Mira Żelechower-Aleksiun

Mira Żelechower-Aleksiun (born 26 March 1941 in Millerovo) is a Polish painter of Jewish descent.

Mira Żelechower-Aleksiun
Born
Mona Janklewicz

(1941-03-26) 26 March 1941
Millerovo, Russia
NationalityPolish
Known forPainting
MovementReligious Painting

Biography

She was born in Millerovo, Rostov Oblast, where her parents moved during the World War II. Her father was murdered by Nazis in May 1941.[1] After the war Mira Żelechower and her mother came back to Poland and settled in Wrocław.

In 1966 she graduated from Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts[1] and one year later, she has debuted as a painter at the "Galeria Teatru Kalambur" in Wrocław. In the 1960s and the 1970s Mira Żelechower-Aleksiun was taking part in the important painters' conferences, including 4th and 7th Overview of the Polish Contemporary Art in Szczecin, 8th and 9th Group of Realists' Exhibition in Warsaw and Jan Spychalski Painting Contest in Poznań.[2]

She is married with Jan Aleksiun. They have one daughter, a historian Natalia Aleksiun.

References
  1. Mira Żelechower-Aleksiun, Małgorzata Kitowska-Łysiak, culture.pl; January 2005
  2. Mira Żelechower-Aleksiuns Official website


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