"One's art goes as far and deep as one's love goes, and there is no reason for painting but that."

Andrew Wyeth

Bronia Ichel was born in Poland and came to the United States with her family at the age of 13. An educator and life long artist, Bronia works in watercolor, acrylics, and mixed media and has recently also turned to photography to capture moments in light and color. Inspired by nature, Bronia interprets nuances of texture, color and movement with a fresh perspective. She has been fortunate to have the opportunity to live and travel in many parts of the world with her husband. She has lived in the Netherlands and Belgium where she studied painting under Albert Dolmans in The Hague. In New Orleans, LA she studied at the New Orleans Art League and founded and directed Bronia's Creative Art School. Most recently she spent a year in Northern Alberta where she found inspiration in the natural wonder of the area's wilderness. There, Bronia had a unique opportunity to study with Carol Breene, an award winning artist on an international level. Bronia is also an experienced teacher who has encouraged and influenced many young artists. She has taught art in New Jersey and Virginia and recently retired from Fairfax County Public Schools. Bronia currently teaches children and adult classes at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, VA.

Bronia has a BA degree in Fine Arts and Education from New Jersey City University and has continued her art education with graduate courses in printmaking and photography at Kean University. She currently lives and works in Northern Virginia and can be found in Studio 606A at the Workhouse Arts Center.

Bronia's work is showcased in private and public collections in the continental United States, Canada and Europe.

Recent exhibitions include shows at:

• Workhouse Arts Center Associate Member Exhibition, Lorton, VA
  
• Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Healing Arts Program, Permanent Collection, Alexandria, VA
  
• Artist Teacher Fairfax County Public Schools Exhibition, (juried show) Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA
  
• Keyano College, Fort MacMurray, Alberta Canada
  
• Springfield Art Guild Juried Exhibition, Green Spring Gardens, VA
  
• County Agricultural Fair, 1st. Place watercolor, Flemington, NJ
  
• New Orleans Art League Exhibition, New Orleans, LA
  
  

• Lorton Arts Foundation – Juried into Workhouse Studio Artist Associate Member
  
• Springfield Art Guild, Springfield, VA
  Vienna Arts Society