1928 - 1999 A Polish painter, draftsman, teacher, artistic activist, poet. A Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. A co-founder of Grupa Krakowska II (i.a. .Jerzy Bereś, Tadeusz Brzozowski, Tadeusz Kantor, Jerzy Nowosielski). Engaged in Phases, an international formation. A winner of Jan Cybis Award (1986), J. G. von Herder Award in Vienna (1993), Cyprian Kamil Norwid Artistic Critique Award (1981) and the award granted at the Polish Exhibition of Young Art in Arsenał (1955).

Works in collections: National Museum in Warsaw, Krakow, Poznań, Kielce, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Wrocław, Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, Museum Folkwang in Essen, Musee des Beaux-Arts in Liege, Musee Cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne, National Gallery in Prague, Guibentiana Foundation in Lisbon, Museum in Rochester.

Selected exhibitions: 1st  Exhibition of Modern Art, Krakow (1948/49); Polish Exhibition of Young Art, Arsenał, Warsaw (1955); Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw (1957); Biennale in  Săo Paulo (1959, 1965); Young Art Biennale in Paris (1961); 15 Polish Painters, Museum of Modern Art, New York (1961); Venice Biennale (1968); retrospective exhibition, ABC Gallery, Poznań (2001);  Museum National, Krakow (2009).