Jankowski Iwona
I am an artist living and working in my home studio in Magnolia, Texas.
My “Mottled Horses” – Equine/Western art developed since 2002-3 in my new “Mottled” style that merges abstract and expressionism with a touch of realism. The subject is created on a colorful abstract background to express feelings, often shown as a close-up, with special attention to the eyes and focusing on specific moods. Often with secondary transparent image/s to show movement or specific scenario.
In my paintings, I don’t intend to replicate photo-realistic objects, but to capture the utmost uniqueness of life. Illustrating my subjects, I often pay no attention to exact shapes, textures, or real colors and emphasize just on a small fragment, sometimes a very tiny detail, in order to insinuate an idea. That approach leads me to concentrate on what I feel and not what I see or know about the subject. Also, it helps me to effectively use visuals to depict a story about my subject. My art captures just an indication of a subject to leave the rest for my viewer’s imagination to create the unique picture.
- Juried Member of the American Academy of Equine Art (AAEA)
- Associate Member of Women Artists of the West (WAOW)
- Associate Member of American Women Artists (AWA)
- American Impressionist Society (AIS)
Recognitions and Awards:
2019 – Cover image – November – December 2019 issue PKA PRESENTS LIFE IS GOOD Magazine
2019 – 1st Place Award – “Night and Day” Washington Thoroughbred Foundation Equine Art at the Emerald Downs.
2019 – Juried into Breckenridge Arts Center’s 27th Annual Juried Art Show. Breckenridge, TX.
2019 – 2nd Place Award – “Mottled Ghost” Swan Day 2019 G. Lee Gallery, Galveston, TX
2019 – Selected Art “AcrylicWorks 6 Book” – The Best of Acrylic Works. – Published May 2019
2019 – Juried into CFD Old West Museum’s 38th Annual Western Spirit Show
2018 – Artist Portfolio Magazine – art published in issue 36, 2018
2018 – Juried into Horse in Art at the AQHA Museum and Hall of Fame. Amarillo, TX
2018 – Juried into Breckenridge Arts Center’s 27th Annual Juried Art Show. Breckenridge, TX.
2018 – Honorable Mention Equine Art in the Park at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo- Denver, CO,
2017 – 2nd Place Art of the Horse at Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento, California 2017 – Art Miration Gallery, Finalist Certificate of Recognition
2016 – Juried into 2016 Mountain Oyster Club, Contemporary Art Show at Tucson, Arizona,
2016 – Juried into Western Trappings on The Llano, Llano County Museum, Llano, TX,
2016 – Juried into Fall Juried Show, American Academy Of Equine Art (AAEA),
2016 – Featured Artist for the Horse in Art at the AQHA Museum and Hall of Fame
2015 – 1-st Place – ‘Your Big Talent. One Small Space” – Professional Artist Magazine,
2015 – Andalusian Magazine – IALHA’s 2015 Art Contest finalist
2015 – Honorable Mention 2015 GAA 57th Juried Show. Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL,
2015 – 2nd Place – 2015 Rocky Mountain Horse Expo ‘Equine Art In The Park,
2015 – The top 15 nominees at The Woodlands High School Art Trust –“Fire” in Permanent Collection,
2014 – The American Academy Of Equine Art Fall Open Juried Exhibition~ “Western Crossing” – Contemporary Arts Award – Honorable Mention,
2014 – Juried into The Horse in the Civil War, (AAEA) American Academy of Equine Art, Lexington, KY,
2014 – Texas Artists Museum, Port Arthur, TX – Solo exhibition, two works in permanent collection,
2014 – 4st Place Award (Honorable Mention) Juried into JoMar Vision Excellence 2014, Houston, TX,
2014 – Work juried into JoMar Vision Excellence 2014, Houston, TX
2014 – Juried into National Gallery of Armenia in Yerevan – work at permanent collection,
2014 – 2nd Place, Juried into Equine Art in the Park at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo- Denver, CO,
2014 – Juried into The Western Spirit Art Show – CFD Old West Museum, Cheyenne, Wyoming,
2013 – Juried into The International Biennial of Painting ”Chisinau2013” – Chisinau, Moldova,
2013 – Invitational show, Equine Art in the Park at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo- Denver, CO ,
2012 – 1st Place Award (The Best of Show), Juried into JoMar Vision Excellence 2012, Houston, TX,
2011 – 1st Place Award (The Best of Show), Juried into JoMar Vision Excellence 2011, Houston, TX,
2011 – Horses in Art Magazine, Cover Art Competition—Third Place,
2011 – 1st Place – Art Exhibit & Fundraiser – Galveston Island Humane Society, Galveston, TX,
2011 – Polish Embassy, Havana Cuba – painting in collection,
2008 – September – TV1 Lodz, Poland – gallery workshop with children and TV interview,
2007 – Saatchi – Virtual Competition, London, UK Show – selected to “50 Favorite Arts,”
Selected Publications;
- Cover Art -“PKA PRESENTS LIFE IS GOOD” magazine – November/December 2019 issue
- “PKA PRESENTS LIFE IS GOOD” magazine – September – October 2019 issue
- “AcrylicWorks 6 Book” – The best Acrylic works. – March 2019
- “Artist Portfolio Magazine” – Sept-Nov 2018
- “The Chronicle of The Horse” Magazine, March 2017 issue,
- “The Leader” Magazine, Jan 2016.
- “American Horse” Magazine 2016.
- “Western Horse and Gun” Magazine 2016.
- “Western Art and Architecture” Magazine 2016.
- “Professional Artist” Magazine, Sept 2015,
- “Advocate PKA’s” Publication,
