Edward Dwurnik

Work of illiterate, self-taught artist who became global sensation explored in thoughtful new exhibition

Entitled ‘Nikifor. Painter above Painters’, the exhibition at the National Museum of Ethnography (not shown) brings together 130 of Nikifor’s works from the museum’s deposits as well as rarely displayed works from a private collection. Public domain/Desa Unicum

Entitled ‘Nikifor. Painter above Painters’, the exhibition at Warsaw's National Museum of Ethnography brings together 130 of the artist's works from the museum’s deposits as well as rarely displayed works from a private collection.

Long-forgotten artwork by one of Poland’s greatest painters saved from BIN after found lying in basement

A painting by one of Poland’s greatest modern painters has been discovered in the basement of a cultural institution where it had been lying for decades.

Toruń’s Copernicus takes centre stage at Dwurnik retrospective

Basking in the summer heat, the rooftops housing the Old Town of Toruń shine an envious eye on the glass-fronted entrance to the cool confines of the CSW Centre of Contemporary Art.

Edward Dwurnik, artist who won international fame during the Communist times, passes away

Poland mourns the loss of Edward Dwurnik, one of the few artists to cross the Iron Curtain and win recognition in the West.

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