Zygmunt Piekacz was born in Zawichost, near Sandomierz in south-eastern Poland, in 1936. He attended the Secondary School of Fine Arts in Zakopane where Antoni Kenar, an outstanding sculptor, was his teacher. Dealing with such eminent artists and teachers as Władysław Hasior, Zygmunt Pokrywczyński, Tadeusz Brzozowski had a big impact on the young sculptor's creations. In 1963, he graduated from the Sculpture Department of the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. On graduating, he was encouraged by his former teachers from the Zakopane school, Władysław Hasior and Kazimierz Fajkosz, to start working at the school. His work at the school lasted, uninterrupted, for 36 years. During this time, he educated many students who later became celebrated artists.

His artworks have been presented at Polish and international exhibitions in England, the USA, Germany, France, Norway, Slovakia, Italy, Syria, Egypt and Bulgaria.

At Zygmunt Piekacz's retrospective exhibition, works from the artist's collection are on display, among which there are sculptures and bas-reliefs in the Family, and Erotic series (inspired by Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska's poems), Tatra Landscapes, The Burnt Town, The Changeable Portrait, Pietà of Katyń, Christ, Motherhood, Don Quixote, Playing a Highlander tune. There are also some of Piekacz's latest artworks on display, made in darkened, aged wood and a few works  in bronze. The exhibition is accompanied by a brochure published by the Tatra Museum Society and financed by the Zakopane Town Council.

Teresa Maria Lisek, exhibition curator
 

Małgosia and Grześ (Photo: Lucyna Piekacz)

Family IV (Photo: Lucyna Piekacz)

A Lady with a Black Rose (Photo: Lucyna Piekacz)