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Katherine Lavocat Katarzyna
Born 1950 in Warsaw, Poland.
Has lived and worked in France since 1969.
Education
High School of Fine Arts in Warsaw
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, Paris, France
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
Media
Easel, ceramic murals, weaving. Has collaborated for 29 years with sculptor Maurice Calka in the realisation of many public art projects related to the monumental achievements in France and abroad, e.g. Kinshasa (Zaïre), Nice, Montelimar, Avignon, etc…
Tapestry commissions
Headquarters of Copper Gécamine, Kinshasa, Zaïre
Regional Parlament of Reunion Island, France
Post Office Administration, Cosnes s/Loire, France
Clin-Midy Laboratory, Montpellier, France
University of Lyon III
Catholic University of Angers
College H. Baumont, Beauvais, France
Carroll School of Management, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, USA
Temple Israël, Weston, Connecticut, USA
Svigal’s Partners, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
etc…
Solo shows
1990 Galerie 10 (painting), Paris
1990 Modern Art Gallery (painting and tapestry), Paris
1991 Fuhrüngsakademie (painting and tapestry), Karlsrühe, RFA
1994 Galerie Marouska (painting and tapestry), Lyon, France
1996 Galerie du Moniteur (tapestry), Paris
2004 The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland (tapestry), New York, New York, USA