I really enjoy reading artists’ interviews and listening to art podcasts. It’s all the “behind the scenes” stuff that we are curious about but don’t really have a chance to ask about... I f you’d like to know about me here is an interview I just did.
Thank you to Cat and Jordan for inviting me to interview with you!
I enjoyed answering your questions and reading other artists’ interviews @faithwaitesonline
Audience Choice Award at the National Juried Show at Larkin Arts, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Thank you to Larkin Artscurators and everyone who voted for my painting. Very honored!
Current Art Fair, October, 2019, Richmond, Virginia
Daniel Maidman's article in Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art
This is just a wonderful, eloquent critic of my paintings and Curtis Jensen drawings by Daniel Maidman in the New York White Hot Magazine of Contemporary Art.
Follow the link to read about the “division of the plane” concept and Esher, Freud and more:https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/agnes-grochulska-at-eric-schindler/4308
And this came on the last day of my show! What a beautiful closing.
Line and Color. Paintings of People - opening night
We had a great opening night last Friday for my solo show Line and Color. Paintings of People.
Once again, thank you, Kirsten Gray at Eric Schindler Gallery for a beautiful reception and a well organized exhibition, and thank you to all the visitors - some making long drives to get here to see the show! You made me all very very happy!
The show will be up till June 14th so please stop by if you haven’t yet! I’ll be happy to meet you there too!
Fine Art Connoisseur Newsletter features my show Line and Color. Paintings of People.
I'm happy to let you know my announcement is featured with the Fine Art Connoisseur audience at
https://fineartconnoisseur.com/2019/05/oil-portrait-paintings-people/
AGNES GROCHULSKA
LINE AND COLOR.
PAINTINGS OF PEOPLE
Agnes Grochulska, “Jacob 1,” oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in.
By Fine Art Today - May 10, 2019
In her new show “Line and Color: Paintings of People,” Agnes Grochulska focuses on what is the most essential in the way she sees and interprets ideas in her art: the use of line and color, this time applied exclusively to the human subject
“Agnes Grochulska is a fine artist with the enviable trait of having a distinct sense of line. Her lines skitter across the surfaces of her faces, figures, animals, and scenes, presenting a vivid and unique record of the movement of her eye over the sights she surveys,” says art writer Daniel Maidman.
Agnes further explains it this way: “A line both creates a boundary between areas and connects them. Contour line specifies and informs our brain where an object ends. By putting down a line, I feel I am both describing the division between me and the painting subject, and connecting with it.”
Agnes Grochulska, “Ove,” oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in.
Agnes Grochulska, “Joey 2,” oil on panel,11 x 14 in.
For this painting series, the artist has invited several people to model for her who in some special way struck her as interesting subjects to portray. Each of the portraits has an underlying idea that expresses either the subject’s character, an inner emotion, or a particular feature — something unique that initially drew the artist’s interest. Employing simplified composition and using expressive, gestural lines and bold colors, her intention is to reveal something visceral and true about the subject, and connect it to a larger and more significant message about human existence, rather than creating a close recording of a physical likeness.
Agnes Grochulska, “Elaine 2,” oil on panel, 11 x 14 in.
Agnes Grochulska, “Carlos 2,” oil on canvas, 16 x 16 in.
Born in Poland in 1974, Agnes Grochulska is a contemporary realist painter working mainly in oils. She also enjoys creating drawings in graphite and charcoal. Agnes studied design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland. She currently resides in Richmond, Virginia. Her work has been shown at Dacia Gallery in New York City, Abend Gallery in Denver, Colorado, and the Frank Gallery and Conde Contemporary near Miami, Florida. Agnes’s work has won several awards and has been published in Artists magazine, Drawing magazine, Artists on Art magazine, PoetsArtists, and the Strokes of Genius publication.
Agnes Grochulska, “Robyn 1,” oil on canvas, 11 x 14 in.
An exhibition of new work by Agnes Grochulska opens May 17 at Eric Schindler Gallery, 2305 E Broad St, Richmond, VA 23223. The show features 25 paintings and will be on display until June 14, 2019 with an opening reception Friday, May 17th 7-9pm.
