Artistic Chronicle

Artistic chronicle
Individual and collective exhibitions:
1953 Individual exhibition at BWA, Wrocław.
1955 Young Art Exhibition “Against War – Against Fascism” in Arsenal, Warsaw.
1956 “Legend of the Tatra Mountains”, individual exhibition, Poznań, Wrocław.
1956 Polish Graphic Arts Exhibition, Warsaw.
1957 Painting and drawing, individual exhibition, Salon Nowych Sygnałów, Wrocław.
1957 Exhibition of Polish Graphics, Berlin.
1957 “Searching for Form and Color”, an exhibition of the artistic group, which was co-created by Jan Chwałczyk with Wanda Gołkowska, Mieczysław Zdanowicz and Jerzy Boroń, CBWA Wrocław.
1958 Individual exhibition, BWA, Wałbrzych.
1959 “Engravings”, individual exhibition, Wrocław.
1959 Young Artists Exhibition, Sopot.
1959, 1961, 1963, 1966 “Exhibitions of the Odra Territories”, Warsaw, Wrocław.
1961 “Function of Form and Color”, Wrocław.
1962-1976 Participation in the exhibitions of the “School of Wrocław” and then the “Group of Wrocław”, Warsaw, Wrocław, Poznań, Olsztyn, Sanok, Lublin, Sopot, Zielona Góra, Kraków, Katowice.
1963-1975 ‘Golden Grape’ exhibitions, Zielona Góra.
1964 -1981 Participation in the International Koszalin Plein-air in Osieki.
1964 Exhibition of the International Koszalin Plein-air in Osieki, Gallery of Modern Art, Warsaw.
1964 Artistic creativity in the 20th anniversary of the PRL, Wrocław.
1965 “Stwory”, paintings and drawings – individual exhibition, Wrocław.
1965 I International Biennale of Spatial Forms, Elbląg (creation of spatial form in urban architecture).
1965 -1971 “Konfrontacje”, EL Gallery, Elbląg.
1966 Symposium of visual artists and scientists “Art in a changing world”, exhibition, Puławy, Lublin.
1966 Individual exhibition, Odnowa Gallery, Poznań.
1966 National Art Criticism Session, Odnowa Gallery, Poznań.
1967 Exhibition of 4 authors (Chwałczyk, Gołkowska, Hałas, Mazurkiewicz) – Współczesna Gallery, Warsaw.
1967 Exhibition of “11 Polish painters”, Czechoslovakia.
1967 “Art Exhibition”, Museum of Actual Art, Wrocław.
1967 “Space – Movement – Light”, Museum of Actual Art, Wrocław.
1967 “Fair and Workshop”, Mickiewicz Museum, Warsaw.
1967 -1969 “Comparisons” exhibition, Sopot.
1968 “Jan Chwałczyk and Roman Opałka”, Współczesna Gallery, Warsaw.
1968 Plein-air Exhibition in Zielona Góra, Łagów.
1968 1st Katowice Meeting of Artists and Theoreticians of Art, Katowice.
1969 “Portraits and self-portraits”, individual exhibition, Mona Lisa Gallery, Wrocław.
1969 Individual exhibition, Współczesna Gallery, Warsaw.
1969 Exhibition of Polish Painting, West Berlin.
1969 Suggestions of Spatial Forms, Mona Lisa Gallery, Wrocław.
1969 II Katowice Meeting of Artists and Theoreticians of Art, Katowice.
1970 Symposium “Wrocław 70”, Museum of Architecture, Wrocław.
1970 “V Salon Marcowy”, Zakopane.
1970 “Suggestions I” – Świdwin Castle, Świdwin.
1970 Exhibition of “Conceptual Art” (“SP”) – Mona Lisa Gallery, Wrocław.
1970 Symposium and exhibition – “Light and acoustic phenomena in art and human surroundings”, Galeria 10, Warsaw.
1970 Individual Exhibition, BWA, Lublin.
1970 Individual Exhibition, BWA Koszalin.
1971 Plein-air Exhibiton “Science and Art in the Protection of the Natural Environment of Man”, Opolno, Zgorzelec.
1971

1971

“Turów 71” exhibition, Zgorzelec, Wrocław.

