Wanda Dunikowska

Wanda Dunikowska (1947–2007) was a Polish culture promoter, art expert, gallery owner, patron, collector, witness and participant of groundbreaking artistic manifestations.
==Promotion of the art of the 1970s==
Wanda Dunikowska was an active promoter of the art of the 1970s, which she regarded as highly influential for contemporary artistic phenomena. She challenged the stereotypes and the tendency to forget the past. Furthermore, she also supported the recognition of prominent Polish artists, such as Jan Berdyszak, Natalia LL, Henryk Stażewski, Teresa Tyszkiewicz, Roman Opałka, Wincenty Dunikowski-Duniko, Ewa Partum, Zdzisław Sosnowski, Andrzej Lachowicz, Jerzy Olek and many others. Through her cooperation with them, she contributed to their reputation in the international art scene and in the art history. As one of the first, she sought to appreciate and grant a proper place to the avant-garde of Central and Eastern Europe.
==Publishing and editing activities==
Wanda Dunikowska was a publisher of works devoted to art and culture (including Flash Art Polish Edition magazine, catalogs, books and posters), co-founder of Modulus publishing house and digital agency, co-founder of art-ed (online art publication store), co-founder and editor-in-chief of O.pl Polish Culture Portal (1998 — 2007).
She issued the following works as part of her Modulus publishing and printing house, among many others:
* Bożena Kowalska, Roman Opałka, 1996 (ISBN 83-906186-1-3)
* Krzysztof Penderecki, Itinerarium, Exhibition of Musical Sketches, 1998 (ISBN 83-87539-00-7)
* Ewa & Marek Pietkiewicz, Roman Opałka, Private Collection, 1996 (ISBN 83-906186-0-5)
* O Magazyn Kultury, 1999 (ISSN 666469197)
* Henry Moore. Retrospektywa, Galeria BWA w Krakowie, 1995 (ISBN 83-90209-95-0)
* Wincenty Dunikowski-Duniko, Heidelberger Kunstverein, 2001 (ISBN 83-87539-05-8)
* Hans Arp, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Fundacja Hans Arp und Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Rolandseck, Bunkier Sztuki galeria Sztuki Współczesnej, 1996 (ISBN 83-86905-19-0)
* Joseph Langer (1865— 1918), Rathaus Bielefeld-Brackwede, 2002 (ISBN 83-87539-10-4)
==Participation in cultural institutions and events==
She was a member of the program boards of cultural institutions (e.g. European Culture Festival Krakow 2000, Center for Polish Sculpture in Orońsko, Bunkier Sztuki Gallery) and organizer of exhibitions (e.g. Monument between man and nature, W. Eckhardt's Garden of Images).
==Art gallery in Cologne==
In 1987–1991 she ran the renowned ”Galerie Wanda Dunikowski” art gallery at Neusser Str. 46 in Cologne, Germany, where she presented the works of artists such as Ann Hamilton, Georg Dietzler, Dennis Oppenheim, Roman Opałka, Wincenty Dunikowski-Duniko, Victoria Bell, Jan Kotik, Jürgen Partenheimer, Janusz Haka, Kunito Nagaoka, Ansgar Nierhoff, Henryk Stażewski, Tadeusz Kantor
==Patronage over Foto-Medium-Art Gallery==
As the founder and president of the Museum of New Art Foundation in Krakow, she took patronage in 2006 over the legendary polish Foto-Medium-Art Gallery founded by Jerzy Olek.
Category:1947 births
Category:People from Kraków
Category:Polish people
Category:Artists
Commons:Galleries
Category:Collectors
Category:2007 deaths