Red Dawn
2012
Mixed Media on Board with Venetian Plaster
48" x 48"
$8200
* KRISTOF KOSMOWSKI
Kristof began his artistic career in Warsaw Poland, where he attended the Warsaw Academy in fine Arts, and graduated in 1982 with a Master Degree in Graphic design. He worked as a graphic designer in Europe and developed his skill as a fine art artist as well.
An avid sportsman, former professional athlete and member of the Polish National Sailing Team, he naturally gravitated to painting images of sports he loved , sailing,skiing,polo,tennis among others.
The Polish Postal Service saw his work on exhibition and commissioned Kristof to design sports related images for national stamps.He was a Prodigy in the European art world and honored with 25 one man shows in Poland's largest cities , Germany,and in Finland before he reached the age of 18 .His training also came from the Escole Messana Art School in Barcelona Spain and on many artistic pilgrimages which took him to capital cities throughout Eastern and central Europe.
By this time, he had built an ardent following of private collectors. An emigrant from Poland,Characterizes his brush strokes as representations of motion and emotion. He declared his personal independence from the strictures imposed on personal freedom in his native land two years before the Police Government declared its own independence from the yoke of the Soviet Union.When Questioned about his decision to uproot his family an wife and two young children, even though he was gaining wide exceptance in Europe Kosmowski comments “ This is an expansive country and offers unlimited scope for an artist to gain recognition. There may be artist lofs and studios on every corner,but I have confidence that my work will find a place in America’s heart.”
In 2008 US Tennis Association Chose one of his paintings made for Mr Andy Roddick as official Poster for the Davis Cup and the official posters 2010 ,2011 for The World Snow Polo Championship, Aspen Co and the Rocky Mountain Polo Championship at the Roaring Fork Polo Club in Newcastle Co. Kristof works have also been chosen for the St Andrews Golf Club In Scotland and most notably paintings on permeant display in the offices of the chief of the Finnish Parliament.
Kristof and his family relocated from Europe to the US in 1988 where they settled in Florida. Currently he and his wife Naomi are full time resident’s of Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Education:
1972-1977 Building Ingenifor School : MA ,Warsaw Poland.
1977 -1982 Academy of Fine Art ,Graphic Design: MA ,Warsaw Poland.
Individual Collectors:
Andy Roddick Foundation
Jeff and Melinda Hildebrand ,Hilcorp Energy Company, Houston Tx
Hilton Corporation, Shortfalls NJ
Phil Finn , Young Oil Corporation
The National Museum Warsaw Poland
Finnish Parliament
Marek Celej,Attorney General of Poland
Ryszard Kalisz ,Vice President of Poland
Richard Petty , NASCAR
Tim Mitchell Collector, Aspen,CO
Paul Karr Collector, Snowmass ,CO Tropic Corp
Jeff Woods Houston ,TX
Richard Capazelli Kaplan University
Leonard Taylor New York Giants
Jack De Niro Realty
Michael Kidreadge , Yankee Candle Company
Robert Mintz, Rupari Food Corp
Exhibitions:
The Aspen Gallery at Highlands Aspen Co. One man show 2009
Aspen Museum of Art Aspen Co Juried Show ,Fall 2010
The Mitchell Gallery Aspen Co. Currently showing 2011
Aspen Glass Gallery Aspen Co One man Show Summer 2011
Scenic Mesa, The Buffalo Collection Aspen Co . One man show, Summer 2011 The Mitchell Gallery Staging Service* specializes in Placing World Class Art by American and international Artist in Homes and Businesses.
Kristof began his artistic career in Warsaw Poland, where he attended the Warsaw Academy in fine Arts, and graduated in 1982 with a Master Degree in Graphic design. He worked as a graphic designer in Europe and developed his skill as a fine art artist as well.
An avid sportsman, former professional athlete and member of the Polish National Sailing Team, he naturally gravitated to painting images of sports he loved , sailing,skiing,polo,tennis among others.
The Polish Postal Service saw his work on exhibition and commissioned Kristof to design sports related images for national stamps.He was a Prodigy in the European art world and honored with 25 one man shows in Poland's largest cities , Germany,and in Finland before he reached the age of 18 .His training also came from the Escole Messana Art School in Barcelona Spain and on many artistic pilgrimages which took him to capital cities throughout Eastern and central Europe.
By this time, he had built an ardent following of private collectors. An emigrant from Poland,Characterizes his brush strokes as representations of motion and emotion. He declared his personal independence from the strictures imposed on personal freedom in his native land two years before the Police Government declared its own independence from the yoke of the Soviet Union.When Questioned about his decision to uproot his family an wife and two young children, even though he was gaining wide exceptance in Europe Kosmowski comments “ This is an expansive country and offers unlimited scope for an artist to gain recognition. There may be artist lofs and studios on every corner,but I have confidence that my work will find a place in America’s heart.”
In 2008 US Tennis Association Chose one of his paintings made for Mr Andy Roddick as official Poster for the Davis Cup and the official posters 2010 ,2011 for The World Snow Polo Championship, Aspen Co and the Rocky Mountain Polo Championship at the Roaring Fork Polo Club in Newcastle Co. Kristof works have also been chosen for the St Andrews Golf Club In Scotland and most notably paintings on permeant display in the offices of the chief of the Finnish Parliament.
Kristof and his family relocated from Europe to the US in 1988 where they settled in Florida. Currently he and his wife Naomi are full time resident’s of Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Education:
1972-1977 Building Ingenifor School : MA ,Warsaw Poland.
1977 -1982 Academy of Fine Art ,Graphic Design: MA ,Warsaw Poland.
Individual Collectors:
Andy Roddick Foundation
Jeff and Melinda Hildebrand ,Hilcorp Energy Company, Houston Tx
Hilton Corporation, Shortfalls NJ
Phil Finn , Young Oil Corporation
The National Museum Warsaw Poland
Finnish Parliament
Marek Celej,Attorney General of Poland
Ryszard Kalisz ,Vice President of Poland
Richard Petty , NASCAR
Tim Mitchell Collector, Aspen,CO
Paul Karr Collector, Snowmass ,CO Tropic Corp
Jeff Woods Houston ,TX
Richard Capazelli Kaplan University
Leonard Taylor New York Giants
Jack De Niro Realty
Michael Kidreadge , Yankee Candle Company
Robert Mintz, Rupari Food Corp
Exhibitions:
The Aspen Gallery at Highlands Aspen Co. One man show 2009
Aspen Museum of Art Aspen Co Juried Show ,Fall 2010
The Mitchell Gallery Aspen Co. Currently showing 2011
Aspen Glass Gallery Aspen Co One man Show Summer 2011
Scenic Mesa, The Buffalo Collection Aspen Co . One man show, Summer 2011 The Mitchell Gallery Staging Service* specializes in Placing World Class Art by American and international Artist in Homes and Businesses.
