Paweł Kotowicz

Born in 1968 in Chrzanów (Lesser Poland). Graduate of the State Secondary School of Fine Arts in Nowy Wiśnicz. He studied at the Faculty of Graphic Arts of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. He received his diploma with distinction in the Copperplate Engraving Studio in 1994. Participant in numerous national and international painting plein-air workshops in Poland, as well as in Italy, France, Hungary, Greece, Slovakia, Lithuania, Ukraine and India. Recipient of a scholarship from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage; awarded at the National Pastel Biennale, the Still Life Triennale, as well as the Laur dla Młodych (Laurel for the Young) and the Golden Signet "Adiunge optimorum". He has taken part in over 60 group and international exhibitions, including in Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Japan, the USA, Macedonia, Greece, Slovakia and Bulgaria. Author of 45 solo exhibitions in Poland and abroad, including in Germany, France, Austria, the Czech Republic and the USA.