S.A.
ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA , Mississauga, ON – Canada
1995 MUNICIPALITY of ATHENS CULTURAL CENTER, Athens – Greece
WORLD EXCHANGE PLAZA, Ottawa, ON – Canada
1994 STARA KORDEGARDA GALLERY, Warsaw – Poland
NATIONAL MUSEUM IN CRACOW – Poland
THE ARCHDIOCESE MUSEUM of WARSAW – Poland
CENTER of CULTURE and ART, Kalisz – Poland
1993 FOCUS GALLERY, Toronto, ON – Canada
1992 WORLD TRADE CENTRE, Toronto, ON – Canada
GALERIE D0’ART SWEETLAND, Ottawa, ON – Canada
POINT GALLERY, Toronto, ON – Canada
1991 CENTER 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 City – U.S.A.
REGION of PEEL GALLERY, Brampton, ON – Canada
UNIVERSITY of TORONTO, Toronto, ON – Canada
1987 ART DIALOGUE GALLERY, Toronto, ON – Canada
L’ALLAINCE FRANCAISE, Ottawa, ON – Canada
1986 TEATR POLSKI, Warsaw – Poland
1985 DELORES LeBLANC PATENAUDE GALLERY, Ottawa, ON – Canada
COLUMBUS CENTRE ART GALLERY, Toronto, ON – Canada
1984 CITY HALL, Ottawa, ON – Canada
POSK GALLERY, London – Great Britain
GAYTON GALLERY, London – Great Britain
1983 KAISER HOUSE GALLERIES, Kleinburg, ON – Canada
1983 DEL BELLO GALLERY, Toronto, ON – Canada
1982 GALERIE MONTCALM, Hull, QC – Canada
GALERIE SURREALISTE, Toronto, ON – Canada
DEL BELLO GALLERY, Toronto, ON – Canada
GALLERY 76, Toronto, ON – Canada
DRAGONSKOLANS KONST-KLUBB, Umea – Sweden
1981 POLISH CULTURE CENTRE, Toronto, ON – Canada
DEL BELLO GALLERY, Toronto, ON – Canada
1980 TONIARA ART GALLERY, Mississauga, ON – Canada
DEL BELLO GALLERY, Toronto, ON – Canada
1979 POLISH CULTURE CENTRE, Toronto, ON – Canada
1978 POLISH CULTURE CENTRE, Toronto, ON – Canada
1975 CITY HALL, Zielonka – Poland
GROUP SHOWS (selected):
2018/19 GRIMSBY PUBLIC ART GALLERY, Grimsby, ON – Canada (2-artist show)
2017 VISUAL ARTS CENTRE OF CLARINGTON, Bowmanville, ON – Canada (2-artist show)
2016 TOM THOMSON ART GALLERY, Owen Sound, ON – Canada (2-artist show)
2015/16 LIVING ARTS CENTRE, Mississauga, ON – Canada (3-artist show)
2015 PAMA, Brampton,ON – Canada (Exchance: PAMA Artists Select)
ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA, ON – Canada (from permanent collection)
2014 GALERIA ZAJEZDNIA, UMCS Lublin – Poland (2-artist show))
THE DISTRICT MUSEUM IN CHELM, Chelm – Poland(Omne trinum perfectum)
OPEN STUDIO – Hundred Prints, Toronto, ON – Canada
2013 THE DISTRICT MUSEUM IN CHELM, Chelm – Poland (from permanent collection)
OPEN STUDIO – Hundred Prints, Toronto, ON – Canada
PREMIO ACQUI 10thInternational Biennial of Engraving, Acqui Terme – Italy
2012 ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA, ON – Canada (from permanent collection)
2009 MUSEUM OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
– 7thInternational Biennial of Contemporary Prints in Liege – Belgium
JAGIELLONIAN LIBRARY – Lettra-Krakow 2009 – Sign and Letter, Poland
ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA, ON – Canada (from permanent collection)
SUMMIT GALLERY OF FINE ART, Calgary, AB – Canada (2-artist show)
2008 SILESIAN MUSEUM, Katowice – Poland (from permanent collection)
2007 ART GALLERY OF PEEL, Brampton, ON – Canada (2-artist show)
ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA, ON – Canada (from permanent collection)
THE BOSTON PRINTMAKERS 2007 NORTH AMERICAN PRINT BIENNIAL, Boston, MA–U.S.A.
