Henryk Szydlowski - Artist Info

About Henryk Szydlowski

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    About Henryk Szydlowski

    Szydlowski is a star who paints poetry on canvas. Gifted from birth, he attended the High School of Fine Arts in Jaroslaw Poland and in 1976 graduated as a Master of Fine Arts from Krakow's Academy of Fine Arts. Two years later he emigrated to New Zealand.

    During his seven year stay, Szydlowski painted, developed a revolutionary printing technique, which he named Polprint in honour of his Polish heritage and lectured at Whitecliffe College of Art and Design.

    Symbolic references to New Zealand often feature in the artist's work.

    In 1985 Szydlowski moved to Australia and now lives with his family in Perth. During the following decade Henryk attracted international recognition and represen...

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