Leszek Wyczolkowski
Artist Profile
Leszek Wyczolkowski was born into a family of artists in Poland. He received his first artistic training at an early age from his father. Leszek was also influenced by his mother who encouraged him to pursue cartography which positively influenced his precision. His formal education at the Ontario College of Art. Wyczolkowski attended self-directed residencies at The Banff Centre, Alberta. He has exhibited in over one hundred and eighty solo and group shows in Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and the United States. Leszek Wyczolkowski’s works appear in museums, corporations, public and private collections all around the world.
My source of inspiration is rooted in nature and geometry, which manifests in uncluttered contemporary geometrical compositions. I paint with the intent to achieve a feeling of balance and harmony offering the viewer visual and emotional contentment that promotes individual introspection. Ornamental foliage does not play a role in my work. The works address exposed branches where we see their intertwining dance towards the abstract and perhaps call to mind veins or arteries where they occasionally hint at the surreal. The landscapes are painted in numerous thin layers that render translucency and result in the revelation of nature’s refinement. I want my work to serve the contemplation, which is so necessary to a person, to discover one’s self and one’s link with the world. I like to maintain a dialogue with the viewer. I never answer; I let the reaction depend on who sees it. Circle, square, fluid geometrical forms, seamless colour transitions, and nuance are key factors in my work. The driving force is to create simplified uncluttered compositions that employ spatial sensitivity in working towards harmony and balance. My works call on the viewer’s imagination to draw personal conclusions based on connection and emotion.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected):
2021 Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg, ON
2019 Mississauga Central Library, Mississauga, ON
2017 Gallery 022, Association of Polish Artists and Designers, Warsaw – Poland
2017 International Centre for Graphic Arts, Cracow – Poland
2016 Idea Exchance Art + Design, Preston Gallery, Cambridge, ON
2015 Station Gallery, Whitby ON
2014/15 The City Museum of Wroclaw – Poland
2013 The National Museum of the Earth in Przemysl, Przemysl – Poland
2011 Burlington Art Center, Burlington, ON
District Museum in Bydgoszcz – Poland
2009 Galerie D’art Jean Claude Bergeron, Ottawa, ON
Gallery EL, Elblag – Poland
Definitely Superior Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON
The District Museum in Chelm, Chelm
Silesian Museum, Katowice – Poland
WKP Kennedy Gallery, North Bay, ON
2007 Bellevue Gallery, West Vancouver, BC
Walter Phillips Gallery/The Other Gallery, The Banff Centre, Banff, AB
SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, AB
2006 Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste Marie, ON
2005 Walter Phillips Gallery/The Other Gallery, The Banff Centre, Banff, AB
2004 Open Studio, Toronto, ON
Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON
Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2003 City of Lodz History Museum, Lodz – Poland
1112 Gallery/Society for Arts, Chicago, IL – U. S. A.
Walbrzych’s Gallery of Art BWA “CASTLE KSIAZ” – Poland
National Museum in Kielce, Kielce – Poland
2002 Profil Gallery-Center of Culture “ZAMEK”, Poznan – Poland
Gallery of Modern Art – BWA, Kalisz – Poland
Gallery of Modern Art, Opole – Poland
2001 The National Museum in Wroclaw – Poland
The Triangle Gallery of Visual Art, Calgary, AB
1999 1112 Gallery/Society For Arts, Chicago, Il – U.S.A.
1998 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, AB
1996 Regional Museum in Siedlce – Poland
The Polish Museum of America, Chicago, Il – U.S.A.
