Dorota Dziekiewicz-Pilich

Dorota Dziekiewicz-Pilich (born 25 June 1969 in Szczecinek, Poland) is a Polish sculptor and drawing artist.

Education She passed the matura exam in Liceum im. Księżnej Elżbiety (Lyceum of Princess Elizabeth) in Szczecinek and later Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań. She learned sculpturing from Professor Józef Petruk and Professor Józef Kopczyński. She graduated in 1993.

Style and type of sculptures

Dziekiewicz-Pilich creates sculptures mainly made of bronze with the lost-wax casting technique. Her favourite types of sculptures are portrait and grotesque. She also makes small forms like: statuettes, medals, commemorative plaques, jewellery and other items.

An important place in Dorota Dziekiewicz-Pilich creations take children topics. She made many sculptures, which in realistic or grotesque ways portray children, their play, dance, dalliance and mischief.

Dziekiewicz-Pilich also creates large sculpturing works like statues: concept and project of the statue commemorating a visit of John Paul II in Piłsudski square, Warsaw (2005), concept of fontain titled "Mali muzykanci z Pruszkowa" (Little musicians from Pruszków) (2009) and the statue of Adam Giedrys in Szczecinek (2009).

Awards and achievements

In 1993, she was awarded the first prize for the statuette of Bytów town.

In 1996 she won the competition for a concept of the Polish annual music award – the Fryderyk statuette. In 1998, she presented an exhibition titled "Twarze Fryderyków" (Faces of the Fryderyks) held in Galeria Zapiecek. The exhibition presented personalised Fryderyk statuettes and small sculptures of the awarded: Stanisław Sojka, Grzegorz Ciechowski, Grzegorz Turnau, Kayah and Justyna Steczkowska.

In 1997, then Warsaw Mayor Marcin Święcicki chose her work "Mała skrzypaczka" (Little violinist) as an award for the best Polish violinist in the International Tadeusz Wroński Solo Violin Competition. 2005 – special prize for statue/concept commemorating the visit of John Paul II, Warsaw 2006 – medal for Fundacja Urszuli Jaworskiej Dawców Szpiku 2007 – statuette for the award of Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich for extraordinary artistic achievements 2008 – medal awarded on Światowy Dzień Chorego (World Day of the Sick) 2009 – statue of Adam Giedrys, Szczecinek

Other works statuette for the Astrid Lindgren contest for best Polish book for children statuette for bank "Bank Gospodarki Żywnościowej" statuette for foundation "Fundacja Warty i Kredyt Banku" medal for Pruszków city council statuette for Otwock city council statuette and medal for Polish branch of the financial firm Deloitte & Touche statuette for Polish branch of Panasonic statuette for action "Gryf Swoim Dzieciom"