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Zbys Kaczmarek

Polish born South African based artist, educator, ceramicist and designer.

Since graduating from Michaelis School of art in 1984 he has worked in many fields. He developed his own range of high-tech kites in the UK, produced theme décor for restaurants and worked as a photographer and cameraman.
Internationally, he has participated in Kite Festivals and Land-Art events in Namibia , France, UK, USA, Malaysia, Bulgaria and Turkey.
He also participated in Western Cape Land Art public events, Afrikaburn and large-scale land art initiatives such as the Karoo Geoglyphs in Matjiesfontein, Loxton, South Africa, and Aus in Namibia.
He has devoted himself full-time to ceramics and collaborative projects since 2016, exhibiting at various galleries, and at Cape Town and Franschoek’s Potter’s Markets.
He is a materials expert, with facility in wood, steel, resin, textiles and clay.
His mediums he works in include mostly ceramics, mixed media and the immediate site specific natural materials available, with the aim to create beautiful works that pay tribute to the natural world to remind us to slow down and reconnect with nature. His goal is to inspire, to look more carefully at the world around us and to discover beauty in unusual ways and places.
He has been a featured artist at Plett Land Art Festival in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
He currently resides in Wolvengat where he has a ceramic studio continuing his craft in clay and fire.