Art Gallery of Mississauga , Mississauga, ON
1995 Municipality of Athens Cultural Center, Athens – Greece
World Exchange Plaza, Ottawa, ON
1994 Stara Kordegarda Gallery, Warsaw – Poland
National Museum in Cracow – Poland
The Archdiocese Museum of Warsaw – Poland
Center of Culture and Art, Kalisz – Poland
1993 Focus Gallery, Toronto, ON
1992 World Trade Centre, Toronto, ON
Galerie D’art Sweetland, Ottawa, ON
Point Gallery, Toronto, ON
GROUP SHOWS (selected):
2022 TOMPE2022, The Ontario Miniature Print Exhibition, Satellite Project Space, London, ON
2018/19 Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON (2-artist show)
2017 Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, Bowmanville, ON (2-artist show)
2016 Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON (2-artist show)
2015/16 Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, ON (3-artist show)
2015 PAMA, Brampton,ON (Exchance: PAMA artists select)
Open Studio – Open Studio 45, Toronto, ON
Art Gallery of Mississauga, ON – Canada (from permanent collection)
2014 Galeria Zajezdnia, UMCS Lublin – Poland (2-artist show)
The District Museum In Chelm, Chelm – Poland (“Omne Trinum Perfectum”)
Open Studio – Hundred Prints, Toronto, ON
2013 The District Museum In Chelm, Chelm – Poland (from permanent collection)
Open Studio – Hundred Prints, Toronto, ON
2012 Art Gallery Of Mississauga, ON (from permanent collection)
2011 Art Gallery Of Mississauga, ON (from permanent collection)
Premio Acqui 10th International Biennial of Engraving, Acqui Terme – Italy
2010 2nd Penang International Print Exhibition, Penang – Malaysia
2009 Museum Of Modern and Contemporary Art
– 7th International Biennial of Contemporary Prints in Liege – Belgium
Jagiellonian Library – Lettra-Krakow 2009 – Sign and Letter, Poland
Art Gallery of Mississauga, ON (from permanent collection)
Summit Gallery of Fine Art, Calgary, AB (2-artist show)
2008 Silesian Museum, Katowice – Poland (from permanent collection)
2007 Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, ON (2-artist show)
Art Gallery ff Mississauga, ON (from permanent collection)
The Boston Printmakers 2007 North American Print Biennial, Boston, Ma–U.S.A.
2006 Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC (from permanent collection)
Art & Paper Vii, 7th National Biennial Competition ff Works on Paper,
Galerie D’art Jean-Claude-Bergeron, Ottawa, ON – Canada
Agnes Bugera Gallery, Edmonton, AB (2-artist show)
2005 Higashi Hiroshima Art Museum – Japan
Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, BC
Yebiden Gallery, Hiroshima – Japan (3-artist show)
2004 Art Festa Iwakuni – Japan
Art Expo Nyc – U. S. A.
Art Gallery of Mississauga, ON (from permanent collection)
Art Gallery of Winsor, ON (from permanent collection)
2003 Modern Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA – U. S. A.
Art Ark, Kelowna, BC
2002 Toronto International Art Fair, ON
Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1112 Gallery/Society For Arts, Chicago, IL – U. S. A.
2001 Art Gallery of Mississauga, ON
1112 Gallery/Society For Arts, Chicago, IL – U. S. A.
Simon Patrich Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Las Olas Fine Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL – U. S. A.
2000 1112 Gallery/Society For Arts, Chicago, IL – U. S. A.
Istituto Polacco di Roma, Rome – Italy (2-artist show)
Salon International D’arte, Bourg-La-Reine – France
The Chicago Athenaeum at Schaumburg, IL – U. S. A.
1999 Regional Museum in Tarnow – Poland (3-artsit show)
Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA – U. S. A.
Galerie Atelier, Waerdenborch – The Netherlands
1998 Elements of Art Gallery, Columbus OH – U. S. A.
Visport Gallery, Haderwijk – The Netherlands
Simon Patrich Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1112 Gallery/Society For Arts, Chicago, IL – U. S. A.
Kariya Art Museum, Kariya – Japan
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, AB
1997 “Sightlines” The University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Art Gallery of North York, Toronto, ON
Palm Beach Art Expo ’97, FL – U. S. A.
1996 Cfl Union Images, Chicago, IL – U. S. A.
Vorpal Gallery, New York City – U. S. A.
1996 Atelier Circulaire Inc. Montreal, QC
Harbourfront Centre’s York Quay Gallery, Toronto, ON
1995 O’keefe Centre, Toronto, ON
Region of Peel Gallery, Brampton, ON
1994 Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON
The University of Western Ontario, London, ON
Frank Bustamante Gallery, NYC – U. S. A.
Union League Club, Chicago, IL – U. S. A.
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL – U. S. A.
1993 The Polish Museum of America, Chicago, IL – U. S. A.
Meisner Soho, New York City – U. S. A.
1992 Vorpal Gallery, New York City – U. S. A.
World Trade Centre, Toronto, ON
Zamek Gallery, Reszel – Poland
Gallery Plantage, Goteborg – Sweden
1991 National Art Gallery “Zacheta”, Warsaw – Poland
Vorpal Gallery, New York City – U. S. A.
