Was born into a family of artists in Zielonka near Warsaw - Poland in 1950. His great-grand uncle, Leon Wyczolkowski (1852-1936), was a great Polish painter and graphic artist, associated with Young Poland (Mloda Polska) - an important artistic movement at the turn of 19th and 20th century. Leszek Wyczólkowski received his first artistic training at an early age from his father. His formal education was obtained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw - Poland (1975-1977). After immigrating to Canada in 1978 Leszek Wyczolkowski continued his education at the Ontario College of Art (1980-1982 and graduated with honours). In 2005 Leszek attended a self-directed residency at The Banff Centre, Banff Alberta. He has traveled through Asia and Europe and has exhibited in over one hundred thirty one-man and group shows in Austria, Canada, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and the United States. Leszek Wyczólkowski's works appear in museums, corporate, public and private collections in Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the United States. Leszek Wyczólkowski is living and working in Mississauga, Ontario.

Artist Statement

My art is the balance of two worlds. The initial world is one of intellect, geometry and order bound by strong craftsmanship. The other world is soft, organic, sensitive and instinctive. These two worlds combined are the foundation of my art, the result of which is the starting point of the viewer's imagination.

There is a strong cohesiveness with nature in my work, things organic and cosmic, with a glimpse of life under the microscope. My graphics are fundamentally based on logic and balance.

I want my work to serve the contemplation, which is so necessary to a person, in order to discover one's own self and one's own link with the world. I like to maintain a dialogue with the viewer. I never give an answer; I let the reaction depend on who sees it.

Leszek Wyczolkowski