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Iwona Cur

Was born in Końskowola near Puławy in 1978. She graduated with honors from the Faculty of Graphic Arts and Printmaking of the European Academy of Arts in Warsaw. She received her Master of Arts Degree for her diploma projects in printmaking, completed in the studio of Prof. Waldemar Szysz, and in painting completed under the supervision of Prof. Andrzej Sadowski. She worked as an assistant at the Department of Printmaking. She lives and works in Warsaw.

Biography

Iwona Cur is a graphic artist. Inspired by the natural world, she creates big-size black and white linocuts. Linocut is a graphic technique that requires a great deal of precision and patience, but also allows the artist to create very expressive spaces by using different textures.

Prizes and awards
Exhibitions
Group exhibitions

Prizes and awards

2013 - Young Art Compass 2012, 20th position in the ranking of contemporary Polish artists
2005 - Grand Prix at the Third Biennial of All Arts, Climates of Tarnów (Klimaty Tarnowa)
2003 - Award of the President of the Republic of Poland in the competition for the best diploma project in visual arts (fine arts and design)
2003 - PRESTIGE Artistic Scholarship of the Millennium Bank
Prize sponsored by Artinfo.pl portal
2002 - Awarded several times at the “Warsaw Graphic Art” competition, Prize of the National Museum in Warsaw

Exhibitions

2009 - ES Gallery, Międzyrzecz Podlaski
2007 - Ars gemula naturae, The Natural Science Museum, Kazimierz Dolny
2006 - The Contemporary Art Gallery in Przemyśl
2005 - The Cut (Ryt), Królikarnia (Branch of the National Museum in Warsaw)

Group exhibitions

2016, 2015, 2013 STALOWA Art Gallery, Warsaw

2010
NULLUS DIES SINE LINEA, In Memory of Franciszek Starowieyski, Wilanów Poster Museum, Warsaw
The Prologue, Centre for the Promotion of Culture, Warsaw
2009 - Circle the right answer, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Warsaw
2007 - Deer in the rut, Pracownia Wschodnia, Warsaw
2006 - Grand Prix of Young Polish Print, International Print Triennial, Cracow
2006 - Polish Eagles, Young Polish Print in Seoul, organized by the International Print Triennial in Cracow,
2005 - Transgressions 2005, The IMPACT 4 International Printmaking Conference, Berlin – Poznań, at Zamek Culture Centre, Poznań
2001, 2003, 2005 - Polish Student Print Biennial, Poznań