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Yarek Godfrey | Figurative painter

Yarek Godfrey (real name Jaroslaw Pawel Nowicki, 1957-2014) was a Polish artist of French, British and Austrian origins.
Godfrey received numerous awards for his work: The Gold Medal of the XXXVIII Salon of Young Artists, Grand Palais, Paris, 1987; Grand Prix of the XXVI International Salon of Art Côte d'Azur, Cannes, 1990.
He presented his works at numerous group and solo exhibitions, primarily in the United States and France, but also in Belgium, Monaco and Italy.



In 1982, Godfrey graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow and studied stage design and costume design for the theater.
In 1983 he moved to Paris, where he lived until his death in 2014.