Krystyna HIEROWSKA (1950), EXLIBRIS NAZIM HIKMET 1902-2002

Printmaking, etching, aquatint, paper, 14 x 18.5 cm (clear passe-partout),
Signed at bottom: "Exlibris Nazim Hikmet" II/43/50 Krystyna Hierowska 2001.


Krystyna HIEROWSKA (1950)
Studied at the Faculty of Graphic Arts of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. In 1980 she received a diploma with distinction and a Special Award from the Minister of Culture and Art. Since the beginning of her career, she has won numerous awards at exhibitions and competitions, including 1st prize at the 5th Jubilee Polish-Finnish Marine Graphics Competition - funded stay in Finland in 1983, honorable mention at the 9th National Open Graphics Competition in 1986, medal of honor at the International Exhibition of Small Graphic Forms in 1987, 2nd prize at the Derngi Academy, Istanbul 2002, Tai-he Masterprice at the Beijing International Graphics Biennale in 2003. She has also had numerous solo exhibitions at home and abroad. She is the protagonist of two films made by Japan's Obihiro TV. Her prints often refer to the art forms and spirit of China and Japan. The artist's works are represented in many collections in Poland, Europe (including Vatican, Italian and Finnish collections), Japan and China.