Wladyslaw Dutkiewicz

Wladyslaw Dutkiewicz, born 21 February 1918 in Stara Sol, Poland, and died 2 October 1999 in Adelaide, Australia, was a notable Australian artist and Polish language Playwright, winning multiple awards as a painter. He emigrated to Australia in 1949.

He was a painter, sculptor, actor, stage designer, and theatre director. Two of four brothers were also artists: Jan Dutkiewicz (1911-1985, Poland) and Ludwik Dutkiewicz (1921-2008, Australia). He had five children, three of whom have careers as artists: Michal (now a commercial artist), Adam (art critic, historian & painter) & Ursula Dutkiewicz (ceramist & sculptor).