Wlodzimierz Kotkowski

Wlodzimierz Kotkowski

He was born in 1942. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. He graduated from Prof. Mieczysław Wejman's atelier in 1967. He is a professor at the Print Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. He most often works in the print technique of mezzotint. He lives in Cracow. SELECTED INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS 1971 - BWA Gallery, Rzeszów, Poland, 1976 - The Gallery of Polish Artist Association, Katowice, Poland, 1981 - BWA Gallery, Kłodzko, Poland, 1984 - Leoben Gallery, Austria 1985 - Desa Gallery, Cracow, Poland 1992 - Aske Gallery, Oslo, Norway 1993 - Spicchi dell'Est Gallery, Roma, Italy 1995 - Kunstadvies-E.Vruggink Gallery, Zutphen, Holland 1995 - Small Gallery of Print, Lublin, Poland 2000 - European Academy of Arts, Warszawa, Poland AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS 1971 - Honorary Medal, International Biennial of Contemporary Exlibris, n Malbork, Poland 1976 - 1st Award for Congress Exlibris,Lisboa, Portugal 1979 - Honorary Medal. International Biennial of Small Print, Łódź, Poland 1980 - Medal International Print Biennial, Frechen, Germany 1993 - Special Award. Print Competition, Biella, Italy 1994 - Jury Award. Triennial of Polish Print, Katowice, Poland 1995 - Jury Award. International Triennial Mezzotint 95, Gdańsk, Poland WORKS IN SELECTED COLLECTIONS National Museums: Cracow, Warsaw (Poland); National Library, Warsaw, Poland; Jagiellonian Library, Cracow, Poland; Leon Wyczółkowski Museum, Bydgoszcz, Poland; Portland Museum, USA; National Library; Washington, USA; Vanni Scheiviller Collection, Milano, Italy.