Happach Bozena
Canada
Citizenship:
Canadian
Education:
School of Plastic Arts, Gdansk, Poland.
The Gdansk Polytechnic: Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Study of sculpture in the studio of Elzbieta Szczodrowska
Membership:
RAAV, Atelier 213, CSQ.
Competitions:
Polish Air Force Memorial in Plumetot, France 2018 (finalist)
Kingsbrae Garden Sculpture Competition 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016-NB (finalist)
Competition for digital images “ACTS OF KINDNESS”- Italy, 2013 (finalist)
Kingsbrae Garden Sculpture Competition 2009, NB (Honorable Mention)
Competition for digital images “Arte/Musica”-Italy (finalist)
Beijing Olympic Park City Sculpture Design Competition (Nomination Award)
The Project of Historical Path at King Hussein Park, Jordan -2002 (finalist)
Le Centre de creativite du Gesu - Montreal - 2nd prize
Médaille du Prix de la Justice du Québec - 1st prize
Symposium:
Symposium de la Sculpture Monumental, St-Jacques, Qc. Canada, 2015
Symposium de la Sculpture, Lac Mégantic, Qc. Canada, 2015
Sculpture Symposium, Boisbriand, Qc. Canada, 2012
L’Eau, Sculpture Symposium, Laval, Qc. Canada, 2011
Duo, Sculpture Symposium in white marble, Laval, Qc. Canada, 2009
L’autre monde, Sculpture Symposium, Laval, Qc. Canada, 2009
Commissions:
Private house in Maine, USA – “Windy Day 2”, fiberglass
Private house in Maine, USA – “Circle”, fiberglass
La Maison Jean Lapointe, Montreal – “Compassion”, bronze
Private house in Knolton, Qc – “Big Sister”, fiberglass
Private commission – “Frère et soeur”, bronze
Private house in Montreal – “Today & Tomorrow”, fiberglass
Chateau Ramezay Museum in Montreal – mural sculpture
International Education Institute in Calgary - mural sculpture
Logimex Romania – stone
Collections:
Ville St-Jacques, Qc, Canada
Ville Lac Mégantic, Qc, Canada
Ville de Brossard, Qc. Canada
Ville Boisbriand Qc, Canada - Le parc Claude-Jasmin
Ville Boisbriand Qc, Canada - Centre d’interprétation de la nature
Kingsbrae Garden in St-Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada,
Regional museum in Quebec, Galerie d'Outremont.
Private and public collections in Canada, USA, South America, Europe and Hong Kong
Galleries:
Galerie d’Arts Contemporains, Art Works Gallery, Saatchi on line
Press:
Electronic press:
Radio-Canada - téléjournal d'Ottawa-Gatineau de Michel Picard, July 2008
Polish Radio in Montreal, interview, September 2006
"Actualité de Rive Sud", about exhibition in St-Hubert, December 1996
"Actualité Outremont", about exhibition in Outremont Gallery, April 1995
Publications:
Dictionnaire de la sculpture québécoise au XXe siècle en ligne
Projet Pierre et acier L’eau – Atelier 213, 2010
Canadascope Magazine, May 2010
*** - Glorious mix - Breaking News, New Brunswick, 2010
Duo noir et blanc – Atelier 213, 2009
L’autre monde, Symposium de sculpture 2009, Atelier 213
Conseil de la sculpture du Quebec 2009
Cezanne’s Carrot, A Literary Journal, Winter Solstice 2006
The Chateau Ramezay…Across Time through Artistic Eyes
Press:
“Polish Artists in Canada” – Vie des Arts, December 22, 2016
“Le choc des matieres” – L’echo de Frontenac, Lac Megantic, June 26, 2015
“Un projet monumental à Saint-Jacques “ - L’Express Moncalm, April 19, 2015
“Courrier Laval”, Une oeuvre de 42 pieds de long…July 03, 2014
*** August 15. 2013
“Ville Boisbriand nouvelles”, August 22. 2012
“i-newswire”, St-Andrews, November 2. 2010
“Le Droit”, Gatineau, July 25. 2009
“Courrier Laval”, Des sculptures monumentales… 2 December 2009
“Courrier Laval”, Laval, January 2009
*** Art & the City”, July 2008
“L’echo loisir et culture”, St-Jerome, October 2005
“La Vallee”, St-Sauveur, October 2005
"Gazeta", Montreal, March 2003
"Le Devoir", Montreal, February 1998
"Loisard", January 1996
Outremont City - local press, March 1995
City of Lasalle - local press, October 1994
"Gazeta Montrealska", October 1994
Dorval - local press, February 1993
Ville Vaudreuil - local press, January 1992
"Nowy Dziennik" N.Y, May 1991
"La Presse" Montreal, May 1991
"Zwiazkowiec" Toronto, June 1991
"Le nouvel à loi", June 1991
Exhibitions solo or semi-solo :
2016 Place des Citoyens, Ste-Adele
2014 TANDEM, Galerie Renee-Blain - Centre socioculturel de Brossard
2009 A temps perdu, Hudson, Qc
2003 Cultural Center in Dorval
2000 Polish Consulate in Montreal
1996 Centre socioculturel de St-Hubert
1996 Galerie d'art - Centre socioculturel de Brossard
1995 "ENSEMBLE"- Galerie d'art d'Outremont in Outremont
1994 "DOUCE ET DURE"- Gallery Octogone in Lasalle
1993 "CHANGEMENT"- Cultural Center in Dorval
1992 "RELATIONS"- Regional museum in Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Collective exhibitions:
