| 2019 | Winner in Fine Art Category of the 13th Pollux Awards, Series "Commedia dell’arte", July 2019.
https://www.thegalaawards.com/results-13th-pollux-non-professional-digital-manipulation-to-fine-art |
| Honorable Mention in Nude and Figure Category of the 13th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, May 2019.
https://www.thegalaawards.com/results-13th-jmca-pro-2 |
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| 2018 | Second Place in Siblings Category of the Light of Life Award, December 2018.
https://www.lightoflifeaward.com/winners-gallery-siblings-december-2018 |
| Honorable Mention in Alternative Process Category of the 11th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, June 2018.
https://www.thegalaawards.com/11th-jmca-alternative-processes |
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| Honorable Mention in Fine Art Category of the 11th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, June 2018.
https://www.thegalaawards.com/11th-jmca-fine-art |
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| Winner in Portfolio Contest 2018, Black & White Magazine, April 2018. | |
| Runner Up in Alternative Process Category of the 11th Pollux Awards, March 2018.
https://www.thegalaawards.com/11th-pollux-alternative-processes |
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| Runner Up in Nude and Figure Category of the 11th Pollux Awards, March 2018.
https://www.thegalaawards.com/11th-pollux-nude-figure |
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| Honorable Mention in Fine Art Category of the 11th Pollux Awards, March 2018.
https://www.thegalaawards.com/11th-pollux-fine-art |
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| 2017 | Winner in Looking Back – Looking Forward Pinhole/Plastic Cameras 2017, Black & White Magazine, December 2017. |
| Winner in Alternative Processes Contest 2017, Black & White Magazine, October 2017. | |
| Photo of the Day in the Don’t Take Pictures Photography Magazine, October 2017.
http://www.donttakepictures.com/photo-of-the-day/2017/10/12/ursula-lelen |
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| Honorable Mention in 4th Annual International Contest in B&W Child Photography 2017,
July 2017.
http://blackandwhite.childphotocompetition.com/bw-child-photo-contest-2017-results-1st-half |
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| Finalists of the 2nd Charles Dodgson Black & White Award in Fine Art Category,
April 2017.
https://www.thegalaawards.com/the-2nd-charles-dodgson-award |
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| Nominee in Nudes Category of 3rd Fine Art Photography Awards, April 2017.
https://fineartphotoawards.com/winners-gallery/fapa-2016-2017/professional/nudes/hm/2940 |
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| Finalist of Art Venice Biennale IV,
April 2017.
https://the-biennial-project.com/VB4_Finalists.aspx |
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| Honorable Mention in 4th Annual International Competition in Newborn Photography 2016,
February 2017.
http://newborns.childphotocompetition.com/newborns-2016-photo-contest-results |
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| 2016 | Golden Selection in North Valley Art League 2016 International Juried Photography Show,
Carter House Gallery, Redding, CA,
March 2016.
http://nval.org/show/nval-2016-international-juried-photography-show-gold-selections |
| 2015 | Finalist of the 8th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers in Alternative Processes Category,
October 2016.
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| Merit Award in Portfolio Contest,
Black & White Magazine,
July 2015.
http://www.bandwmag.com/galleries/bw/contests/19/photographers/6351 |
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| 2014 | Golden Frame, The Best Photo in the Internet Voting of the Season at Art Gallery Camera Club, October 2014. |
| Golden Frame, The Best Photo of the Season at Art Gallery Camera Club, October 2014. | |
| 2008 | First Place, Polish Arts Club of Chicago 72th Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture,
Polish Museum of America, Chicago,
August 2008.
http://dziennikzwiazkowy.com/kultura-i-rozrywka/polish-arts-club-honoruje-72-droczna-wystawa-dziel-sztuki |
| 2018 | 5th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography, Barcelona, Spain, Nau Bostik, October 2018. |
| Solo Cyanotype Photography Exhibition, Upside Down - Right Side Up, Polish American Heritage Month,
Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago,
October 2018.
https://www.chipublib.org/news/art-exhibit-by-ursula-lelen-at-harold-washington-library-center |
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| Solo Cyanotype Photography Exhibition, Upside Down - Right Side Up, Art Gallery Kafe, Wood Dale, IL, August 2018. | |
| The World Through My Eyes, International Photography Exhibition, Galeria Valid Foto, Barcelona, Spain, April 2018. | |
| Rendezvous with Art, ArtPo Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center of Chicago Art Gallery, Wheeling, IL, January 2018. | |
| 2017 | Winter Scenes, Polish Center of Wisconsin, Franklin, WI, December 2017. |
| Solo Cyanotype Photography Exhibition, Upside Down - Right Side Up,
Korean Cultural Center of Chicago Art Gallery, Wheeling, IL,
July 2017.
http://www.kccoc.org/wps/en/project/urszula-lelen-photography |
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| Art Gallery Camera Club Photography Exhibition, Wood Dale, IL, March 2017. | |
| 2016 | Fall Rendezvous with Art, photograph, ArtPo Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center of Chicago Art Gallery, Wheeling, IL, November 2016. |
| Solo Painting Exhibition, Polish American Heritage Month, Chicago Public Library - Garfield Branch, Chicago, October 2016. | |
| 4th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography,
Berlin,
October 2016.
http://www.berlinfotobiennale.com/the-artists.html |
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| Art Gallery Camera Club Photography Exhibition, Café Prague, Chicago, June 2016. | |
| Between Purity and Passion, photograph, ArtPo Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center of Chicago Art Gallery, Wheeling, IL, June 2016. | |
| North Valley Art League 2016 International Juried Photography Show,
Carter House Gallery, Redding, CA,
May 2016.
