Orski was born in 1935 in Zakopane. In 1954 he graduated from the local, nationally renowned School of Sculpture Kenar. When he Realized inde-pendence That as an artist required Financial independence, Orski DECIDED to come to the United States of America, where from 1963 to 1968 he worked at the Emil Greco Art Studio in Chicago. Showed He works in his salon Exhibitions from 1966 through 1972, and was the recipient of Several awards. In 1972 Orski was Awarded First Prize at the 39th Annual Exhibition of the Polish Art Club of Chicago. In 1986, Orski Represented Poland at the 42nd International Venice Biennale of Art, then he ent exhibit in Moscow, Rome, Catania, and in Poland at the Palace of Art in Kraków and in Warsaw at the Palace bathrooms. In 1987, the National Gallery of Art in Poznan purchased one of his sculptures for its permanent collection. A citizen of Poland and the USA, he lives two Orski Considered continents and is an artist of Both Nations. In 2002, Orski Realized his dream of building a gallery in Zakopane Exclusively Devoted to his own sculpture. His output is repre-sented comprehensively, as the artist reluc-tantly parts with his sculptures, he executes Often a replica for his own collection of Those he does part with. The Orski Gallery has become one of the attractions of Zakopane.
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