“Dreamers’ Congress”, Elbląg.

1971 Individual Exhibition, BWA, Zielona Góra.
1972 “Author’s posters”, Współczesna Gallery, Warsaw.
1972 “Atelier 72” exhibition, Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh (Scotland).
1972 “The whole world is a theater”, “Piwnica Świdnicka” Gallery, Wrocław.
1972 -1973 Documentation of the action “In defense of the psychic sphere of man”, Wrocław, Osieki, Edinburgh (Scotland).
1972 -1974 “Kontrapunkt” – international anthology of expression and creation.
1972 -1975 Creative Information Art Gallery, Wrocław.
1973 Exhibition of Polish Art, Copenhagen (Denmark).
1973 Exhibition of Wrocław Painting, Brašow (Romania)
1973 “New reform”, Aalst (Belgium).
1973 “La Benneville Pines”, USA.
1974 “Actual Art”, Konstmusset, Ystad (Sweden).
1974 Drawing Triennial, Wrocław.
1974 “Portrait of Robin Crozier”, Suderland (Great Britain).
1974 Outdoor realist, Poznań, Czarnków.
1974 International Symposium and Plein-air “Trzebieszowice” 74.
1975 Individual Exhibition, Gallery 72, Chełm Museum, Chełm.
1975 Plein-air “Interventions”, Pawłowice.
1975 Plein-air – Seminar “Jagniątków ’75”.
1975 International symposium and exhibition “Terra X”, Wrocław.
1975 “Polish Avangarde”, Studentskog Centra Gallery, Zagreb (Yugoslavia).
1975 “Space of Man”, Zielona Góra.
1975 Painting exhibition, Studio Theater, Warsaw.
1975 “Presentations”, Wrocław.
1976 “Art Time”, individual exhibition, Wrocław.
1976 “Anticipations” Symposium, Dłusko.
1976 “Point”, exhibition and symposium, Toruń.
1977 “Krakow Meetings”, Krakow.
1977 Art Exhibition – XXX Anniversary of ZPAP, Wrocław.
1977 “Gang”, BWA, Wrocław.
1978 Festival of Fine Arts, Warsaw.
1978 Participation in the action – exhibition – symposium “City Space”, Gallery 72, Chełm.
1978 International Drawing Triennial, Wrocław.
1979 “Presentations ’79”, Wrocław.
1980 Individual exhibition, Spojrzenia Gallery, Wrocław.
1980 “Concretissimo – 80”, Sevilla (Spain).
1980 Exhibition of the Wrocław Artistic Society, BWA Poznań.
1980 “Painting – Graphics – Glass”, BWA, Szczecin.
1980 “Avant-garde of Wrocław 1965-1975”, Gallery of Modern Art, Wrocław.
1980 “Art Document”, Foto Gallery – Medium – Art, Wrocław.
1980 “Space in Space”, Galeria X, Wrocław.
1980 “Mail-Art-Exhibition”, Barcelona, ​​Catalonia (Spain).
1980 Polnische Kunst aus drei Jahrzehnten, Stadtliche Kunstsammlungen, Albertinum, Dresden (GDR).
1981 Individual exhibition, BWA, Opole.
1981 II International Drawing Triennial, Wrocław.
1981 International exhibition of intentional architecture “Terra 2”, Wrocław.
1981 “New phenomena in Polish art of the seventies”, Sopot.
1981 Mail Art XVI Biennale, Sao Paulo (Brazil).
1981 “Artist’s Books”, Metronome, Barcelona, ​​Catalonia (Spain).
1982 “Cristo, Rivoluzione, Involuzione”, Biblioteca Comunale, Capriolo (Italy).
1982 -1983 Mail-Ar-Workshop, Bergkamen (West Germany).
