Mira Welnowska
About the Artist
Mira Welnowska, a renowned sculptress, is creating award winning works of art in the Realist Tradition. She has studied at The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, the New York Academy of Figurative Art, the Art Student League of New York and at the Academy of Art University in California. Her lengthy education has provided her with a meticulous academic background for undertaking virtually all classical and figurative forms. She is represented by Gallery 53 in Sarasota, Florida.
Ms. Welnowska is a highly versatile and creative artist who is able to work in different mediums and subject matters. She creates landscape, still life, portraiture and three dimensional figurative pieces. She teaches Sculpture Modeling Class in her studio in Jackson and at Georgian Court University. She provides demonstrations and individual instruction, references to anatomy and proportion, illustrations from classical text, and composition of the figure, as the students work from a model.
2012 “Sculptors Association of New Jersey: Spring 2012”, M. Christina Geis Gallery, Georgian Court University, Lakewood, New
Jersey
“Guild Exhibiting and Associate Member Show”, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, New Jersey
“2011 Spring Auction Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, New York
2011 “Holiday Show”, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, New Jersey
“19th Annual Juried Open Show”, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, New Jersey
“103 Annual Thumb-Box Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, New York
“Winter and the Holiday”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, New York
“2011 Fall Auction Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, New York
2010 “Made in Metal”, ARTWORKS, Trenton, New Jersey
“Figures and Fable”, Solo Show, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, New Jersey
“Sculptors Association of NJ: Spring 2010”, The Silva Gallery, Pennington, New Jersey
“The Human Presence/ As Seen By Hands”, Clifton Arts Center, Clifton, New Jersey
2009 “17th Annual Juried Open Show”, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, New Jersey
“Sculpted & Sewn”, Solo Show, M. Christina Geis Gallery, Georgian Court University, Lakewood, New Jersey
"As Seen By Hand", The Sculptors’ Association of New Jersey, Mercer County Community College, Trenton, New Jersey
“Monmouth County Arts Council 30th Annual Juried Art Show”, The Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
2008 “16th Annual Open Juried Show” - Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, NJ
“On the Beach”-All Things Summer - The Salmagundi Club, New York, New York
“2008 Annual Summer Exhibition” - The Salmagundi Club, New York, New York
“The Raw & The Cooked”, The Sculptors’ Association of New Jersey, ARTWORKS, Trenton, New Jersey
ART EXPO – Javits Convention Center, New York, New York
“Urban Life” - The Salmagundi Club, New York, New York
“All Member Show” - Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, New Jersey
2007 “NeoCon World’s Trade Fair 2007”, Art-Exchange.com, Chicago, Illinois
“Please Touch Sculpture”, The Sculptors’ Association of New Jersey, The Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey
“Annual Faculty Show”, Lavallette Library, Lavallette New Jersey
“Paper, Metal, and Stone”, Solo Show - Ocean County College, Toms River, New Jersey
“Student Sculpture show”, Exhibition of the works of the students of Mira Welnowska, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, NJ
2006 “2006 Annual Members’ Art Show”, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Toms River, NJ
“The Seventh Annual Summer Invitational”, Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
“Annual Faculty Show”, Lavallette Library, Lavallette New Jersey
“NJ American Artist Professional League, INC, Open State Juried Show, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, NJ
“Divinity, Mortality, Earth”, - Solo Show - Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, NJ
“NJ American Artist Professional League Member Exhibition”, Bordentown Gallery, Bordentown, NJ
“Monmouth County Arts Council 27th Annual Juried Art Show”, The Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
“Annual Photography & Sculpture Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
“OCAG Faculty Art Exhibit”, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Toms River, NJ
2005 “13th Annual Open Juried Show - Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, NJ
“Annual Juried Members’ Show”, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Toms River, NJ
“2003 Annual Graphics & Sculpture Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
“OCAG Faculty Art Exhibit”, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Toms River, NJ
“Manalapan Senior Citizen Center Show”, Freehold Art Society, Manalapan, NJ
“Monmouth County Arts Council Juried Art Show 2005”, Monmouth Museum, New Jersey.
