Biography

Born in 1945 in West Cieszyn (today Český Těšín, Czech Republic), died 2017 in Cieszyn (Poland). Graduated in 1964 from the State High School for Art Techniques in Bielsko-Biała. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Diploma with distinction in woodcut – art workshop of Prof. Franciszek Bunsch and in the book design – art workshop of Prof. Witold Chomicz. Educator at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Faculty of Graphics in Katowice, woodcut studio 1972 to 1975 and at the Institute of Art Education of the Silesian University, branch in Cieszyn. She directed the studio of the high pressure in the years 1974 – 1980. Member of the International Society of Woodcarvers XYLON in Zurich, the Society International Triennial of Graphics in Krakow, the Association of Polish Artists of Bielsko-Biała Region. The art graphic – appraiser of the culture and art ministry.

 As an art graphic artist, she mainly worked in woodcut and since 1977 exclusively in wood engraving. In 1979 she was a laureate of the Grand Prix of the International Society of Woodcarvers XYLON in Switzerland for the triptych Pod Twoją obronę (“Under Your Protection”). As a book illustrator, she designed books in the region of Silesia and Cieszyn-Silesia. As a painter, she painted chiefly colorful still life with flowers and landscapes. For the ceiling of the church in Kaczyce she designed and realized a polychrome together with Adam Romaniuk and Grzegorz Zgraja. She used her excellent knowledge of wood material to create also the expressive reliefs. She was wholeheartedly connected to Cieszyn and the region and this connection was often reflected in her art.

Prizes and awards

1971 Katowice: 3rd prize for engraving in the competition „Man and Machine”

1972 Katowice: 1st and 3rd prizes for graphics and 1st prize for the sculpture in the competition  Woman

1972 Lodz: Award in the Polish National Painting Exhibition

1973 Katowice: 1st prize for the sculpture, 3rd prize for the graphic in the competition Our Country –   Great Men of Polish Science

1975 Warsaw:  1st prize in the graphic arts competition The Man

1975 Milan (Italy): 2nd prize in the competition Autumn in Lombardy

1976 Katowice: 2nd prize and award in the competition Man and His Environment

1976 Katowice: 3rd prize in the competition The Best Graphic, the Best Technique

1977 Katowice: award in the competition Inheritance of Man: His Connection with   

          the Contemporary Culture

1977 Milan (Italy): 2ndprize, International contest of painting, sculpture and ceramics

1978 Banska Bystrica (Czechoslovakia): award in the 5th Biennale of Wood-Engraving

1978 Bielsko-Biala:  1st prize – Great Ondraszek Award in the oil painting competition

1979 Fribourg: (Switzerland): Grand Prix in the International Woodcarvers Triennale XYLON 8 for the

          triptych Pod Twoją obronę (Under Your Protection)

1979 Bielsko-Biala: 1st prize for the set of graphics in the District Exhibition of ZPAP

1980 Bielsko-Biala: 2nd prize in the competition „The Best Graphic of the Year”

1981 Lodz: 3rd prize in the competition Sacredness in Contemporary Polish Fine Arts

1981 Jelenia Gora: three distinctions in the 3rd Polish National Graphic Arts Competition of J. Gielniak

1981 Bielsko-Biala: 1st prize in the contest The Best Set of Graphics and Drawings ZPAP

1981 Bielsko-Biala: distinction Deserved for the Province Bielsko. 25th anniversary of ZPAP

1983 Bielsko-Biala: individual prize District Award for Distinguished Successes in Fine Arts

1983 Olsztyn: audience prize at the 3rd Quadriennale of Polish Wood-Carving and Linocut

1984 Bielsko-Biala: Merit Cross in silver of the Ministry of Culture and Art for Disseminating of Culture

1985 Lublin: 1st prize in the 1st International Triennale of Arts called Against the War

1985 Bielsko-Biala: 1st prize Great Award of Ondraszek for the set of graphics at the exhibition Zabnica´84

1986 Lodz: honourable mention at the 9th National Competition of Graphic

1986 Banska Bystrica: (Czechoslovakia) Grand Prix at the 9th International Biennale of Graphic

1988 Bielsko-Biala: honourable mention in the contest The Best Work of Art of the Year

1989 Bielsko-Biala: 3rd prize Great Award of Ondraszek for the wood engraving Anno Domini 88

1995 Olsztyn: honourable mention at 4rd Quadrennial of Polish Wood-Carving and Linocut

1998 Bielsko-Biala, honourable mention for the set of graphics, “Winter art salon”

2000 Bielsko-Biala honourable mention for the set of graphics, “Art exposition Bielsko-Biala 2000”

2001 Cieszyn Award “Cieszyn thanks you”

2010 Bielsko-Biala Individual prize For the Whole Creative Work

Individual Exhibitions

1973 Cieszyn, Rynek Galery,

1974 Hamburg (Germany) Protestant Academy Schleswig-Holstein

Bad Segeberg (Germany)