2018 Diver-Cite, Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec
2017 Humanite, St-Eustache, Qc
2017 Un jardin de sculptures au Jardin Moore, Mascouche, Qc.
2017 Nature & creation, Domaine des Côtes d’Ardoise, Dunham, Qc. Canada
2016 L’Art au Vignoble, Cote de Vaudreuil, Qc.
2016 Un jardin de sculptures au Jardin Moore, Mascouche, Qc
2016 Nature & creation, Domaine des Côtes d’Ardoise, Dunham, Qc. Canada
2015 L’Art au Vignoble, Cote de Vaudreuil, Qc.
2014 L’Art au Vignoble, Cote de Vaudreuil, Qc.
2016 Polish Artists in Canada, Galerie d’Arts Contemporains, Montreal
2016 Kingsbrae Garden Sculpture Competition, Neuveau Brunswick
2016 “Quoi neuf”, Artotheque Montreal
2016 "do re mi de la musique", Musée de Bronze, Inverness, Qc, Canada
2015 Nature & creation, Domaine des Côtes d’Ardoise, Dunham, Qc. Canada
2015 Horeb, St-Jacques, Qc
2014 Ensemble, Joliette, Qc. Canada
2014 Nature & creation, Domaine des Côtes d’Ardoise, Dunham, Qc. Canada
2014 Force et Ténacité, Regimental Museum in Montreal
2014 L’Art au Vignoble, Cote de Vaudreuil, Qc.
2013 Kingsbrae Garden Sculpture Competition, Neuveau Brunswick
2014, 2013 Chateau Montebello, Qc, Canada
2013 Le Cirque, Musée de Bronze, Inverness, Qc, Canada
2013 Mosaique, Maison des Arts, Laval, Qc, Canada
2012 50-ty Anniversery of CSQ, Sculpture Exhibition in St-Sauveur, Qc. Canada
2012 Boisbriand Library, Boisbriand, Qc. Canada
2012 Maison des Arts de la Culture de Saint-Faustin, Qc. Canada
2011 La Maison Tresler, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Qc
2011 Nature & creation, Domaine des Côtes d’Ardoise, Dunham, Qc. Canada
2011 L’Eau, Laval, Qc
2011 Kingsbrae Garden Sculpture Competition, Neuveau Brunswick
2010 Utopia, Laval, Qc
2009 Kingsbrae Garden Sculpture Competition, Neuveau Brunswick
2009 L’Autre Monde, Laval, Qc
2009 Duo-Noire et blanc, Laval, Qc
2009 La Frisson, Maison des Arts, Laval, Qc, Canada
2008 Le Caprice, Laval, Qc, Canada
2008 La Sculpture dans tous les sens, Gatineau, Qc, Canada
2008 ARTE MUSIACA, Italy
2007 Jazz, Vancouver, BC
2007 Pierre & Feu, Dorval, Qc
2006 Monumental Sculptures Exhibition, St-Sauveur, Qc
2006 Beijing Olympic Park City Sculpture, China
2006 Surviving, Thriving & Growing, Vancouver, BC
2006 Polish Consulate in New York, USA
2005 Castel in Ksiaz, Poland
2005 Chateau Ramezay Museum in Montreal
2006 Rythme et Mouvement, Lachine, Qc
2003 Design 360, Savannah – Georgia, USA