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Andrzej Skorut was born in 1969 in Krakow, Poland. This
thousand-year-old city in Eastern Europe, with its impressive
architecture, fine museums, and abundant works of art, is where Andrzej spent his early years. Such
intensely aesthetic surroundings undoubtedly had a profound influence on
Andrzej, who began painting at a very early age and had already decided
to pursue a career as an artist by the time he finished elementary
school. Despite fierce competition for places, Andrzej was accepted into
the Art High School (Liceum Sztuk Plastycznych) whose stringent artistic
standards stimulated his interest in art still further.
In 1987 Andrzej emigrated to the United States, where he continued his
art education receiving an ‘Honors at Entrance’ Scholarship. In
1995 he graduated from University of Utah as a PHI Kappa member, with a
Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts.
Shortly afterwards, Andrzej was selected for a three months internship.
This internship – a period of three months’ intense painting was
unquestionably a key factor in determining Andrzej’s future. Inspired and
encouraged, he returned to Salt Lake, rented a studio, and began
painting full-time.
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