Teresa Żarnowerówna
Poland (1895—1949)After studying sculpture at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts, Teresa Żarnowerówna became closely involved with the Polish constructivist avant-garde, working alongside artists including Henryk Stażewski, Maria Łucja Nicz-Borowiakowa and Mieczysław Szczuka, who was also her partner. Together with Szczuka, she participated in the New Art Exhibition in Vilnius in 1923 and exhibited at the Der Sturm Gallery in Berlin, while her work was also presented in international exhibitions in Bucharest and Warsaw. From 1924, her practice increasingly shifted away from painting and sculpture towards graphic design, typography, photomontage and architectural projects. She was a co-founder of the Blok group and co-editor of its magazine, playing an active role in establishing contacts with other European avant-garde movements. After Szczuka’s death in 1927, she took over the publication and editing of Dźwignia. In 1937 she left Poland, travelling first to Paris and Lisbon, then to Canada, before settling in New York after the war, where she continued to work until her death in 1949.
