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Stani Nitkowski (La Pouëze, 29 May 1949 - id., 2 April 2001) was a French painter. Born to a father of Polish origin, he arrived in Anjou to work in the slate quarries. Read the full biography

Stani Nitkowski (La Pouëze, 29 May 1949 - id., 2 April 2001) was a French painter. Born to a father of Polish origin, he arrived in Anjou to work in the slate quarries. Stani Nitkowski found himself, at 23, in a wheelchair due to myopathy. Quickly abandon abstraction and start drawing in ink. He exhibited for the first time in Angers in 1974. On the advice of Jean Dubuffet and Robert Tatin, he met Cérès Franco who welcomed him several times to his gallery L'Œil de Bœuf. At the same time, Roland Vanuxem becomes his merchant. His activity as an artist is profoundly affected by his illness.