Ludmiła Popiel

Ludmiła Popiel (1929–1988) was a painter, illustrator, performer, installation artist. She graduated with a diploma in Interior Design at the Academy of Plastic Arts in Krakow. She then moved in with her husband, the artist Jerzy Fedorowicz, and moved to Koszalin, where together they set up a local chapter of the Association of Polish Artists. In 1963, Popiel and her husband, along with a group of fellow artists, organized the first outdoor art event in Osieki. Their International Meeting of Artists, Scientists and Art Theorists was a key event for the development of Polish avant-garde art. Its final edition was held in 1981, a few months before Martial Law was introduced in Poland. At these meetings, Popiel deepened her interest in Conceptual Art and diversified her means of expression. She collaborated with Jerzy Fedorowicz on certain works. She was an active member of the artistic community, taking part in the very first Biennial of Spatial Forms in Elbląg in 1965, as well as the Symposium of Artists and Scientists in Puławy in 1966 and the Symposium Wrocław ’70. (Source)