About

Janusz Kawa was born in Warsaw, Poland.

Studied photography and film at The Art Institute of Chicago in USA

Afterwards he moved to Paris, France where his photographs began appearing in major world publications such as French Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Australian Vogue American GQ, New York Times Magazine and Interview. 

Since then he has moved throughout the world as professional photographer capturing the essence of people through portraits from world-renowned artists such as Morgan Freedman, Luciano Pavarotti, Ann Sophie Mutter, Louise Bourgeois, Daniel Day Lewis among others.  During that

time his personal work included projects from India to Morocco and Mexico. The thread running through much of his personal work shows the nomadic spirit of people similar to his own way of life. 

He also teaches photography at The School of Visual Arts (SVA) and International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York

He has shown his work internationally in Mexico City, Paris and New York City where he is currently based. 

Exhibitions

SOLO EXHIBITS

2016 IMU Imagen Museo, Colima, Mexico

2010 Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2007 La Galerie Art d’Ailleurs d'Aujourd'hui, Paris, France

2006 Ex Convento del Carmen, Guadalajara, Mexico

2002 Los desiertos des Leones, Mexico City, Mexico

1999 E3 Gallery, New York, NY

GROUP EXHIBITS

2022 “Integral” Lichtundfire Gallery, New York,NY

2021 “Water” Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona,MN

2020 “I’Am” Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL

Inlliquid Gallery Benefit Auction, Philadelphia, PA

2018 Salgamundi Arts Club New York, NY

SRO Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Leonard Codex, “Pop Up” Brooklyn,NY

2015 “Pop Up” Joyce Yahouda Gallery/Fusion Arts Museum, New York, NY

2012 Origins, Polish Slavic Art Center, Brooklyn, NY

         Postcards from the Edge, Visual Aids Benefit, Sikkema Jenkins & Co NewYork, NY

2011 Westchester Center for the Arts Gallery, White Plains,NY

2010 Postcards from the Edge, Visual Aids Benefit, ZieherSmith Gallery, New York, NY

2009 Baco Living, Dumbo-Brooklyn , NY

          Westchester Center for the Arts Gallery, White Plains, NY           

2008 School of Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY

          Ex Convento del Carmen, Guadalajara, Mexico      

2007 Les Elysees de L’Art Salon in Paris, Photography’s Alley Gallery

          School of International Center of Photography, New York, NY

2005 Exhibit/benefit auction ART VIEW, Washington State Museum, Washington, DC  

2003 The Amazon, Galou Gallery, New York, NY

2002 New York Independent Art Fair, Magdison Fine Arts Gallery, New York, NY

2000 Revelations, Greenley Square Gallery, New York, New York, NY

          E3 Gallery, New York, NY

          Share the Vision, Cooper Union, New York, NY

1999 Art in Photography, White Space Studio, NewYork, NY

1998 E3 Gallery, New York, NY

1993 Photography and Film Installation, L’ Hotel de la Princess Robech, Paris, France

1989 Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, France

BIBLIOGRAPHY / PRESS              

Shots Magazine No 144 Summer 2019

Polish Daily News, Dec 19, 2012

Klassik Magazine, March 12, 2012

Galo Magazine, November 30, 2011

El Informador March 4, 2006

Ilford magazine No. 1, October 1995

Creation Magazine, No. 59, July/August, 1990

City International Magazine, No.18, January, 1986