Notice of Passing: Pelagia Kopczyńska | The Faculty of Architecture at the Gdańsk University of Technology

With deep sorrow, we announce that on May 23, 2025, Pelagia Kopczyńska (née Wojewoda) born on 5th of August 1931,
passed away forever.

A sculptor, painter, and illustrator, she graduated from the Faculty of Interior Art and Sculpture at the State Higher School of Fine Arts (PWSSP) in Poznań, where she was a student of Professor Bazyli Wójtowicz. She received her diploma in sculpture in 1956 from PWSSP in Gdańsk.

She was a lecturer in the Sculpture Studio at the Faculty of Architecture of Gdańsk University of Technology, where she was involved in the reconstruction of reliefs in Gdańsk’s Old Town and collaborated with the university’s pioneers, including Jan Borowski and Stefan Porębowicz.

Since 1964, she was based in Poznań, where she created art together with her husband, sculptor and Academy of Fine Arts professor Józef Kopczyński (1930–2006). She participated in numerous exhibitions and artistic open-air events, gaining recognition both in Poland and abroad. Her works are held in many private collections.

Pelagia Kopczyńska was a longtime member of the Association of Polish Visual Artists.

We have lost a person of great talent, sensitivity, and creative passion, which she pursued until the very end. She will be remembered as an artist, educator, and inspiration.