http://nval.org/show/nval-2016-international-juried-photography-show-gold-selections |
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| Black and White in Square, Art Gallery Camera Club Photography Exhibition, Café Prague, Chicago, January 2016. | |
| 2015 | Autumn, photograph, ArtPo Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center of Chicago Art Gallery, Wheeling, IL, November 2015. |
| Painting, Drawing, Ceramics, Digital Art and Photography Student Exhibition, photograph, Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines, IL, April 2015. | |
| Culture Bridge Kulturbruecke Exhibition, photograph, Dank Haus German American Cultural Center, Chicago, February 2015. | |
| Photography Exhibition, Art Gallery Camera Club, Wood Dale, IL, February 2015. | |
| 2014 | Student Art Competition, photograph, Korean Cultural Center of Chicago Art Gallery, Wheeling, IL, December 2014. |
| Fall Exhibition of Painting, Sculpture, Drawing and Photography, photograph, Polish Women's Alliance of America, Chicago, November 2014. | |
| Solo Painting Exhibition, Polish American Heritage Month,
Chicago Public Library - Roden Branch, Chicago,
October 2014.
https://www.chipublib.org/news/art-exhibit-by-urszula-lelen-at-roden-branch |
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| Solo Photography Exhibition, Beyond Limits, Café Prague, Chicago, June 2014. | |
| Painting, Drawing, Ceramics, Digital Art and Photography Student Exhibition, photograph, Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines, IL, April 2014. | |
| ArtPo Painting, Drawing & Photography Exhibition, photograph, Art Galley Kafe, Wood Dale, IL, March 2014. | |
| Art Gallery Camera Club Photography Exhibition, Wood Dale, IL, January 2014. | |
| 2013 | Solo Exhibition, Polish American Heritage Month, photographs and paintings, Chicago Public Library - Edgebrook Branch, Chicago, October 2013. |
| 2012 | Goodbye Summer, Painting, Sculpture, Drawing and Photography Exhibition, photograph, Polish Women's Alliance of America, Chicago, September 2012. |
| ArtPo Mandala Exhibition, photograph, Art Gallery Kafe, Wood Dale, IL, July 2012. | |
| Art Gallery Camera Club Photography Exhibition, Wood Dale, IL, June 2012. | |
| Painting, Drawing, Ceramics, Digital Art and Photography Student Exhibition, painting, Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines, IL, April 2012. | |
| 2010 | Solo Painting Exhibition, Transient Reflections, Art Gallery Kafe, Wood Dale, IL, September 2010. |
| 2002 | Polish Arts Club of Chicago Annual Exhibitions of Painting and Sculpture, Polish Museum of America, Chicago. Participated in eight exhibitions in years 2002-2011. |
| 2018 | Wernisaz fotograficzny Urszuli Lelen w kolorze sepii,
in Polish,
Dziennik Zwiazkowy Polish Daily News.
http://dziennikzwiazkowy.com/polonia/wernisaz-fotograficzny-urszuli-lelen-w-kolorze-sepii |
| Spotlight - Ursula Lelen, Portfolio Contest Winner, Black & White Magazine, Issue 126, April 2018. | |
| Color It Red Gallery,
Shadow & Light Magazine – The Art of Photography,
April 2018.
https://shadowandlightmagazine.com/color-red-2018/color-it-red-2018-gallery | |
| 2017 | Fotografia niczym malowanie obrazow - Urszula Lelen,
in Polish,
Tygodnik Program.
http://www.polishweeklychicago.com/fotografia-niczym-malowanie-obrazow |
| Looking Back – Looking Forward, Winner in Pinhole/Plastic Cameras 2017,
Black & White Magazine, Issue 124,
December 2017.
http://www.bandwmag.com/galleries/bw/contests/24/categories/47/photographs/81580 |
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| Winner in Alternative Processes Contest 2017,
Black & White Magazine, Issue 123,
October 2017.
http://www.bandwmag.com/galleries/bw/contests/24/categories/46/photographs/81464 |
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| 2015 | Merit Award in Portfolio Contest,
Black & White Magazine, Issue 110,
July 2015.
http://www.bandwmag.com/galleries/bw/contests/19/photographers/6351 |
| 2014 | Urszula Lelen, Artists of Chicago.
http://artistsofchicago.com/post/93836566991/urszula-lelen |
| 2010 | Pochwala piekna przyrody,
in Polish,
Dziennik Zwiazkowy Polish Daily News.
http://dziennikzwiazkowy.com/kultura-i-rozrywka/pochwaa-pikna-przyrody |
| 2018 | Cyanotype Prayer Flags Workshop, ArtPo Open Air, Mariansville, MI, August 2018. |
| 2017 | Four Seasons, Painting and Photography ArtPo Open Air, Galena, IL, August 2017. |
| 2016 | Painting, Drawing, Sculpture and Photography ArtPo Open Air, Mariansville, MI, September 2016. |
| Painting and Photography ArtPo Open Air, Salvo, NC, June 2016. | |
| 2014 | Painting and Photography ArtPo Open Air, Avon, NC, September 2014. |
| Painting ArtPo Open Air and Performance, Lyndon Station, WI, May 2014. | |
| 2013 | Integration III, Painting and Drawing ArtPo Open Air, Lyndon Station, WI, May 2013. |
| 2012 | Mandala, Painting ArtPo Open Air, painting, Lyndon Station, WI, May 2012. |
| 2011 | Integration II, Painting and Drawing ArtPo Open Air, Lyndon Station, WI, May 2013. |
| 2015 | Certificate in Photography, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL |
| 2000 | Master of Art Education, Major in Painting, Maria Curie Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland |
| 1990 | Diploma of Teacher's College, Major in Art Classes, Teacher's College in Zamosc, Poland |
| 1986 | Secondary School of Fine Arts, Zamosc, Poland |