Joseph Kocan
Painter, sculptor
Born Mar. 17, 1920, Rzeszow, Poland; came to U.S., 1951; son of Wincenty and Zofia (Beres); married Wiktoria (Lukiantschykowa); children: George, Vincent.
Education: studied art with prof. Marian Bohusz-Szyszko, London (U.K.), 1948-51.
Career: chairman, Polish Arts Club, 1953-68, Society of Polish Arts and Letters, Art Section, 1970-78, Chicago (IL).
Author: group exhibition, La Galerie de Grand Palais, Paris (France), 1992.
Member of: Polish American Congress (P.A.C.).
Honors: award for painting Dark Interior, Royal Institute Galleries Exhibition of Paintings (United Kingdom), 1949; 1st prize for painting, Polish Arts Club, 1957; Annual Art Exhibition Alumni Award for sculpture Components 2, Art Institute of Chicago, 1957; award, North Shore Art League, Chicago, 1964; honorary mention for painting Distorted Image, Suburban Fine Arts Center, 1965; 1st prize for sculpture, Society of Polish Arts and Letters, 1969; 1st prize, Polish Arts Club Annual Exhibition, 1992.
Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, Polish Red Cross, Italy, 1946-47.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: chess, gardening.
Home: 5763 N. Rogers Ave., Chicago, IL 60646.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996