http://www.evalewarne.com - only paintings http://www.evalew.com - only photos
OCADU - Ontario College of Art and Design University - Fine Arts BA – University of Toronto MSW – University of Toronto
I was born in Poland but have been living now in Canada for many years. I graduated from OCAD after doing a Psychology and English major at the University of Toronto. But really, I have always painted. It was my first and last love.In the last few of years, I have received a Medal from France in a Painting Festival in Avignon. (Grand Prix). Not my first there. Also I have shown at the Grand Palais in Paris, before that, where all my work was stolen and the Paris police deemed it to be an honor as that is where Picasso was discovered. Photography is my second passion.]When I graduated from OCAD (Ontario College of Art) my initial paintings were large surrealistic pieces like “Fool” which is on my image inventory. It depicts the life cycle of a woman; we are born, we grow up and then die, in between we drink coffee and shop, or so it seemed to me at the time. Also I had a number of what seemed like prophetic dreams back then, one of which was awakening to a city under water. I remember thinking in my dream that as long as I could still get a good cup of coffee, all would be well.From there I went on to paint “Birdwomen”. And quite honestly I don’t know where that theme came from as I had no knowledge of Aboriginal culture at the time and only discovered it much later on. However at the Met one day I fell onto a show of Birdwomen sculptures from Africa and Europe and realized that they even carved them in Poland during the earth religion era. I guess what I was trying to say was that we need to go back to seeing art as related to spirituality and life, not just an aesthetic idea. Now of course this is quite a common theme. This was almost 20 years ago. That series was popular in France, and I was offered a show at the Sorbonne in Paris and Bordeaux. A French writer said that his first novel was inspired by my paintings.I also have always loved to observe people in subways and trains and try to see underneath their personas. I did a number of portraits at the time trying to capture this. Then followed many paintings about Masks, the ones we hide behind and the ones that inspire us.] I started to practice Zen Meditation for many years after and that spurred a series called “Silence”. Also at the same time I began to be interested in abstract art and tried in this series to harmonize the real with the minimal. I had a solo show with this series in New York, Jadite Gallery. Now for quite awhile I have returned to simplified figures, people I meet in my art community, Queen West, young and old “Hip” people, the ones who move into an area because the artists are there, the ones who proudly walk their dogs who take on their owner’s expression. (“Man walking dog” and “Man With Dog”)“Peace” and “Ole for Aging” indicate my mood about aging. As long as I can be involved in art-making I am a happy camper no matter how the clock ticks on.
Besides painting, I teach art and lead Creativity and Health Workshops at Universities and private boardrooms.
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Exhibitions 1990 SALON GRAND PALAIS, PARIS, FRANCE 1991 CHAPELLE DE LA SORBONNE, PARIS Grand Prix 1992 COMMANDERIE MUSEUM D’UNET,BORDEAUX, FRANCE 1992 MONTSERRAT GALLERY, NEW YORK, USA 2001 ARIEL GALLERY, NEW YORK, USA 2002 TOTAL ART GALLERY, TORONTO, CANADA 2001 PEKAO GALLERY, TORONTO, CANADA 2005 ARCTURUS GALLERY, TORONTO, CANADA 2006 ASHTON/EVICTA GALLERY, TORONTO,CANADA 2003 RE-FOCUS NOW GALLERY, LONDON, UK, 2002 PULCHERIA ARTE, ROME, ITALY 2004 ENTREPRENDRE GALLERY – AVIGNON, FRANCE, 2006 ARTA GALLERY – TORONTO, 2005 ACA GALLERY – TORONTO, 2006 GITONI EXHIBTION, TORONTO, CANADA, May 2007 JADITE GALLERY – SOLO EXHIBIT, NEW YORK, 2009 OCAD BEZPALA BROWN GALLERY, TORONTO 2010 Awards 1990 “GOLD MEDAL AWARD” - France, presented for paintings, 2001 Winner of Juried Exhibition - New York Contemporary and Spanish Artists in Barcelona, 1990 IDAA 2001 Digital Art AwardsIIAPC Art Contest in Japan“Art Who’s Who of the World”Dictionnaire Drouot Cotation 2004 – Contemporary Artists1er Grand Prix International de Peinture et Sculpture du 3 au 19 Julliet 2004 Festival d"AvignonLeonardo da Vinci 2009 – “The Leonardo da Vinci’s true face” by Associazone Culturale “Italia in Arte”, UNIVERSITA DEL SALENTO
