Rita Walter-Łomnicka was born in 1932. She studied at the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts, from which she graduated in 1956. She was involved in graphic design, working for institutions such as the Art and Graphic Publishing House in Kraków. She also designed posters and graphic symbols, for example for the Tatra National Park. However, from 1969 onwards, she devoted herself primarily to painting. She took part in numerous exhibitions and received many awards. The artist also illustrated children’s books and designed numerous posters, including for the 60th anniversary of the Słowacki Theatre in Kraków. She specialized in designing graphic symbols as well.
Rita Walter-Łomnicka’s style is unconstrained; she painted with great freedom, without feeling weighed down by form or color. Her paintings not only capture the physical form of reality but also serve as testimony to a solitary, quiet approval — a consent to the world’s form as it appears through her eyes. The intimate watercolors she created reflect her quest to find the proper form for a timeless motif. Their lightness and spontaneity result from a persistent effort to encapsulate a motif in a composition that suits the painting, not nature itself.
Her book cover designs reveal a more technical style — here, she focuses on the form of letters and typography.
Rita Walter-Łomnicka took part in numerous regional, national, and post-plein-air exhibitions and competitions, including:
1957: Kraków Regional ZPAP Exhibition (graphics, drawing) and Young Art Exhibition of Kraków ZPAP
1958: Kraków Regional ZPAP Exhibition
1961: Kraków Regional ZPAP Applied Graphics Exhibition
1962: 15th anniversary of the People’s Republic of Poland Exhibition in Warsaw, Applied Graphics
1966: Jubilee Exhibition of PLSP graduates in Kraków
1973: National Exhibition of Visual Artists from the “Cepelia” circle in Warsaw (third prize and bronze medal).
1976: Applied Graphics Exhibition in Kraków
1977: “Achievements of the Decade – Souvenirs” Exhibition in Warsaw (honorable mention).
Walter-Łomnicka also competed in numerous contests:
1970: Souvenirs “Cepelia” competition in Warsaw (third prize).
1972: National competition for a Copernicus souvenir in Warsaw (first and third prize, and honorable mention).
1974: 30th anniversary of the People’s Republic of Poland souvenir competition in Kraków (two third prizes and two honorable mentions).
1976: Leather souvenir competition “Cepelia” in Częstochowa (second prize).
1980: “Souvenirs from Kraków” competition (special award, second and third prize).
She frequently took part in artistic plein-airs and subsequent post-plein-air exhibitions, for example:
1971 and 1979: “Kazimierz Dolny” post-plein-air exhibitions in Warsaw
1972: “Kadyny” post-plein-air exhibition in Frombork
1973: “Bukowina Tatrzańska” post-plein-air exhibition in Warsaw
