Beata Ewa Białecka, KONTERFEKT KLARA, 2016

40,0 x 40,0cm - oil, canvas, dried roses Signed on the reverse in marker medium: KONTERFEKT | KLARA 2016 | oil, on canvas, dried roses

On the l. strip of the loom sticker of the exhibition at the National Museum in Gdansk in 2018.

The painting exhibited:

- Beata Ewa Białecka. Ave woman. Retrospective exhibition, National Museum in Gdansk. Green Gate Branch, Gdansk 6 April - 22 July 2018.

Born in 1966 in Mikolow, Poland. Graduated from the Faculty of easel painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. Diploma in the studio of Prof. Jerzy Nowosielski in 1992. Awarded the Primus Inter Pares gold badge of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (1992), nominated for the Passport of Polityka in the category of Visual Arts (2007) and the Sovereign European Art Prize (2008). She has received scholarships from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow (six-month residency, Syke, Germany [1991]), the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (1999), the Mayor of the City of Gdansk (2005, 2018), and the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship (2006, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2018).

Prizes and awards:

2003 National Competition of Contemporary Painting, Bielska Jesień, BWA Bielska Gallery, Bielsko-Biała, honorable mention.

2006 6th Sacrum Triennial, Art in the face of evil, Municipal Art Gallery, Częstochowa, Grand Prix of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.

2006 21st Festival of Contemporary Polish Painting, Pomeranian Dukes' Castle, Szczecin, Grand Prix of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.

2010 Distinction of the Editorial Board of the quarterly ARTLUK. Art for the Fall, Art Fair, BWA, Bielsko-Biala

2017 Pomeranian Art Award 2016, Gdansk (nomination).

2019 Pomeranian Storms 2018, Gdansk (nomination in the category Person of the Year in Culture).

2019 Pomeranian Art Award 2018, Gdansk, Poland.