▁witness ed ▁the ▁German ▁invasion ▁of ▁Poland ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Having ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁town ▁pl anner ▁and ▁architect ▁in ▁Wars aw , ▁where ▁she ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Italy . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁We j ch ert ▁held ▁her ▁first ▁solo ▁show ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁in ▁the ▁Gal eria ▁dell ’ ▁Ob el is co , ▁Rome . ▁She ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Wars aw ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁" F if teen ▁years ▁of ▁Polish ▁art " ▁exhibition ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁architect , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁support ▁the ▁social ▁real ism ▁of ▁Soviet ▁architecture , ▁which ▁led ▁her ▁to ▁dec iding ▁to ▁concent rate ▁sole ly ▁on ▁art ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁She ▁left ▁commun ist ▁Poland ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁when ▁she ▁accompanied ▁her ▁younger ▁brother , ▁the ▁architect ▁Andre j ▁We j ch ert , ▁when ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Dan uta ▁moved ▁to ▁Dublin , ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁She ▁held ▁her ▁first ▁solo ▁show ▁in ▁Dublin ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁with ▁an ▁exhibition ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁paint ings ▁at ▁The ▁M oles worth ▁Gallery . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁she ▁showed ▁Blue ▁relief ▁at ▁the ▁Irish ▁Ex hib ition ▁of ▁Living