Born in Lodz Katarzyna Winczek graduated from the Pedagogical University in Czestochowa, Faculty of Art Education in 1987 (graphic art). She works as a professor in the Graphic Department at the Institute of Fine Arts at Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa. She was the Vice-Dean for Research at the Faculty of Arts 2012-2016. She specialises in graphic arts and drawings and is the Head of Intaglio Printmaking Studio and Non-toxic Intaglio Printmaking Studio.
One-person exhibitions (selection):
- Graphic and Drawing Exhibition, “Gaude Mater” Gallery, Czestochowa; BWA Gallery Kielce, Poland, 1997
- Kresby i grafika, Galerie „9”, Praga, Czech Republic, 1998
- Graphic and Drawing Exhibition, Galerie „Lodka” Wendisches Haus, Cottbus; „Kleine Galerie Wallstrasse“, Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany, 1998
- The time of leaving, BWA Gallery, Kalisz; BWA Gallery Opole; The Municipal Art Gallery Czestochowa; BWA Gallery, Sieradz, Poland, 1998-1999
- Graphic Landscapes of the Past, The Municipal Art Gallery Czestochowa; “Zamek Książ” Gallery Walbrzych; “Bałucka” Gallery Lodz, Poland, 2005-2006
- Graphic and Drawing Exhibition, “Obok” Gallery Tychy, Poland, 2006
- Szkice, Plany, Mappy, BWA Gallery, Kielce, Poland, 2011
- Topographies, The Municipal Art Gallery „MM”, Chorzów; „Rogatka” Gallery, Radom, Poland, 2012
Awards (selection):
- Prix Arts et Metiers du Livre - XIéme Salon de l’Estampe, Rueil-Malmaison , France, 1995
- Ex aequo Prize, The 5th International Mini Print Biennial, Cluj, Romania, 2005
- Honourable Mention, 13th International Biennal of Small Graphic Forms and Exlibris, Ostrow Wlkp., Poland, 2009
- Nomination for Funded Award, The 7-th Triennale of the Polish Graphics, Katowice, Poland, 2009
- 1st Prize, 14th International Biennal of Small Graphic Forms and Exlibris, Ostrow Wlkp., Poland, 2011
- The President of Radom City Award - 42nd Winter Art Salon, Radom, Poland, 2011
She took part in more than one hundred national and international competitions and exhibitions of graphics and drawings i.a. in Germany, France, Spain, Great Britain, Finland, Sweden, Romania, Egypt, Canada and USA.
She attended international graphic workshop: Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium, 1996; International Workshops Non-toxic Intaglio, Capileira, Spain, 2013.
Works in collections: ADOGI, Barcelona, Spain; Museum of Ostrow Wlkp., Poland; The State Muzeum at Majdanek, Lublin, Poland; Florean Muzeul, Baia Mare, Romania; Modern Art Gallery BWA, Kalisz, Polska; Städtische Museen Schwedt/Oder, Germany; Lonsford Collection at Purdue University Galleries, USA; BWA Gallery Kielce, Poland.
