Roden Branch hosts a Polish American Heritage Month art exhibit featuring artist Stanislaw Kielar. The exhibit will be on display October 1 through December 31.
Born in Iwonicz, Poland, Stanislaw painted and was interested in art throughout his younger years. While he dreamed of attending art school, he realized that taking care of a family on an artist’s salary would be difficult. He was force to pick a more "reasonable" profession. His artwork took a backseat to focusing on his career and raising his three children with his wife Josephine. In 1987, he moved his family from Poland to the Chicago area. A short time after he remembers reading about revisiting childhood passions. This made him curious to pick up a brush again. He once again began painting in oils. In 1990 he took a lesson from the Bob Ross style painting class, which gave him much encouragement. He continued to perfect his craft until the early 2000s, when he joined other Polish artists in the Chicago area in forming ArtPo, a club for artists. Stanislaw has displayed his artwork, mainly landscapes in oil, at many exhibitions.