1983 Exhibition and seminar of experimental art, Art Museum, Norrköping (Sweden).
1983 Museo Vostell, Malpartida de Caceres, Extremadura (Spain).
1984 “Language of Geometry” – exhibition, Zachęta, Warsaw, Sopot.
1984 International Mail-Art-Wienner Secession, Vienna (Austria).
1984 “II National Meetings of Artists Employing the Language of Geometry”, Białowieża.
1984 Presentation of light images in the film “Time loop – a visit to Van Gogh”, realized in co-production with Def (East Germany).
1984 “Geometry towards emotions”, BWA, Białystok.
1984 “L’object Culturel”, Center Culturel des Premontres (France).
1984 “International Mail Art Exhibition”, New Art Center, Osaka (Japan).
1984 International Postal Art Exhibition “Krakow – a city to live”, Krakow.
1984 “Body Prints”, Galerie Berndt Löbach, Weddel (West Germany).
1985 Bookworks – Exhibition, Oldenburg (West Germany).
1985 “Kunststation”, individual exhibition, Kleinsassen (West Germany)
1985 “Wrocław Authors Exhibition”, Desa Gallery, Wrocław.
1985 Polish Painting 1945-1985 in the collection of the Museum of the Lubuskie Land in Zielona Góra.
1985 “8 Polska Konstnärer born III Generationer”, Ars Nova, Gothenburg (Sweden).
1985 Imagination, Miscellaneous International Mail Art Exhibition, University of Minnesota (USA).
1985 “Art of Wrocław 1945-1985” from the collection of the National Museum in Wrocław, National Museum, Wrocław.
1985 “Contrast”, Mail Art Ausstellung, Cottbus (DDR).
1985 International Plein-air “Geometry and Expression”, Okuninka, organized by Galeria 72 and the District Museum in Chełm.
1986 “Edinburgh International Festival”, Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh (Scotland, Great Britain).
1986 International Mail Art Exhibitions: Amadora 86 (Portugal), University of Minnesota (USA), College of Albany (USA).
1986 International Plein-air “Geometry and Order”, Okuninka, exhibition “Geometry and Expression”, Gallery 72, District Museum in Chełm.
1986 Exposicao Arte Postal “Amadora 86” (Portugal).
1986 “We won’t open your mail”, International Mail Art Show, University of Minnesota (USA).
1986 “Omaggio a Demos Ronchi”, Della Mail Art, Museo Civico Rocca Sforzesca (Italy).
1986 “Post Impressions”, International Mail Art Show, Junior College of Albany (USA).
1987 International „Geometry and Order” Plein-air, Okuninka, exhibition at Galeria 72, District Museum in Chełm.
1987 “Polnische Gegenwarts – Malerei”, Vienna (Austria).
1987 Mail Art Manifest, Art. And Action (Norway).
1987 “Natur” – Mail Art Project, Hildesheim (West Germany).
1987 International Mail Art Exhibition “Calendar by K. Schwitters”, Wrocław.
1987 Exhibition “Freiraum” – Vier Generationen Konstruktivischer Strömungen in der Polnischen Kunst, Kunststation, Kleinsassen (West Germany).
1987 “Ausstellung”, Movie-Kassel (West Germany).
1987 “The whole world is a theater”, International Art Exhibition, Wałbrzych, Warsaw.
1987 National Art Competition, Copper Museum in Legnica.
1987 “Landscape”, Museo Garrotxa (Spain).
1987 “Mona Lisa Show”, Mail Art, Kłodzko.
1988 “Polnische Malerei seit 1945”, Galerie der Stadt Esslingen, Villa Merkel (Germany), Kunst-halle, Wilhelmshafen (Germany).
1988 “Struna / String”, Galeria Działań, Warsaw (exhibition in homage to Jerzy Rosołowicz).
1988 “Geometry es Metafora”, Budapest, Hungary.
1988 “Null-Dimension”, Kunst International Konstruktive Strömungen, Fulda (West Germany), Interart 88, Poznań.
1988 “Geometry towards nature”, Gallery 72, Chełm.
