Exhibition – Paweł Wałach

Paweł Wałach was born on the 2nd of February, 1942 in Śmiłowice. In 1977 he graduated from the Art Faculty at the Ostrava Conservatory. He is a member of Association of Polish Artists and Designers in Czech Republic and Polish Cultural and Educational Union in Niebory. He creates art related mostly to the regional culture. He paints traditional customs, ceremonies, highlander lodges, Silesian-Cieszyn’s residents’ outfits as well as beautiful landscapes and nature. He is said to be the last painter beyond the Olza River, who embarks upon the matters of folklore. His paintings are exhibited in Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. He is the prize-winner of the “Tacy Jesteśmy” (“The Way We Are”) Award bestowed by the Congress of Poles in the Czech Republic.