I am an independent artist and glass designer, a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. My sculptures are inspired by the stories people tell through their attire and the depths they conceal within their souls—sometimes hiding an entire cosmos within. My work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions both domestically and internationally. I have received several significant honors throughout my career: 2024: Awarded the Artistic Scholarship by the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage. 2023: Member of the Jury for the 2023 GAS Green Exhibition organized by the Glass Art Society, Seattle, USA. 2023: Finalist in the Horbowy International Glass Competition. 2005: Featured in New Glass Review 26 by The Corning Museum of Glass, New York. 2003: Recipient of a one-year Socrates/Erasmus scholarship at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart, Germany, in the Department of Painting and Glass Design under Professor Johannes Hewel. 2003: Featured in New Glass Review 24 by The Corning Museum of Glass, New York. My recent notable exhibitions include: 2023: “Szkło i głos” Performance at The Venice Glass Week, Scala Contarini del Bovolo, Italy. 2023: “I Międzynarodowy Konkurs Szkła im. Horbowego” at Galeria Geppart, Wrocław, Poland. 2022: “GlassArt2022” at Manifesto of Fragility, 25, rue du Plat, Lyon, France. 2022: “Glass is Biotiful III” at Municipal Exhibition Halls, Biot Village, France, and the Biot International Glass Festival, “Fusion” Fashion Show. 2022: Art Diversity at The 12th International Exhibition of Traditional Fine Arts, Shanghai, Art Collection Museum, China. 2022: TRACE 2022: GAS Green Exhibition by the Glass Art Society, Seattle, USA. For more information, visit www.katarzynakrej.com or contact me at contact@katarzynakrej.com.