AGNES GROCHULSKA
grochulska@gmail.com
(952)454-5737
http://www.agnesgrochulska.com/
ERIC SCHINDLER GALLERY
Kirsten Gray
(804) 644-5005
2305 E Broad St, Richmond, VA 23223
https://fineartconnoisseur.com/
Fine Art Today is the official newsletter of Fine Art Connoisseur, serving art collectors and enthusiasts with innovative articles about representational paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints — both historical and contemporary, American and European.
I took a part in the OFFSCREEN ART SHOW at Ground Floor Gallery in Brooklyn, New York
Last week I went to New York to take part in the Offscreen Art Show. Beautifully curated by June Liu, with prize juror Vincent Desiderio. Among the invited artist were: Garin Baker, Patricia Watwood, Gregory Mortenson, Ricky Mujica, Gabriella Handal, and more! Loved meeting all the artist friends and making new ones.
Here is my drawing in this show: “Fragments 3” part of a three pieces drawing series.
And some photos from the opening:
Line and Color. Paintings of People.
We have created a beautiful catalog for my upcoming show. We will have some catalogs at the opening May 17th 7 - 9pm at Eric Schindler Gallery, Richmond, Virginia. They can also be found online.
The catalog for my solo show Line and Color. Paintings of People can be printed out or downloaded here:
Headcount portrait show at Endeavor Gallery
Headcount exhibition at Endeavor Gallery in Richmond, Virginia.
Really happy to be a part of this great group of artists! Here are some pictures from the opening night:
“Jacob” 18x18”, oil
Elaine, 18x18”, oil
"Return to Order" exhibition opening tonight at Conde Contemporary, M Miami, Florida
‘The exhibition "Return to Order" represents the humanization of art and unashamedly embraces representation of the human form and the natural world, while allowing for expression of the artist's individual point of view.’
This beautiful show opens tonight, Friday, November 30, and I am very happy to be a part of it. Visit Conde Contemporary in Miami or check out the show on their website.
Visual Therapy show in Miami, Florida
Here are some photos from last night's opening of Visual Therapy. I am very happy to have my drawings in this wonderful exhibit beautifully curated by Stacy Conde of Conde Contemporary. It was a great night!
Visual Therapy
The Effects of Art as Manifestation on Artist and Viewer
September 28 - December 1, 2017
The Frank Gallery, 601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33025
You are invited!
I am delighted to have several drawings in "Visual Therapy" exhibition curated by Stacy Conde of Conde Contemporary.
"Visual Therapy - The Effects of Art as Manifestation on Artist and Viewer" opens Thursday, September 28th, 2017, 6:00pm at The Frank, gallery and exhibition hall in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
"Visual Therapy", conceptualized by Conde Contemporary Gallery Director and author, Stacy Conde, features two immersive video installations, photorealistic, academic, and expressionistic portraiture, conceptual art, surrealism, photography, and performance art. "Visual art offers a direct view into the mind of its creator. A work of art begins with a thought formed in the artist’s mind. The artist manifests their vision, creating a physical object. …a representation of an inner reality. The creation of this object, or work of art, has an impact on both the artist and viewer.
Though conventional wisdom would have us focus on art and not the artist, this exhibition, “Visual Therapy”, examines both the psychological motivations of the artist and the response their work evokes in the observer. "Do they correlate? Does it matter?” explains Conde.
Opening Night for my show at Eric Schindler Gallery
We had a wonderful night: great turnout, beautiful art, wonderful conversations with artists and people who love art!
The show runs through June 17, 2016, so there is still time to catch it!
Gallery hours: Wed-Sat 11 to 5pm or by appointment
Eric Schindler Gallery
2305 East Broad St
Richmond, VA
804-644-5005
mobile 804-868-8410
You are invited!
The invitation cards for a two-person show I'm in are ready and looking great! If you are in or around Richmond, Virginia - I would love for you to come and see my work at Eric Schindler Gallery located in the beautiful historic Church Hill. The opening reception is May 20, and the show runs for about a month. Everyone's invited!
