Grzegorz Stec
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Stec was born on January 24, 1955 in Kraków, Poland. In 1976–1981, he studied at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts graphics under Professor Włodzimierz Kunz and painting under Professor Jan Świderski. Stec had over 50 solo exhibitions, including the United States, Sweden, Germany and France. From 1996 to 2002 he was Artist in Residence at the Society for Arts Chicago (Exhibitions: “Letters to the Masters” (1996), "Exodus or Carnival?" (1997) und "Aqueducts of Dream" (1998)). From 2008 to 2009 retrospectives in Kraków - Pałac Sztuki (2012), in "Solvay" Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej [Centre for Contemporary Art] (2014), at the Judaica Foundation – Center For Jewish Culture Kraków (2014).[1] His large-scale paintings come work as a book illustrator and poster artist. About the work of Grzegorz Stec Polish television filmed the movie Zadręcza mnie zapach Czerni (1991, directed by Cezary Nowicki).[2] Stec introduced in Germany at the Polish Institute Leipzig (2014)[3] and in the gallery Abakus (Berlin Weissensee 2015).[4] His poems were translated into German by Dieter Kalka. The art critic Marek Sołtysik about Stec: "He is a prophet, a prophet of the apocalypse." (2011). "Only few artists can boast of such mature craft. In the case of Master Stec it is a recognized once and for all through the autumn Atelier 2014 ". He is married to the Polish literary historian Gabriela Matuszek und lives in Kraków.
Work
Individual exhibitions (selection)
- Klub Olimp, Kraków, 1979
- Galeria Mały Rynek, Kraków, 1985
- Emigrant's Club, Stockholm, Sweden, 1986
- Galeria Inny Świat, Kraków, 1986
- Teatr Stary, Kraków, 1987
- Galeria Inny Świat, Kraków, 1988
- Galeria Inny Świat, Kraków, 1989
- Muzeum Śląskie, Katowice, 1989
- Stara Galeria, Kraków, 1991
- Galeria Profil, Poznań, 1992
- Teatr Witkacego, Zakopane, 1992
- Stara Galeria, Kraków, 1993
- Galeria Inny Świat, Kraków, 1993
- PAAS Gallery, New York, 1995
- Dom Natana Spiry, Kraków, 1995
- Insights, The John G. Blank Center for the Art, Michigan City (with works of Adam Fedorowicz), 1996
- Letters to the Mastres, 1112 Gallery, The Society for Arts, Chicago,1996
- Exodus or Carnival?, 1112 Gallery, The Society for Arts, Chicago, 1997
- Aqueducts of Dream, 1112 Gallery, The Society for Arts, Chicago, 1998
- Galeria Centrum, Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury Kraków, 2002
- Muzeum Historii Miasta Łodzi, Łódź, 2005
- Akwedukty snów, Galeria Ermitaż, Muzeum Łazienki Królewskie, Warsaw, 2006
- Galleri Mitteleuropa, Stockholm, 2007
- Galeria Kuriera Plus, New York, 2008
- Polnisches Generalkonsulat New York City, 2008
- Fundacja Kościuszkowska, New York, 2009
- Oto - patrz Fryderyku (with Krzysztof Izdebsk-Cruz and Marcin Kołpanowicz), Polska Filharmonia Bałtycka oraz Galeria Klucznik, 2010
- Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej, Kołobrzeg (with Marcin Kołpanowicz), 2010
- Pisane światłem, pisane mrokiem, Centrum Kultury Żydowskiej, Kraków, 2011[5]
- Ciemne epifanie, Pałac Sztuki Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Sztuk Pięknych w Krakowie, 2012
- Jest czerń tak przezroczysta..., Galeria Ars Nova in Łódź, 2012
- Collegium Novum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraów, 2013
- Mairie de Saint-Ouen Marchefroy, France, 2013
- POSTkarnawał, Dwór Czeczów, Kraków, 2013
- W świetle, w ciemności, Centrum Kultury Żydowskiej/Jiddish Culture Centre, Kraków, 2014
- Wokół Antygony, Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Solvay, Kraków, 2014
- In Licht und Finsternis, Polish Institut Leipzig, 2014
- Melancholia i Maskarada II, Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej DAGMA ART, Katowice, 2015
- Wokół masek i demonów, Jama Michalika, Kraków, 2015
- Melancholie und Maskerade, Galerie Abakus, Berlin (together with Polish Embassy and Polnish Culture Institut Berlin), 2015
- Wóz krzyku, Pałac Sztuki, Kraków, 2015[6]
Poetry
- Nikt tu nie szuka odpowiedzi, Kraków 1999 ISBN 83-87694-98-3
- Melencolia, Kraków 2007 ISBN 978-83-902110-9-1
