Born in 1973 in Gdansk, Poland, the painter Leszek Skurski studied there from 1992 to 1997 at the Academy of Fine Arts. Already at the age of 22, Skurski, who now lives and works in Fulda, was awarded the Polish State Prize for Painting. Since then the artist has had more than 50 mainly international exhibitions in renowned institutions and galleries. His works of an artistic oeuvre, which to date comprises more than 1000 works, can be found today in numerous renowned international collections.