Barbara Aniceta Hansen (Denisiuk)
Artist
Born Jun. 18, 1941, Biala-Podlaska, Poland; came to U.S., 1978; daughter of Ludwik and Jadwiga (Wojciechowska); married Peter Hansen; children: Karin, Katja, Martin.
Education: Master of Arts (M.A.) (in economics), University of Gdansk (Poland), 1963.
Career: assistant prof., University of Gdansk, Sopot (Poland), 1963-64; in Aarhus (Denmark) - research assistant, Institute of Polish Science, 1964-66, research librarian, University Library, 1968-69, case worker and Polish - Denish interpreter, Danish Refugee Council, 1971-77; guest curator, Museum Gallery, White Plains, 1988 -; expert advisor, United Nations (UN) Development Programme / TOK-TEN, Warsaw (Poland), 1991.
Author: over 20 national and local exhibitions in U.S. i.a.: Summertime and From O to Z, Somerstown Studios and Gallery, Somers (NY), 1983, 1984, Annual Exhibitions of United Nations (UN) Art Exhibition Club, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, The Gallery at Pulvers Comers, 1984, 1986, One Woman Show, Vertu Gallery, Irvington (NY), 1984, The Pen & Brush Annual Craft Show, 1985, 1986, Corc Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1986, 1987.
Member of: Association of Danish Lawyers and Economists; United Nations (UN) Art Exhibition Club; honorary president, Baccalarius Foundation, and honorary member, "Musica Rediviva" Foundation, Warsaw; board and jury member, Artist - Craftsmen of New York; co-found., executive board member, Disabled Children's Camp Foundation, New York City; honorary president, Foundation for Defense of Dignity of the Disabled; honorary board member, "Relache" - Music without Boundaries, Philadelphia (PA); Pen & Brush.
Honors: numerous awards for ceramics and jewelry from Artist - Craftsmen of New York, Pen & Brush, New Rochelle Art Association.
Affiliation: Catholic
Languages: Polish, Danish, English, Russian
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996