 andrzej jerzy lech - born january 22, 1955 in wrocÅaw, poland, is a polish artist and photographer.richard stockton college of new jersey, art and architecture of new jersey, "andrzej jerzy lech",  ==life and work== between 1981-1984 he studied at the faculty of fine art photography at the school of visual arts in ostrava, the czech republic, in the workshop of borek sousedik.krzysztof jurecki, exit, new art in poland, "the travel diary", no 4 (80) 2009, octoberâdecember,  from 1979 to 1987 he ran a private photography gallery called "galeria w drodze" ("on the way gallery") in opole, poland, displaying his friendsâ and his work. still-life and landscapes series from this period are "warsaw, amsterdam, new york" and "the 1912 swiss calendar". he is currently working on a few photographic projects: "travel journal - america", "travel journal - poland" and "the new york bay photography project". his photographs are in the permanent public collections of the museum of modern art in ÅÃ³dÅº, poland, the national museum in wrocÅaw, poland, mala galeria in warsaw, poland, exchange gallery in ÅÃ³dÅº, poland, bwa in legnica, poland, bwa in jelenia gÃ³ra, poland, icon pictures in new york, new york, and in many private collections. ==solo exhibitions== in 1983 he held an exhibition called "60 gates". in 1997 he won the competition for one-person show in the bergen museum of art and science in paramus, new jersey. in 2000 his solo show, "the 1912 swiss calendar", opened during the 8th international month of photography "fotofest" in houston, texas. on september 11, 2002, his multi-media show dedicated to the wtc was shown simultaneously in 14 galleries in poland, in ostrava, the czech republic and in jersey city, new jersey. it was composed of 46 photographs taken before the tragic event, on 09.11.2001 and in its aftermath. the show was accompanied by a published booklet. ==group exhibitions==  in 1987 he participated in the exhibition "preis fuer junge europaeische fotografen" ("award for young european photographers") in frankfurt, germany. in 1988 and 1989 he participated as one of the ten artists in the show titled "polish perceptions - ten contemporary photographers, 1977-1988" at the collins gallery, glasgow, scotland, the aberdeen art gallery, aberdeen, scotland, and kirkcaldy museum and art gallery, fife, scotland. in 1994 he collaborated in the aids benefit auction "sunday by the bay" in bellport, long island, new york. in the same year he participated in "the nurturing spirit", a group show to benefit the eve
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