2004 “Sculpture – All Ways”, The Sculptors’ Association of New Jersey, The Monmouth Museum, Lincroft NJ
“Images Of Natures”, - Solo Show - Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Toms River, NJ
“Manalapan Senior Citizen Center Show”, Freehold Art Society, Manalapan, NJ
“Diversity in Three Dimensions”, The Sculptors’ Association of New Jersey at the Stockton Art Gallery, Stockton, NJ
“Open Juried Exhibition of Representational Art 2004”, New Jersey Chapter - American Artists Professional League, Inc.,
Renee Foosaner Art Gallery, Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey
“New Jersey Invitation Exhibition”, Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, New Jersey.
“Annual Photography & Sculpture Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
“The Earth Element in Sculpture”, - Solo Show - Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, NJ
2003 “Holiday Show”, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Toms River, NJ
“Open State Juried Fall Exhibition 2003”, New Jersey Chapter - American Artists Professional League, Inc.,Ocean County
College, Toms River, New Jersey.
“Inspiration”, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, New Jersey.
“SANJ September 2003 Exhibition”, The Sculptors’ Association of New Jersey, Clifton Art Center, NJ
“2003 Annual Graphics & Sculpture Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
“Manalapan Senior Citizen Center Show”, Freehold Art Society, Manalapan, NJ
“OCAG Faculty Art Exhibit”, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Toms River, NJ
“2003 Annual Non-Juried Summer Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
“Summer Open Juried Exhibition 2003”, New Jersey Chapter - American Artists Professional League, Inc.,
Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, New Jersey.
“Views of New Jersey”, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, New Jersey.
“Women Artist Members Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
“National Open Exhibition IX”, Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, NJ.
“Exhibition of Sculpture”, The Sculptors’ Association of New Jersey at the Donald B. Palmer Museum, Springfield, NJ
“Members’ Show”, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Toms River, NJ.
“Art From The Heart 2003”, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY.
2002 “Holiday Members’ Show”, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Toms River, NJ.
“Art From The Heart 2002”, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY.
“Fall Auction Exhibition of 2002”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
“Open State Juried Fall Exhibition 2002”, New Jersey Chapter - American Artists Professional League, Inc.,
Ocean County College, Toms River, New Jersey.
“Annual Graphics & Sculpture Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
“Annual Juried Members’ Show”, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Toms River, NJ
“2002 Annual Non-Juried Summer Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
“Summer Open State Exhibition of Representative Art 2002”, New Jersey Chapter - American Artists Professional League,
Inc., Ocean City Arts Center, New Jersey.
“Summer Salon”, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY.
“American Landscape” Solo Show - First Union Bank, Beachwood, New Jersey.
“Spring Members Exhibition of Representational Art 2002”, New Jersey Chapter - American Artists Professional League,
Inc., Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, New Jersey.
“2002 Spring Auction Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
“National Open Exhibition VIII”, Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, NJ.
“22nd Annual Regional Open Juried Show, Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, NJ.
“America at War”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
“6th Annual Photography & Sculpture Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
“Annual Combined Exhibition", The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
2001 “Fall Members Exhibition 2001”, New Jersey Chapter - American Artists Professional League, Inc., Ocean County College,
Toms River, New Jersey.
“Annual Graphics & Sculpture Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
“Annual Non-Juried Summer Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
“Summer Salon”, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY.
“Celebrating Members Award Winning Works of Art Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
“Open Summer Juried Exhibition of Representative Art 2001”, New Jersey Chapter - American Artists Professional
League, Inc., Ocean City Arts Center, New Jersey.
“Monmouth County Arts Council Juried Art Show 2001”, Monmouth Museum, New Jersey.
“Rites of Spring”, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY.
“2001 Spring Auction Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
“2001 5th Annual Photography and Sculpture Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
2000 “2000 Thumb-Box Painting Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
“Annual Juried Members’ Show”, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Toms River, NJ.
“Annual Graphics & Sculpture Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
“Annual Non-Juried Summer Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
“The Summer Salon 2000”, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY.
“Annual Students Show”, The Art Student League, New York, NY.
“Art From The Heart”, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY.
“2000 Spring Auction Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
“4th Annual Photography and Sculpture Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
“2000 Annual Members Combined Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
1999-2000 “The Year Round Salon”, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY.
1999 “Summer Show”, American Artists Professional League, NJ Chapter, Ocean County College, NJ.
