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Hanna Orzechowska archive
The Arton Foundation is beginning work on the archive of Hanna Orzechowska (1923-2008)
Hanna Orzechowska was born on 1 January 1923 in Warsaw. In 1946, she began her studies at what is now the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, Faculty of Interior Design, Department of Graphic Arts, under Prof. Władysław Strzemiński, and the Faculty of Textile Design. She attended art history lectures by Strzemiński and took part in his numerous plein-airs in Nowa Wieś and Nowa Ruda, together with Stanisław Fijałkowski, Danuta Kulanka, Stefan Krygier, Bolesław Utkin, Judyta Sobel,
and others. She maintained a deep friendship with Strzemiński until his death in 1952, after which Orzechowska repeatedly supported his daughter, Nika Strzemińska.
In 1951 Orzechowska earned a diploma in printmaking, and in 1952 a diploma in textile printing.
From 1952 to 1955, she continued her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Faculty of Painting, in the studio of Prof. Eugeniusz Eibisch.
From 1955 to 1957, she worked as a designer of textile printing at the Institute of Industrial Design in Warsaw. In 1957, she took a job at the Textile Department of the Apparel Printing Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź under the direction of Prof. Teresa Tyszkiewicz. She was involved in preliminary design, clothing fabric design, and clothing print design (1957–1959). From 1963, she independently taught classes in the design of printed clothing and decorative fabrics and created a
studio of unique fabrics—the first of its kind. She was a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź from 1957, and a professor there from 1973.
She created paintings and collages, and experimented with painting techniques. In her compositions she combined printing, textile, photographic and sculptural elements, printed fabric (film prints for her were realized by the Experimental Workshop at the art academy), graphics, and illustrations (in the 1950s she worked with the magazine Nowa Kultura, among others). She belonged to the Club of Young Artists and Scientists in Warsaw. In 1947 she took part in the National Exhibition of Avant-
Garde Painters, alongside Władysław Strzemiński, Stefan Wegner, Lech Kunka, Teresa Tyszkiewicz, and others.
In 1979, a burglary and arson attack on her Warsaw studio deprived her of much of her artistic output. After this tragic event, Orzechowska suffered a nervous breakdown, from which she managed to recover. Nonetheless, her deteriorating health made it impossible for her to continue her creative work.
In the first period of her work (1955–1958), Orzechowska was influenced by her professor Władysław Strzemiński and his concept of Unism, but, as she said, it was a polemical inspiration. Beginning in 1960, the artist began experimenting with collage, developing her own unique creative language.
Hanna Orzechowska died in Paris in 2008.
The task is carried out in cooperation with Agata Siecińska, the artists daughter, and Prof. Luiza Nader (WBASK ASP in Warsaw).
We invite you to view a 3D model of Hanna Orzechowskas apartment-studio
https://wnetrza3d.pl/realizacje/fundacja-arton/pracownia-hanny-orzechowskiej-5763/
To watch the film about Hanna Orzechowskas check here: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/794607111
Co-financed by the City of Warsaw
Hanna Orzechowska was born on 1 January 1923 in Warsaw. In 1946, she began her studies at what is now the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, Faculty of Interior Design, Department of Graphic Arts, under Prof. Władysław Strzemiński, and the Faculty of Textile Design. She attended art history lectures by Strzemiński and took part in his numerous plein-airs in Nowa Wieś and Nowa Ruda, together with Stanisław Fijałkowski, Danuta Kulanka, Stefan Krygier, Bolesław Utkin, Judyta Sobel,
and others. She maintained a deep friendship with Strzemiński until his death in 1952, after which Orzechowska repeatedly supported his daughter, Nika Strzemińska.
In 1951 Orzechowska earned a diploma in printmaking, and in 1952 a diploma in textile printing.
From 1952 to 1955, she continued her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Faculty of Painting, in the studio of Prof. Eugeniusz Eibisch.
From 1955 to 1957, she worked as a designer of textile printing at the Institute of Industrial Design in Warsaw. In 1957, she took a job at the Textile Department of the Apparel Printing Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź under the direction of Prof. Teresa Tyszkiewicz. She was involved in preliminary design, clothing fabric design, and clothing print design (1957–1959). From 1963, she independently taught classes in the design of printed clothing and decorative fabrics and created a
studio of unique fabrics—the first of its kind. She was a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź from 1957, and a professor there from 1973.
She created paintings and collages, and experimented with painting techniques. In her compositions she combined printing, textile, photographic and sculptural elements, printed fabric (film prints for her were realized by the Experimental Workshop at the art academy), graphics, and illustrations (in the 1950s she worked with the magazine Nowa Kultura, among others). She belonged to the Club of Young Artists and Scientists in Warsaw. In 1947 she took part in the National Exhibition of Avant-
Garde Painters, alongside Władysław Strzemiński, Stefan Wegner, Lech Kunka, Teresa Tyszkiewicz, and others.
In 1979, a burglary and arson attack on her Warsaw studio deprived her of much of her artistic output. After this tragic event, Orzechowska suffered a nervous breakdown, from which she managed to recover. Nonetheless, her deteriorating health made it impossible for her to continue her creative work.
In the first period of her work (1955–1958), Orzechowska was influenced by her professor Władysław Strzemiński and his concept of Unism, but, as she said, it was a polemical inspiration. Beginning in 1960, the artist began experimenting with collage, developing her own unique creative language.
Hanna Orzechowska died in Paris in 2008.
The task is carried out in cooperation with Agata Siecińska, the artists daughter, and Prof. Luiza Nader (WBASK ASP in Warsaw).
We invite you to view a 3D model of Hanna Orzechowskas apartment-studio
https://wnetrza3d.pl/realizacje/fundacja-arton/pracownia-hanny-orzechowskiej-5763/
To watch the film about Hanna Orzechowskas check here: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/794607111
Co-financed by the City of Warsaw
