Adam Kossowski

Adam Kossowski
Self-Portrait, 1977
Born(1905-12-05)5 December 1905
Nowy Sącz, Poland
Died31 March 1986(1986-03-31) (aged 80)
London, England, UK
NationalityPolish
EducationWarsaw Technical University (architecture), Cracow Academy of Fine Arts (painting), Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts (painting)
Known forPainting, Murals, Ceramics, Sacred art
Notable workAylesford Priory, Aylesford; History of the Old Kent Road; The Apocalypse of St. John, St. Benet's Chaplaincy, Queen Mary, University of London
Patron(s)Rev. Malachy Lynch, O.Carm.

Adam Kossowski (5 December 1905 – 31 March 1986) was a Polish artist, born in Nowy Sącz, notable for his works for the Catholic Church in England, where he arrived in 1943[1] as a refugee from Soviet labour camps and was invited in 1944 to join the Guild of Catholic Artists and Craftsmen.[2]

  1. ^ "An Interview with Adam Kossowski, 1978 by Fr. Martin Sankey, O. Carm.", Adam Kossowski: Murals and Paintings, p. 72
  2. ^ "Biography" in Adam Kossowski: Murals and Paintings, p. 126