1976 Rzeszów, BWA,

1977 Bielsko-Biala, BWA

1977 Jastrzębie-Zdrój, KMPiK

          Mannheim (Germany), Junge Graphik Galerie

Bielsko-Biała, BWA

1978 Adelaide (Australia), Dom Polski (Polish House) Centre

1979 Ustroń, Dom Kultury (House of Culture),

          Heidelberg (Germany), Melnikow Gallery,

1980 Kristianstad (Sweden), Samlargrafik, Lars Kim-Nicolson Gallery

1988 Lublin, Muzeum im. J. Czechowicza,

1989 Warsaw, KMPiK Saska Kepa,

          Tubingen (Germany), Galerie im alten Schlachthaus,

          Kiel (Germany), Cultural Office of the City Kiel,

1991 Cieszyn, Wood engravings University Gallery of Contemporary Art,

1993 Bielsko-Biala, Art Gallery of the District Cultural Centre, 

          Cieszyn, National House Gallery,

          Čadca (Slovakia), Kusucka Galeria Mestský Dom,

          Prague (Czech Republic), Polské kulturní středisko (Polish Cultural Centre),

1994 Nowy Sacz, District Cultural Centre

1996 Cieszyn, Bonifratri monastery

1997 Skoczów, St. Jan Sarkander Museum,

Bielsko-Biała, Gallery BCK

Českí Těšín (Czech Republic) Polish Cultural Center,

2001 Cieszyn, University gallery of modern art,

2007 Ustroń, Wood Engravings Maria Skalicka Museum,

2012 Bielsko-Biala, Historical Museum – Castel of the princes Sulkowski

Cieszyn, National House Gallery,

2016 Cieszyn, Dialogue with the Man, Hospital Slaski,

Bielsko-Biala, Woodcut and Wood Engraving, PPP Gallery

2018 Bielsko-Biala, relief in the Historical Museum – Castel of the princes Sulkowski

2019 Cieszyn, retrospective exhibition in the Museum of Cieszyn Silesia.

Group exhibitions in other countries

1973 Madrid (Spain) International Biennale Sport in fine Arts

1974 Turku (Finland) exhibition of Polish Seasccape Graphics

1975 Milano (Italy) Autum in Lombardy

1976 Friburg (Switzerland) International Triennale of Wood Engraving XYLON 7

  –  West-Berlin (Germany), Winterthur, Locarno (Switzerland)

–  Schloss Schwetzingen (Germany) 1st International Contest of Painting, Graphic and Sculpture

  –  Milano (Italy) Autumn in Lombardy

  –  Moscow (UdSSR) Exhibition Art of the Polish Nation

  –  East Berlin (GDR) Kunst im Dienste der Gesellschaft

  –  Bradford (United Kingdom) 5th British International Print Biennial

1978 Banska Bystrica (Czechoslovakia) 5th International Biennale of Wood Engraving

   – Sydney (Australia) Exhibition of graphic-artists and painters from Poland

1979 Fribourg (Switzerland) International Triennale of Woodcut XYLON 8

1981 Dessau (Germany) Polish Contemporary Graphic, Bauhaus Center

1982 Banska Bystrica (Czechoslovakia) 7th International Biennial of Wood Engraving

1984 Winterthur (Switzerland) International Triennale of Woodcut XYLON 9

1985 Banska Bystrica (Czechoslovakia) 8th International Biennale of Wood Engraving

–  Rockford, (USA) Exhibition of Contemporary Polish Art, Clark Arts Centre Gallery, Rockford College

–  Paris, (France) Le Salon des Nation a Paris, Centre International d’Art Contemporain

–  Praha (Czechoslovakia) Woman in the Contemporary Polish Graphic

1986 Banska Bystrica (Czechoslovakia) 9th International Biennale of Wood Engraving

  –  Schwetzingen, (Germany) Polish Contemporary Relief Printing

–  Rhyl (United Kingdom) Contemporary Portraits from Poland, Library Museums and Art Centre

1987 Winterthur (Switzerland) International Triennale of Woodcut XYLON 10

1988 New York (USA) Miniature Print Biennial

  –  Zilina, (Czechoslovakia) Artists of the Region Bielsko- Biała

  –  Banska Bystrica (Czechoslovakia) 10th International Print Biennial

1989 New Canaan (USA) International Prints II, Silvermine Guild Galleries

– Varna (Bulgaria) 5th International Print Biennial

– Schwetzingen, Warsow, Paris – International Relief Printing Exhibition Against War

