Jerzy Gawlak

Born: United Kingdom, 1951; Resides in Canada

Education/Workshops

1995 Western Canadian Wilderness Committee (artist’s retreat) Slave Lake,AB
1988 Emma Lake Artists’ Workshop, University of Saskatchewan
1987 Saskatchewan Writers/Artists Colony, Emma Lake, Saskatchewan
1973/74 ATD (Post Graduate), Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK
1970/73 B.A. Honours (with distinction), Norwich School of Art, Norfolk, UK
1969/70 Art Foundation Studies, Harlow Technical College, Essex, UK

Professional Positions

1980-Present Art Technician Demonstrator, Department of Art and Design, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
1988 Curator “Technicalities”, Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta
1974-76 Guest Lecturer, Harlow Technical College, Essex, UK
1974-76 Guest Lecturer, Norwich School of Art, Norfolk, UK
1974-76 Guest Lecturer, Ravensbourne College of Art, UK
1974 Art Instructor, Greater London Council, London, UK

Commissions/Awards

1992 City of ST. Albert - Painting Commission
1992 Childrens Heart Society
1989 (C.S.P.W.C.) Winner of the Lucinda Hutton Memorial Award
1988 Calgary Winter Olympics - Illustrations for "Games of the Ice and Snow," a limited edition book published by Sport Images Inc.

Exhibitions

1996 "Landscapes", Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1995 "Visions of Alberta", Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1995 "Balancing: People in Nature", Canada Place, Edmonton, Alberta
1995 "Contemporary Alberta Painting", Jasper Yellowhead Museum, Jasper, Alberta
1994 "Selected Works from the City of St. Albert Permanent Collection", Profiles Gallery, St. Albert, Alberta
1994 "Postcards of St. Albert", Profiles Gallery, St. Albert, Alberta
1992 "A to Z", Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1992 "Home is Where the Art is", Profiles Gallery, St. Albert, Alberta
1992 "A Tribute to Edmonton 1892 - 1992", Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1991 "Top Notch", Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1991 "Top Notch", Bowman Arts Center, Lethbridge, Alberta
1991 "Open Studio", S.N.A.P., Edmonton, Alberta
1991 "The Tech Show", Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta
1990 "View Points", Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1990 "Art for All", Edmonton Art GAllery, Edmonton, Alberta
1989 "Open Water", John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1989 "The Sky's the Limit", McMullen Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1989 "South of Latitude", Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1989 "Astecs", Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta
1989 "Art for All", Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1989 "Far East and Near West",Profiles Gallery, St. Albert, Edmonton, Alberta
1988 "The Spirit of Art: A True Gift", Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1988 "The Greater Great West Saddlery Show", Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1988 "Art for All", Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1988 "Technicalities", Fine Arts Building Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1988 (solo) "Watercolour Landscapes", Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton
1987 "Contemporary Art Exhibition", Alberta Summer Games, Sherwood Park, Alberta
1987 "The Landscape", Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1987 "The Great West Saddlery Show", Great West Saddlery Building, Edmonton, Alberta
1987 "Art for All", Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1976 (solo) Pardon Mill Gallery, Harlow, Essex, UK
1975 Barn Gallery, Chelmsford, Essex, UK
1973 The Mall Galleries, Pall Mall, London, UK
1972 "Southern Young Contemporaries", Royal Academy, London, UK
1972 (solo) University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK

Collections

Alberta Foundation for the Arts
City of St. Albert
Faculty of Business, University of Alberta
University of Alberta Hospital
Grant MacEwan Community College, Edmonton
University of London, UK
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Grande Prarie, Alberta
Cold Lake Regional Hospital, Alberta
The Edmonton Journal
Labatts Alberta Brewery
Edmonton Country Club
Sports Images Inc
Interprovincial Pipeline Ltd
A. W. Fraser & Associates, Edmonton
L. D. Nobert Professional Corp.
Canadian Utilities Ltd
Western Canadian Wilderness Committee
Ed Tel
Private Collections in Canada, USA and Europe