User:BobAndObo/Danuta Jarecka

Danuta Jarecka (born 21 July 1960 in Katowice, Poland) is a Polish graphic designer, illustrator and painter.

Career
The daughter of Krystyna and Jurand Jarecki, close relative of a Kraków based Polish painter: Zbylut Grzywacz. She recieved her master's degree in etchings from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. In 1986 she emigrated to the United States. In New York City she continued her education at the School of Visual Arts and began her career as a conceptual illustrator. Her work appeared in “The New York Times”, “Washington Post”, “Daily News”, “The Wall Street Journal”, ”Business Week” and many other national and international  publications. In the 1990’s she established herself as a frequent contributor to "The New York Times" op-ed page. She illustrated the covers for books published by: "Simon & Shuster", "Random House", "Columbia University Press", "St. Marten’s Press" and “Znak". She also became a member of the Graphic Artist Guild.

She has been a guest lecturer at Parsons School of Design and California Institute of the Arts. A participant of many group and solo shows, and a recipient of several awards in competitions for illustrators. As of 2020 she has been living in Warsaw, Poland pursuing her career as an abstract painter.

Awards
1991 - Print Magazine, Design Excellence

1995 - Communication Arts, Award of Excellence

1996 - The Society of Illustrators, Certificate of Merit

1996 - American Illustration, Award of Excellence