Andrzej Jerzy Lech
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Andrzej Jerzy Lech - Born January 22, 1955 in Wrocław, Poland
, is a Polish
artist and photographer.
Between 1981-1984 he studied at the Faculty of Fine Art Photography at the School of Visual Arts in Ostrava
, the Czech Republic
, in the workshop of Borek Sousedik.
From 1979 to 1987 he ran a private photography gallery called "Galeria w drodze" ("On The Way Gallery") in Opole
, Poland, displaying his friends’ and his work. Still-life and landscapes series from this period are "Warsaw, Amsterdam, New York" and "The 1912 Swiss Calendar".
He is currently working on a few photographic projects: "Travel Journal - America", "Travel Journal - Poland" and "The New York Bay Photography Project".
His photographs are in the permanent public collections of the Museum of Modern Art in Łódź, Poland, the National Museum in Wrocław, Poland, Mala Galeria in Warsaw, Poland, Exchange Gallery in Łódź, Poland, BWA in Legnica
, Poland, BWA in Jelenia Góra
, Poland, Icon Pictures in New York, New York, and in many private collections.
In 1997 he won the competition for one-person show in the Bergen Museum of Art and Science in Paramus, New Jersey
.
In 2000 his solo show, "The 1912 Swiss Calendar", opened during the 8th International Month of Photography "FotoFest" in Houston, Texas.
On September 11, 2002, his multi-media show dedicated to the WTC
was shown simultaneously in 14 galleries in Poland, in Ostrava, the Czech Republic and in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was composed of 46 photographs taken before the tragic event, on 09.11.2001 and in its aftermath. The show was accompanied by a published booklet.
, Germany.
In 1988 and 1989 he participated as one of the ten artists in the show titled "Polish Perceptions - Ten Contemporary Photographers, 1977-1988" at the Collins Gallery, Glasgow
, Scotland, the Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland, and Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery, Fife, Scotland
.
In 1994 he collaborated in the AIDS benefit auction "Sunday by the Bay" in Bellport, Long Island, New York
. In the same year he participated in "The Nurturing Spirit", a group show to benefit The Evelyn H. Launder Breast Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
In 1998 he took part in the multi-image photographic exhibition "Beyond Words", produced in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hasselblad. The premiere showcased at the "Photokina '98" in Cologne
, Germany (September 1998) then at the "PhotoPlus East Exhibition" in New York, New York (October 1998).
In 2002 he participated in “Around Decade – Polish Photography of the 90s”, which took place in the Museum of Art in Łódź, Poland and the national Museum in Wrocław, Poland. In the same year he exhibited photographs from a work in progress entitled “Travel Journal – America” in several galleries in Poland.
In May 2002 he took part in a large exhibition, “The Photographic Landscapes of Jersey City”, which was organized by Pro Arts in the Jersey City Public Library.
In the Fall of 2002, he took part in several exhibitions. They are “The End of Life Show” (The Irving Goldman Community Art Gallery, Jersey City, NJ), “Forms of Matter: Artists’ Views of Nature” (Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ), Central New Jersey Railroad Festival (by invitation, CNJ Railroad Terminal in Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ) and the Jersey City Artists Studio Tour.
In March 2003 he showed in Poland his exhibition titled “60 Gates” again, exactly 20 years after the original exhibition date.
He was invited by an international panel of judges to participate in Biennale of Contemporary Art in Florence, Italy
, which took place in December 2003.
In May of 2005, Lech received the J. Owen Grundy Award from the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy for his photography of Jersey City and its landmarks.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, is a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
artist and photographer.
Life and work
Ostrava
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
, the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, in the workshop of Borek Sousedik.
From 1979 to 1987 he ran a private photography gallery called "Galeria w drodze" ("On The Way Gallery") in Opole
Opole
Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...
, Poland, displaying his friends’ and his work. Still-life and landscapes series from this period are "Warsaw, Amsterdam, New York" and "The 1912 Swiss Calendar".
He is currently working on a few photographic projects: "Travel Journal - America", "Travel Journal - Poland" and "The New York Bay Photography Project".
His photographs are in the permanent public collections of the Museum of Modern Art in Łódź, Poland, the National Museum in Wrocław, Poland, Mala Galeria in Warsaw, Poland, Exchange Gallery in Łódź, Poland, BWA in Legnica
Legnica
Legnica is a town in south-western Poland, in Silesia, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the plain of Legnica, riverside: Kaczawa and Czarna Woda. Between 1 June 1975 and 31 December 1998 Legnica was the capital of the Legnica Voivodeship. It is currently the seat of the county...
, Poland, BWA in Jelenia Góra
Jelenia Góra
----Jelenia Góra is a city in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland. The name of the city means "deer mountain" in Polish, Czech and German. It is close to the Krkonoše mountain range running along the Polish-Czech border – ski resorts such as Karpacz and Szklarska Poręba can be found...
, Poland, Icon Pictures in New York, New York, and in many private collections.
Solo exhibitions
In 1983 he held an exhibition called "60 Gates".In 1997 he won the competition for one-person show in the Bergen Museum of Art and Science in Paramus, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.
In 2000 his solo show, "The 1912 Swiss Calendar", opened during the 8th International Month of Photography "FotoFest" in Houston, Texas.
On September 11, 2002, his multi-media show dedicated to the WTC
WTC
WTC is an initialism which may stand for:*World Trade Center in New York, a seven-building complex in Lower Manhattan that was destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks**World Trade Center a series of World Trade Centers...
was shown simultaneously in 14 galleries in Poland, in Ostrava, the Czech Republic and in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was composed of 46 photographs taken before the tragic event, on 09.11.2001 and in its aftermath. The show was accompanied by a published booklet.
Group exhibitions
In 1987 he participated in the exhibition "Preis fuer junge europaeische Fotografen" ("Award for Young European Photographers") in FrankfurtFrankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, Germany.
In 1988 and 1989 he participated as one of the ten artists in the show titled "Polish Perceptions - Ten Contemporary Photographers, 1977-1988" at the Collins Gallery, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland, the Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland, and Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery, Fife, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
In 1994 he collaborated in the AIDS benefit auction "Sunday by the Bay" in Bellport, Long Island, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. In the same year he participated in "The Nurturing Spirit", a group show to benefit The Evelyn H. Launder Breast Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
In 1998 he took part in the multi-image photographic exhibition "Beyond Words", produced in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hasselblad. The premiere showcased at the "Photokina '98" in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany (September 1998) then at the "PhotoPlus East Exhibition" in New York, New York (October 1998).
In 2002 he participated in “Around Decade – Polish Photography of the 90s”, which took place in the Museum of Art in Łódź, Poland and the national Museum in Wrocław, Poland. In the same year he exhibited photographs from a work in progress entitled “Travel Journal – America” in several galleries in Poland.
In May 2002 he took part in a large exhibition, “The Photographic Landscapes of Jersey City”, which was organized by Pro Arts in the Jersey City Public Library.
In the Fall of 2002, he took part in several exhibitions. They are “The End of Life Show” (The Irving Goldman Community Art Gallery, Jersey City, NJ), “Forms of Matter: Artists’ Views of Nature” (Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ), Central New Jersey Railroad Festival (by invitation, CNJ Railroad Terminal in Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ) and the Jersey City Artists Studio Tour.
In March 2003 he showed in Poland his exhibition titled “60 Gates” again, exactly 20 years after the original exhibition date.
He was invited by an international panel of judges to participate in Biennale of Contemporary Art in Florence, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, which took place in December 2003.
In May of 2005, Lech received the J. Owen Grundy Award from the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy for his photography of Jersey City and its landmarks.
External links
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