1989 Individual exhibition, Awangarda Gallery, BWA, Wrocław.
1989 “Freiraum 2” – Polnische Konstruktive Kunst – Gmunden (Austria).
1989 “Nulldimension” Kunst International, Gmunden (Austria).
1989 “Hommage á Henryk Stażewski”, Gallery Rekwizytornia, Wrocław.
1989 Exposicao International, Monchique 89 (Portugal).
1989 Bienal International de Artes, Brusque (Brazil).
1989 VII International Plein-air “Geometry and Space”, Okuninka.
1989 “Null-Dimension”, “Zero Dimension – Constructive Radiation”, Museum of Architecture, Wrocław.
1990 “Zeichen der Zeit” – Museum Project, Galerie “New Space”, Fulda (Germany).
1990 “In tribute to Henry Stażewski”, Galeria Studio, Warsaw, BWA Łódź, BWA Kraków, District Museum in Chełm, Museum of the Lubuski Land in Zielona Góra.
1990 Mail Art Exhibition “Hommage á Henryk Stażewski”, L’idee Zoetermer Gallery (The Netherlands).
1990 Präsentation der Sammlung J. Blum – Museum Modern Art, Hünfeld (Germany).
1990 -1991 “Konstruktive Strömungen”, BDR, DDR, Polen – Ars Polona Galerie, Düsseldorf (Germany).
1990 -1991 “Konkrete Multiples II”, Galeria L’idee Zoetermer (The Netherlands).
1991 “Redukta” International Art Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Art, Warsaw.
1991 International Plein-air “Construction and Sign”, Okuninka. “Geometry and Light” exhibition, Gallery 72, District Museum in Chełm.
1991 International Plein-air “Geometry and Light”, Okuninka. “Geometry and Space” exhibition, Gallery 72, District Museum in Chełm.
1991 “Konstruktiv + Konkret”, Galerie der Stadt Wels (Austria).
1991 “Hommage á Henryk Stażewski”, Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens (Greece).
1992 “Continuations”, art exhibition, Wrocław.
1992 “10 years later” – Exhibition of Polish Contemporary Drawing, Regional Museum in Radom, BWA Kraków, Łódź.
1992 “Kunst in der Landschaft. Fahner Höhen Erfurt 1992”- Objekte in der Disskussion, Galerie Dacheröden, Erfurt, Galerie Sałustowicz, Bielefeld (Germany).
1992 “Polen 1952-1992: Konstruktiv und Konkret”, Osteuropäisches Kulturzentrum, Köln (Germany).
1992 “Concrete Art – Unlimited”, Miejska Gallery, Wrocław.
1992 “Form and Thought” X Plein-air for Artists Using the Language of Geometry, Okuninka.
1992 “Construction and Sign” – Plein-air exhibition (“Okuninka 91”), Museum of the Łęczyńsko-Włodawskie Lake District, Włodawa.
1992 “Polen 1952-1992: Konstruktiv und Konkret” – Osteuropäisches Kulturzentrum – Köln (Germany).
1992 “Concrete Art – Unlimited”, Miejska Gallery, Wrocław.
1992 “Bilder und Objekte”, Micro Hall Art Center, Edewecht (Germany).
1993 “Polnische Konstruktivisten”, Kleine Galerie, Ilmenau (Germany).
1993 Exhibition “Galeria Od-Nowa 1964-1969”, National Museum in Poznań, Contemporary Art Gallery, Poznań.
1993 “Konkret / Konstruktiv” Galerie Schloss Wiligard (Germany).
1993 Exhibition: Chwałczyk, Gołkowska, Raczko, Sztabiński, Gaaleria Działań, Warsaw.
1993 “Forum Konkrete Kunst”, Museum der Künstler, “Reduktion, Zeichen, Haltung”, Erfurt (Germany).
1994 “Konstruktiv, Konkret, International” (from the collection of the Museum Modern Art Hünfeld), Salzwedeler Museen (Germany).
1994 “40 Years of Creative Work” – Wanda Gołkowska and Jan Chwałczyk, Museum of Architecture, Wrocław.
