Mirosław Kociński
Graduated from the Department of Ceramics and Glass at the State Higher School of Fine Arts (now the E. Geppert Academy of Fine Arts) in Wrocław, 1985. Since 1988, he has been employed at his alma mater, initially at the Department of Painting and Sculpture, and since 1996 at the Department of Ceramics and Glass. Associate Dean of the Department of Ceramics and Glass at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, 2002–2005; Dean of that department, 2008–2012. In 2014, he was awarded the title of professor.
Numerous awards and distinctions, including First Prize at the 3rd International Ceramics Biennial, Zarautz, Spain, 1996; an honorable mention at the 9th Mino International Ceramics Competition (9th Mino International Ceramics Competition, Japan), Mino, Japan, 2011; the “Meritorious for Polish Culture” honorary badge, awarded by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, 2012.
Participation in 16 solo exhibitions and 99 group exhibitions, in Poland and abroad: in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Egypt, Morocco, and Japan, including the 12th Ceramics Biennale, Vallauris, France, 1991; the 12th International Ceramics Biennial, Vallauris, France, 1990; the 49th “Concorso Internazionale della Ceramica d’Arte,” Faenza, Italy, 1996; the 3rd Zarautz Ceramics Biennial, Spain, 1996; Third International Artistic Ceramics Competition of Zarautz “Tribute to Lizardi.” “4th International Ceramics Biennial in Cairo,” Cairo, Egypt, 1998; “Ceramics, Glass, Interior Architecture, Design,” Braunschweig, Germany, 2009; 9th International Ceramics Festival 11 Mino, Japan, 2011; “Paradoxes,” BWA Wrocław—Contemporary Art Gallery, Glass and Ceramics Gallery, 2011.
Works in private, public, and museum collections, including: the National Museum in Wrocław, the Ceramics Museum in Bolesławiec, and the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art in Gifu, Japan