1990 Art Dialogue Gallery, Toronto, ON – Canada (2-artist show)
Galerie D’art Sweetland, Ottawa, ON
Regional Museum in Siedlce – Poland
Vorpal Gallery, New York City – U. S. A.
1989 Art Expo Ny, New York City – U. S. A.
Vorpal Gallery, New York City – U. S. A.
1988 Maximilian Gallery, New York City U. S. A.
Art Dialogue Gallery, Toronto, ON
Art Expo Ny, New York City – U. S. A.
1987 The Printmaker Gallery, Toronto, ON
Art Dialogue Gallery, Toronto, ON
1986 The Printmaker Gallery, Toronto, ON
Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, ON
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Yaneff Gallery, Toronto, ON
1984 City Hall, Toronto, ON
Canadian Ukrainian Art Foundation, Toronto, ON
1983 Yaneff Gallery, Toronto, ON
Art Expo NY, New York City – U. S. A.
1982 Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, ON
Art Toronto ’82, Toronto, ON
1981 Galerie Surrealiste, Toronto, ON
Art Expo NY, New York City – U. S. A.
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS:
AUSTRIA: Private
BRAZIL: Private
BELGIUM: Musée d’Art moderne et d’Art contemporaine, Liège
CANADA: Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art – Toronto, ON
Museum of Modern Art – Montreal, QC
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia – Halifax, NS
Confederation Centre Art Gallery – Charlottetown, PEI
Art Gallery of Hamilton – Hamilton, ON
Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives – Brampton, ON
Art Gallery of Mississauga – Mississauga, ON
Art Gallery of Windsor – Windsor, ON
Kamloops Art Gallery – BC
Two Rivers Gallery – Prince George, BC
Burnaby Art Gallery – Burnaby, BC
Surrey Art Gallery – Surrey, BC
Art Gallery of Algoma – Sault Ste. Marie, ON
The Banff Centre – Banff, AB
Carleton University Art Gallery – Ottawa, ON
The University of Lethbridge – AB
Department of External Affairs, Government of Canada – Ottawa, ON
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce – Toronto, ON
BMO Bank of Montreal – Toronto, ON
National Bank of Canada – Montreal, QC
Royal Bank – Toronto, ON
CVRD Inco Ltd. – Toronto, ON
Canadian Opera Company – Toronto, ON
Congress Financial Corporation – Toronto, ON
Embassy of the Republic of Poland – Ottawa, ON
Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP – Toronto, ON
First Gulf Development Corporation – Mississauga, ON
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Barristers & Solicitors – Ottawa, ON
Park Hyatt Hotel – Toronto, ON
The Granite Club – Toronto, ON
Northern Telecom – Mississauga, ON
Ontario College of Teachers – Toronto, ON
RGA International – Toronto, ON
Inco Ltd. – Toronto, ON
Science & Medicine Canada Inc. Markham, ON, Private
FRANCE: National Library in Paris, and private
GERMANY: Private
GREAT BRITAIN: Private
GREECE: Private
HUNGARY: Private
ITLAY: The Vatican Collection
Istituto Polacco di Roma and private
JAPAN: Higashi Hiroshima Art Museum
MEXICO: Private
MALAYSIA: Tuanku Fauziah Museum and Gallery – Penang
POLAND: Canadian Embassy in Poland – Warsaw
National Museum in Cracow
National Museum in Gdansk
The Archdiocese Museum of Warsaw
National Museum in Poznan
National Museum in Warsaw
National Museum in Wroclaw
Museum of Art in Lódz
Museum Chelmskie – Chelm
National Museum of the Earth in Przemysl
District Museum in Bydgoszcz
Regional Museum in Tarnow
Regional Museum in Siedlce
National Library in Warsaw
City of Zielonka, and private
RUSSIA: Private
SWEDEN: City of Umea, private
- S. A.: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco – Achenbach Foundation, CA
Portland Art Museum – Gordon Gilkey Foundation, OR
The Polish Museum of America – Chicago, IL
Bass Museum of Miami, FL
Boca Raton Museum of Art – FL
The Lowe Art Museum, The University of Miami, FL
The American Institute of Polish Culture – Miami, FL
Society for Arts – Chicago, IL, and private