Education
1998–2003
Study at The Wladyslaw Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts & Design in Lodz [Graphic & Painting Department]. M.F.A. professional diploma with dean’s distinction in Prof. Jerzy Trelinski [Visual Information Design Studio], diploma Annex in Prof. Krzysztof Wawrzyniak [Drawing Studio]
& M.A. thesis: Human figure in Polish painting after II World War. Andrzej Wroblewski, Jaroslaw Modzelewski, Marcin Maciejowski in senior lecturer Wojciech Goczkowski in Museum of Art in Lodz, Poland/current ms2 [Chief of Education Department ms/Lodz]
Solo-shows (selected from 2003)
2017 (~2018)
Leszek Bartkiewicz. 1st Solo-Exhibition in traditionsreiche Galerie Wiedmann (Die Galerie Wiedmann im Lutherjahr ’17 präsentiert: Leszek Bartkiewicz) in Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart / Baden-Württemberg [DE] (planned date: November 24, 2017 – January 20, 2018)
2016
1st Luxembourg ART FAIR/LUXEXPO – Hall 2, Parc Expo Luxembourg/LU (with Birch Galerie, Lodz), [PL] (date: December 8-11, 2016) – Project: Leszek Bartkiewicz
2016
LESZEK BARTKIEWICZ. Exhibition & Art’s films presentations in Milionova Design Factory, Lodz [PL] 2016
HUSH. Exhibition in mia ART GALLERY, Wroclaw/Breslau [PL] (in European Capital of Culture 2016 Programme)
2015
ST’ART – La 20ème (jubilee) édition de la Foire Européenne d’Art contemporain de Strasbourg/France (with Birch Galerie, Lodz), [PL] (date: November 26-30, 2015) – Artist’s Duo: Leszek Bartkiewicz/Jan Ziemski, Project: The Dialog / Le Dialogue
2015
art’pu:l – 5. Edition of Fair for contemporary art/Walzwerk Pulheim, Pulheim/near Cologne (DE) 2015
Women & Sportsmen Show Off 3, ARTour Gallery (at Shopping Linthout) in Bruxelles, Belgium (B) 2015
Mysterious Visitors, APPELLATION. Store of Wines and Olives oil’s, Lodz
2014
Monsterious. Exhibition of paintings by Leszek Bartkiewicz, MiTo art.café.books, Warsaw; curator – Piotr Seweryn Rosol (date: 10/27 – 11/16/2014)
2014
Women & Sportsmen Show Off 2, (display during) HUNTENKUNST 2014 (Stand No.134), Ulft/SSP HAL, Holland; curator – Harrie Schenning
2013
The Baby of Mâcon. Paintings of Leszek Bartkiewicz, lobby/Oscar’s Bar andel’s Hotel Cracow (postcard)+artistic recital international klezmer’s band-Kroke solo; curator – Leszek Bartkiewicz 2013
Women & Sportsmen Show Off, HUNTENKUNST 2013 (Stand No.177), Ulft/SSP HAL, Holland (CD’s catalogue, poster), curator – Harrie Schenning
2012
Sports Competitions. Paintings of Leszek Bartkiewicz, lobby andel’s Hotel Lodz (folder/poster)+artistic recital international klezmer’s band-Kroke solo; curator – Leszek Bartkiewicz 2011
Stages. Pictures of sporting tangles/Objects children’s emotions, Central Museum of Textiles (postcard, poster) in Lodz/famous Geyer’s White Factory
2009
Sportsmen, Sex’s Fights and Romantics Human’s Natures, Municipal Art Gallery/13 Muses, Szczecin (folder)
2009
Retro s_ection of Leszek B., Qadrat Art Gallery, Warsaw+performance: Art Is The Fight! _International Museum’s Night 2009 (catalogue)
2008
Sportsmen, Sex’s Fights and Romantics Human’s Natures, Galerie Zero, Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany (postcard)
2008
Painting concern everyone Us, Old Gallery (LDK/Lodz’s Cultural House), Lodz (catalogue)
2008
Women & Sportsmen, Wozownia Art Gallery, Torun (catalogue)
2007 Ateneum of Young Gallery (Ateneum Foundation), Warsaw (paintings/works on papers & installations of light’s on base paintings)
2006 www.lodz-art.eu (net Exhibition), Lodz (paintings)
2005 Project: „Walking Art Tour – 2005”, Holiday Inn, Warsaw (paintings)
2005 Gallery of Bureau Exhibition of Art, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski (paintings)
2004 NIZIO Gallery, Warsaw [Two Artist’s Exhibition – with Sculptor Mateusz Sikora];
(paintings/works on papers)
2003 Anna Iglinska Gallery, Cracow (paintings/works on papers)
Collective exhibitions (selected from 2003)
2016
International Art Fair/date: June 2-5, 2016 – 1st ART-Stuttgart / Schleyer-Halle Stuttgart, Germany (DE) – Group show: Bartkiewicz/BG, Hałas, Kielar, Sacharczuk (with mia ART GALLERY, Wroclaw/PL) 2015/2016
Artists for Olinek 2015 (Exhibitions, concerts & Auction, album), Museum of Lodzer University / Biedermann Palace (x2), International Fair of Lodz‘s, Gronowalski Restaurant & Buddha Pub, Lodz 2014
