Category:Marek Szczęsny (painter, 1939)

Marek Szczęsny 

Polish artist
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Date of birth	30 July 1939 Radom
Occupation	painter
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Marek Szczesny was born in Poland in 1939. In the late 60’s he was associated with a group of artists from the “Zak” students club in Gdansk. He worked as a scenograph for the group, created posters and book covers and showed his first works. He also worked as a set designer for several Polish films. In 1978 Szczesny left Poland for Paris where he obtained a Ford Foundation grant. During this time he exhibited more than 30 solo exhibitions, as well as many exhibitions in group. Selected exhibitions include Agi Schoning, Gallery, Zurich, Rosa Turetsky Gallery, Geneve, FIAC, Paris, Akie Aricchi, Paris, The National Museum in Poznan, Poland, “Polish Art of 20th Century”, Contemporary Center of Art, Toulon, France, Osaka 2001 Triennale International Exhibition of Contemporary Art. Between 1996 and 2008 he was awarded grants in the United States four times, Edward Albee Foundation in New York, Bemis Center in Omaha, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation. He lives and works in Paris. (website: marekszczesny.com)