Andrzej Szymczyk

Andrzej was born in 1988 in Krakow, where he grew up. Graduated with an MA in Fine Arts in the faculty of Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in 2012. Studied Fine Art at the University of Newcastle 2010-2011. Moved to London in December 2012 and has been a member of the Bow Arts Trust since June 2013. Andrzej has exhibited his work in Poland, Germany and the UK.

He has practiced Judo since he was 7 and have competed at high international levels. The disciline has a significant impact on every aspect of his personality. The mindset of judo is also the way in which he approach his life. For him it means dealing with problems and tasks in resourceful manners and never settling for anything less than the absolute best. In terms of his sculpture, he requires himself to be perfect at every stage along the way to completing a finished piece. These high standards of perfection is what he strive to live by and guides him in his art.