– Stuttgart (Germany) Druckgrafik Kunstpreis ´89

1990 Winterthur (Switzerland) International Triennale of Woodcut XYLON 11

– Banska Bystrica (Czechoslovakia) 11th International Print Biennale

1991 Ljubliana (Slovenia) International Biennale of graphic Arts

– Vienna (Austria) International Awards of Polish Graphics, Polish Institut

– Würzburg (Germany) Martin von Wagner Museum of the Würzburg University

– Fribourg (Switzerland) Paradis Perdu on l’utopie… sans illusion, Galerie Contraste

1992 Banska Bystrica (Czechoslovakia) 12th International Woodcut Biennial

1993 Augsburg (Germany) Exhibition of Polish Graphic Art

– Frechen ( Germany) 10th Exhibition of Polish Graphic Art

– Kochi (Japan)- 2nd Kochi International Triennale Exhibition of Prints

– Lilienthal (Germany)- Wiosny`93 Exhibition of artists from the Bielsko-Biala area.

1994 Winterthur (Switzerland)- International Triennale of Woodcut XYLON 12

– Campinas (Brasil) XILO&PRINT – Mostra Internacional Gravura em Relevo

1995 Pforzheim (Germany) Silesian Artists for Silesian Children

– Genk (Belgium) Graphic Exhibition at the City Office

1996 Genk (Belgium) 20 Drawings Exhibition

– Kochi (Japan) 3rd Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints

1997 Winterthur (Switzerland) International Triennale of Woodcut XYLON 13

– Schwetzingen (Germany) Pictures of Humans, Museum und Workshops XYLON

1998 Reutlingen (Germany) Pictures of Humans, Stadtisches Kunst-Museum Spendhaus,

– Biella (Italy) Biella per L´Incisione, 13th Premio Internazionale

2000 Heidelberg (Germany) Gallery of Magdalena Melnikow

2001 Kangawa (Japan) International Print Triennial, Kangawa Prefectural gallery

Collective exhibitions in Poland

1970 Cieszyn Fine Arts of Cieszyn-Silesia in the 25 Years. Museum of Cieszyn

1971 Krakau 30th Anniversary of the Book Design Department at ASP

1972 Lodz – Polish National Exhibition of Easel Paintings

Poznan- Polish National Exhibition of Philatelic Posters

Bielsko-Biała All-Poland Painting Exhibition Autumn in Bielsko

1973 Lodz Exhibition of Graphic Art

Szczecin Exhibition of Seascape Graphic Art

Poznan All-Poland Exhibition of Young Graphic Art, Galleria Arsenal BWA

Bielsko-Biała Painting Exhibition Autumn in Bielsko

1974 Warszawa- Exhibition Sport in Fine Arts

Bielsko-Biala Exhibition of Paintings Autumn in Bielsko

Krakow Exhibition Wawel Seen by Contemporary Graphic Artists

Gdansk Polish-Finnish Post Competition Exhibition of Marine Graphics, Museum Gdansk

1975 Warszawa Exhibition 30th Anniversary of the Victory over Fascism

Warszawa Post Competition Exhibition Thirty Years of Existence of Polish Peoples Republic

Lublin 5th Polish National Exhibition Against the War

Zielona Gora Polish National Exhibition and Symposium of Artists the Golden Fleece

Zywiec 3rd Exhibition of Graphic Artists from Southern Poland

1976 Warszawa 7th Polish National Graphic Exhibition, CBWA Zachęta

          Katowice District ZPAP Exposition

1979 Olsztyn 2nd Quadrennial of Polish Woodcut and Linocut

Lodz 6th Polish National Exhibition of Graphic

Bielsko-Biała 2nd District ZPAP Exposition

1980 Tarnow Polish National Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture to celebrate 650 Years of Tarnow   1981 Jelenia Gora 3rd National Graphic Contest of J. Gielniak

Lodz Sacrum in contemporary Polish Art

Radom The Polish Triennial of contemporary portrait

1982 Poznan Polish National Graphic Art Contest “The Poznan Army 1939”

1983 Olsztyn 3rd Quadrennial of Polish Woodcut and Linocut

1984 Radom 3rd Polish Triennale “Contemporary Portrait Painting” BWA

1985 Jelenia Gora 5th National Graphic Contest of J. Gielniak

Bialystok 3rd Religious Art Exhibition, metropolitan curia

Lublin 1stInternational Triennale of Art „Against the War”

1986 Lodz 9th Polish National Open Competition for Graphic

Katowice Polish National Graphic Art Contest “Towards Values” Diocesan Museum

Szczecin Polish National Graphic Art Exhibition “For Peace in the country and in the World”

