Hanna Cywinski - Zawa (Zawistowska)
Artist, painter
Born Aug. 24, 1939, Lomza, Poland; came U.S., 1967; daughter of Lucjan and Zofia (Sokolowska); married J—zef Cywinski; child: Lucjan.
Education: Master of Science (M.Sc.) (in biochemistry), 1965, Master of Arts (M.A.) (in journalism), 1967, University of Warsaw; Bachelor of arts (B.A.) (fashion visual arts), Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, 1980; Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), State University of New York (SUNY), Purchase, 1983.
Career: editor, Warsaw TV, 1966-67; free-lance joumalist, Stolica, Warsaw, Radio Free Europe, New York City, 1966-69; professional artist, 1980 -.
Author: over 25 one person shows, and over 35 group shows in America, Europe and Asia; collections in i.a.: Museum of Modern Art, Chelm (Poland), National Museum of Women in Arts, Washington (DC), Museum of MIT, Everson Museum. Syracuse (NY), Tucson Museum of Fine Arts (AZ), Museum of Modem Art, Hunfield (Germany), New England Center for Contemporary Art Museum, Brooklyn (CT), Museum of International Contemporary Arts, Salvador - Bahia, and Cabo Frio International Art Foundation, Embragel (Brazil), and numerous private collections in America, Europe and Asia.
Member of: executive committee member, Polish American Artist Society, New York City.
Honors: special award for graphics, Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.), 1983; numerous awards at juried shows.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: outdoor recreation, victorian houses reconstruction, fine arts.
Home: 35 Hendrickson Ave., Rockville Centre, NY 11570.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996