JACQUES HNIZDOVSKY

Ukranian by birth, Jacques Hnizdovsky moved to the United States in 1949. He studied oil painting in Warsaw and Zagreb, but he changed to woodcuts after his move to the U.S. and gained immediate attention.

Hnizdovsky is considered to be one of America's greatest woodcut artists, and he produced several hundred beautiful and intricate woodcuts during his career. He was, of course, influenced by the detail and color of Japanese woodcuts, but his creations reflect his unquestionably unique style and sense of humor. He was represented in New Orleans during the 1970's, and his work has been exhibited in Japan, Russia, Italy and the Metropolitan Museum in New York. .