12. ASofA /International Autumn Salon of Art „HOMO QUADRATUS OSTROVIENSIS”, Gallery of Bureau Exhibition of Art, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, curator – Jolanta Chwałek (1 painting/arts competition); [date: Oct.10 – Nov.28, 2014]
2014
ART STORY – 2014, collective Exhibition/New suggestions – offer, NEXT Art Gallery, Bydgoszcz (September 2014) and Inaugural 1st Auction of Young Art/Exh. from Sep.22, 2014 (date: October 3, 2014)
2014
Hot summer…, collective summer’s Exhibition, NEXT Art Gallery, Bydgoszcz
2014
Women & Sportsmen Show Off 2, Huntenkunst 2014/22. edition of Festival/Contemporary Art Fair, Ulft/DRU Industriepark – SSP HAL, The Netherlands [NL]; curator – Harrie Schenning (CD’s catalogue, poster); project of Stand No.134 – Leszek Bartkiewicz
2013
Women & Sportsmen Show Off, Huntenkunst 2013/21. edition of Festival/Contemporary Art Fair (guest honorable – Lithuania), Ulft/DRU Industriepark, The Netherlands [NL]; project of Stand No.177 – Leszek Bartkiewicz
2011
Art under Christmas tree, small drawings exhibition+auction, Winter 2011, Platon Law Center, Wroclaw
2011
9th Warsaw Arts Fair, Kubicki’s Arcades, Warsaw/Platon Law Center, Wroclaw
2011
Summer in the City! Enjoy Art! Temporary exhibition of Platon’s collection. Summer 2011/Platon Law Center, Wroclaw
2010/2009
Project: Lodzer’s Avant-garde Zone 20/21th century. Picture, object, installation in-situ, Open Space, Municipal Citylight’s Gallery in Lodz
2009
1st Auction of Young Art, Sheraton Hotel, Warsaw/Auction House Polswiss Art, Warsaw (catalogue) 2009
Gallery ZERO 6th Anniversary, (Gallery ZERO Collection/6th annual’s catalogue 2009), Galerie Zero, Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany
2008
6th Warsaw Arts Fair, European Hotel, Warsaw/Auction House Rempex, Warsaw
2006 „Homo Quadratus Ostroviensis”, 8. ASofA, Gallery of Bureau Exhibition of Art, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski (3 drawings/arts competition)
2006 The 2006 CIFAC, Agora Gallery, Chelsea, New York/Juror: Manon Slome, Chief Curator, Chelsea Art Museum, NY (21.ed. of international arts competition/4 artworks: paintings/light’s installation)
2005 Project: „Walking Art Tour – 2005”, Warsaw Destination Alliance foundation, Warsaw Marriott Hotel (collective exh. & auction for rebuilding New Orleans, LA after hurricane Katrina)
2004 „Homo Quadratus Ostroviensis”, 7. ASofA, Gallery of Bureau Exhibition of Art, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski (1 painting/arts competition)
2004 „Configuration”, 20. Festival Polish Contemporary Paintings, Pomeranian Duke’s Castle, Szczecin (2 paintings); (PL)
2004 ST’ART – La 8ème édition de la Foire Européenne d’Art contemporain de Strasbourg/France (with Galerie Ars Nova, Lodz/PL – 9 artworks/large show), [F] (February 2004)
2004 Finalists „Painting of the Year – 2003”, Krölikarnia Palace/National Museum of Sculpture branch, Warsaw (1 painting); (annual painting’s competition: 2001–2005)
2003 5. Exhibition of Young Paintings/6. Paintings Competition – famous „Geppert”, Gallery of Bureau Exhibition of Art AWANGARDA (Avant-Garde), Wroclaw (3 paintings); (PL)
Grants, Awards & Residencies
2014
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc. Grant, awarded by The Board of Directors, New York, USA (fellowship/artist’s Grant for 2015-2016)
2014
Personal invitation Dutch foundation to participation in 23.edition art festival/Contemporary Art Fair „Huntenkunst 2015“ at Ulft/Rhineland-Westfalia’s [NL] – transfered for 2016
2014
Qualification of Jury’s to Re:competition exhibition – 12. International Autumn Salon of Art „HOMO QUADRATUS OSTROVIENSIS”, Gallery of Bureau Exhibition of Art, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
2013
Award of Dutch Huntenkunst Foundation for painting/Invitation to second time towards Birch Galerie to participation in 22. edition Contemporary Art Fair HUNTENKUNST 2014 in Ulft, Holland/2. time Award for painting category. Festival in 2014 take place with Project/curatorial exhibition „Euregio RW in colours” realized by team Huntenkunst, Galerie bij de Boeken and Kunstverein Emmerich e.V.); [NL]
2012
