manifestations of form, colour, and texture. The latter has become my life time search and my forte. The impulse to represent beauty in physical and metaphysical aspects renders my paintings with an almost classical perfection, followed by periods of complete liberation from its restraints. Ultimately two modes of expression: the abstract and figurative appear in the same painting, which I explore to this day. I am always anticipating the birth of something unexpected, a new road to harmony, hopefully on the path of Titian.” Collections Public Collections National Museum, Kraków Madame Tussauds Museum, London National Museum of Women in the Arts Archives, Washington DC National Gallery Zacheta Archives, Warsaw Copernicus University Archives, Torun Academy of Fine Arts Archives, Warsaw Private Collections Arthur M Sackler Collections, New York City Sir Michael Scott, Ireland Jeremy Irons, England Cyril Cusack, Ireland Vernon Ellis, Chairman of the English National Opera, London Lionel de Rothschild, England Exhibitions 1966 — Young Talents, Foksal Gallery, Warsaw 1971 — ICA Group exhibition, London 1972 — Project Arts Centre, Dublin 1976 — Caldwell Gallery, Dublin 1976 — Polish Cultural Institute, London 1981 — Jablonski Gallery, London 1989 — Central College of Art, London 1989 — International Exhibition of Women Painters, Paris 1991 — Piano Nobile Gallery, Kraków 1992 — Polish Artists Association, London 1994 — Polish Cultural Institute, London 1995 — Dillon Gallery, London 1995 — Flaminia 58, Rome 1995 — Polish Cultural Institute, Rome 1996 — Polish Cultural Institute, Stockholm 1997 — Groucho Club, London 1998 — Soho House, London 1999 — Royal National Theatre, London 2003 — Hutson Gallery, London 2003 — Rue de Phalsbourg, Paris 2004 — Royal National Theatre, London 2006 — Traffic Gallery, Warsaw 2008 — Museo de la Cultura Maya, Mexico 2010 — Embassy House, Beijing 2010 — Oxford University, Oxford 2010 — Polish Embassy, Beijing Commissions Dr Arthur M Sackler, New York International Medical Syndicate, New York Gate Theatre, Dublin — Set design and poster Sybil Connolly exhibition, New York and Chicago — Textile design Peter Luke's “Paquito”, Dublin — Illustrations and book design Irish Posts and Telegraphs, Dublin — Irish Christmas stamp design International Congress of the Society of Industrial Design, Dublin — Exhibition Design Abbey Theatre, Dublin — Poster design Dublin Theatre Festival — Set design/poster Madame Tussauds, London — Poster design Publications Studio International, London 1984 Print, New York 1983 References 1941 births Living people Artists from Kraków 20th-century