Joanna GA£ECKA (b. 1963), Selling carpets from the series Bazaar in Ashgabat; 2021

Oil pastel paper; 49 x 69 cm in p-p
Signed and dated l. d: Galecka 2021

Originally from Podlasie, from where she derived her love of nature. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. Graduated from the Faculty of Graphic Arts in 1992, graduated from the Faculty of Painting in 1994. She works in painting, drawing and printmaking. Creates various thematic series such as: "Felicia's Land", "By the Red Water", "In modo barocco". His travels have resulted in cycles: "Images written on the Dnieper River" - from Ukraine", "Bazaar in Ashgabat" - from Turkmenistan - to which the presented work belongs. In 2000, she exhibited jointly with Jerzy Panek.
She was a scholarship recipient of the T. Kulisiewicz Foundation and the John Paul II Foundation in Rome. She received several awards for her works, including several Grand Prix and honorable mentions in the "Best Graphics of the Month" and "Small Format" competitions in Cracow.