Katarzyna Anna Gruda
Artist, photographer
Born Mar. 17, 1946, Cracow, Poland; came to U.S., 1969; daughter of Konrad and Zofia (Brenner); married Jozef Dodziuk; child: Nicholas.
Education: Technical University of Cracow, 1965-68; Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (in architecture), City College of New York (CCNY), New York City, 1973; Boston Museum School (MA), 1973-75; Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Yale University School of Art and Architecture, New Haven (CT), 1977.
Career: architect, Davis, Brody and Associate, 1970-73, free-lance artist, 1977 -, New York City.
Author: numerous exhibitions, i.a.: Polish American artists Society (P.A.A.S.) Salon, Arsenal Gallery, New York City, 1986, Del Bello Gallery, Toronto (Canada), and Limelight, Women's Touch, New York City, 1988, PEMEX Gallery, Mexico City (Mexico), 1989, New Directions'90, Juried National Exhibition, Poughkeepsie (NY), 1990, Jestesmy, Exhibit of Polish Artists Living Abroad, Warsaw (Poland), Intergrafia '91, International Print Competition, Katowice (Poland), Sapporo International Print Biennale (Japan), 1991, Exposition Internationale de la Gravure, La Louviere (Belgium), Prints International, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Cannan (CT), AFA Augsburg '92 (Germany), International Miniature Art Bienniale, Ville-Marie (Canada), 12th Mini Print International of Cadaques, Barcelona (Spain), 1992.
Member of: founder, board directors member, Polish American Artists Society (P.A.A.S.) (vice president, 1988-90), founder, Center for Polish Art, New York City; American Society of Magazine Photographers; Connecticut Art Directors Club
Honors: numerous merit awards for posters, photographs, advertisings, greeting cards, post cards; Award for Excellence, Mead Top 60 Show, 1987; Silver Award, Connecticut Art Directors Club, 1987; 3rd Prize, V International Triennale of Portraits, Radom (Poland), 1990; Renaissance Trust grant, Henfield (United Kingdom), 1991
Languages: Polish, English
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996