Jelenia Gora 6th National Graphic Contest of J. Gielniak

Krakow Graphics from the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts

1987 Jelenia Gora 7th National Graphic Contest of J. Gielniak

Radom 4rd Polish Triennial of contemporary portrait

Olsztyn 4rd Quadrennial of Polish Woodcut and Linocut

Warszawa Cieszyn Region in the artistic works. Stara Kordegarda

1988 Biala Podlaska Polish National Graphic Art Exhibition ”Źródło  88” BWA

1989 Krakow Premium Non Nocere. BWA

Lanckorona Exhibition after the 6th Polish Exterior for Oil Painting Lanckorona’88

Bielsko-Biała Polish Fine Arts. Galeria PPP

1991 Lodz Small Forms of Polish Graphic – Lodz ‘91

Katowice 1st Triennale of Polish Graphic. BWA

1992 Gdansk 1st Triennale Graphic of Baltic Countries

1994 Katowice 2nd Triennale of Polish Graphic. BWA

Lodz 13th Polish National Graphic Contest. State Gallery of Fine Arts

Katowice Polish National Graphic Art Contest “Towards Values”. Diocesan Museum

Krakow 14th International Triennale of Graphic

1995 Olsztyn 6rd Quadrennial of Polish Woodcut and Linocut

BielskoBiala “Darowane Miejsce” Polish Exterior for Oil Painting in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, BCK

1996 Katowice “Towards Values” 6th Polish Biennale of Graphic and Drawing, Diocesan Museum

Jelenia Gora 9 th National Graphic Contest of J. Gielniak

Bielsko-Biala “Pomiedzy” Polish Exterior for Oil Painting in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, BCK

1997 Katowice 3rd Triennale of Polish Graphic. BWA

Lublin 5th International Triennale of Art “Majdanek`97”

1998 Bielsko-Biala Exhibition of Graduates and Educators of the Falat High School of Fine Arts

Bielsko-Biala Winter Fine Art Saloon. Exhibition of Bielsko region artists. BWA

1999 Bielsko-Biala “Bliskość” Polish Exterior for Oil Painting in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, BCK

2000 Bielsko-Biala Art Exhibition “Bielsko-Biala 2000”. BWA

Bielsko-Biala- Gallery BWA “Exhibition of visual artist of the Podbeskidzie Region

Warszawa- Galleria Lufcik, ZPAP Warsaw district

Bielsko-Biala “Miejsce” Polish Exterior for Oil Painting in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, BCK

2001 Bielsko-Biala “Przyblizanie” Polish meetings in Kalwaria (2nd MFMS “Sacrum in Musica”)

Bielsko-Biala “Formaty” Visual artist of the Podbeskidzie Region

Bielsko-Biala “Anons” Presentation of the Bielsko district ZPAP, Gallery BCK

2002 Bielsko-Biala “Bliskosc nadziei” Polish meeting in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Gallery BCK

2004 Bielsko-Biala “Obcowanie” Polish meeting in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

Bielsko-Biala “Jej obecnosc”. Gallery BCK

2005 Bielsko-Biala “Misterium Cierpienia, Misterium Odkupienia”. Polish Fine Art Competition, BCK

2006 Bielsko-Biala “Przed tajemnicą”. Meeting of Artists in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Gallery BCK

2007 Bielsko-Biala “Droga do Biblii”. Gallery BCK

2009 Bydgoszcz “Wielość w jedności”. Polish woodcut after 1900. District museum in Bydgoszcz

2010 Cieszyn Paintings and graphics. National House Gallery

2012 Bielsko-Biala “Magia warsztatu”. Gallery BCK

2014 Cieszyn Jubilee Meetings. University gallery of modern art

2015 Bielsko-Biala “Spotkanie po latach”. 2nd Exhibition of Graduates and Educators of the Falat High

School of Fine Arts

2016 Bielsko-Biala “Pytając o drogę” Inspirations of Spirituality of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska. BCK

2017 Bielsko-Biala “Bielsko XXI – obraz kontrolny”. District ZPAP Exposition, BCK

Works in collection of
  • Museum of Cieszyn
  • Museum of the Masurian Region, Olsztyn
  • Wawel Museum, Cracow
  • Sea Museum, Szczecin
  • Museum of Upper Silesia, Bytom
  • Museum of the Polish Armed Forces, Warsaw
  • Museum of the Soviet Army, Moscow
  • Museum of Fribourg
  • Museum of Bielsko-Biala
  • Museum of Silesia, Katowice
  • Museum of Lublin
  • City-historical Museums, Nuremberg, Germany
  • Musee d`Art et d`Histoire, Fribourg (Switzerland)
  • BWA Gallery, Rzeszow
  • National Library, Warsaw
  • BWA Rzeszow
  • National Library Warsaw
  • BWA Bielsko-Biala
  • BWA Olsztyn
  • City Promotion Office, Bielsko-Biala
  • The Art Museum of Kochi, Japan
  • And in private collections