Magdalena Barczyk-Kurus, Permeation IV from the series Intimacy of Light, 2021

Acrylic, canvas, 60 x 90 cm

Magdalena Barczyk- Kurus (born 1985) Graduated from the Faculty of Arts at J. Długosz Academy in Częstochowa majors: Painting, studio of Prof. W. Lubos - diploma with distinction in 2012 and Artistic Education in the field of plastic arts. Previously, from 2000 to 2005 - J. Malczewski State High School of Visual Arts in Częstochowa. Since 2007, she has been a member of artists affiliated with the ARTlock.pl website Since 2010, she has been active in the Historical Association Reduta Częstochowa; in addition to art, she is interested in the history and monuments of Częstochowa, on which she conducts research. She has received the Art Scholarship of the President of the City of Częstochowa three times. Scholarship holder of the Rector of J. Długosz Academy in Częstochowa for artistic achievements. More important awards: - 2018 - Third Place - Award of the Director of the Municipal Art Gallery in Częstochowa, - IV International Art Contest Contemporary Landscape 2011 - 2010 - Honorable Mention, IV All-Polish M. Michalik Contest for a Picture for Young Painters, - 2004 - Honorable Mention, Inter-school Art Contest "Polish Jews - traditions and customs", Częstochowa. Publications: Częstochowa architects of the interwar period (1918 - 1939), [in:] Yearbook of the Częstochowa Museum 20112012, vol. 12, edited by E. Miszczyńska, Częstochowa 2013.