ephemeras
illusory delusions - musik from silence
out of context
vanishing intrusions
rhythms of the forest
trunks
windmills
i see it black
departures
seas
green paintings
parcels
out of the blue in white
sand games
biography
Born in Poland, Malgosia (Pecherska) Chelkowska studied at the Graphic Arts Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Poland. She did her diploma thesis on Litography and Packaging Design. Since 1978 she has worked as an illustrator for various publishers in Poland and in Canada. Her artistic explorations also touched on drawing, painting and sculptural forms, some of which have appeared in solo and group exhibitions.
exhibitions
2014 - RHYTHMS OF THE FOREST, solo show, Rekawka Gallery, Cracow, Poland
2013 - SUCH A LANDSCAPE, solo show, Dom Doktora Gallery, Zakopane, Poland
2013 - LANDSCAPE REDISCOVERED, solo show, Rekawka Gallery, Cracow, Poland
2011 - XXI SALON WAKACYJNY, group show, Rekawka Gallery, Cracow, Poland
2010 - PTAKI, solo show, Dom Doktora Gallery, Zakopane, Poland
2009 - QUADRO-ART, group show, II Miedzynarodowe Biennale Obrazu, Lodz, Poland
2009 - XIX SALON WAKACYJNY, group show, Rekawka Gallery, Cracow, Poland
2009 - CINEMA, group show, Calligrammes Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
2008 - IV MIEDZYNARODOWE BIENNALE PASTELI, group show, Nowy Sacz, Poland
2008 - XXII FESTIWAL WSPÓŁCZESNEGO MALARSTWA POLSKIEGO, Szczecin, Poland
2008 - Group show, Calligrammes Gallery, Ottawa, Canada.
2007 - ODEJSCIA, solo show, Zielone Okno Gallery, Cracow, Poland
2007 - Solo show, Francesco's Coffee Company, Ottawa, Canada
2006 - Group show, Calligrammes Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
2005 - Group show, OSA, Ottawa, Canada
2005 - GREEN PAINTINGS, solo show, The Green Door, Ottawa, Canada
2003 - 11th Annual Open Studio, group show, EBA, Ottawa, Canada
2002 - Group show, Cite Collegiale, Ottawa, Canada
1997 - LIEU DE MEMOIRES, group show, Calligrammes Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
1996 - LANCEMENT - VERNISSAGE DE VINGT PEINTRES, group show, Jean-Claude Bergeron Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
1995 - ELMWOOD ART FAIR, group show, Ottawa, Canada
1995 - FESTIVAL FRANCO-ONTARIEN, group show, Jacar Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
1994 - LES PAQUETS/ LES EMBALLAGES, solo show, Caisse Populaire Trillium, Ottawa, Canada
1994 - BRAVISSIMO-BRAVO, group show, Le Restaurant Sante, Ottawa, Canada
1994 - ART FROM THE HEART, group show, Place Ville-Marie, Montreal, Canada
1993 - GRAND PRIX INTERNATIONAL DES ARTS VISUELS, group show, Sodarco Gallery, Montreal, Canada
1993 - POLAND-CANADA, VISUAL DIALOGUE, group show, World Exchange Plaza, Ottawa, Canada
1992 - THE WRAPPERS, solo show, The Green Door, Ottawa, Canada
1992 - FAX ART, group show, Sans Nom Gallery, Moncton, Canada
1992 - CANADIAN ART BY POLISH ARTISTS, group show, City Hall, Toronto, Canada
1992 - OUT OF THE BLUE IN WHITE, solo show, The Green Door, Montreal, Canada
1992 - 6TH ANNUAL OPEN JURIED SHOW, group show, Gallery 306, Toronto, Canada
1992 - IMAGE '92, group show, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1990 - LES EMBALLAGES/LES PAQUETS, solo show, Centre d'exposition de Gatineau, Gatineau, Canada
1990 - COQUILLAGES ENCORE, solo show, Alliance Française Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
1989 - SHELLS, solo show, Wim Cafe, Ottawa, Canada
1987 - ACFO-2, group show, Pro Arts, Ottawa, Canada
1986 - CONCOURS DE CREATION, group show, Montcalm Gallery, Hull, Canada
1983 - JEUX DE PLAGE, solo show, Cenre culturel Français, Algiers, Algeria
1981 - ABSOLWENCI 3, group show, Cracow, Poland
1977 - BIENNAL INTERNATIONAL D'ART GRAPHIQUE, group show, Epinal, France