“Spring Members Exhibition”, American Artists Professional League, NJ Chapter, Ocean County College, NJ.
“The Summer Salon”, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY.
“Of Nature”, Solo Show, Agora Gallery, New York, NY.
“The Internet Show”, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY.
“Annual Juried Members’ Show”, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Toms River, NJ.
SAI Gallery, New York, NY.
1998 “Annual Juried Members’ Show”, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Toms River, NJ.
Ralyn Art Center, Lakewood, NJ.
1997 "Students Show", The Art Student League, New York, NY.
"Selected Paintings", Solo Show, Ralyn Art Center, Lakewood, NJ.
1994 Ocean County Community College, Toms River, NJ.
1993 AT & T, Bell Laboratories, Homdel, Middletown, Lincroft, Red Hill, NJ. Solo show at Charney's in Toms River, NJ.
1992 Ocean County Community College, Toms River, NJ.
1991 Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, NJ. Bergen County Community College, Paramus, NJ.
2009 First Place in Sculpture, “17th Annual Juried Open Show”, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, New Jersey
Honorable Mention, “126 Annual Members’ Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2008 Honorable Mention, “2008 Annual Summer Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2006 Second Place in Sculpture, “Annual Juried Members’ Show”, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Toms River, NJ.
Monmouth County Arts Council Award, “27th Annual Juried Art Show”, The Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
2004 NJ-AAPL Merit Award, “Open Juried Exhibition of Representational Art”, New Jersey Chapter - American Artists
Professional League, Inc.,
Renee Foosaner Art Gallery, Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey.
2003 Honorable Mention, “Open State Juried Fall Exhibition 2003”, New Jersey Chapter - American Artists Professional League,
Inc., Ocean County College, Toms River, New Jersey.
Richman Sculpture Award , “2003 Annual Graphics & Sculpture Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
Honorable Mention, “ Manalapan Senior Citizen Center Show”, Freehold Art Society, Manalapan, NJ
NJ-AAPL Merit Award, “Summer Open Juried Exhibition 2003”, New Jersey Chapter -American Artists Professional
League, Inc., Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, New Jersey.
Honorable Mention, “2003 Annual Non-Juried Summer Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
The Community Art Association Award, “National Open Exhibition IX”, Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, NJ.
2002 First Place in Sculpture, “Annual Juried Members’ Show”, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Toms River, NJ.
Members’ Memorial Award, “2002 Annual Non-Juried Summer Exhibition”, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
NJ-AAPL Distinguished Merit Award, “Spring Members Exhibition of Representational Art 2002”, New Jersey
Chapter of the American Artists Professional League, Inc., Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, New Jersey
Sally Logue Foundation Award, “National Open Exhibition VIII”, Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, NJ.
Graham Gallery Sculpture Award, “Annual Combined Exhibition", The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY.
2001 Special Judge’s Award, American Artists Professional League, New Jersey Chapter , “Open Summer Juried Exhibition of
Representative Art 2001”, Ocean City Arts Center, New Jersey.
2000 Elliot Liksin Memorial Award, The Salmagundi Club, “Annual Graphic & Sculpture Members Exhibition”.
Francis V. Kughler Memorial Award, The Salmagundi Club, “2000 Annual Members Combined Exhibition”.
