Jacek Krenz, born in 1948 in

Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

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, is an academic architect and painter. He is a professor at

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, Faculty of Architecture, taught also at

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– both in Poland – and at Universidade da Beira Interior in

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, Portugal. Charter member of The Polish Watercolour Society. Instructor of

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Architectural design

*''Festus'', Art Hotel in

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PL 2005 *''Orphanage'', with T. Mielczyński. Awarded an Honorary Mention in the competition. 2003 *'' The Monument Cemetery of the Lost Cemeteries'' in Gdańsk PL, with H. Klementowska. First Prize in the competition. Realization of the design - 2002 *''Futura Leasing Ltd, new site'' in Gdańsk PL 2000 *''Church in Waglikowice'', with P. Loch, completion 1993 *''Renovation of the residential and public historical buildings''. **''Bank NBP interiors''

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, PL, with P. and B. Loch. Interior design. **''The Center of Music in the Old Brewery'' in

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PL 2004 *''Pavilion of Gdańsk'' at 11 Cities/11 Nations Contemporary Nordic Art and Architecture,

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, NL 1999 *''

Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970 The Monument to the fallen Shipyard Workers 1970 () was unveiled on 16 December 1980 near the entrance to what was then the Gdańsk Shipyard, Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland. It commemorates the 42 ...

''. Gdańsk, Solidarity Place: with S. Baum and W. Mokwiński, PL 1980 He is a co-founder of the Wdzydze Artists’ Village in Kaszuby, Poland, where he works in his summer studio. As a result of several workshops and artistic journeys around Europe, his works are in numerous private, public, and corporate collections.

Bibliography

* 2022: ''Latem w Jastarni''. Region, 2022, 2nd place in the Kashubian Literature Competition 2023 * 2016: Krenz J., Teixeira J. S.: ''Castelo Branco: akwarela & poesia''. Castelo Branco: Junta de Freguesia de Castelo Branco, 2016, * 2016: Krenz J., ''City in my eyes''. in: ''Sketch City: Tips and Inspiration for Drawing on Location''. p. 132-145, Gingko Press Inc. 2015. * 2014: ''Ideogram. From Idea to Architectural Form'', Covilha: Universidade da Beira Interior, * 2012
''Ideograms in Architecture. Between Sign and Meaning''
Covilha: Universidade da Beira Interior, 2012 * 2010: ''Ideogramy architektury. Między znakiem a znaczeniem'', Wydawnictwo Bernardinum, * 1997
''Architektura znaczeń''
Wydawnictwo Politechniki Gdańskiej,

Exhibitions of drawings and watercolours

*''Seascapes'' - an exhibition of watercolours. Kino Żeglarz

Jastarnia Jastarnia (, ) is a resort town in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodship, northern Poland. It is located on the Hel Peninsula on the Baltic Sea. It is a popular Polish seaside resort and small fishing port. The place was mentioned as "Osternese" in ...

Poland. 08.07-09.08.2023 *''Poziomy Abstrakcji / The Levels of Abstraction.'' Individual exhibition of paintings. Galeria Wnętrz City Meble. Gdansk, Poland. 3-16.06.2017 *''Miejsca/Places/Lugares.''Jacek Krenz, rysunek i malarstwo.

Polish Baltic Philharmonic Polish Baltic F. Chopin Philharmonic in Gdańsk (full name in Polish: ''Polska Filharmonia Bałtycka im. Fryderyka Chopina w Gdańsku'') is a concert hall located in Ołowianka, Gdańsk. History Polish Baltic F. Chopin Philharmonic was founde ...

, Gdansk, Poland. 11-27.04 2016 *''Paisagens, Passagens.'' Individual exhibition of drawings and paintings. Museu de Lanificios,

, Portugal 2014 *''Jacek Krenz - Watercolours,

Katarzyna Krenz Katarzyna Krenz (born 24 January 1953) is a Polish writer, poet and painter. Biography Krenz was born on 24 January 1953 in Gdańsk, Poland. She is best known as the author of the novels ''W ogrodzie Mirandy (In Miranda's Garden),'' ''Lekcja ta ...

- Poetry''. Warzywniak Gallery. Gdansk

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. 2013. *''OUVINDO CHOPIN'' - 3 editions in

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: Casa Santa Maria,

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, Galeria Municipal do Palácio Ribamar,

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, Espaço Cultural do Chiado da Fundação Sousa Pedro.

, 2010 *''Galeria de Santo António in

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'', Portugal 2010, *''Arte e Genero in Castelo Branco'', Portugal 2010, *''Casino de Lisboa in

'', Portugal 2009, *''ARTE ALGARVE in

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'', Portugal 2008, *''Palaca Milesi in

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'', Croatia 2008, *''City Museum in

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'', Croatia 2008, *''Centro Chiado in

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'', Portugal 2008, *''Galeria Municipal in

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'', Portugal 2007, *''Galeria Municipal in Oeiras'', Portugal 2007, *''the

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’s

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'' in London 2005 and 2006. *''The Old Market House Arts Centre in

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'', Ireland 2006, *''Museu de Lanifícios'' in

, Portugal 2006 *''The Labyrinth Gallery'' in

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, Poland 2005 *''The Municipal Gallery'' in

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, Poland 2005; *''Farum Kulturhus'' in Denmark 2005, *''The Municipal Gallery'' in

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(Vodnjan) Croatia 2001 *''

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'', The Netherlands 1987 *''Society of Polish Architects'',

, Poland 1986 *''Rotterdam Town Hall'', The Netherlands 1986, *''

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Town Hall'', The Netherlands 1985, *''Haarlem Cultural Center'', The Netherlands 1984,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Krenz, Jacek Architects from Poznań 20th-century Polish painters 20th-century Polish male artists 21st-century Polish painters 21st-century Polish male artists 1948 births Living people Academic staff of the Gdańsk University of Technology Polish male painters Academic staff of the University of Fine Arts in Poznań