Stanislaus Ostoja-Kotkowski b. 28 December 1922

Also known as Joseph Stanislaw Ostoja-Kotkowski, Stan Ostoja-Kotkowski, Stanislaw Ostoja-Kotkowski, J.S. Ostoja-Kotkowski
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Theatre / Film Designer)
Joseph Stanislaw Ostoja-Kotkowski, abstract expressionist painter, theatre set designer, photographer, experimental film producer and light and sound artist was born in Golub, Poland in 1922 and he arrived in Australia in 1949. His diverse artistic practice included innovation in laser art and sound and image technology. Ostoja-Kotkowski was awarded an Order of Australia in 1992.
Tags: Abstract Expressionist
exhibited at
Computers and Electronics in the Arts
Date
1975
Place
Canberra, ACT
Description

Part of the Australia ’75 Festival of the Creative Arts and Sciences.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Australia 75
exhibited at
Sonix
Date
1970
Place
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery annual report 1970-1971

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Minor Solo, Sculpture
exhibited at
Recent Australian Painting
Date
June 1961 - July 1961
Place
Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Art in Everyday Life
Date
3 December 1958 - 10 December 1958
Place
Legacy House, Sydney
Description

This exhibition displayed 11 refrigerators, each painted by an Australian artist who was commissioned by Kelvinator Australia Limited, through the Australian Woman’s Weekly. The exhibition was on display at the charitable organisation Legacy House, Sydney, for one week and subsequently toured to Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide. The refrigerators were then sold at auction, with proceeds going to Legacy House.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Refrigerator, Kelvinator Australia
exhibited at
Third Melbourne international exhibition of photography
Date
24 March 1958 - 2 April 1958
Place
Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Vic
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Herald outdoor art show 1953
Date
12 December 1953 - 20 December 1953
Place
Treasury Gardens, Melbourne, Australia
Description

Originally scheduled for 8-13 December 1953 but delayed by summer storms.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Melbourne Painters’ Exhibition
Date
1953
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Description

This exhibition presented the work of eight contemporary Melbourne painters.

Type
Exhibition