Wanda Fik-Pałkowa (1936–2026)

Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts (currently the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts) in Krakow, 1962. She studied painting under professors Zbigniew Pronaszko and Zygmunt Radnicki, and scenography under professors Karol Frycz, Andrzej Stopka, and Józef Szajna.
Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and Art, 1978; Creative Scholarship of the City of Krakow, 2022.
Silver Medal at the 5th International Triennial of Scenography, Novi Sad, 1978, and a Gold Medal at the 4th Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (PQ), 1979 (team award for the Polish exhibition).
Participation in numerous painting and scenography exhibitions both in Poland and abroad.
She created over 60 scenographic designs throughout her 60-year career
Her paintings and scenographic works are held in the collections of institutions such as the National Museum in Gdańsk, the Museum of Cracow, and the Silesian Museum.

2026