Jerzy Wardak

Jerzy Wardak studied (1958-1961) at the Teacher Training College in Gdańsk, in 1961-66 he studied at the Department of Monument Conservation at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. In 1961 he was a co-founder of the photo group "ZERO - 61", from 1966 a member of the SPAF. Exhibitions (selection): Winnipeg 1963; Manitoba, 1964; Eindhoven 1965; Edinburgh 1965; Śmierć, Toruń 1966; Subjective Photography, Krakow 1968; Leuven 1990, retrospective exhibition of the ZERO-61 Group, Toruń 1986; Katowice 1987; Bydgoszcz 1991; Toruń 2001; Poznań 2000; Gray in color, Warsaw 2000; International Festival of Photography, Łódź 2004; FotoImages, Łódź 2006. Awards: bronze medal at the National Student Photography Competition, Warsaw University of Technology, 1963; 1st degree award of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, 1966, silver medal at the National Competition 500 - the anniversary of the Toruń Peace; Grand Prix of Golden Jantar, Sopot 1968; silver medal at the Versailles International Fantastic Photography Competition, 1968, AFIAP title, Geneva 1970; Distinguished Cultural Activist award, 1979