Sunday, September 8, 2013

Invitation to Jan Sawka Exhibition - Thursday, September 12th

Reflections on Everyman: The Work of Jan Sawka
September 12 – December 14, 2013
    Curated by Evonne M. Davis and Hanna Maria Sawka
    Opening Reception September 12, 7-10 PM
    New Media Screening October 12, 7 PM
    Closing Reception December 14, details TBA

    Newark, NJ: Gallery Aferro’s Main Gallery and New Media Room will feature a major retrospective celebrating the life and work of artist, expatriate, activist, architect and impossible-to-classify Jan Sawka (1946-2012). Sawka's body of work includes paintings, book arts, sculptures, engravings, editorial illustrations, architectural installations, monuments, new media and a 10-story stage set designed for the Grateful Dead.  Currently, a memorial exhibition of his work is on view at The National Museum in Krakow, Poland. Born in 1946 in Zabrze, Poland, his childhood (read more)

This exhibition is presented in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute, and with support from the Polish American Business Club and the Polish and Slavic Federal Credit Union.

Gallery Aferro is a nonprofit artist-originated organization serving a diverse community through the import and export of ideas. The gallery is located at 73 Market St Newark NJ, and is open Thursday-Saturday 12:00-6PM and by appt, free of charge.
                  
Illumination #2, acrylic onmasonite, 68 x 49, 2006







The Fallen, acrylic on loose canvas, 70 x 84, 1990










Please visit http://www.jansawka.com/  for more details about this exhibition 

1 comment:

benilhalk said...

Amazing exhibition! I am also planning a sale cum open display of my boutique collection at one of the budgeted event space San Francisco next month. Will go for Italian cuisines and different wines to impress the guests. Hoping positive response from all for my business enhancement.