Nikolas Wereszczyński is a Polish artist living in London, whose work is often influenced by his heritage and by his homeland's folklore. He sees folklore and folk traditions to be remnants of a spirituality or religion based on the workings of nature, which also features as a constant in his work alongside the theme of a connection between nature and divinity.
He is largely inspired by the Golden Age of illustration, the Young Poland movement as well as Japanese aesthetic ideas such as YÅ«gen.
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He enjoys working with a variety of media, including gouache, pen and ink, as well as linocut and woodblock printing.
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Nikolas is a member of the Greenwich Printmakers Association and runs monthly linocut printing workshops with Red Art Club.
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Current Events
Spring Colours
13 March - 12 May
Greenwich Printmakers Gallery
1a Greenwich Market, SE10 9HZ
10:30am - 5:30am
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Upcoming Events
RBA Rising Stars 2024
24 April - 7 July
Royal Over-Seas League
SW1A 1LR
Past Exhibitions
2024 - Royal Watercolour Society Open, Bankside Gallery, UK
2023 - Chelsea Art Society's 74th Annual Exhibition, Chelsea Old Town Hall, UK
2023 - RBA Rising Stars, Royal Over-Seas League, UK
2023 - The Candid Arts Fair, Candid Arts Trust, UK
2022 - Win It!, Aire Place Studios, UK
2022 - Society of Graphic Fine Art's 101st Annual Open, Mall Galleries, UK
2022 - Spring Exhibition, London Lighthouse Gallery, UK
2022 - Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours' 210th Exhibition, Mall Galleries, UK
2021 - Exploring the I and You in an Era of Change, Virtual Group Exhibition, Laura I. Art Gallery, UK
2021 - Lichfield Folk Festival, Samuel Johnson Museum, UK
2021 - Awagami Paper Factory Miniprint Competition, Inbe Art Space, Japan
2021 - Dreaming of Folk, Solo Exhibition, Laura I. Art Gallery, UK
2020 - Autumn Salon, Candid Arts Trust, UK
2017-2019 - University of East London Annual Art Auction, UK
2017 - University of East London End of Year Exhibition, UK
Awards & Achievements
2022 – Third Place, D31 Gallery Art Prize
2021 – Second Place, Lichfield Arts’ art competition "Early One Morning"
2021 - Honourable mention, International watermedia competition, Watercolour Arts Southern Africa, "Expression of Hope", artist category
2020 - Longlist, Association of Illustrators' "World Illustration Awards", exploration category
Publications
2024 - Nikolas Wereszczynski: ‘Printmaking is a very physical process – the calluses make it inch ever closer to being a folk craft’
2021 - Nikolas Wereszczyński: Polish artist using Folklore as inspiration and escapism in difficult times, www.theneweastisqueer.com
2021 - WYWIAD: Czym dzisiaj jest dla nas folk? (EN: INTERVIEW: What does folk mean to us today?), Cooltura #895, Pages 22 - 24
2020 - Sam, Art Hole #4, 2020, Pages 16 & 17
2018 - Mary Pünjer and Mary Pünjer with Mother, “ZuchwaÅ‚a, Mary Pünjer”, Replika #73, 2018, Pages 28 & 29
2017 - WoÅ‚chw, “Transcendent Trangressions: Dark Visions of Transgender Artists”, Independent zine by various artists, 2017