Anna BUCZKOWSKA (b. 1943), Trampled earth - and what next...?, 2001

Own technique, dyed cotton, canvas, film; 295 x 190 cm;
Signed and described on the tag: Aut: ANNA BUCZKOWSKA / Titled: TRAMPLET EARTH / - WHAT TO DO NEXT?" / dimension: 300 x 200 / year: 2001 / tech: own hand dyed /canvas, foil.

In 1965-71 she studied painting and artistic textiles at the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. She studied under the direction of: painting - Prof. Andrzej Jurkiewicz, Prof. Stefan Gierowski; artistic textiles - Prof. Anna Śledziewska, Prof. Mieczysław Szymański; graphics - Prof. Hanna Chrostowska; composition of solids and planes - Prof. Roman Owidzki. She received her diploma with honors in 1971 in the studio of Prof. Stefan Gierowski and Prof. Mieczyslaw Szymanski. She works in artistic textiles, collage, painting and drawing. In 1972, she cooperated with the Capital Rehabilitation Center as head of the art studios. In 1972-75 she was the artistic director of the tapestry and carpet studio of the "Ład" cooperative. In 1989-91 she ran the tapestry studio of the Polish-French company "Gala" as an art manager. From 1993 to 1997 she led art classes for children and young people at the Cultural Center in Konstancin.
Selected awards and prizes: (1986 ) First Prize at the Olympic Art Competition, Museum of Sports and Tourism, (1992) - First Prize in the exhibition "Weaving Workshop - Kowary", BWA, Wroclaw, (1993) - Scholarship from The Pollock - Krasner Foundation USA, (1994) - Grand Prix of Queen Fabiola, VI International Lace Biennale, Brussels, (2000) - Honorable Mention - City Gallery of Art, Czestochowa, (2001) - honorable mention - 1st National Biennale, Tri-City, (2002) - honorable mention at the exhibition "Fabric inspired by Moniuszko's music", (2005) - honorable mention at the 3rd Biennale of Painting and Artistic Fabric- Tri-City, (2008) - lifetime achievement award granted by the Piaseczno County District Office, (2010) - Diploma of appreciation, for contribution to the development of artistic fabric. 3 International Art Festival, Structures of Links, Krakow, (2013) - Title of Merit for the City of Konstancin-Jeziorna, (2013) - Honorary Badge "Meritorious for Polish Culture" from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.