Award of Dutch Huntenkunst Foundation for painting/Invitation to participation in 21. edition Contemporary Art Fair HUNTENKUNST 2013 in Ulft, one in 3 leading plastic event in Holland (Festival in 2013 under Lithuanian Embassy’s patronage in The Netherlands Kingdom)
2011
Łódź You like to be Creative? Interdisciplinary workshop, Lodz Art Center/Summer resort Ksiezy Mlyn, Lodz (Award by Lodz Wladyslaw Reymont Airport–artistic travel to Milan, Italy)
2008
The National PFRON Fund Grant from UE, Brussels/Lodz (two-year grant/2009-2010 for opening Artist’s Studio in City of Lodz)
2006
The 2006 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, Agora Gallery, Chelsea, New York, USA (Curator’s exhibition, annual net promotion+text critique, Juror: Manon Slome/Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY)
2005
Nomination to Arteon Annual Prize in 2005 (Nomination–Ewa Rozalska-Galazka, Museum of Art in Lodz, Poland)
2004
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc. Grant, awarded by The Board of Directors, New York, USA (fellowship/artist’s Grant & Distinction for 2004-2005)
2003
Finalists of Painting of the Year 2003, X. Dunikowski Museum of Sculpture, Krolikarnia Palace, National Museum branch, Warsaw (100. prizewinner’s collective exhibition in National Museum) 2003
Master’s Degree with honors
Works in public collections
andel’s Contemporary Art Collection 2013, Cracow [PL/A, Investor: Warimpex Finanz AG, Vienna] andel’s Contemporary Art Collection 2012, Lodz [PL/A, Investor: Warimpex Finanz AG, Vienna] Galerie Zero, Berlin-Kreuzberg [DE]
Malgorzata and Marek Malecki Collection, Warsaw [PL]
Ateneum Foundation, Warsaw [PL]
Nizio Gallery, Warsaw [PL]
and numerous private collections in Canada, France, Ireland, U.S.A. and Poland
Activity as curator
2016
Lux art Fair – 1st Luxembourg Art Fair 2016/Parc Expo Luxembourg (with Birch Galerie, Lodz), [PL] – (date: December 8-11, 2016) – Project: Leszek Bartkiewicz, at sash: www.pkf.org
2016
LESZEK BARTKIEWICZ. Exhibition in Milionova Design Factory, Lodz [PL] (Project with biographical’s presentation films about Artist’s life and works)
2015
ST’ART – La 20ème (jubilee) édition de la Foire Européenne d’Art contemporain de Strasbourg/France (with Birch Galerie, Lodz), [PL] – (date: November 26-30, 2015) – Artist’s Duo: Leszek Bartkiewicz/Jan Ziemski; Project: The Dialog / Le Dialogue, at sash: www.pkf.org
2013
Project artistic event The Baby of Mâcon. Paintings of Leszek Bartkiewicz, andel’s Hotel Cracow/exhibition for the event & PR campaign and project conception concurrent Kroke solo music & biographical film introduction: Leszek Bartkiewicz, TV Patio 2008 – Lodz/PL
2012
Project artistic event Sports Competitions. Paintings of Leszek Bartkiewicz in City of Lodz programme: Łódź create events, andel’s Hotel Lodz/exhibition for the event, design in city’s spaces & PR campaign and project conception concurrent Kroke solo music
2012
Project promotion & design campaign of exhibition: Culture manifestations–the poster message. The European poster at the turn of the 20th and 21st century/The posters from the collection of the National Museum in Poznan (PL), The Municipal Art Gallery in Lodz
2011
Lodz You like to be Creative? Interdisciplinary workshop, Lodz Art Center/Summer resort Ksiezy Mlyn, Lodz, Project: Creative Square, Five persons Team–Gate(way)
4.2010/12.2009
Project: Lodzer’s Avant-garde Zone 20/21th century. Picture, object, installation in-situ, Open Space, Municipal Citylight’s Gallery in Lodz with Jerzy Kropiwnicki’s patronage, Mayor in Department of City Lodz
New Publications / Books of Art
2016
1st Luxembourg Art Fair 2016 (with Birch Galerie, Lodz/PL) / book’s catalogue, Luxembourg (LU) 2016 2016
mia ART GALLERY: June 10-24, 2016 / A3 Exhibition brochure – poster (8 Artworks reproductions) 2016
1st ART-Stuttgart: June 2-5, 2016 / Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle at Stuttgart, Germany (DE) 2016 / A4 Art Fair brochure (6 pages brochure, 1 Artwork reproduction – at 4 p.)
2015
ST’ART 2015 (Birch Galerie, Lodz/PL) / book’s catalogue, Strasbourg (FR) 2015
2015
art’pu:l 2015 (Leszek Bartkiewicz) / book’s catalogue, Pulheim/near Cologne (DE) 2015
2014
Lodz Creates / Creative Industries Centre, presentation of Artistic person/Interview (9 pp.), Lodz 2014
2014
andel’s art book, presentation in a/H/L Collection of Art (3 pp.), Andel’s Sp. z o.o. (PL/A), Warsaw 2014