Leszek Wyczolkowski Biography

Artist, Painter

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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