Ewa Ciepielewska, born 1960, is a Polish painter, studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, Poland. In February 1982, shortly after martial law was declared in Poland, a new art group published the first “Luxus” magazine in the Atelier 314 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. The establishment of the Luxus group was a consequence of the students’ spontaneous response to the internment of Professor Konrad Jarodzki by the authorities at the beginning of 1982. The five founding members (Ewa Ciepielewska, Bożena Grzyb, Artur Gołacki, Piotr Gusta, Paweł Jarodzki) announced their activities as a group in a manifesto titled: ”THE SOPHISTICATED MAN WHO WANTS TO KILL” published in the second issue of the magazine: “In the foreground is an enormous garbage dump. A real luxury might be found as a foreign pill or in the ashtray full of butts. (...)”. The term 'luxus', which referred to the luxurious, carefree life, was technically used as an instrument to present the reality of the 1980’s in communist Poland. At the same time, it functioned as a parody of the myth of prosperity and the shoddy goods from the West. At that time artist, Ewa Ciepielewska shaped her practice influenced by esoteric New Age movement. She was associated with such art genres as Punk Art, Pop Art and she is broadly known for her performative activities in the public space. She formed her works in various media that stretched broadly including painting, installation, public projects.

SELECTED WORKS

Exhibitions

SOLO:

2023
The Year of the Water Rabbit, BWA Warszawa / with Martyna Czech

2021
- Wisła wpada do Odry a potem do Sokołowca, BWA Sokołowsko
- Drzewo życia, mural ekologicznie zaangażowany, Wrocław

2020
- Wisła wpada do Odry, 66p, Wrocław
- Do lasu, mural ekologicznie zaangażowany, Bielsko-Biała

2018
- Chodziłam do ZOO oglądać czarne pantery, Shefter Gallery, Kraków

2017
Zwierzęta wsparcia emocjonalnego, BWA Warszawa, Warsaw

2002
Kolory, które leczą, Warsaw Terapeutikum, Warsaw
Herbatka z Salamandra, Czekolada Cafe, Cracow

2001
Obrazki w Bramie, Brama Cafe, Warsaw

1996
Trzy Kreski i Fioletowy Trójkąt, Miraculum Hall, Cracow

1995
Wieloryb Józio i trzy Delfiny, School nr 26, Cracow
Wernisaż z wody - outdoor action, Zakłady Sodowe Solvay, Skałki na Zakrzówku, Cracow
Ruskie Holenderskie - outdoor action, Chmiel

1994
Poskramianie Dzikich Zwierząt - show, BWA Bielsko Biała

1993
Księżycowy Rok Małpy, Szara Kamienica - multimedia action, Cracow

1992
Księżycowy Rok Koguta, Art Cafe - multimedia action, Cracow

1991
Księżycowy Rok Kozy- multimedia action, Pod Gruszką Gallery, Cracow

1990
Księżycowy Rok Konia - multimedia action, Galeria Fresk, Cracow
Druga Beztroska Wycieczka - outdoor show, slope of Babia Góra

1986
Obrazy, BWA Wałbrzych

1985
Obrazy i Rysunki, Saska Kępa Gallery, Warsaw

GROUP

2023
Tectonic Movements. On the artistic symptoms of the Transition, Museum of Art, Łódź
2021
Shadows Conceal the Earth, BWA Warszawa, Warsaw

2002
Komfort na podłodze i na ścianach, Entropia Gallery, Wrocław
Koń Amore˛, happenning zaangażowany, Strefa 22, Cracow

2001
Kwiat jednej Mocy, Entropia Gallery, Wrocław
Sztuka lat 80-tych, Zderzak Gallery, Cracow

1999
Modelki, Entropia Gallery, Wrocław

1998
Lanckorońska Majówka Sztuki, Lanckorona

1997
Bankiet w Fabryce, BWA Bielsko Biała

1996
Kobieta o kobiecie, BWA Bielsko Biała

1995
Lanckorońska Majówka Sztuki, Lanckorona
Róża Mózgów, BWA Wrocław

1994
Make love or war, Bunkier Sztuki Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cracow
KoniNovi LUXUS, BWA Konin

1993
Miłość to nie wszystko, BWA Sopot

1992
Życie jest jak wiezienie, Ostoja, Cracow
Książki i strony, Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw

1991
Epitafium siedmiu przestrzeni, Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw
Pokaz wyrobów cukierniczych o przedłużonym okresie trwałości, Miejska Gallery, Wrocław

1990
Młody Wrocław, BWA Katowice

1989
Contemporary Polish Drawing, John Hausard Gallery, Southampton

1988
LUXUS FRA POLEN, Strykejernet, Oslo

1987
Co słychać?, The Norblin Factory, Warsaw

1986
Ekspresja lat 80-tych, BWA Sopot
LUXUS, Galeria w Pasażu, Wrocław

1985
Legendarny LUXUS po raz pierwszy w Warszawie, Pokaz Gallery, Warsaw

Publications

Ania Batko i Kola Śliwińska "Rowek. Rozmowa z Ewą Ciepielewską", Magazyn SZUM NR 27/2023
https://magazynszum.pl/rowek-rozmowa-z-ewa-ciepielewska/