Ada Florek

Ada Florek is a realistic watercolour artist based in Turze Pole, Poland. She was born in 1976 inBrzozów, Poland, got a diploma in sculpture at the College of Fine Arts in Krosno, studied art history at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow. She discovered watercolours in 2006 and has had a passion for the medium ever since.

In her art, she tries to capture the simple beauty she finds in ordinary objects and common places.

The choice of subject is very important to her. It must both inspire her and be a challenge. Whether it is still life, architecture or other subjects, her desire is to always connect with the viewer and hopefully trigger their emotions.

Her work is in many private collections throughout the world, including Poland, United Kingdom, Finland, Netherlands, Germany, Canada, France and USA.

Awards and achievements:

• Escoda Brush Award in the Spring Malaysia International Online Juried Art Competition,

IFAM GLOBAL 2024

• Collective Exhibition "Watercolor International 6", Thessaloniki, Greece 2023

• Second Place Award in the 4th Annual "Women in Watercolor" International Juried

Competition in the Still Life & Floral Category, USA 2023

• Collective Exhibition "Retrospekcje" - "Galeria o smaku kawy", Sanok, Poland 2023

• 2nd Place Award in the Watercolor International Greece - 2nd Online Exhibition, Greece

2023

• Solo exhibition "Ada Florek Watercolors" - "Galeria o smaku kawy", Sanok, Poland

2022/23

• Solo exhibition "Ada Florek Watercolors. There and back again" - "Galeria Na Strychu",

Brzozow, Poland 2022

• Collective Exhibition "International Watercolor Masters 2022", Lilleshall Hall Shropshire,

UK 2022

• Daniel Smith Award in the Watecolor International Online Exhibition organised by

Watercolor International Greece, Thessaloniki 2022

• First Place Award in the International Watercolor Masters Contest, UK 2022

• Solo exhibition "Ada Florek Watercolors" - JDK Gallery, Jasło, Poland 2021

• Special Mention Award at the Biennial International Prize "Fabriano Watercolour 2020",

Italy 2021

• Finalist in the 41st International Exhibition of the San Diego Watercolor Society, USA 2021

• Finalist in the 2nd International Masters of Watercolour Youth Alliance – Member Selection

Contest and Online Watercolour Exhibition 2021

• Honourable Award in the "International Pyrenees Watercolour Contest & Exhibition",

France 2021

• Honorable Mention Award in the 1st "Watercolour Renaissance" Competition, France 2021

• "Rising Star Special Excellence Award" in the International Watercolour Masters Contest ,

UK 2021

• "Chairman Award" - First Place Award in the "Online International Watercolour Exhibition

of Excellent Painting Autumn 2020", organised by Japan International Watercolour Institute

(JIWI), Sado, Japan 2020

• Winner in "Best Watercolor" category in the July 2020 edition of Plein Air Salon

Competition, hosted by "PleinAir Magazine". Chosen by John Manzari, Director of the

Meyer Gallery, USA 2020

• "PleinAir Magazine" merchandise award, finalist & honorable mention awards in the 1st

"Women in Watercolor" International Juried Competition 2020

• The Biennial International Prize "Fabriano in Watercolour 2020" - artist in contest upon

nomination by Angus McEwan

• Gold Award Winner - "The Best Still Life - Realism" in the 3rd International Watercolor

Contest ABU RAWASH PRIZE 2019

• "Best of Still Life" award in the GAWA Annual International Watercolor Online

Contest 2019

• Finalist in the Royal Watercolour Society Annual Contemporary Watercolour Exhibition,

Bankside Gallery, London, UK 2019

• Winner of the Global Association of Watercolor Artists (GAWA) Annual International

Watercolor Scholarship 2018

• Honorable Mention Award in the 2nd International Watercolor Contest ABU RAWASH

PRIZE 2018





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