2006 TWO RIVERS GALLERY, Prince George, BC – Canada (from permanent collection)
ART & PAPER VII, 7thNational Biennial Competition of Works on Paper,
Galerie d’Art Jean-Claude-Bergeron, Ottawa, ON – Canada
AGNES BUGERA GALLERY, Edmonton, AB – Canada (2–artist show)
2005 HIGASHI HIROSHIMA ART MUSEUM – Japan
FRAN WILLIS GALLERY, Victoria, BC – Canada
YEBIDEN GALLERY, Hiroshima – Japan (3-artist show)
2004 ART FESTA IWAKUNI – Japan
ART EXPO NYC – 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, CA – U.S.A.
ART ARK, Kelowna, BC – Canada
2002 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, ON – Canada
VANDERLEELIE GALLERY, Edmonton, AB – Canada
1112 GALLERY/SOCIETY FOR ARTS, Chicago, IL – U.S.A.
2001 ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA, ON – Canada
1112 GALLERY/SOCIETY FOR ARTS, Chicago, IL – U.S.A.
SIMON PATRICH GALLERY, Vancouver, BC – Canada
LAS OLAS FINE ART, Ft. Lauderdale, FL – U. S.A.
2000 1112 GALLERY/SOCIETY FOR ARTS, Chicago, IL – U.S.A.
ISTITUTO POLACCO DI ROMA, Rome – Italy (2-artist show)
SALON INTERNATIONAL D’ARTE, Bourg-la-Reine – France
THE CHICAGO ATHENAEUM at SCHAUMBURG, IL – U.S.A.
1999 DISTRICT MUSEUM in TARNOW – Poland (3-artsit show)
VORPAL GALLERY, San Francisco, IL – 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 – U.S.A.
1996 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
THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, London, ON – Canada
FRANK BUSTAMANTE GALLERY, NYC – U.S.A.
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 – U.S.A.
1992 VORPAL GALLERY, New York City – U.S.A.
WORLD TRADE CENTRE, Toronto, ON – Canada
ZAMEK GALLERY, Reszel – Poland
GALLERY PLANTAGE, Goteborg – Sweden
1991 NATIONAL ART GALLERY “ZACHETA”, Warsaw – Poland
VORPAL GALLERY, New York City – U.S.A.
1990 ART DIALOGUE GALLERY, Toronto, ON – Canada (2-artist show)
GALERIE D’ART SWEETLAND, Ottawa, ON – Canada
DISTRICT MUSEUM in SIEDLCE – Poland
VORPAL GALLERY, New York City – U.S.A.
1989 ART EXPO NY, New York City – U.S.A.
VORPAL GALLERY, New York City – U.S.A.
1988 MAXIMILIAN GALLERY, New York City U.S.A.
ART DIALOGUE GALLERY, Toronto, ON– Canada
ART EXPO NY, New York City – 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 – 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 – 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
AWARDS
- 2011 The MARTYS 2011 Mississauga Arts Council – Artist of the Year (Established Visual Arts)1996 Chicago Federation of Labor – Chicago IL. U.S.A. Competition – 3rdPrize1995 Region of Peel Gallery, Brampton ON, Juried Exhibition – Honorable Mention
1994 Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga – ON, Juried Exhibition – Honorable Mention
1992 Exhibition “Credo” Toronto, ON. Juried Exhibition – 2nd Prize
2005, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2017 OAC Exhibition Assistance Grant