Ryszard Zan

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ARS NOVA ry VUOSINÄYTTELY 14.11.-20.12.2025

Annual exhibition of various visual artists, members of ARS NOVA. <more information>

About

Biography

Ryszard Zan was born in Warsaw in 1952. After attending technical high school, he studied philosophy in Warsaw and Paris. He completed his master’s degree in Warsaw in 1979.

In 1983, he moved to Germany. While working as mechanical engineer in Cologne, he attended numerous courses in drawing, painting, and sculpture. During this time, he began creating small-format watercolors and drawings. Since 1997, Ryszard Zan has been working as an IT technician at the University of Cologne.

From 2007 to 2011, he studied sculpture and painting part-time at the Alanus Werkhaus in Alfter near Bonn. Since 2012, he has been continuing his studies with master’s courses.

Ryszard Zan lives in Finland. He is an active member of the ARS NOVA artists‘ association in South Savo.

Foto: Jessika Kuehn-Velten

Exhibitions

2025

14.11.-20.12.25 group exhibition ARS NOVA at Villa Suruton, Savonlinna, Finland

4.9.25-4.10.25 solo exhibition „Creatures“ at Villa Suruton, Savonlinna, Finland <press review>

2023

Tagungsort Arbeitnehmer-Zentrum Königswinter (AZK), Königswinter, Germany

2017