Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930 Falenty near Warsaw - 2017 Warsaw), "Stepping Figure" from the Vancouver Ancestors series, 2006.

Origin
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada
private collection, Poland

Exhibited
Queen Elizabeth Park, outdoor exhibition, Vancouver Biennale, 2005-2007
City Hall Canada Line Station, outdoor exhibition, Vancouver Biennale 2009-2011
Londsdale Avenue, North Vancover, outdoor exhibition, Vancouver Biennale, 2014-2016
La Balade pour la Paix: An Open-Air Museum, outdoor exhibition, Vancouver Biennale, 2017-2020 Arts on the Avenue,
outdoor exhibition, Vancouver Biennale, Edmonton, 2020

Biography
Magdalena Abakanowicz studied in 1950-54 at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. She practiced sculpture. The first works that brought her international fame were the monumental, spatial tapestries with a relief texture Abakanas. Her sculptures are made in a variety of techniques and materials: ceramics, wood, bronze, plastic - both figurative and non-figurative. She has made and completed many projects for public places and museums. In 1965-90 she taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan. She is the author of erudite essays on art, mythology, religion. In 1965 she was awarded the Grand Prix at the Sao Paulo Biennale. By world critics she is counted among the top artists of the 20th century.