R E N A T A S Z P U N A R
Born 03.03.1970 in Łańcut, in Poland.
During the period 1990-95 studied at the Painting Deparment of the Fine Arts Academy in Cracow, at the studios of prof. Jan Szancenbach and prof. Jerzy Nowosielski.
Graduated in 1995 with diploma under the guidance of prof. Jan Szancenbach.
Next, during the period 1996-98 stydied sacral art at the Papal Academy of Theology. Graduated in 1999.
She made repeted artistic journeys to Greece, Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Czech, Switzerland, Ukraine, Montenegro.
Works in private collections in Poland, France, USA, Italy, Germany and collectin of Law University in Berlin.
A member since 1995 of Friends’ Fine Arts Association and Association of Polish Artists dealing with Fine Arts.
Aword: 2nd place and Silver Medal La Merite et Devouement Francais, Salon 98’ of Academy of Artists from Centrale Europe, l’Espece d’Animation des Blancs Manteaux, Paris.
Individual exhibitions:
1989 Painting, Romantic Castle, Łańcut, Poland
1995 Diploma’95, Grotta Nobile Gallery, Cracow, Poland
1995 Interior, Atelier Gallery, Old Market Sq., Warsaw, Poland
since 1996 permanent exhibition of painting in authors ‘Inny Świat’ Gallery, Łańcut, Poland
1997 Under the sky of South, (with A. Kozień and I. Pajonk) Labirynt Gallery Cracow; „Inny Świat Gallery” Łańcut, Galeria Przy Kominku Chorzów, Poland
1998 Pictures and Sketches, Po schodach Gallery, City Museum, Siemianowice Śl., Poland
1999 Light and darkness, Palace of Arts, Cracow, Poland
XII 1999/VII 2000 Painting „l’Ecurie” Carcassone, France
2000 Return of Prodigal Son, the exhibitin was acompaning Music Festival in Łańcut, Main Church in Łańcut , Poland
2000 Painting, Cafe des Artes, Castre, France
2000 Return of Prodigal Son, together with A. Kozień „The Hell and Heven is inside us” Gallery Krypta u Pijarów, Cracow 2003 Uknown, Pryzmat Gallery, Cracow
2005 - Paintings, Gallery MDK , Lancut
2009 - Sketches from the several travels , Gallery Rękawka , Krakow
2013 - Silence , Gallery Rękawka , Krakow
Participation in numerous group exhibitions, including :
1991 - Paintings, Annense Gallery, Agrigento , Italy
1993 - Exhibition of students' works from Cracow Academy of Fine Arts , Gallery of the Foundation for Polish -Japanese them . Miauchi , Cracow
1993 - Landscape in contemporary painting, Palace of Art , Cracow
1995 - Cracow Academy of Fine Arts - Dyploma '95 , Studio M Gallery, Warsaw
1995 - Jeune Art Cracoviennnes Le Cesar Gallery, Lyon, France
1996 - Spring Salon of Painting and Sculpture of the Krakow District ZPAP , Palace of Art , Cracow
1996 - Les Ambiances Cracovienne Club Mediterraneau , Dieulefit , France
1996 - IV National Review of Young Painting Promotions '95 , PGSz , Legnica, Poland
1996 - XIV Confrontations Youngest Artists from Cracow Myślenice '96 Gallery S, Myślenice, Poland
1996 - Krakauer zu Weihnachten geschenkt , Cracow House in Nuremberg , Germany
1997 - New members of ZPAP , Pryzmat Gallery , Cracow
1997 - Contemporary Polish Art of Book - IV National Exhibition of Illustration and Artistic Book , DAP Gallery , Warsaw
1997 - Actual State - Autumn Salon '97 ZPAP , Palace of Art , Cracow
1998 - Ces Inconnous Celebres , Salon '98 Academy of Artists from Central Europe , L' Espece d' Animation des Blancs Manteaux , Paris, France
1998 - Contemporary Polish Art of Book - V National Exhibition of Illustration and Book Art , DAP Gallery , Warsaw
1998 - XVII Festival of Polish Contemporary Painting , Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes , Szczecin
2005 - Culture at Crossing, Cultural Centre Farum , Copenhagen, Denmark
2008 - Plein Air in Greece, Conference Rooms, Wawel Castle, Cracow
2011 - Jubilee Exhibition ZPAP 1911-2011 , Palace of Arts , Cracow.
2012 - T ' GA FOR JUG - Longing for the South, MDK Gallery Old Synagogue Szczebrzeszyn .
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 - Small Format , Gallery Dyląg , Krakow
2014 - "In the journey" Polish-Romanian Group Kroma Nowohuckie Kutury Centre, Crakow
2014 - "I colori di Maramures" Ocna Sugatag, Romania