Witold Palka

Born on 5^th Nowember 1928 in Upper Silesia. He died on August 29, 2013 year.

In 1945 he was admitted to the Secondary School of Plastic Arts in Cracow, graduated in 1947. The same year he started studying at the Department of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. He studied in prof. Eugeniusz Eibisch’s prof. Jerzy Fedkowicz and prof. Waclaw Taranczewski’s ateliers, graduating in 1953.

The remarquable exhibitions of artist’s works started with his participation in Young Plastic Arts exhibition "Arsenal", in 1955 in Warsaw. Since then he has organised more than ten individual exhibitions. He took part in several group exhibitions in Poland and abroad. He won numerous artistic prizes and awards.

In 1997 he won the first prize for the painting "Thearte"  at the all- Polish Competition for the painting work under the auspices of U.N.

For several years he has performed a function as a President of Painters’ Council in District Menagement of Z.P.A.P. in Katowice.

He was member of  "Arkat" group in1965 -1967.

His works can be seen in the collections of the Museums in Wroclaw, Szczecin, Bytom, Gliwice, The Silesian Museum in Katowice, "Zacheta" Society in Warsaw and in many private collections in Germany, U.K. Sweden, Holland, Canada, the U.S.A. France and Australia.

In January 2008 he received honourable distinction - Silver Medal GLORIA ARTIS

 

Individual Exhibitions

1959   Drawings Exhibition, BWA, Katowice

1962   Paintings Exhibition, ZPAP, Gliwice

1963   Paintings Exhibition, BWA, Katowice

1964   Paintings Exhibition, BWA, Bielsko-Biala

1970   Paintings Exhibition, BWA, Katowice

1971   Paintings Exhibition, ZPAP, Sosnowiec

1991   Paintings Exhibition, "Art Nowa" Gallery , Katowice

            Watercolour Exhibition, ZPAP Gallery , Katowice

1993   Paintings Exhibition, BWA, Katowice

            Paintings Exhibition  "Im Haus Monheim", Berlin

            (Germany)

1994   Watercolour Exhibition, Archidiocese Museum,

            Katowice

1995   Paintings Exhibition, "Art Nova" Gallery, Katowice

1995   Paintings Exhibition, "Na zywo" Gallery, Polish Radio,

            Katowice

            Paintings Exhibition, "Kuznia" Gallery, Rybnik

1999   Watercolour Exhibition, History of Katowice,

            Katowice

2000   Paintings Exhibition, Marian Gologorski Gallery,

            Krakow

            Paintings Exhibition, "Parnas" Gallery, Katowice

2001   Paintings Exhibition, "Styl" Gallery, Glogowek

2002   Paintings Exhibition, Silesian Museum, Katowice

            Paintings Exhibition, Oberschlesisches Museum,

            Ratingen (Germany)  (with  Herman Koziol

             Sculpture Exhibition)

2003   Paintings Exhibition, "Rybna Palace"

            Paintings Exhibition, "Eliot" Gallery, Katowice

2004   Paintings Exhibition, Dusseldorf (Germany)

            Paintings Exhibition, Stanislaw Wyspianski Theater,

             Katowice

            Paintings Exhibition, "Parnas" Gallery, Katowice

2005  Paintings Exhibition, ZPAP Gallery Sukiennice,

            Krakow

            Paintings Exhibition, Polish Museum,  Rapperswll 

            (Switzerland)

            Paintings Exhibition, "Panorama" Gallery, Wilanow,

            Warszawa

2006   Watercolour Exhibition, "Na Zywo", Polish Radio,

             Katowice

            Watercolour Exhibition, Marian Gologorski Gallery,

            Krakow

2008   Paintings Exhibition, "SD" Gallery, Warszawa

2010   Paintings Exhibition, Stanislaw Wyspianski Theater,

            Katowice

2010   Paintings Exhibition, ""Raven" Gallery, Krakow

2011   Paintings Exhibition, "SD" Gallery, Warszawa