Jerzy Nowosielski (1923-2011) - painter, graphic artist, scenographer, illustrator. One of the most eminent modern Polish artists. Well-known for his religious compositions (wall paintings, iconostases, polychromies), in the Orthodox Churches in Białystok and Jelenia Góra, in the R.C. Church of the Holy Cross at Wesoła near Warsaw, the R.C. Franciscan Church in the Azory district of Cracow, and the Orthodox Church in Cracow. He also paints portraits, landscapes, still life, abstract pictures. His works are to be found in Polish museums, also in private collections in Canada, the USA and Germany. In 1993 he was awarded a prize by a Polish cultural foundation caled Wielka Fundacja Kultury, and received an honorary doctorate from the Jagiellonian University in 2000. His numerous awardes and honours include: the TOTUS prize in the category "Achievements in the Christian Culture" (2000).