1994 “Wanda Gołkowska and Jan Chwałczyk”, BWA, Lublin.
1994 “Wanda Gołkowska and Jan Chwałczyk”, Aspekty Gallery, Warsaw.
1995 “Hommage á Henryk Stażewski”, Chicago (USA), Athens (Greece).
1996 “Konstruktiv, Konkret, International”, exhibition from the collection of Museum Modern Art Hünfeld, Bonn (Germany).
1996 “Aus der Sammlung”, Museum Modern Art Hünfeld, Bonn (Germany).
1996 “Presentation of 8 artistic attitudes”, Gerard Kwiatkowski Foundation, Świeradów.
1996 “Das Kleine Format”, Museum “Zeichen der Zeit”, Gerard Foundation, Sellin (Germany).
1996 “Spirala”, Gerard Kwiatkowski Foundation, Świeradów.
1997 “Geometry in Polish sculpture”, Museum of Contemporary Sculpture, Orońsko.
1997 “Beauty – the category has passed out?” (Okuninka 96), Gallery 72, District Museum in Chełm.
1997 “Sources of Freedom”, Berlin, Wrocław, Lviv.
1998 “Neue Dimension”, Forum Konkrete Kunst, Peterskirche, Erfurt (Germany).
1998 “Other Dimensions”, KRAA Association, Zielona Góra.
1998 “Konstruktive Kunst in Polen” (aus dem Museum von Chełm), Galerie Schwarzes Kloster, Freiburg (Germany).
1998 “After the Fiftieth” (52 years of ZPAP), BWA Awangarda Gallery, Wrocław.
1998 “Between a great narrative and individuality” (Okuninka’97), Gallery 72, District Museum in Chełm.
1998 “Painting: other dimensions”, Zielona Góra.
1998 Exhibition “The function of art is your imagination”, Center of Polish Sculpture, Orońsko.
1999 “Geometry and the limits of art” (Okuninka’99), Gallery 72, District Museum in Chełm.
1999 “Konstruktive Kunst in Polen” (aus dem Museum von Chełm), Insbruck.
1999 “Endless Line”, Museum of Reductive Art – Gerard Foundation, Świeradów.
1999 “Polish Prints” (Tadeusz Mysłowski Collection), Polish Consulate, New York.
1999 “North – South – Transcultural – Visions”, Museum X. Dunikowski, Warsaw.
1999 “Den Enda Dimensionen”, Länsmuseet Västernorrland, Härnösand (Sweden).
1999 “Conceptual Reflection in Polish Art”, Art Center at Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw.
1999 “Das offene Buch”, Museum Modern Art, Hünfeld (Germany).
1999 “Utopia and Vision”, Center of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko, Zachęta in Warsaw.
2000 “Continuation and Opposition I”, Galeria Działań, Warsaw.
2000 “Continuation and Opposition II”, BWA, Zielona Góra.
2000 “Continuation and Opposition III”, City Gallery, Wrocław.
2000 Wanda Gołkowska, Jan Chwałczyk, BWA, Słupsk.
2000 “Place of Geometry Trend in the Art of the Turn of the 20th and 21st Centuries”, International Plein-air, Okuninka.
2000 “Language of Geometry II”, BWA, Katowice.
2001 “The role of color”, XIX International plein-air for artists using the language of geometry, Center of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko.
2002 “Europa – Konkret – Reduktiv”, Museum Modern Art, Hünfeld (Germany).
2002 “Importance of Inspiration”, XX International Plein-air for artists using the language of geometry, the Center of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko.
2003 “Europe – Konkret – Reduktiv”, Museum of Architecture, Wrocław.
2003 “1 Jahr – 30 Positionen, 30 Raumen”, Museum Modern Art, Hünfeld.
2004 XXII International Plein-air for artists using the language of geometry, Center of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko.
2004 Individual exhibition, Aspekty Gallery, Warsaw.
2005 “Reality of art – art of reality” Wanda Gołkowska and Jan Chwałczyk, Forum Gallery, Castle in Leśnica.
