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Name: Godlewska de Aranda, Izabella
Nationality: Spanish
Biography: Architect, painter & sculptor.  Born on family estate at Stonim, north-eastern Poland.  On invasion of Poland in September 1939, escapes with parents from the Germans and then the Russians through Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Belgium, to France; then on the collapse of France, through Spain and Portugal to England.  After education at Kilgraston, Perthshire, Scotland, she graduates at the Oxford School of Architecture, 1949-54.  Works as architect in London and studies painting under Jozef Pacewicz, 1954-56.  Works as architect in Madrid 1956-59.  Marries Eduardo Aranda Caranze, a Spanish diplomat.  Has two sons and a daughter.  Husband predeceased her as Spanish Ambassador in Finland and Estonia, in 1993.  Has had individual exhibitions in: Haiti, Baghdad, Cairo, Alexandria, Cadiz, Caracas, Rome, Madrid, London and latterly at The Museum of the University of Tosun, the National Museum of Krakow, and the Warsaw Polytechnic.  Awarded the bronze medal at the First Competition of Contemporary Painting staged by Iberia Airlines, 1974.  Participated in ‘Trajectories’ which toured several continents, 1980.  “Her paintings are vibrant with colour.  They take you on a journey from the figurative into the abstract, through time and space, both physical and spiritual.”

Godlewska de Aranda, Izabella