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Hanna Grodzka-Nowak was born on August 5th 1944 in Warsaw, Poland. She graduated from the prestigious Academy of Fine Art in Warsaw and became artistic director of children's magazine “Mis” (“Teddy Bear”) for the next 20 years. Since her early years at the magazine she was very active in the field of children book illustration, which soon dominated her artistic expression and placed her as one of the most important Polish artist of the genre. Hanna Grodzka-Nowak is an author of illustrations to many books of notable children writers such as Barbara Lewandowska’s "Kropka szczescia", Wanda Medynska’s "Panny Czirpanki”, Czeslaw Janczarski’s "Warzyla sroczka kaszke", Emilia Wasniowska's "Mili-lili-lawi", "Przychodze do Ciebie oraz "Powrot Wojciecha", Dorota Gellner’s "Zamawimy”, Sophie de Segur’s "Pamietniki osiolka" and Julian Tuwim’s "O Panu Tralalinskim".

Hanna Grodzka-Nowak is a laureate of many awards. Especially prized by the artist herself is "Odznaka Usmiechnietego Niedzwiadka" awarded by children for the most beautiful illustration in “Mis” in 1984. The crowning of Hanna Grodzka-Nowak’s achievements was a silver medal “Distinguished in the Arts ’Gloria Artis” awarded by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in 2005.

Solo Exhibitions:

1990 - Dom Kultury Dabrowka, Poznan, Poland
2001 – Galeria Szkolna, Poznan, Poland
2002 – Galeria Szkolna, Poznan, Poland
2003 - Galerii Biblioteki Miejskiej, Leszno, Poland
2005 - Ermitaz Lazienek Krolewskich, Warsaw, Poland
2006 - Wodozbior Lazienek Krolewskich, Warsaw, Poland
2007 - Galeria Nieformalna, Warsaw, Poland

Group Exhibitions:

1989 – Group shows in London, Havana, St.Petersburg and Beijing
1992 - "W swiecie liryki Lesmiana”, BWA, Zamosc, Poland
1993 - Biennale of Ilustrations, Bratislava, Slovakia
1993 - "Obrazki do pokoju dziecinnego", BWA, Zamosc, Poland
1995 - Biennale of Ilustrations, Bratislava, Slovakia
1995 - Group show in Japan
1997 - Biennale of Ilustrations, Bratislava, Slovakia
2000 - "Wspolczesna Polska Sztuka Ksiazki" VI Edition, ZPAP, Waraw, Poland
2001 - "L'Art Polonais Contemporain - Polska Sztuka Wspolczesna", Clermont-Ferrand, France
2007 - “Wystawa poplenerowa do tworczosci Janusza Korczaka” touring Polish cities.
2008 - “Wystawa poplenerowa do tworczosci Juliusza Slowackiego" touring Polish cities.
2009 - Wystawa poplenerowa "Piesn ujdzie calo" touring Polish cities.

Book illustrations:

1984 - Barbara Lewandowska "Kropka szczescia" - publisher Nasza Ksiegarnia, Warsaw, Poland
1985 - Wanda Medynska "Panny Czirpanki "- publisher Nasza Ksiegarnia, Warsaw, Poland
1988 - Czeslaw Janczarski "Warzyla sroczka kaszke" - publisher Nasza Ksiegarnia, Warsaw, Poland
1988 - Emilia Wasniowska "Mili-lili-lawi" - publisher Nasza Ksiegarnia, Warsaw, Poland
1989 - Dorota Gellner "Zamawimy" - publisher Wydawnictwo Alfa, Warsaw, Poland
1989 - Emilia Wasniowska "Przychodze do Ciebie" - publisher Wydawnictwo Pallotinum, Poznan, Poland
1992 - Sophie de Segur "Pamietniki osiolka" - publisher Wydawnictwo Alfa, Warsaw, Poland
1996 - Emilia Wasniowska "Powrot Wojciecha" - publisher Wydawnictwo Gaudentinum, Gniezno, Poland
2006- Julian Tuwim "O Panu Tralalinskim" – publisher Wydawnictwo Mila, Poznan, Poland

Hanna Grodzka-Nowak’s watercolors are in the collections of Zamojski’s Museum in Zamosc, Poland as well as in many private collections in Poland and abroad.

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