2005 “Gifts”, ASP Gallery, Łódź.
2005 “Die Schenkung – Blum”, Kunsthaus – Rehau (Germany).
2005 “20 Geometry Plein-air”, City Art Gallery, Łódź.
2005 “Argumenta”, International Art Exhibition, Atlas Gallery, Łódź.
2005 “Under the sign of geometry”, Center of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko.
2005 “Artist and critic”, Plein-air, Center of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko.
2005 “Azimuth of sculpture”, City Art Gallery, Łódź.
2005 “Motiva” International Exhibition from the collection of J. Blum, Center Vienna, Vienna (Austria).
2006 “Other media”, ZPAP exhibition, Awangarda Gallery, Wrocław.
2006 “Through light”, Grodzka Gallery, Lublin.
2007 Plein-air exhibition, Center of Polish Sculpture, Orońsko.
2008 “Puławy ’66”, Ujazdowski Castle Art Center, Warsaw.
2008 “Continuation and opposition”, Galeria Działań, Warsaw.
2008 Resumption of the installation of H. Stażewski’s “9 light rays”, Mönchengladbach Museum (Germany).
2008 Resumption of H. Stażewski’s installation of “9 light rays”, Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw.
2009 “Portraits and self-portraits”, Museum of Architecture, Wrocław.
2009 “Hommage a Matuszewski”, AT Gallery, Poznań.
2009 “Continuation and opposition”, EL Gallery, Elbląg.
2009 Presentation of the collection of the Museum of the City of Wrocław, Royal Castle, Wrocław.
2011 “Filling in the empty fields”, exhibition dedicated to Jerzy Ludwiński, CCA Znaki Czasu, Toruń.
2011 Jan Chwałczyk was awarded by the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture Gloria Artis.
2013 Opening of the spatial form “Sunlight reproducer”, EL Gallery, Park Dolnika, Elbląg.
2014 “Ideo-metrie”, Miejska Gallery, Wrocław.
2014 “This Fantastic Shadow”, individual exhibition, EL Gallery, Elbląg.
2014 “Active Silence”, Galeria Działań, Warsaw.
2015 – 2016 “The Wild West. A History of Wrocław’s Avant-Garde”, Zachęta, Warsaw, Museum Bochum (Germany), Museum of Modern Art in Zagreb (Croatia), Ludwig Museum in Budapest (Hungary).
2015 “Pleiad of contemporary artists – Jan Chwałczyk”, presentation, National Museum, Wrocław.
2016 “Art is looking for IQ”, National Forum of Music, Wrocław.
2017 “Adventures with Op-art”, Gierowski Foundation, Warsaw.
2018 “After ESK: Expression, Structure, Color”, ZPAP exhibition, Museum of Architecture, BWA, Wrocław.
2018 “Wrocław concret”, exhibition of the collections of the Lower Silesian Society of Fine Arts Zachęta, Muzeum Współczesne, Wrocław.
2018 “Tachisme = Freedom”, Gierowski Foundation, Warsaw.
2018 Jan Chwałczyk dies on December 10 in Wrocław.
2019 “Crash of fertility. The beginnings of ecologically engaged art in Poland”, Contemporary Art Gallery, Opole.
2019 “In the world of geometry”, Art Gallery Nowy Warzywniak, Gdańsk Oliwa.
2019 “The Light of my life” a retrospective exhibition of Jan Chwałczyk works, ESTA Gallery, Gliwice. Exhibition catalog: “Light of my life”, ESTA Gallery, 2019.
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2021

Warsaw Gallery Weekend, exhibition of Jan Chwałczyk, ESTA Gallery, Warsaw.

 

„Different attitudes – four spaces. Masters of modern art from the Gallery 72 Collection”, Muzeum Ziemi Chełmskiej, Chełm.

 

“72/21” Exhibition of Gallery 72 Art Collection (Muzeum Ziemi Chełmskiej) in Kordegarda, Gallery of the National Centre for Culture, Warsaw.