four hills Print

Katarzyna Słysz-Urbanowicz, born in 1968 in Krakow, is a professional painter and graphic designer. She studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Poland, from 1988 to 1993 (graduating as a Master of Fine Arts). During her time at the Academy she also studied book illustration, chalcography and lithography. In 1992 she won a scholarship from the Austrian Ministry of Education to the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Salzburg. Her paintings are usually based on figurative references with varying degrees of creative intervention. Light and the study of landscape or other natural forms are the basic building blocks of her work. Cathy has participated in 13 solo and nearly forty group exhibitions. Her favourite activities include skiing and sailing.