BIOGRAPHY

Gregor Ziolkowski Professor of Arts and Member of Accademia Internazionale "Greci-Marino", Accademia Del Verbano di Lettere, Arti, Scienze (Vinzaglio / Italy) Born 1950 in Wroclaw / Poland. 1964-1969 attended High School for Fine Art in Wroclaw - Painting Workshop by Prof. Krzeslawa Maliszewska. 1969-1972 studied at the Academy of Arts in Wroclaw - Painting Workshop by Prof. Józef Halas. In this time mainly water color and oil paintings develop - landscapes and still lifes. Over-realistic motives occur particularly in graphics and drawings. Since 1984 domiciled in Ratingen / Germany.By and by the realistic-impressionistic painting turns into surrealistic, whereas a couple of oil pastels come into existence beside the oil paintings, accompanied by deeper themes and ideas. The majority of the pictures are surrealistic which , besides their romantic character, also deal with actual problems. Impressed by intense non trite colours and mystical light, they point on different topics in self specific way and leave enough space for the spectator for individual and subjective interpretations. Hereby he gets the possibilty to project own meanings to the pictures to receive them more personally which intensifies their expressiveness. Already the first exhibitions in Germany have been well received encountered good resonance. During an exhibition in the "Angerhaus" Gallery in Ratingen / Germany in April 2004 an oil-painting (title: "My Foreign City") was been purchased by the Ratingen citycouncil. In June 2004 Gregor Ziolkowski donated an oil-pastel (title: "Pet of the Family") for a charity performance called "Artists against child molestation". Some of the works are privately owned in the USA, Sweden, France, Germany, Holland and Poland. Since 2004 many invitations to international biennials and exhibitions followed - Paris, London, Montreal, Salzburg, Strasbourg, Florence, Venice, Barcelona, Cremona... Distinctions / Awards / Inserts: December 2009 - Nominated for PREMIO INTERNAZIONALE d`ARTE LEONARDO da VINCI 2009 by Associazione Culturale "Italia in Arte" (Brindisi / Italy). --> December 2008 - Nominated for a PREMIO INTERNAZIONALE MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI 2008 by Associazione Culturale "Italia in Arte" (Brindisi / Italy). --> March 2008 - distinction with Diploma and Medal of Galleria D´arte Moderna "Alba" in Ferrara / Italy. --> 2008 - insertion in the "2008 INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPAEDIC DICTIONARY OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART" published by Casa Editrice Alba in Ferrara / Italy. --> December 2007 - Nominated for a PREMIO ANTHONY VAN DYCK 2007 by Associazione Culturale "Italia in Arte" (Brindisi / Italy). --> 2007 - insertion in "INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF ARTS" 32nd edition 2008 (published by K.G.Saur Verlag, Munich-Leipzig / Germany). 2007 - insertion in "KUNSTADRESSBUCH DEUTSCHLAND, OESTERREICH, SCHWEIZ" 18th edition 2007 / 2008 (published by K.G.Saur Verlag, Munich-Leipzig / Germany). 2006 - insertion in "KUERSCHNERS HANDBUCH DER BILDENDEN KUENSTLER", Germany, Austria, Switzerland (published by K.G.Saur Verlag, Munich / Germany). August 2006 - distinction by "IOWA BIENNIAL EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY MINIATURE PRINTS" in Kirkwood / USA. --> June 2006 - distinction with merit-diploma by 4th International Painting Award "SEETAL 2006" in Meisterschwanden /Switzerland. --> May 2006 - insertion in "WHO`S WHO IN VISUAL ART" Catalog, Germany, Austria, Switzerland (published by Art Domain Whois Verlag, Leipzig / Germany). May 2006 - awarded the title Professor of Arts and Member "Associated Academician" of ACCADEMIA INTERNAZIONALE "GRECI-MARINO", Accademia del Verbano di Lettere, Arti, Scienze, Vinzaglio / Italy. --> December 2005 - distinction with Diploma and "Victoria" Medal of Galleria D´arte Moderna "Alba" in Ferrara / Italy. --> December 2005 - insertion in the "INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPAEDIC DICTIONARY OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART 2005/2006" published by Casa Editrice Alba in Ferrara / Italy. --> April 1966 - distinction and Diploma by 1th Youth Exhibition of Graphic and Painting in Wroclaw / Poland. -->