Profile

Katarzyna Schmidt-Przewoźna graduated with honors from the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, specializing in interior design and textiles. As the artistic director of "Cepelia" for 12 years, she created many well-known fabric collections. In 1993, she founded the Natural Dyeing Studio "Sztuka naturalna" at the Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants. The author and co-author of approximately 100 scientific publications on natural dyeing, textiles, art, and handicrafts, she passionately organizes workshops promoting historical and personal technological methods. She has participated in 70 individual and group exhibitions and over 80 international scientific conferences. Moreover, she has curated 20 museum exhibitions and has participated in the implementation of 10 scientific research grants, often as a project director. She has received 15 awards and distinctions, including the 2008 Silver Medal at the EUREKA World Exhibition of Innovation in Brussels, the 2009 Bronze Medal at KIWE in Seoul, Korea, the Gold Medal at IWIS in Warsaw, and the Gold and Silver Cross of Merit (Krzyż Zasługi). In 2002 and 2003 she was awarded the Sybilla Prize by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. She is also a member of the Scientific Committee of the Journal of Natural Fibers in the USA. In 2006 she lectured at the National Institute of Fashion Technology in New Delhi, India.