Andrew Urbanowicz, Letters to ERIS 0703

100,0 x 100,0 cm - oil, panel

signed on the back Wednesday: ANDRZEJ URBANOWICZ | LISTY DO ERIS.0703 | AU [monogram penned].

Andrzej Urbanowicz studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and Katowice; he received his diploma in 1962. He was a member of the Arkat art group from 1967-1968 and co-founded the Onerion art group in 1967. Between 1967 and 1970 he ran galleries and organized theoretical meetings. In 1978-1991 he was in the United States, where he went on a Kosciuszko Foundation scholarship. In 1991, the artist participated in the exhibition "We are" at Warsaw's Zachęta Gallery, while in 1992 a retrospective exhibition of his works was held at the BWA in Katowice. He works in painting, drawing, printmaking, stage design and installation.