Calendar of Cultural Events

Please verify dates and times with The Kosciuszko Foundation Director of Cultural Affairs
Tom Pniewski -- (212) 734-2130 ext. 214

"Fantastic Poland"
Fafrowicz Exhibition
Opens November 19

Piotr Fafrowicz, one of Poland's leading contemporary artists and illustrators, will have a solo exhibition and sale at the Kosciuszko Foundation starting Monday, November 19, at 6 P.M.; exhibition hours are Noon - 5 P.M. weekdays, through December 16.

Fafrowicz was born in 1958 in Szczecin, and attended the Catholic University in Lublin, where he now makes his home. He has done hundreds of book and magazine illustrations, postcards, and other forms, working in traditional tempera and oils. Basing his work on Poland's historic architecture, Fafrowicz creates a fantasy world of strong shapes and colors in dreamlike perspectives and whimsical landscapes. His paintings have been compared to Breughel and Chagall, always informed with Polish sensibility, combining the wonder of childhood with the bittersweet nostalgia of adulthood. He has exhibited frequently throughout Poland and the rest of Europe.

Fafrowicz himself will be visiting the United States with his wife, and will attend the opening reception. Reproductions will also be available.

All events take place at the Foundation House, unless otherwise noted. Programs subject to change. Click here for directions.

Kosciuszko Foundation programs are supported by the Mary F. Koons Charitable Trust, the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the Tadeusz Solowij Literary Fund, and the KF Cultural Fund.

A painting by Piotr Fafrowicz