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Gizela M. Gawronski

Artist, oriental art dealer

Born Apr. 20, 1931, Torun, Poland; came to U.S., 1960; married William G. Gawronski.

Education: Master of Arts (M.A.) (in history of art), A. Mickiewicz University, Poznan (Poland), 1955.

Career: manager, appraiser, "Desa" antique shop, Gdansk (Poland), 1957-58; manager, rare plant nursery, art dealer, antique shop, Northport (NY), 1960-73; free-lance artist, Cape Elizabeth (ME), 1973 -.

Author: one-person shows, Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth, 1983, Western Maine Art Center, Norway, 1990; exhibiion., Attorney General's and Governor's Galleries, Augusta (ME), 1986

Honors: honorary mention, Copley Society show, Boston, 1980; merit awards, 1982, 1985, 1990, 1st prize, 1987, An-in-the-Park show, South Portland (ME); 2nd prize, Side Walk Art Show, Norway, 1989

Languages: Polish, English, German.

Hobbies: oriental art

Home: 178 Ocean House Rd., Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996

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