[ 12 February – 2 May  2010]

Edeltrauda Jerominek (1942-1999) came from Rokitnica. Since childhood, she wanted to paint but in a traditional Silesian family it was unthinkable to study at a secondary school of fine arts. Therefore, having graduated from a catering college and having got married, she became a housewife and looked after her children. However, she did not abandon her dreams about painting – when her daughter Monika started to display a talent for plastic arts, she took care of her development and attended an art room at the local community centre with her.

She painted with great passion – she confidently used patches, boldly combined colours, tried to present in her paintings all of her sensitivity and expression, cheerfulness and love for Silesia. The works of Edeltrauda Jerominek soon gained recognition and her paintings were repeatedly awarded at competitions and reviews.

The exhibition features Silesian landscapes – the author’s favourite motif – colourful panoramas of Silesian cities, fragments of Bytom, Piekary and Mysłowice as well as mines and mills in the industrial landscape. However, Silesia presented by Jerominek  is colourful, vibrant with life, bears no resemblance to the stereotype of a dirty land unfriendly to man, Silesia that is close to each inhabitant of that region.