the Biennale de Paris in 1959, Gierowski, as the second Polish artist, was invited to create an individual exhibition at the Lacloche Gallery in Paris, which opened in April 1961. In the same year, persuaded by Marian Wnuk and Jan Cybis, Gierowski began working at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, taking up the course of Painting in Architecture at the Aleksander Kobzdej department. Shortly afterwards, in 1965, he opened his own atelier and began educating his students. His teaching style was characterised by a friendly approach, openness and a programme based on general painting issues such as colour or genre. Over the years, Gierowski's studio has produced over a hundred graduates, including Marian Czapla, Krzysztof Wachowiak, Jarosław Modzelewski, Marek Sobczyk, Ryszard Woźniak, Włodzimierz Pawlak, Tomasz Milanowski, Antoni Starowieyski and Jerzy Kalina. In 1975–1981 he was Dean of the Faculty of Painting, and in 1983 he was elected rector of the academy, but due to opposition from the martial law authorities, he did not take up his post. In 1980 he became an activist of the Academy of Fine Arts Solidarity, and in 1981 he was a member of the Organizing Committee of the Congress of Polish Culture. Later, in 1982–1988, he was a member of the General and Higher Education Council and the Council for Higher Artistic Education. In 1986 he obtained the title of full professor. Ten years later, in 1996, he retired from education. Until 1995, he maintained constant contact with ZPAP, having held the position of chairman of the painting section several times. Personal life and death From 1996, Gierowski lived and worked in Konstancin-Jeziorna, near Warsaw. He died on 14 August 2022, at the age of 97. References Citations Bibliography External links Biography 1 Biography 2 Work information STANISLAW FIJALKOWSKI, STEFAN GIEROWSKI Sopot, State Gallery of Art, 2 August – 25 August 2002 1925 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Polish painters 20th-century Polish male artists 21st-century Polish painters 21st-century male artists Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Academic staff of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw Polish male painters People from Częstochowa