“Landscape photography is not about the art of seeing but more about the art of experiencing.  I take the time to study and identify the relationships of all key elements.  By the time I arrive at a personal perspective I have become a part of the picture”

 

As an avid traveler and a professional art photographer for close to four decades Janusz Wrobel has learned to allow the rustic and sometimes unpredictable elements of nature to inspire his portraiture of Canadian land.  With every snap of his lens, he tells a new story, each time reminding us of the complex and fragile state of our environment.  A history in printmaking has had great influence on the quality of his work.  By selecting fine art materials he is able to increase the longevity of each of his photographs, which will be able to stand the test of time, unlike our land that is constantly being pushed to extremes.  Janusz has received international praise for his works through awards and publications and currently shares a studio with his wife and professional textile artist Lorraine Roy in Dundas, Ontario.

 

Education

 

1975                 Master of Science

                        Technology of Photographic Materials

 

Exhibitions

 

2008                 Drip Click Clock, Petroff Gallery SOUTH, Toronto, ON

Ontario Unbound Series, The Carriage House Gallery, Midland, ON

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON

Flow, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON

Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Hamilton, ON

2007                 Naked and Unadorned, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON

                        Ontario Unbound, Jordan Art Gallery, Jordan, ON

Sylvan Spirits, Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON

2005                 Toronto Art Expo, Metro Convention Centre, Toronto, ON

2004-2005         Satin and Steel, Rebecca Gallery, Toronto, ON

2004                 Juried Exhibition, Grimsby Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON

                        Out of the Woods, Greenwood Gallery, Guelph, ON

Juried Exhibition, Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener, ON

 Sylvan Spirits, Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener, ON

 

Grants, Awards and Press

 

2005                 Interview, Rogers Cable TV, York Region, ON

2004                 Interview ‘Fresh Air’,Satin and Steel Exhibition, CBC Radio, Toronto, ON

2004                 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant

2004                 Second Prize Award, International Photography Awards, Nature Category