Blue Dot Recognition, “Annual Students Show”, The Art Student League, New York, NY
1999 Honorable Mention, Ocean County Artists’ Guild Annual Juried Members’ Show Award,
1998 Third Place in Selected Media Award, Ocean County Artists’ Guild Annual Juried Members’ Show Award,
Passaic County Arts News, Passaic County Cultural & Heritage Council, Mixed News on 2010 Arts Grants, Jan 2010
Dave Bejamin, “Sculpted & Sewn- Exhibit to feature two NJ Artists”, Tri-Town News, October 15, 2009, Vol.24, No.13
App.Com, Local News, “Sculpted & Sewn, Art Exhibit at GCU in October”, Asbury Park Press, September 30, 2009
Dana Vouglitois, Arts and Leisure, The Lion’s Tale, Georgian Court University’s Students-run Newspaper, October, 2009
Allen Dean, “Sculpted & Sewn – Opening Reception”, Atlantic Highlands Herald, October 6, 2009
Community Bulletin Board, “Students of local sculptor to exhibit works at Guild”, Tri-Town News, February 1, 2007, Vol.21, No.27
Bobbi Seidel, Jersey alive, “Art News”, February 2, 2007, Vol. 128, No. 29
Monmouth County Art Council, State of The Art, “Calendar of Events”, January/February 2007, Vol. 2, Issue 3
Special Events “Just Go”, Tri-Town News, January 25, 2007, Vol. 21, No. 26
Community Bulletin Board, “Local artist’s works on display in Shrewsbury”, Tri-Town News, June 1, 2006, Vol.20, No.43
Bobbi Seidel, “Aesthetic & Aggressive”, Asbury Park Press, Entertainment Section, February 12, 2006
Alexandra Hoyt, “Art Acquisition, Collectors turn their homes into galleries to showcase masterpieces”, Spring 2006
Allen Dean, “Guild Members to take part in Juried Art Show”, Atlantic Highlands Herald, March 2, 2006
Pick of the Week, “Images Of Nature”, Try-Town News, Entertainment Section, April 29, 2004, Vol. 18, No 37.
Kelly-Jane Cotter, “Braving The Element”, Asbury Park Press, Ocean County Edition, Jersey Alive, January 2, 2004, Vol. 122, No. 2
Pick of the Week, “The Earth Element in Sculpture”, Try-Town News, Entertainment Section, January 8, 2004, Vol. 18, No 21
Allan Dean, “Blockbuster Show at the Guild of Creative Art in January”, Atlantic Highlands Herald, December 18, 2003, Vol. 5 No. 50
Maciej Mnich, “Polscy artysci w Passaicu”, Polish American Daily, Weekend Super Express, November 15-16, 2003, Nr 269 (2309)
Joyce Blay, “Sculptor finds freedom, chance to pursue her passion”, Tri-Town News, March 6, 2003, Vol. 16, No. 29
Joyce Blay, “Sculptor finds freedom, chance to pursue her passion”, Examiner, March 13, 2003
Wendell Macrae, Nabil Nahas, Erwin Pfrang, SoHo & Downtown Galleries Reviews, “Of Nature”, NYarts Magazine International, Vol.4 No.3 1999
Rudolf Stingel, Arnold Zimmerman, Chelsea Galleries Reviews, Group Exhibition, NYarts Magazine International, Vol 3 No. 2 February 1999.
Lab Artist Honored, AT&T, Bell Laboratories Newsletter, Homdel, NJ, 1993
Charney's local artwork show, Ocean County Observer Newspaper, Toms River, NJ, 1993
AT&T Art Club Show, AT&T, Bell Laboratories Newsletter, Homdel, NJ, 1993
Private collections in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Germany, Poland
Corporate collections in Germany, Florida, New Jersey
2005 Member, Allied Artists of America, INC.
2004 Member, Monmouth County Art Council
2003 Member, Freehold Art Society, Freehold, New Jersey.
2003 Member, Exhibiting artist at the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury New Jersey
2003 Associate, The Allied Artists of America
2002 Member, Sculptors Association of New Jersey Inc.
2000 Member, The Art Student League, New York, NY
1999 Member, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
1999 Member, American Artists Professional League, New Jersey Chapter
1999 Colleague, National Sculpture Society
1997 Member, Ocean County Artists’ Guild, Island Heights, NJ
1993 - 1994 Founder and Member, AT&T Bell Laboratories Art Club, Homdel, NJ
1990 - 1992 Member, Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, NJ
MFA, Fine Art, Sculpture 2011
Academy of Art University, CA
M.Ed. in Instructional Technology 2005
Grand Canyon University, AZ
B.A. Computer Science/Mathematics 1983
Hunter College, NY
Honors: Dean's List
CERTIFICATIONS and PROGRAMS of STUDY
2008 Certificate of Eligibility - Teacher of Art - The State of New Jersey,
Department of Education, State Board of Examiners.
2002 Fine Art Certificate Program, The New York Academy of Figurative Art, NY.
1998-2002 Anatomical drawing and figure sculpture, The New York Academy of Art, NY.
1995-2001 Landscape painting and clay sculpture at The Art Student League in NY
Life painting and drawing at The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA
1990-1992 Still life and landscape painting at Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, N J.