EwaZELLER

artist

Introduction

Ewa Zeller was born in Poland. In 1998 she graduated from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland with M.A. Degree in Museum Science and Preservation and Research of Historical Heritage, Department of Fine Arts. She completed the program “Urban Heritage and Monuments Preservation” at Warsaw Politechnics at Department of Architecture. She completed Post-Graduate Study in conservation of Historic Monuments of postgraduate thesis that were awarded and published by National Institute of Culture in Warsaw 2000. From 1987 to 2003 she worked at the State Office for Preservation and Research of Historical Monuments and Heritage in Bialystok, Poland. She was proficient in scientific research of history and present condition of cultural heritage, in preparation of national catalogues and she was participating in a few conferences about the Monuments Protection at the reign whole Poland and Germany.

Since 2003 she resides in the United States and preoccupied with painting. She undertook studies of painting with various artists and at the PRATT Institute in Brooklyn, School of Visual Arts - Chealse Arts, Council of Princeton. She works with oil, acrylic, pastel and exhibited primarily in New Jersey, next in Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New York. Her works can be found in private collections in U.S.A., in Foundation of John Paul II in Vatican City and Trenton Museum Society purchased one of them and also. Her first individual exhibit took place in Druch Studio Gallery in Trenton (NJ) February- March 2006 - and second in Skulski Art Gallery Clark in 17 October and November 2009 - then in PII Gallery in Philadelphia (PA) in December 2010 ( 3- 31).

Resume - some of the exibitions

  • Adam Styka Art Competition in Doylestown (PA) Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia - in 2004 Honorable Mention and in 2008 won second prize; - Annual Ellarslie Open the Trenton City Museum in 2006,2010,2011
  • Skulski Art Gallery in Clark 2006 , 2009, 2010 - Polish American Foundation
  • New Britain (CT) Sloper House, Polish American Foundation of Connecticut 2007
  • the State Capitol in Hartford (CT) 2008
  • TAWA Trenton Artists Workshop Association-”Inside/Out”, Trenton 2008 and “Art and Soul” also “Face Value” in 2010- at Ellarslie Mansion
  • Mercer County Artists, Gallery of Mercer County Community College, Trenton, March 2009- Honorable Mention and March- April 2010- Honorable Mention
  • Farnsworth Gallery in Bordentown (NJ) 2009- 1st Juried Art Show, June 10 - July 10
  • Arts Council of Princeton (NJ) - Annual Exhibit in June 2010 and 2011 - Master Class
  • PII Gallery , Philadelphia (PA), January- February 2011
  • Hammonton Arts Center (NJ) - group Exhibition in May 2011
  • Gallery Gary Giordano, Lambertville (NJ) March 2011
  • 2011 Juried Art Show-New Hope Art League-Stockton, NJ, November 2011
  • Invitation Exhibition in Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Trenton Museum SOciety, December 2-31, 2011, Trenton, NJ
  • Plein Air Painting 2011, Druch Studio Gallery, Trenton, December 11, 2011 - January 20, 2012
  • 32 Open Juried Show, the Ridgewood Art Institute, January 22 - February 3, 2012, Ridgewood, NJ
  • Art & Connections, George Segal Gallery Montclaire State University, Jan. 17 - Feb. 18, 2012, Montclaire, NJ
  • 3rd Street Gallery Community Exhibit, February 2 thru 26, 2012, Philadelphia, PA
  • Skulski Art Gallery, March 30 - April 20, 2012, Clark, NJ
  • Artsbridge, New Hope Arts Center, June 8 - June 24, 2012, New Hope, NJ
  • Trenton Makes, June 23 - September 1st, 2012, Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum

  • Trenton Makes, June 31 - August 18, 2012, Prince Street Gallery, New York
  • Art's Council of Princeton, Group Exhibition-Drawing 2012, June 2012, Princeton
  • Annual Members Show, Art's Council of Princeton, Sep.8-30 2012
  • Phillips' Mill Art Exhibition, 83 Years,Sep.22-Oct.27, 2012, New Hope (PA)
  • Arts Council of Princeton- 2012 members Show- Sept.8-29-2012
  • Baltimore (xs) - Salon artystyczny and Painting Exhibition 2013 at Notre Dame University of Maryland, Now. 18, 2013
  • RESENT WORKS -Solo Exhibit at Druch Studio Gallery - Trenton, dec.9,2012-Jan.30 ,2013
  • 33 Regional Open Juried Show 2013, Ridgewood (NJ)
  • Artsbridge Member's Show 2013- Prallsville Mill,Rt.29 (NJ), Feb. 9- Feb.24 ,2013
  • 14th Mercer County Artist Exhibition - MCCC Trenton, March 13, 2013
  • 8th Annual Members Show - Artists of Yardley-Yardley (PA) 949 Mirror Lake Rd., March 8-April 6, 2013
  • McCaffrey's Java Jim's Coffe Shop in Yardley, March 13-may 22, 2013
  • PAFA ( Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts) CE Annual Juried Student Exhibition 2013, Philadelphia, 128 N.Broad Str., Gallery 128, March 1-April 7, 2013
  • Artists of Yardley- 2nd Annual Juried Show- Yardley (PA), 949 Mirror LakeRd., May 3-Jun 2. 2013
  • Newtown Arts Theatre- 120 North State Str., the show "Cheaper by the Dozen"pictures of Ewa Zeller were hanging in 1921's traditional style family living room on the two walls- director James McCrane, based by Frank Gilbert and Elizabeth Gilbert Carey. Newtown (PA) April 18-24, 2013
  • 150th Annual Exhibition of small oil paintings, The Philadelphia Skech Club, Philadelphia,235 S,.Camac St., April 12-27, 2013
  • 19th Open Juried Show, Artsbridge Art Center at New Hope (PA) , June 15-30, 2013

Statement

Ewa is connected with Art's Council of Princeton - Gregory Perkel’s Art Studio and PRATT Institute in Brooklyn. Ewa exhibited primarily in New Jersey, next in Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Her works can be found in private collections in U.S.A. and in Trenton City Museum. Her artwork includes portraits, still life and landscapes. Ewa works with oil, pastel, acrylic, watercolor, but recently her preferred medium is oil. Currently she paints as much as she can, training to find her own style of expression. Her painting style can be seen as a combination of realistic and impressionist work.

Ewa paints natural subjects in a combination of representative styles. The composition and color relationships are the drivers of each piece. All of the natural subjects can offer the opportunity to show off relationships of color, which is special for her. She takes into account the inspiration from her favorite polish artists of the “Young Poland” movement such as Alfons Karpinski, Jan Stanislawski, Stanistaw Wyspianski, Konrad Krzyzanowski and others. Nonetheless she does not hide equal appreciation for non-polish artists such as Paul Cezanne ,Vincent Van Gogh, Gustav Klimt. Ewa is an artist with old European background, searching for her original style among the modern realities of the New World. While having a concentration on the classic styles of Europe, Ewa evolves from these with a renewed sense of self. “The painting is my joy and delight and attempt to survive the chaos of the twenty first Century…” says Ewa.

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