Małgorzata Stępniak

Graduated from the Faculty of Painting at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, completing her degree in Professor Włodzimierz Kunz’s studio in 1998.

She is the recipient of the Artistic Scholarship of the President of the City of Częstochowa (2002), the Częstochowa City Award in the field of Culture (2022), and the Award of the Minister of Culture and Art at the 9th National Review of Young Painting "PROMOCJE" in Legnica (1999). In 2025, she was awarded the Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

She has participated in over 50 solo exhibitions and more than 150 group exhibitions in Poland and abroad.

Since May 8, 2025, she has served as Vice President of the Board of the Regional Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts (Zachęta) in Częstochowa.

She is the initiator and curator of every edition of the national "8 WOMEN" ("8 KOBIET") exhibition, which opens annually on March 8 to mark International Women's Day.
She is also a co-founder of the "Konduktorownia" Gallery in Częstochowa.

2026