Bio
(1939–2019)
A graduate of the State Higher School of Fine Arts (PWSSP) in Wrocław. He received his diploma with distinction in 1965, studying ceramics under Rudolf Krzywiec and Halina Olech, and painting under Professor Zbigniew Karpiński. In 1965–66 he worked as a designer at the Ćmielów Porcelain Factory, and later at the PWSSP in Wrocław in a research and teaching position. He passed away in Wrocław in 2019.
Since 1970, he had been working as an independent artist, while also collaborating with Cepelia. He was a member of the International Association of Woodcutters XYLON. His artistic practice encompassed printmaking, artistic and industrial ceramics, architectural and outdoor sculpture, as well as painting.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Bolesławiec 1978, 1992; Gothenburg 1988; Gdańsk 1991; Jelenia Góra 1974, 1992; Kazimierz Dolny 1996; Kraków 2004; Legnica 1974; Lubin 1994; Łódź 1992; Opole 1985; Poznań 2006; Świdnica 1994; Wałbrzych 1977, 1984, 1991; Warsaw 2003; Wrocław 1978, 1984, 1991, 1995, 2002–2008.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (approx. 100 total):
V Opole Spring – Opole 1969; National Graphic Exhibition – Warsaw 1969, 1973, 1975, 1978; Drawing Triennial – Wrocław 1968, 1971; Exhibition of Young Painting, Graphics and Sculpture – Sopot 1970; International Print Biennial – Kraków 1970; International Ceramic Symposium – Bechyně (Czech Republic) 1975; “Golden Grapes” – Zielona Góra 1975, 1979; XYLON – International Graphic Exhibition – FRG, Switzerland, France, Italy, Belgium, Poland 1976, 1986, 1990; International Biennale “Sport in Art” – Madrid 1977; National Graphic Subscription – Warsaw 1977, 1988; International Competition of Artistic Ceramics – Faenza (Italy) 1979, 1987; Polish Woodcut and Linocut Quadriennial – Olsztyn 1979; “Contemporary Polish Graphics” – Argentina 1980; “Polish Graphics Exhibition” – Wiesbaden 1982; “Interart” Art Fair – Poznań 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987; Drawing Triennial – Kalisz 1986; “Artists for Peace – Against War and Violence” – Warsaw, Berlin, Schwetzingen, Paris 1989; Polish Ceramics Biennale – Wałbrzych 1989; International Ceramic Triennial – Sopot 1991; Exhibition of Wrocław Artists – Reims (France) 1991; Art Triennial “Sacrum” – Częstochowa 1994; “Satyrykon 94” – Legnica 1994; “Our Presence” – Lower Silesian Art Exhibition – Munich 1995; “To Be Continued” – Lower Silesian Art Exhibitions /Ceramics, Wrocław/ and /Graphics, Wrocław/; Painting Biennale – “Gardens” – Wałbrzych 2006; “Egeria 2002” (Honorable Mention/Sculpture) – Ostrowiec Wielkopolski 2002; “Egeria 2005” – Painting – Ostrowiec Wielkopolski 2005; Wrocław (Browar Mieszczański) – 2013 (with Jacek Wiącek);
2024 – “Meaning is Meaningless”, Miejska Gallery in Wrocław (posthumous exhibition with Jacek Wiącek).
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS:
Award of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers (ZPAP) – Best Graphic of the Quarter (I–IV contests) – Wrocław 1968, 1969; National Competition for Pressed Glass – 3rd Prize of MKS (with Ludwik Kiczura) – Warsaw 1969; 3rd National Exhibition “Against War” – 1st Prize, Lublin 1969; Distinction in the Theatre-Themed Competition – Wrocław 1970; National Graphic Competition – 3rd Prize – Łódź 1977; honorable mentions 1973, 1975, 1989; “Miner’s Lamp” Poetry and Art Tournament – equal prize in Graphics – Wałbrzych 1975; Main Prize of the Committee for Physical Culture and Tourism – National Graphic Exhibition – Warsaw 1978; Polish Ceramics Biennale – Wałbrzych 1979 (equal 1st Prize) and sponsored awards 1981, 1985; Honorable mentions in the National Graphic Competition named after Józef Gielniak – Jelenia Góra 1978, 1989, 1994.
His works are held in museum collections in Budapest, Kalisz, Jelenia Góra, Bechyně, Bolesławiec, Lublin, Warsaw, Wrocław, Poznań, Olsztyn, and Szczecin, as well as in private collections in Poland and abroad.
Together with his brother Stanisław and his son Jacek, he created 15 architectural compositions (reliefs, sculptures, fountains).
