Marian Stępak
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Born in 1957, he studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, obtaining a diploma in 1983. At present, he is a professor at the home faculty, employed at the Intermedia Department. In 1991, he initiated the activity of his own gallery On the Vistula River  in Toruń, which has been operating until now. He organized over 180 exhibitions there. Co-founder Foundation for Artistic Practices "i ..." dealing with nationwide artistic projects. From 1994 consultant in the field of art at the National Children's Fund in Warsaw, dealing with the promotion of young talents from all over the country. In 2007, he established the Perfomance Festival The wheel of timewhich has been an international event since 2010. Author of the concept of Interdisciplinary Student Meetings Giartino - The Garden of Arts, carried out in Toruń, and since 2018, the co-author of the performance festival for young artists entitled Kick Off Perfo. From 2016, curator of the ZPAP Gallery, operating at the headquarters of the Toruń ZPAP District.
In his work, he deals with objects, fabrics, painting and performance. He is the author of over 60 individual exhibitions, he has participated in dozens of collective exhibitions in Poland and abroad.