Kali

Kali (Hanna Weynerowska, born Hanna Gordziałkowska; December 18, 1918 – June 20, 1998) was a Polish-born American painter known for her stylized portraits. She has been described as one of the most important Polish female painters. She was a World War II veteran of the Polish Resistance Movement after Nazi Germany occupied Poland, when she used the nom de guerre Kali. After emigrating and marrying, she used many variants of name, including "Hanna Kali Weynerowski", "Hanna Weynerowski-Kali", "Hanna Gordziałkowski-Weynerowski", "Hanka Weynerowska", and "Hanna Gordziałkowski", but she signed her paintings Kali.

Work The figures in her art resemble Old Masters in subject and positioning, but are painted in a simplified, flattened and more graphic manner. The paintings are brightly colored, often portraying the subject shown sitting at bust-length, with an elongated face, flattened body, a patterned element such as part of the clothing, and with the subject's hands positioned in a classical pose. Her work has been likened to a combination of Neo-mannerist and Surrealist.

Life Hanna Gordziałkowska was born on 18 December 1918 in Warsaw, Poland. She attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, studying under Tadeusz Pruszkowski. Her education was interrupted by the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany. She joined the Polish resistance movement, the Home Army (Armia Krajowa), using the nom de guerre Kali;

In 1953 she moved with her husband to San Francisco, California, where they lived until their deaths.

She died on 20 June 1998 in San Francisco. In her will, she requested that her 86 paintings be transferred to the Polish Museum in Rapperswil, Switzerland. Her nephew explained that 75 of the missing paintings were in a storage facility; they were returned to the museum. 1950: London Gallery, London, England 1953: São Paulo Art Biennial (Bienal Do Museu De Arte Moderna), São Paulo, Brazil 1955: California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California, US 1963: Gallery 63 Inc., New York, New York, US 2014: Polish Museum, Rapperswil, Switzerland