Wanda Ewa Rut (Binder)
Artist, art teacher
Born Jan. 5, 1923, Lwow, Poland; came to U.S., 1976; daughter of Adam and Anna (Langmaier); child: Tomasz.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Inst. of Industry Art, Lwow (Poi.), 1943; Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), State Higher School of Economics, Wroclaw (Poland), 1950; Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts (Poland), 1957; Doctor of Fine Arts candidate, Institute of Material Culture, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland), 1975.
Career: art and design crafts teacher, vocational high schools, colleges and adult education, (Poland), 24 years; consultant, textile and fashion designing, 20 years.
Author: hand-woven tapestry known as Rutanes, sculptured forms, columns, collages and lighting basreliefs; over 40 one-person exhibitions, i.a.: Association of Architects of the Republic of Poland Gallery, Warsaw, 1972, Institute of Polish Culture, Vienna (Austria), 1975, Cepelia Gallery, Warsaw and Brussels (Belgium), 1976, Lynn Kotler Gallery, New York City, 1977, Polish Arts & Culture Foundation, San Francisco (CA), 1977, Womanart Gallery, 1978, St. Peter's Church, Citicorp Center, Donnel Library, New York City, 1979, Interchurch Center, 1980, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1983, New York City, Interaction Gallery, Art Council of New York City, and American Institute of Polish Culture, Miami (FL), 1985; over 100 group exhibitions, i.a.: Experimental Laboratory of Art Weaving, Zacheta, Warsaw, 1974, Royal Castle, Warsaw, 1975, International Play Group Art, 1977, United Art Group 1, Gallery 28, New York City, 1978, Ethnic Craft Festival, Washington (DC), International Art Show (with. A. Coulder & H. Moore), Polish Arts & Crafts Historic Museum, Riverhead (NY), 1979, Policulture Exhibition, Museum of Science & Industry, Los Angeles (CA), 1979, Artists Craftsmen of New York, Corck Gallery, Lincoln Center, 1981, Visual Art Group, Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, 1982, International Art Competition, Pyramid Gallery, New York City, 1990, State of Art Trade Center, Woburn (MA), 1993; also in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), United Kingdom, Yugoslavia, Netherlands, Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany; organizer, 8 group exhibitions of Polish artists in United States; organizer and manager, numerous multi media exhibits.
Member: numerous artistic organizations; consultant, Polish Museum, Port Washington (NY); juror in textile art and textile design competitions Artists Craftsmen of New York.
Honors: grants, Polish Ministry of Arts and Culture, 1975, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1976; awards, i.a.: Experimental Tapestry Exhibition of Polish Art Weaving, Dresden (East Germany), 1969, 1st prize, Cepelia Art Contest, Warsaw, 1976, Polish Art Competition, Doleystown (PA), 1977, Annual Art Exhibition, Woman in Art Gallery, 1978, Annual Craft Show, Pen & Brush Club, New York City, 1980, Folk Tapestry Exhibition, Slavic - American Cultural Association, 1983.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Czech, German, Russian.
Hobbies: experimenting in new media, organizing art shows, writing poetry.
Home: 580 West 215 Street #40, New York, NY 10034.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.