Mira Żelechower-Aleksiun (born 26 March 1941 in Millerovo) is a Polish painter of Jewish descent.

Biography

She was born in Millerovo,

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, where her parents moved during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. Her father was murdered by Nazis in May 1941.''Mira Żelechower-Aleksiun'', Małgorzata Kitowska-Łysiak, culture.pl; January 2005
/ref> After the war Mira Żelechower and her mother came back to

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

and settled in

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

. In 1966 she graduated from Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts and one year later, she has debuted as a painter at the "Galeria Teatru Kalambur" in Wrocław. In the 1960s and the 1970s Mira Żelechower-Aleksiun was taking part in the important painters' conferences, including 4th and 7th ''Overview of the Polish Contemporary Art'' in

Szczecin Szczecin ( , , ; ; ; or ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Poland-Germany border, German border, it is a major port, seaport, the la ...

, 8th and 9th ''Group of Realists' Exhibition'' in

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

and ''Jan Spychalski Painting Contest'' in

Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

.Mira Żelechower-Aleksiuns Official website
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References

1941 births Living people 20th-century Polish painters 21st-century Polish painters Painters from Wrocław Polish people of Jewish descent People from Millerovsky District 20th-century Polish women painters 21st-century Polish women painters {{Poland-painter-stub