Karina Rzendkowska, born on 3 December 1963 in Katowice. She received her Master of Arts degree in 1990 at the Faculty of Graphic Arts in Katowice, Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. She paints on silk using the batik technique. It is a technique of dyeing and decorating fabrics with the use of wax, used for centuries in Indonesia.

Individual painting exhibitions:

1996 – City Museum, Świętochłowice
1997 – Museum of the History of Katowice, Katowice
1997 – Galerie Neustadfenster, Bergneustadt, Germany
1999 – A.K.Ż. „Armada”, Katowice
2001 – Bischof-Moser-Haus, Stuttgart, Germany
2008 – The Palace of Arts of Society of The Friends of Fine Arts in Krakow
2010 – The Palace of Arts of Society of The Friends of Fine Arts in Krakow

Participation in collective exhibitions:

1989 and 1990 – The National contest for the artwork “in Relation to Values”, Katowice
1990 – Graphic Exhibition, KMPiK Gallery, Katowice
1991 – Exhibition Of Painting, Gallery “Art-Deco”, Katowice
1993 – Painting Exhibition, City House Of Culture, Mikołów
1993 and 1996 – the National Painting Contest of the Miyauchi Poland-Japan Foundation Warsaw and Tokyo, Japan
1997 and 1998 – Competition “Work of the Year”, ZPAP Gallery “Art-Nova-2”, Katowice
2002 – Exhibition Of Painting, Gewerbe-Museum, Marburg, Germany
2009 – 11th Annual Faces Juried Online International Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, USA
2009 – Group Exhibition, Infusion Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2009 – Group Exhibition, Infusion Gallery, Los Angeles, USA