Karin JAROSZYNSKA
1934 - 2014
Paintings, drawings, graphics
Karin Jaroszynska in 1965
Brief C.V.
Karin Synmove Aurora Jaroszynska née Heikkinen was born 1934 in Helsinki, Finland; studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki 1951/1956, where she met fellow student Tadeusz Jaroszynski whom she married in 1954. They moved to South Africa in 1957, first farming for two years in the district of Pietersburg, then moving to Parktown North, Johannesburg. Later they moved to Sweden, finally settling in France. Their children are Karolina, Jan and Dino.
Selected solo exhibitions
1965 Gallery 101 Johannesburg (1st solo show: paintings and drawings, opened by Maj. Reuben Sive on 17th May, 1965)
1965 Gallery Strindberg, Helsinki
1971 Lidchi Gallery, Johannesburg (September)
1972 Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (May)
1980 Galerie Romanet, Paris (March/April)
1984 Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg (October)
1986 Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg ("Rialto Suite")
and many more as documented widely elsewhere!
Selected joint exhibitions with Tadeusz Jaroszynski
1974 Gallery Artek, Helsinki
1974 Gallery International, Cape Town
1975 Gallery International, Cape Town (April)
1975 Gallery 21, Johannesburg
1975 Gallery 21, Johannesburg - "The Helsinki Series" (7th February)
1976 Gallery International, Cape Town (June)
1976 Gertrude Posel Gallery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (major works 1974-1976)
Karin Jaroszynksa "Midsummer Night", 1976 - oil/canvas - 137x152cm - Ref. KJ7601
1976 SA Association of Arts, Pretoria (November)
and many more as documented widely elsewhere!
Represented by Gallery 21 at the ART Fair BASEL and in LONDON
Works at Gallery 21 London 1974 - 1976 (see listing on gallery card)
Publication on Karin JAROSZYNSKA
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"Karin Jaroszynska - an introduction to her oeuvre" (Schmidt) (Everard Read Publ.), 1989 - 48 pp. richly illustrated
A few images
Early works
Karin in her studio in Johannesburg in abt. 1965
Please click on image or this link to view more of Karin Jaroszynska's early drawings and mixed media paintings!
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Later works
14 selected Paintings from 1975 to 1976 (PDF)
See also:
Major works originally in the PELMAMA PERMANENT ART COLLECTION
Graphics published by Editions 21 Johannesburg in 1974
10 original lithos hand drawn in 1974 by the artist on zinc plates (see images and details on link parts 1,2,3)
"The Helsinki Series" - 6 original graphics from the hand of the artist (see images and details on link parts 4+5)
Selected auctions
Bonhams London - search and view images for past auctions since 2003
Stephan Welz & Co., Johannesburg / Cape Town - search and view images for past auctions
Strauss & Co., Johannesburg / Cape Town - search and view images for past auctions
Bernardi Auctioneers, Pretoria - search archives
Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - search archives
Further references and documentation
"Art & Artists of South Africa" (Berman) (Balkema), 1983 - ISBN 0-86961-144-5 (var. ill.)
„The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors including Namibia“ (Ogilvie / Graff) (Everard Read), 1988 – ISBN 0 620 12663 9 – listed on p. 314, ill. opp. p. 316
Works at the Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein, on Youtube
Updated 2nd May, 2017