Andrzej Kenda – Artist
Education:
BA and MFA – Academy of Fine Arts, Cracow, Poland
Exhibitions:
Art work exhibited in individual and group exhibitions on all continents: Japan (3 times); Mexico (3 times); France (4 times); Italy; Austria; Australia; Poland (7 times); Canada (4 times); United States (18 times)
Residence: Poland (born and raised); France (5 years); US: since 1981
Professional Affiliations/Accomplishments:
1986 PAAS – Polish American Artist Society, New York City – Co-Founder
1986 – 1995 PAAS President, Art Director, and Curator of the PAAS Gallery on the border of SoHo and Gramercy Park in Manhattan – organized 136 solo and group exhibitions including the Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, NYC; Bustamante Gallery, NYC; Del Bello Gallery, Toronto; PEMEEX Gallery, Mexico City; Co-organized Exhibition of Polish Artists in Exile at Zacheta National Gallery in Warsaw, Poland; EUROPA Club – Permanent Installation – “Reliefs, Brooklyn, NY
1995 - Present KENDART Ltd. Studios of Forest Hills – Art Dealership - President and Owner
1998 – Present Collector and dealer of Contemporary Polish Art with focus on WOJCIECH (VOY) FANGOR – By 2016, bought 50 Fangor paintings; 90% of the acquisitions are now in Polish museums, galleries, and private collections
2201 – 2003 Auctions of Polish Art – multiple locations including Polish National Alliance (PNA)
2005 – Present Member of CINOA – Confederation Internationale des Negociants en Oeuvres D’Art, Brussels, Belgium – licensed to authenticate and appraise art with focus on Polish Art
Member of SAiMP – Society of Polish Antiquarians and Merchants, Cracow, Poland
Selected Awards/Grants:
1971 “Juvisy – 12th International Salon Paris-Sud, Paris, France – Group Gold Medal
1982 IREX -ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION, New York City – International Scholar Grant
1985 The National Endowment for the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs – Exhibition Grant
1986 STATUE of LIBERTY Centennial Mayor’s Liberty Awards – Medal Design Winner
Selected Recipients: Antony Queen, Christo, Loretta Swift, Franco Zuccarelli, Tadeusz Sendzimir
1990 The ADOLPH & ESTHER GOTTLIEB FOUNDATION Grant, New York City
1993 OSAKA INTERNATIONALE TRIENNALE OF PAINTING ’93 Winner; Coll. Cont. Art Center, Japan
2011 The Polish Ministry of Culture, Art, and National Heritage medal – MERITORIOUS FOR THE CULTURE OF POLAND, Consulate General of Poland, New York City