Since 1995

Art has a place here.

Kersten Gallery, a contemporary art gallery named after Robert Włodarczyk. We have been exhibiting paintings, sculptures and prints by contemporary artists in Kraków for over thirty years.

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Exhibition room at Kersten Gallery with a timber ceiling, paintings on the walls and armchairs for visitors — Gallery interior in Kamienica KrauzowskaPhoto: Kersten Gallery archive

years in Kraków: 31
artists in the collection: 128
works available now: 340
works in the archive and for sale: 5,293

A long, vaulted gallery room with paintings on the walls and sculptures in display cases — Display beneath the vaulted ceilingPhoto: Kersten Gallery archive

Founder

Robert Włodarczyk

He wanted contemporary art to have a home in Kraków, and young, talented artists to have a gallery that supported them.

The gallery was founded by Robert Włodarczyk, a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. We continue in the same spirit and in his memory: with a personal approach and time to talk about every work.

History

Three decades, two addresses

1995
First exhibition
The gallery opens in the historic cellars of Hotel Grand at ul. Sławkowska 5. It remains there for over twenty years.
2019
Kamienica Krauzowska
We move to ul. św. Jana 12, by the Main Market Square. The building bears the name of councillor Krzysztof Krauze, whose initiative led to the eagle being added to the coat of arms of Kraków.
Today
Exhibitions and art sales
Several times a year, we hold solo exhibitions by artists who work regularly with the gallery. We sell their work, and our collection also includes works from studios abroad.