Zygmunt Stenwak

 
Born 19 October 1958 in Krakow, Poland. Painter, graphic designer, photographer and film maker. Graduated with honors, Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow 1979–1984 under professor Wlodzimierz Kunz.
Lives in New York, USA in 1987–2000.
In 1987 has solo show  in Polish American Art Club in Manhattan New York. In 1991 opens “Midnight Gallery“ in Brooklyn NY.
In 1991–94 organizes multidisciplinary events with prominent Polish artists such  poetry Nobel Prize winner Czeslaw Milosz, musical bands Hey, Maanam, Budka Suflera, Perfect.
In 1998 has individual show in Polish Consulate in New York, followed by next year show of experimental photography “Subjugated  space”.
1998, Exit Club  NY in  conjunction with concert of famous polish jazz singer Stanislaw Sojka has art show.
1999, Exit Club art show with concert of cult band from Poland – Maanam.
1999 has a show in U Gallery in East Village noticed by prominent “Art in America” magazine.
In 2000 returns to Poland.
Zygmunt Stenwak collaborates with musical band The Magic Carpathians Project, co-produces and creates cover and inlet for the album “Water Dreams“.
Next musical venture is an experimental album “Beautiful Noises“.
Zygmunt Stenwak portray himself as independent multidisciplinary artist. He creates his own unique visual language inspired by great literature and music.
From 2008 till now he runs Stenwak Gallery in Poland.
 

 

One Man Shows

 

2023     Painting exhibition “Time To Be”,  Stenwak Gallery, Nowy Sacz, Poland
2022     Experimental Photography exhibition “The Time broken Frames”, Stenwak Gallery, Nowy Sacz, Poland
2021     Photography exhibition “Remembering this…”, Stenwak Gallery, Nowy Sacz, Poland
2021     Art Photography exhibition “My City”, Rynek Gallery, Katowice, Poland
2020     Painting exhibition “Signs”, Stenwak Gallery, Nowy Sacz, Poland
2019     Experimental Photography exhibition “Déjà vu Pandemic”,  Stenwak Gallery, Nowy Sacz, Poland
2018     Photography exhibition “Becoming”,  Stenwak Gallery, Nowy Sacz, Poland
2017     Painting exhibition “Music is my Prayer”, Stenwak Gallery, Poland
2016     Multimedia exhibition “Signals”, Stenwak Gallery, Poland
2015     Multimedia exhibition “Remember Ornette Coleman” Stenwak Gallery, Poland
2014     Experimental Photography exhibition “Walk Higher”, Stenwak Gallery, Poland
2013     Multimedia exhibition “October Concert”, Stenwak Gallery, Poland
2012     Multimedia exhibition “Put in Spectacle”, Stenwak Gallery, Poland
2011     Art Photography exhibition “New Inspirations”, Stenwak Gallery, Poland
2010     Experimental Photography exhibition “Founded Negative”, Stenwak Gallery, Poland
2009     Multimedia exhibition “Time Frame”, Stenwak Gallery, Poland
2008     Multimedia exhibition “Crossing the Form Boundaries”, Stenwak Gallery, Poland
2006     Photography exhibition “Festival of Photography – Widzi się”, Stary Sacz, Poland
2006     Photography exhibition “Easy Going”, Lokator Gallery, Cracow, Poland
2005     Art Photography exhibition “Ride”, Stary Dom Gallery, Nowy Sacz, Poland
2004     Multimedia exhibition “Dream Concert”, Jazzgot Dramatyczny, Warsaw, Poland
2003     Painting exhibition “Life Puzzles”, Stary Dom Gallery, Nowy Sacz, Poland
2002     Multimedia exhibition “Ideas”, Stary Dom Gallery, Nowy Sacz, Poland
1999     Painting exhibition “There are no simple stories”, U Gallery, NYC, New York, USA
1999     Art Photography exhibition “The subjugated space”, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, NYC,  New York ,USA
1999     Painting exhibition “Usque ad Finem II”, Exit Club Gallery, New York, USA
1998     Painting exhibition “Usque ad Finem”, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, NYC, New York, USA
1994     Painting exhibition “Schedula diversarium artium IV”, Midnight Gallery, New York, USA
1993     Painting exhibition “Schedula diversarium atrium III”, Midnight Gallery, New York, USA
1992     Painting exhibition “Schedula diversarium atrium II”, Midnight Gallery, New York, USA
1991     Painting exhibition “Schedula diversarium atrium”, Midnight Gallery, New York, USA
1991     Painting exhibition “Promised Land”, Expose Gallery, New York, USA
1990     Painting exhibition “Night Words”, 4 Basement Gallery, NYC, New York, USA
1989     Painting exhibition “City Psalms”, U Gallery, NYC, New York, USA
1988     Painting exhibition “A light of Hope”, P.A.S.S. Gallery, NYC, New York, USA
1987     Painting exhibition “Uniwersalia”, Gołogórski–Rostworowski Gallery, Cracow, Poland
1987     Painting exhibition, Museum of Czestochowa, Poland
1987     Painting exhibition “Universum III”, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tarnow, Poland
1997     Painting exhibition “Universum II”, Plus Gallery, Chorzow, Poland
1986     Painting exhibition, BWA Lodz, Gallery of Contemporary Art , Poland
1986     Painting exhibition “Universum”, Black Gallery, Cracow, Poland
1986     Painting exhibition “Trace of Thought II”, BWA Nowy Sacz, Gallery of Contemporary Art Szczawnica, Poland
1986     Painting exhibition “Trace of Thought”, BWA Nowy Sacz, Small Gallery  Poland
1986     Painting exhibition, Plastyka Gallery, Cracow, Poland
1985     Graphics and drawing exhibition, BWA Cracow, Pryzmat Gallery, Poland