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About Mariusz Drapikowski
Mariusz Drapikowski is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, where he graduated with distinction under the supervision of Professor A. Szadkowski. The teachings of John Paul II had a tremendous and lasting influence on his life and work and personal meetings with the Holy Father allowed Mariusz to grow and mature artistically in the Catholic Church.
Drapikowski Studio made, among others: the amber icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa for Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Joachim Meissner, as well as pastorals for the secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone and the Primate of Poland, Cardinal Józef Glemp.
Mariusz has received many awards and distinctions for his artistic work. In 2006, he received the BUNZ Award, an international competition organized by the "Institute of Design and Culture" in Basel. In 2008, he received the distinction "Pro Ecclesia et Populo" (Merit for the Church and the Nation) for personal commitment and artistic mastery demonstrated in the implementation of many sacred works, and others including the Saint Brother Albert Award, the special honor of Cardinal Józef Glemp, the Archbishop of Poland at "Sacroexpo 2001", and the distinguished first-ever Amber Jeweler of the Year in 1999 award. Finally, for his artistic contributions, Mariusz was awarded, among others: Gold Medal "Primatiali Nomismate Aureo" of the Primate of Poland, Commander's Cross of the Order of St. Stanisław with, a silver cross of merit awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland, and the Prince Mściwoj II Medal for outstanding contributions to the City of Gdańsk, Poland in the field of Culture and Art.
About Kamil Drapikowski
Kamil Drapikowski is a graduate of the Faculty of Sculpture of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Poland. In his artistic works, he tries to formulate a statement in such a way that is legible, but not literal, combining what is ancient and distant with the form of contemporary expression. He uses visual language to describe what is metaphysical, creating the recipient's sensitivity, but leaving him room for interpretation. He often formulates his contemporary formof artistic expression using old sculpting
techniques.
Kamil Drapikowski is the author of models of silver works made in the Drapikowski Studio, including: sculptures of Saint Paweł Pustelnik and Casimir Jagiellończyk for the Our Lady of Częstochowa Altar, as well as a silver altarpiece commissioned by Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz to the chapel of the Archbishops of Krakow. He is also the co-author of a silver sculpture of St. Michael the Archangel donated to the Italian sanctuary on Monte Sant' Angelo in Gargano.
Kamil Drapikowski also made the external part of the altar for the Chapel of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at the 3rd and 4th Stations of the Cross on Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. In 2012, he co-created an adoration altar for the Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Peace in Ozornoye, Kazakhstan.
Kamil has completed many monumental works in Poland and around the world, including: a monument- fountain of Saint Faustina Kowalska in Łódź, as well as the monument to Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński in Solec Kujawski. His marble sculpture of Saint Michael the Archangel is displayed at the National Museum in Gdańsk. In 2010, he created a marble monument to Saint Faustina Kowalska to Stockbridge, Massachusetts in the United States, as well as the statue of Our Lady of the Apocalyptic on the Jasna Góra Hill. In 2012, he recreated a silver robe for the painting of Our Lady Queen of Peace in Stoczek
Klasztorny that is more than six feet tall.
Kamil Drapikowski is also a winner of the Minister of the Culture and National Heritage Award.